This is the information page about the shipwreck Velocitas, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 24.997 N,1 49.785 E (51.4688667, 1.5197833)

 

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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. 150
2. Agen
3. Alabama (possibly)
4. Andaman
5. Andre
6. Ashley
7. Camisard
8. Carmen
9. Cathay (part of)
10. Cedrington court
11. Cerne
12. Correct
13. Deo gratias
14. Duiveland
15. Duke of york (bows)
16. Dunbar castle
17. E goodwin ltv
18. Empress of midland (possibly)
19. Filleigh
20. Flores (probably)
21. Franz fischer (possibly)
22. Frons olivae (probably)
23. Fulmar
24. G 85 (possibly)
25. G-42 (possibly)
26. Genimar
27. Grazia (possibly)
28. Hardingham (probably)
29. Henry b plant
30. Highwave (probably)
31. Hms alert ?
32. Hms blackburn rovers (possibly)
33. Hms carilon
34. Hms flirt
35. Hms kale (probably)(part of)
36. Hms leandros
37. Hms maida (possibly)
38. Hms thuringia (possibly)
39. Hms westella
40. Hoegh aigrette
41. Jarita
42. Jean pierre et phillipe
43. Jonrix
44. Karmt
45. Laurl coin
46. Le pelerin de la mer
47. Lord hamilton (possibly)
48. Lst 364 (probably)
49. Luray victory
50. Madimba (probably)
51. Mecklenburg
52. Menapier
53. Nagro (possibly)
54. Neppo (possibly)
55. Netty (possibly)
56. Niore
57. North eastern victory
58. Ocean hound
59. Okeania
60. Paris (possibly)
61. Peter hamre
62. Port dalhousie (possibly)
63. Quentovic
64. Rynanna
65. Saidieh
66. Saint michael veillez sur nous
67. Saint ronan (possibly)
68. Sambut
69. Santagata
70. Santagata (?part of)
71. Selma (possibly)
72. Shardana
73. Sint annaland
74. Surrey
75. Tina primo
76. Toornvliet (probably)
77. Tummel (probably)
78. U 37
79. U 48
80. Ub 29 (possibly)
81. Uc 21 (possibly)
82. Uc 46
83. Velocitas
84. Virginie
85. Walsingham
86. Western farmer (bow section)
87. Woodtown (possibly)

 

Name: VELOCITAS

Year of registration: 1940

Water depth above wreck: 39 meter, Height above seabed: 16 cm

Known since: 1940, last detected: 20170613

Details measurements/cartography: H0385/40 23.4.40 SUNK IN POSN 512500N, 015000E. (NCSO ROTTERDAM, 13.4.40). - PFNM 1035/40. H0307/40 26.7.40 INS AS NDWPA. - FNM 1850/40 & NM 1851/40. H04048/43 17.2.47 WK 19FMS. (HMS FRANKLIN, E7968, 17.12.46). BR STD. H4403/65 29.3.66 LEAST DEPTH BY E/S 123FT IN GEN DEPTH 130FT. GOOD SONAR CONTACT FROM SE, FAIR FROM NE. (HMS MYRMIDON 1965). AMEND TO WK 20FMS. BR STD. H5197/70 10.8.71 EXAM'D IN 512457N, 014956E [OGB]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 32.0MRS. (HMS FAWN, HN). AMEND TO WK 17FMS. BR STD. H4988/71 4.1.72 EXAM'D USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LIES IN SANDWAVE AREA. (HMS FAWN). HH090/707/10 10.7.96 EXAM'D 21.4.96 IN 512459.96N, 014947.21E [WGD] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR 33.1, FOUL 33.5MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 33.4 IN GEN DEPTH 35-39MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 4.2MTRS. LENGTH 30MTRS, WIDTH 8MTRS. LIES 040/220 DEGS. A WELL DEFINED AND INTACT WK GIVING REASONABLE SONAR RETURNS. LIES CLOSE TO THE EDGE OF A SANDWAVE FIELD. (GARDLINE, HI 707). BR STD. SEP 2018/000061842 16.7.18 EXAM'D 13.06.17; WK LOCATED IN 5124.997N, 0149.785E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 37.06MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 39MTRS, LENGTH 14.30MTRS, WIDTH 10.7MTRS, HEIGHT 1.1MTRS, ORIENTATION 016/196DEGS. WRECK IS ALMOST COMPLETELY BURIED IN A SANDWAVE. (GARDLINE, HI 1519). AMEND NDW 37MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 51 24.997 N,1 49.785 E

 

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