This is the information page about the shipwreck Varangmalm (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 53 53.705 N,0 16.323 E (53.665666666667, -3.093)

 

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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. Abana (part of)(possibly)
2. Abana (part of)(possibly)
3. Abydos
4. Acklamd (possibly)
5. Action
6. Adgillus
7. Afton
8. Airdrie (possibly)
9. Albatross
10. Alliance
11. Amber rose
12. Amicus
13. Amstelland
14. Anastasia
15. Appolonia
16. Arcona champion
17. Ardbeg (probably)
18. Ariel (possibly)
19. Aurora
20. B o borjesson
21. Ballina
22. Barrister
23. Barrister (possibly)
24. Bassa
25. Be ready (probably)
26. Beaconsfield
27. Bella
28. Bellerophon
29. Ben cruachan
30. Ben rein (ex-starling)
31. Bengollyun
32. Benmacdhui
33. Bessie
34. Beursplein
35. Biesbosch
36. Blanche (possibly)
37. Bonhomme richard
38. Brabant
39. Brema
40. Briar
41. British councillor
42. British prince
43. Briton (possibly)
44. Burbo & tongue bns (remains) (possibly)
45. Burbo & tongue bns (remains) (possibly)
46. C s parnell
47. Cadmus
48. Calista (probably)
49. Cambrai
50. Canada
51. Cardea
52. Carley marie
53. Carmelite (possibly)
54. Caroline
55. Carson
56. Casanare
57. Chant 63
58. Chloris (possibly)
59. Chrysopolis
60. Citrine
61. Clan macmaster
62. Clan menzies
63. Clwyd (probably)
64. Coastal fort no 1 (part of)(possibly)
65. Coastal fort no-1
66. Conargo
67. Conargo
68. Conisbro castle
69. Coniston (probably)
70. Connemara
71. Conovium (probably)
72. Cook s26
73. Coral bank
74. Corhampton
75. Corinth (possibly)
76. Corrientes
77. Counsellor iii
78. Cressado
79. Creteboom
80. Crois bhride
81. Crusader (possibly)
82. Cyclope
83. Dalewood (probably)
84. Dana (possibly)
85. Darro
86. Dawn waters
87. Diana
88. Diana
89. Dido
90. Don boscoe
91. Doris b
92. Downshire (possibly)
93. Downshire (possibly)
94. Downshire (probably)
95. Dryade
96. Dryburgh (part of)(possibly)
97. Dunavil forth (possibly)
98. Dundalk
99. Dunstaffnage
100. Eilean glas
101. El oso
102. Eleanor
103. Elfrida
104. Embassage
105. Emerald dawn
106. Empire airman
107. Empire of peace
108. Empire wind
109. Empress (probably)
110. Empress eugenie
111. Endymion
112. Fb 112 (possibly)
113. Fb 116 (possibly)
114. Fb 265 (possibly)
115. Fb 267 (possibly)
116. Fb 278 (possibly)
117. Fb 295 (possibly)
118. Fb 296 (possibly)
119. Fb 297 (possibly)
120. Fb 300 (possibly)
121. Fb 83 (possibly)
122. Feltre
123. Fenella ann
124. Fermo
125. Florence
126. Flowerette
127. Flying meteor
128. Forest queen
129. Francis
130. G-azjy
131. G.3
132. George & mary
133. Georgios
134. Gerhardt (possibly)
135. Ginette michel
136. Ginger
137. Girl ita
138. Girl sylvia
139. Giuseppe
140. Glencona
141. Glenford
142. Glenmaroon (possibly)
143. Globe trotter
144. Gluckauf (possibly)
145. Goodwood
146. Grangemouth
147. Greltoria (probably)
148. Grinder
149. Hannah louisa
150. Harnis (probably)
151. Hebe
152. Heemskerk
153. Helmsman (probably)
154. Herbie
155. Hercules
156. Hibernian
157. Hms akranes
158. Hms benvolio
159. Hms botanic
160. Hms dirk
161. Hms fairy
162. Hms falcon (stern section)
163. Hms falmouth
164. Hms manners (stern section)
165. Hms racehorse
166. Hms silicia
167. Hms thalia
168. Hms warland (possibly)
169. Homer
170. Horsted
171. Hugh taylor
172. Hvitveis
173. Ida
174. Ionic (probably)
175. Irene chalmers
176. J b paddon
177. Jane (possibly)
178. Jane brown
179. Janet helen (possibly)
180. Jeanette
181. John rettig (probably)
182. Kalo (probably)
183. Katina bulgari
184. Kernoozer
185. Kieldrecht (possibly)
186. Kilcoan (probably)
187. Kilrea
188. Kilrea (probably)
189. Kimberley (possibly)
190. Kingston cameo
191. Knuthenborg
192. Labora (possibly)
193. Ladas (possibly)
194. Lady anstruther (probably)
195. Lady louisa
196. Lagun
197. Largo (possibly)
198. Laurel (possibly)
199. Leeds (probably)
200. Leonora
201. Lifeguard (possibly)
202. Lily
203. Limesfield
204. Linda blanche
205. Lindum
206. Liverpool
207. Lough fisher
208. Lucy
209. Lunevale
210. Lurigethan
211. Lyra
212. Lyra (bow section)
213. Madge wildfire
214. Magdalyn ann
215. Maggie
216. Maja
217. Malaguena
218. Malvina (fwd part)
219. Manchester engineer (probably)
220. Mangalore (part of)(possibly)
221. Marguerite
222. Marian francis
223. Marie l
224. Markersdall (probably)
225. Marshall (probably)
226. Mary heeley
227. Mayfield
228. Mazeppa
229. Meeuw
230. Megawatt
231. Melfort
232. Merchiston
233. Mfv polaris
234. Mhari l
235. Middlesborough
236. Miriam thomas
237. Modig
238. Modiva (possibly)
239. Mongolian
240. Montreal
241. Moonlight
242. Moonlight (possibly)
243. Munster
244. Murielle
245. Nadejda (possibly)
246. Nalon
247. Nar
248. Nautilus
249. Nazarine
250. Nichola ann
251. Nitedal
252. No.163
253. Noel du marin
254. Nora
255. Norfolk coast
256. North jordan bn
257. Ocean harvest ii
258. Octavia
259. Old haws pt lt or west pile
260. Onward (possibly)
261. Opal (possibly)
262. Ophir ii (possibly)
263. Orsa
264. Otis tetrax
265. Our golden promise
266. Our lassie
267. Our lorraine
268. Pacific (possibly)
269. Paraciers
270. Peaceful star
271. Peebles (possibly)
272. Peggotty
273. Peru (probably)
274. Peveril
275. Portia
276. Potomac
277. Princess victoria
278. Pt1 or pt2
279. Rea 7 (possibly)
280. Realf
281. Rebecca
282. Reculver
283. Residu
284. Retriever
285. Revello
286. Revi
287. Ringwall
288. River don (part of)(probably)
289. Rosa
290. Roussalka
291. Rudyard kipling
292. Saint mirren (possibly)
293. Salaminia (probably)
294. Saltaro (fwd part)
295. Saltaro (fwd part)
296. Saltaro (fwd part)
297. Saltoun
298. Samaria
299. Sarpfos
300. Scathros
301. Scomber (part of)(possibly)
302. Scorpio
303. Sea dog
304. Seagull
305. Seamew (possibly)
306. Seistan
307. Sergei
308. Sharelga
309. Silver crest
310. Silver dee
311. Silver quest 2
312. Sirajah
313. Skerries
314. Skomer
315. Sna iii
316. Sota eduardo
317. Sote (aft part)
318. Speedwell
319. Speke (possibly)
320. St elwyn
321. Stamila
322. Stanburn
323. Stanleigh
324. Star of hope
325. Stonedale 2 (possibly)
326. Storm drift
327. Sulairia
328. Sunbeam
329. Sunrise (possibly)
330. Sy sol
331. Teano
332. Tees
333. Thea
334. Thomas deas
335. Thornfield
336. Thracian
337. Tijl uilenspiegel
338. Tilley anne
339. Tinker
340. Togston (possibly)
341. Topaz
342. Tower base
343. Treveal
344. Trongate
345. Tt 6 (possibly)
346. Tullaghmurray lass
347. Tumi joy 2
348. Tuskar
349. U 1024 (possibly)
350. U 1024 (probably)
351. U 246
352. U-1051
353. Ub 107 & malvina (after part)
354. Ubier (probably)
355. Uc 39
356. Uc 47
357. Uc 75
358. Umbe
359. Upminster (possibly)
360. Uralar segundo (cargo debris)
361. Vanadis (possibly)
362. Varangmalm (possibly)
363. Vechstroom
364. Vedra
365. Ville de valenciennes
366. Violet (probably)
367. Waltham (probably)
368. Wayside flower (possibly)
369. Whitemantle (possibly)
370. William hanbury
371. Winga
372. Wisemans
373. Ystroom (probably)
374. Zealandia

 

Name: VARANGMALM (POSSIBLY)

Length 110 meter, width: 14.6 meter, draught: 7, tonnage 3551 ton

Cause: 10.12.39 passage kirkens for antwerp. mined. (llww2, shipping casualties, foic humber 10.12.39).

Year of registration: 1939

Water depth above wreck: 42 meter, Height above seabed: 342 cm

Known since: 1939, last detected: 20160321

Details measurements/cartography: H0146/39 10.12.39 MINED IN 535000N, 001700E. (SHIPPING CASUALTIES, FOIC HUMBER, 10.12.39). H5084/77 17.3.80 EXAM'D 27.11.79 IN 535341N, 001626E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 37.9MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 42.5MTRS. DCS3 HT 5.3MTRS, LENGTH 95MTRS. LYING 175/355DEGS. HIGHEST PARTS AT WK CENTRE. (HMS EGERIA, HI 64/79). INS AS WK 37MTRS. BR STD. H2534/74 WK IN THIS POSN NAMED AS SS FAGIN. (KINGFISHER BOOK OF TOWS, VOL1). SEP 2016/000053291 11.10.2016 EXAM'D 21.3.16; IN 5353.705N, 0016.323E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 37.0MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 42MTRS, LENGTH 85.8MTRS, WIDTH 19.9MTRS, HEIGHT 5.42MTRS, ORIENTATION 342/162 DEGS. WRECK SITS UPRIGHT ON ITS HULL, TWO BOILERS VISIBLE IN CENTRAL SECTION. PORT SIDE HAS COLLAPSED, WRECK HAS A STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (MMT, HI 1473). AMEND NDW 37MTRS IN REVISED POSITION.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: Partially intact

Position: 53 53.705 N,0 16.323 E

 

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