This is the information page about the shipwreck Vechstroom, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 53 43.523 N,0 33.93 E (53.6109, 0.26485)

 

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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. Benmacdhui
5. British councillor
6. British prince
7. Briton (possibly)
8. Catford
9. Cecil (possibly)
10. City of birmingham
11. Corhampton
12. Corinth (possibly)
13. Corland
14. Diana
15. Faunus
16. Fermo
17. Flashlight (probably)
18. Flourish
19. Fowberry tower (part)
20. Fryken
21. Giuseppe
22. Gluckauf (possibly)
23. Grangemouth
24. Harnis (probably)
25. Hms benvolio
26. Hms botanic
27. Hms cape spartel (probably)
28. Hms corfield
29. Hms egret
30. Hms falcon (stern section)
31. Hms kos xvi (probably)
32. Hms princess victoria
33. Hms strathborve (part)
34. Hms susarion
35. Hms warland (possibly)
36. Homer
37. Horsted
38. Hugh taylor
39. Ightham (possibly)
40. Inge marguerite (possibly)
41. Ionic (probably)
42. Jane (possibly)
43. Janet helen (possibly)
44. Jersey (probably)
45. Katina bulgari
46. Keynes
47. Kimberley (possibly)
48. Kingston cameo
49. Kyma
50. Ladas (possibly)
51. Lady anstruther (probably)
52. Lancaster (possibly)
53. Laurel (possibly)
54. Leonora
55. Lifeguard (possibly)
56. Lightship no 83
57. Lismore
58. London
59. Lottie (possibly)
60. Lucerne
61. Maggie
62. Magnolia
63. Marie dawn
64. Matanuska (probably)
65. Merchiston
66. Modig
67. Modiva (possibly)
68. Norfolk (possibly)
69. Norfolk coast
70. Ophir ii (possibly)
71. Orsa
72. Petroswift
73. Pilsudski
74. Polzella (possibly)
75. Portia
76. Rado (possibly)
77. Ravonia (part)
78. Ravonia (part) (possibly)
79. Rayford
80. Realf
81. Revello
82. Revi
83. Revigo (possibly)
84. Rhuys
85. Rievaulx abbey
86. Rivaulx
87. Rochester (possibly)
88. Royston
89. Schieland (possibly)
90. Scotia (possibly)
91. Scotia (possibly)
92. Sea pearl
93. Shepherd lad
94. Sota eduardo
95. Stylianos chandris
96. Thessaly
97. Two brothers
98. Uc 47
99. Umbe
100. Varangmalm (possibly)
101. Vechstroom
102. Venture (possibly)
103. Vereingte (possibly)
104. Victoria
105. Virginian
106. Wayside flower (possibly)
107. William balls (probably)
108. Winga

 

Name: VECHSTROOM

Length 61 meter, width: 10.4 meter, tonnage 845 ton
Load: coal

Cause: Ex-energie ii. built in 1918 by n v haarlemsche schps, haalem. owned at time of loss by holland stoob maats. one boiler, triple expansion engine of 89hp, single shaft. passage goole for london. cargo coal. bombed by german aircraft.

Year of registration: 1941

Water depth above wreck: 28 meter, Height above seabed: 350 cm

Known since: 1941, last detected: 20160409

Details measurements/cartography: SINKING POSN GIVEN AS 534300N, 003300E. (WW2SL). H03318/41 17.12.41 SINKING POSN GIVEN AS 534312N, 003524E. (FO HUMBER, 23.9.41). H03318/41 17.12.41 LOCATED IN POSN 534342N, 003327E. NO OBSTRUCTION WAS FOUND WITH A 9FM SWEEP AT LWOST. (S O GRIMSBY, HN 25.9.41). INS AS NDW.

- NM 2991/41. H3262/70 25.2.72 NDW SHOWN IN POSN 534334N, 003400E ON K.6308/11 ZM. (BP PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT LTD). AMEND POSN. BR STD. 26.9.72 AMEND TO WK 15.8 MTRS [LAT]. NC 107. H1287/76/259 3.8.76 LIES IN 534337N, 003414E. UPRIGHT. LIES N/S. CARGO COAL. APPROX LENGTH 180FT. BOTTOM FIRM SAND, SMALL ROCKS, CLAY. GENERAL DEPTH 24.5MTRS. SCOUR 1.5MTRS. MAX HT OF WK AT BOW 5MTRS. DEPTHS BY DEPTH GAUGE. (ST BRIDES BAY DIVING CO LTD, LTR DTD 20.7.76). AMEND POSN. BR STD. H1270/73 20.9.76 REPD LOCATED IN 534328.5N, 003404.5E. WK LYING APPROX E/W. LENGTH 55MTRS(APPROX). TWO CARGO HOLDS COMPLETE WITH COAL. HULL ONLY REMAINS, SUPERSTRUCTURE HAS BEEN REMOVED. (BP DEVELOPMENT LTD, LTR DTD 12.8.76). AMEND POSN. BR STD. 20.6.77 AMEND TO WK 15.8MTRS. NC 1190. H3805/72 28.2.78 LOCATED 14.9.77 IN 534328.7N, 003404.9E [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 21.4MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 27.5MTRS. NO SCOUR. SONAR HT 8.1MTRS. LARGE INTACT WK LYING N/S. (SOISS, HI 54/77). AMEND TO USC 19MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. H1944/80 22.4.82 EXAM'D 10.6.81 IN 534329N, 003404E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 19.7 IN GEN DEPTH 28.2MTRS. HYDROSEARCH VERTICAL HT 8.04MTRS. LYING 165/345 DEGS, BOWS NW. BROKEN AMIDSHIPS WITH HOLDS FORE & AFT. SONAR LENGTH 61.5MTRS, BEAM 10.3MTRS. (HMS BULLDOG, HI 12). BR STD. H1310/82/15 4.6.82 INVESTIGATED 30.5.82. STANDING 8MTRS ABOVE GEN DEPTH AT N END. LYING APPROX 170/350 DEGS. (LAND & MARINE ENGINEERING (OVERSEAS) LTD, 1.6.82). NCA. SEP 2016/000053291 5.10.16 EXAM'D 9.4.16; IN 5343.523N, 0033.930E [WGD]. LEAST WCD DEPTH 22.8MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 28MTRS, LENGTH 64.5MTRS, WIDTH 14.8MTRS, HEIGHT 4.8MTRS, ORIENTATION 350/170 DEGS. WRECK SITS ON ITS HULL BUT HAS BROKEN IN TWO WITH BOW SECTION SEPARATE. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (MMT, HI 1473). AMEND DW 22.5MTRS IN REVISED POSITION.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: WRECK SITS ON ITS HULL BUT HAS BROKEN IN TWO WITH BOW SECTION SEPARATE

Position: 53 43.523 N,0 33.93 E

 

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