This is the information page about the shipwreck Vancouver, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 51.325 N,1 32.146 E (51.7619167, 1.5857333)

 

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The texts accompanying this shipwreck are in English 🇬🇧, as they are prepared by the UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) based on data from UKHO and the hydrographic services of the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany, among others. They include the known details of the wreck and the comments of the cartographers who have checked the position and condition of the wreck over time.

 

1. Aduatiek (possibly)
2. Afrin (probably)
3. Agamemnon
4. Alabama (possibly)
5. Albion (probably)
6. Ambient (probably)
7. Angelus
8. Atlanticos
9. Balgownie (probably)
10. Baltrader
11. Bonnington court
12. British fortune (probably)
13. Brixton
14. Cairnside
15. Carica milica
16. Cedarwood (possibly)
17. Cerne
18. Churston
19. Clan monroe
20. Coalgas
21. Corcrest
22. Cormount (probably)
23. Coureur des mers
24. Cressdene (possibly)
25. Dagmar (probably)
26. Denise germaine (possibly)
27. Disa (possibly)
28. Dulwich
29. Dynamo
30. Empire bridge
31. Empire ghyll
32. Erins isle (possibly)
33. Erna boldt (probably)
34. Estrella (possibly)
35. European gateway (part of)
36. F stobart (probably)
37. Faithful star
38. Fleurita
39. Flores (probably)
40. Fort massac
41. Forth
42. Franz fischer (possibly)
43. Friargate (possibly)
44. Friargate (possibly)
45. Gannet (possibly)
46. Gerhard
47. Ghc (possibly)
48. Golconda (possibly)
49. Grantleyhall (possibly)
50. Grenadier (probably)
51. Grisdeale
52. Groeswen (probably)
53. Hardingham (probably)
54. Harlington (probably)
55. Harlyn (probably)
56. Harriet
57. Hawksdale
58. Hebe
59. Highwave (probably)
60. Hillglen
61. Hm mgb 76 (possibly)
62. Hm mms 39 (part of)(probably)
63. Hm torpedo boat no.12
64. Hmml 127 (possibly)
65. Hmmtb 16 (possibly)
66. Hms adonis (possibly)
67. Hms arethusa
68. Hms coquette
69. Hms donna nook
70. Hms duchess of hamilton
71. Hms eros (possibly)
72. Hms forward iii
73. Hms franc tireur
74. Hms hastfen
75. Hms hirose (probably)
76. Hms japan
77. Hms john e lewis (possibly)
78. Hms kale (probably)(part of)
79. Hms leandros
80. Hms lord airedale
81. Hms ludlow
82. Hms marconi
83. Hms marsa
84. Hms monarch
85. Hms moravia (possibly)
86. Hms nadine
87. Hms new comet (possibly)
88. Hms oriana
89. Hms reed (possibly)
90. Hms resono (possibly)
91. Hms rhiannon (possibly)
92. Hms sisapon
93. Hms sisters melville
94. Hms tervani
95. Hms tunisian
96. Hms velia (possibly)
97. Hms william wesney
98. Hmsm e6
99. Hmtb 10
100. Hnlms 227
101. Ignis (possibly)
102. Ingi
103. J c dalble
104. Janny
105. Josefina thorden (after part)
106. Kankakee
107. Khartoum (possibly)
108. Knarsdale
109. Koningen emma (part of)(probably)
110. Koningen emma (possibly)
111. Kwasind
112. Lady salisbury
113. Lincairn (possibly)
114. Lindfar
115. Lisette
116. Lonhelen (possibly)
117. Lowland
118. Mac 5 (possibly)
119. Mahseer
120. Main topman
121. Marie leonhardt (probably)
122. Mendibil mendi (possibly)
123. Mexico
124. Mi amigo
125. Michail ontchoukoff (possibly)
126. Moidart
127. Morar
128. Neptune (possibly)
129. Nereus
130. Nico
131. Nicolaos piangos
132. Niore
133. Norhauk
134. Norwich trader
135. Old charlton
136. Ostprussen (possibly)
137. Pallieter (possibly)
138. Paullette
139. Peik
140. Persistant whisper
141. Pescado
142. Peter hamre
143. Petshenga (possibly)
144. Phryne
145. Polgarth
146. Port dalhousie (possibly)
147. Prince igor (probably)
148. Princess juliana
149. Profit
150. Protinus (possibly)
151. Quickstep
152. Ravenscraig (possibly)
153. Rhenas (possibly)
154. Salerno (possibly)
155. Salerno (possibly)
156. Savona (probably)
157. Second chance (possibly)
158. Simon bolivar
159. Spaarndem
160. Stad maastricht
161. Storm
162. Sunbeam
163. Sunk beacon (remains)
164. Sunk head tower
165. Sweep ii
166. Tay bar
167. Telegraaf xviii
168. Tergestea
169. Terukuni maru
170. The sultan
171. Thornaby (possibly)
172. Thyra
173. Torchbearer
174. Uc 11 (possibly)
175. Uc 72 (possibly)
176. Ursus (part)
177. Vae victis
178. Vancouver
179. Volscian (possibly)
180. Walsingham
181. Wearside
182. White ghost
183. Wychwood (possibly)
184. Yassou
185. Yewkyle (possibly)
186. Ypapanti

 

Name: VANCOUVER

Length 125 meter, width: 16.5 meter, draught: 9.1, tonnage 5729 ton
Load: oil

Cause: Struck a mine and broke in two, while on passage halifax to shell haven. burnt for several days before sinking. (ww2sl; lloyds war losses).

Year of registration: 1941

Water depth above wreck: 16 meter, Height above seabed: 100 cm

Known since: 1941, last detected: 2013

Details measurements/cartography: H03281/41 30.12.41 DW IN 515112N, 013209E. (ADMIRALTY). - PFNM 2475 & 2552/41 & NM 3074/41. H03281/41 & H01023/40 7.10.43 G CAN BUOY LAID 300DEGS, 1.5C FROM WK. (FOIC HARWCH, 27.9.43).

- NM 2121/43. H03281/41 18.12.45 BUOY NOW G CAN LT BUOY, GPFL(2)G.10S. (TH, HARWICH).

- NM 4175/45. H03281/41 14.3.49 BUOY NOW G CONL. (TH, HARWICH). NE 1975. H03281/41 20.1.50 WIRE DRAG SWEEP BY SMLS 323/325. CLEAR 41FT, FOUL 42FT. BUOY WITHDRAWN. (HMS FRANKLIN, 1949 & TH).

- NM 129/50. H03281/41 6.4.59 LUCAS WIRE DRIFT SWEEP. CLEAR 42FT, FOUL 43FT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 47 IN GEN DEPTH 52FT. SCOUR DEPTH 57FT. (ECES, 1958). LC 1610. H2134/70 26.2.70 CLEAR 12MTRS, FOUL 12.3MTRS. LEAST E/S 14.1MTRS. IN GEN DEPTH 15/16MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 16.6MTRS. POSN 515118N, 013219E. EXAM'D 31.7.69. (HMS EGERIA, HI 1/69).

- NMS 451 & 452/70. H3180/75 17.9.75 EXAM'D 4.3.75. WK BELIEVED IN TWO PARTS, LYING IN A N/S DIRN, APPROX 75MTRS APART IN 515120N, 013217E AND 515118N, 013218E [OGB]. POSN BY HIFIX. LEAST DEPTH ON NORTHERN PART BY E/S 14.7MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 15.5MTRS. SCOUR 16.2MTRS. SOUTHERN PART - LEAST DEPTH 14.3MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 15.5 TO 16MTRS. SCOUR 17.5MTRS. (HMS ENTERPRISE, HI 11/75). RETAIN SWEPT DEPTH IN NEW POSNS. H1955/80 22.3.82 EXAM'D 17.11.81 IN 515119N, 013217E [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 11.7, FOUL AT 12.0MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 13.3 IN GEN DEPTH 15 TO 15.5MTRS. SCOUR 2MTRS. DCS3 HT 3MTRS. NORTHERN PART- LENGTH 85MTRS, BREADTH 30MTRS, APPROX, LYING 120/300 DEGS. SOUTHERN PART - LENGTH 50MTRS, BREADTH 25MTRS, APPROX, LYING 040/200 DEGS. (SOISS, HI 25). BR STD. H2913/83 17.10.84 LOCATED 26.6.84. NOT FULLY SURVEYED. WELL-DISPERSED OVER A LARGE AREA. (HMS ECHO, HI 192). NCA. H42024/86 15.2.88 EXAM'D 14.8.87 IN 515118N, 013218E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [4 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 13.9, FOUL AT 14.3MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 14.6 IN GEN DEPTH 15MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 17.5MTRS. DCS3 HT 0.9MTR. LYING APPROX 100/200 DEG, SCATTERED OVER AREA 120 X 50MTRS. MAG ANOMALY INDICATES IRON CONTENT OF SOME 200 TONNES. (NP 1016, HI 373).

- NM 768/88. HH090/494/01 23.8.90 EXAM'D 13.6.90 IN 515119N, 013216.5E [OGB] TRISPONDER [7 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 13.5 IN GEN DEPTH 13MTRS [?15MTRS ON FAIR SHEET]. SCOUR DEPTH 14.8MTRS. SCATTERED WRECKAGE COVERING AN AREA 130 X 75MTRS, MOSTLY WITHIN SCOUR. LARGE MAG. ANOMALY OBSERVED. (NP 1016, HI 494).

- NM 2529/90. HH090/573/01 30.9.93 LOCATED 10.8.93 IN 515117.6N, 013219.7E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [3 LOP]. NOT EXAM'D. LEAST E/S DEPTH OBTAINED 14.7 IN GEN DEPTH 14.8MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 16.9MTRS. LARGE WK GIVING A STRONG DEFLECTION ON MAGNETOMETER. RETAIN AS CHARTED. (NP 1016, HI 573). HH090/690/01 20.5.96 EXAM'D 24.4.96 IN 515116.4N, 013218.5E [OGB] USING DGPS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 14.6 IN GEN DEPTH 15.0MTRS. NO SCOUR. NO DCS3 HT. BROKEN UP, IN TWO PARTS. MAIN WRECK COVERS 100MTRS BY 40MTRS, SECOND AREA COVERS 10MTRS BY 10MTRS. SMALL AREA LIES 60MTRS TO THE SE OF THE MAIN BODY ON THE EDGE OF A HOLLOW IN WHICH THE WK SITS. LARGE MAGNETIC ANOMALY. LEAST DEPTH ON SMALLER PART. (NP 1016, HI 690). NCA. 28.2.13 EXAM'D 24.11.12 IN 5151.325N, 0132.146E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 13.5 IN GEN DEPTH 16MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 84MTRS, WIDTH 60MTRS, HT 2.0MTRS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. AN AREA OF WRECKAGE. (NETSURVEY, HI 1398). TWO MAIN AREAS OF WRECKAGE LYING ALONG 100/280 DEGS. RETAIN WK 13.5MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: 2 AREAS OF DEBRIS LYING ALONG 100/280 DEG LINE

Position: 51 51.325 N,1 32.146 E

 

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