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 (53.610900, 0.264850)

 

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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. Acklamd (possibly)
2. Airdrie (possibly)
3. B o borjesson
4. Bellerophon
5. Benmacdhui
6. Boys own
7. Brema
8. British councillor
9. British prince
10. Briton (possibly)
11. Cadmus
12. Canada
13. Caroline
14. Chant 63
15. Charing cross (possibly)
16. Chicago
17. Chloris (possibly)
18. Commonwealth
19. Corhampton
20. Corinth (possibly)
21. Cyclope
22. Dana (possibly)
23. Diana
24. Diana
25. Dido
26. Dryade
27. Dryburgh (part of)(possibly)
28. Elfrida
29. Empress (probably)
30. Feltre
31. Fermo
32. Forest queen
33. Francis
34. Frithof eide
35. Georgios
36. Gerhardt (possibly)
37. Giuseppe
38. Gluckauf (possibly)
39. Graafjeld
40. Grangemouth
41. Hannah louisa
42. Harnis (probably)
43. Helmsman (probably)
44. Hms benvolio
45. Hms botanic
46. Hms dirk
47. Hms fairy
48. Hms falcon (stern section)
49. Hms warland (possibly)
50. Homer
51. Horsted
52. Hugh taylor
53. Ida
54. Ionic (probably)
55. J b paddon
56. Jane (possibly)
57. Janet helen (possibly)
58. John rettig (probably)
59. Kalo (probably)
60. Katina bulgari
61. Kieldrecht (possibly)
62. Kilrea (probably)
63. Kimberley (possibly)
64. Kingston cameo
65. Knuthenborg
66. Laconia (possibly)
67. Ladas (possibly)
68. Lady anstruther (probably)
69. Lady josyan
70. Laurel (possibly)
71. Leonora
72. Lifeguard (possibly)
73. Longbenton (probably)
74. Lyra (bow section)
75. Magdalyn ann
76. Maggie
77. Magnolia (probably)
78. Manchester engineer (probably)
79. Mangalore (part of)(possibly)
80. Marian francis
81. Markersdall (probably)
82. Marshall (probably)
83. Merchiston
84. Modig
85. Modiva (possibly)
86. Nadod (possibly)
87. Nautilus
88. Nitedal
89. Norfolk coast
90. Onward (possibly)
91. Ophir ii (possibly)
92. Orsa
93. Otis tetrax
94. Our lorraine
95. Paddington (possibly) & unknown
96. Paraciers
97. Peebles (possibly)
98. Portia
99. Realf
100. Reculver
101. Revello
102. Revi
103. River don (part of)(probably)
104. Riviere
105. Saltoun
106. Sna iii
107. Sota eduardo
108. Stanburn
109. Storm drift
110. Teano
111. Tees
112. Thomas deas
113. Togston (possibly)
114. Tredegar hall
115. Uc 39
116. Uc 47
117. Uc 75
118. Umbe
119. Upminster (possibly)
120. Varangmalm (possibly)
121. Vechstroom
122. Ville de valenciennes
123. War crocus (possibly)
124. Wayside flower (possibly)
125. Whitemantle (possibly)
126. Winga

 

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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