This is the information page about the shipwreck Virginie, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 8.836 N,1 44.239 E (51.0898333, 1.7715833)

 

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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. Acer
3. Acer
4. Admiral gardner
5. Advent
6. Agen
7. Alhama
8. Andaman
9. Ashley
10. Bravore
11. British liberty (possibly)
12. Ca 4
13. Camisard
14. Cap de la hague
15. Carmen
16. Cathay (part of)
17. Cedrington court
18. Colbert
19. Colbert (possibly)
20. Constanzia
21. Correct
22. Costas michalos (fwd part)
23. D'artagnan
24. Dartmore
25. Dixie
26. Dolcoath (part)
27. Dolcoath (part)
28. Dunbar castle
29. Dyck ltv
30. E goodwin ltv
31. Eleonora
32. Elizabeth and unknown
33. Emile deschamps
34. En avant
35. Filleigh
36. Flandres
37. Francesco ciampa
38. Frons olivae (probably)
39. G 85 (possibly)
40. G-42 (possibly)
41. Gad 23
42. Genimar
43. Gloire a sainte therese
44. Harcalo
45. Henry b plant
46. Hm mgb 328 (possibly)
47. Hms alert ?
48. Hms aries (possibly)
49. Hms artic trapper
50. Hms carilon
51. Hms cayton wyke (probably)
52. Hms fauvette
53. Hms flirt
54. Hms hermes
55. Hms lord grey
56. Hms lydian
57. Hms maida (possibly)
58. Hms marcella
59. Hms niger (possibly)
60. Hms northumberland (probably)
61. Hms restoration (possibly)
62. Hms stirling castle (probably)
63. Hms thuringia (possibly)
64. Hms tourmaline
65. Hms tranquil
66. Hms weigelia
67. Hms wessex
68. Hmsm b2
69. Hoegh aigrette
70. Hundvaag
71. Ira (possibly)
72. Jacob luckenbach
73. Jean pierre et phillipe
74. Jupiter tr 1 (possibly)
75. Kabinda
76. Karmt
77. Koenigshaven
78. L'armandeche
79. La fleche
80. Laurl coin
81. Le pelerin de la mer
82. Lisbeth m
83. Lord hamilton (possibly)
84. Lst 364 (probably)
85. Luray victory
86. M 3630 (possibly)
87. Mahratta
88. Mahratta ii
89. Malta (probably)
90. Mariner moon
91. Merel (part of)(possibly)
92. Mersey
93. Munificent
94. Nagro (possibly)
95. Nancy moran
96. Neppo (possibly)
97. Netty (possibly)
98. Niendorf (possibly)
99. Noroit
100. North eastern victory
101. Notre dame des trois epis
102. Ocean hound
103. Pallieter
104. Pavon
105. Phoenix
106. Quentovic
107. Rio parana
108. Rydal force
109. Rynanna
110. S goodwin ltv (lv 69)
111. Sabac
112. Saint antoine de padoue
113. Saint michael veillez sur nous
114. Saint ronan (possibly)
115. Saint ronan (possibly)
116. Sambut
117. Santagata
118. Santagata (?part of)
119. Selma (possibly)
120. Sint annaland
121. Smarapaan
122. Sperrbrecher 171 (possibly)
123. Surrey
124. Tbd 317
125. The queen
126. Tina primo
127. Toornvliet (probably)
128. U 11 (possibly)
129. U 16 (possibly)
130. U 37
131. U 48
132. Ub 103 (possibly)
133. Uc 26
134. Uc 46
135. Uc 46 (possibly)
136. Uc 78 or uc 79
137. Velocitas
138. Virginie
139. Western farmer (bow section)
140. Xanthence

 

Name: VIRGINIE

Length 21.9 meter

Cause: Failed to return after fishing trip. cause of sinking unknown. (ll).

Year of registration: 1987

Water depth above wreck: 39 meter, Height above seabed: 124 cm

Known since: 1987, last detected: 2007

Details measurements/cartography: H4951/84 27.1.88 LOCATED BY DIVERS IN 510900N, 014415E OR 253DEGS, 2M FROM SANDETTIE LTV. MARKED BY ORANGE LIGHT BUOY, RACON. (LL, 29.12.87 & CHERBOURG AV 366). SALVAGE OPS PLANNED. (DOVER MRCC 25.12.87). SHIPPING REPORT INDICATES BUOY IS MISSING FROM STATION. (DOVER MRCC 2.1.88). NCA YET. H4951/84 3.3.88 SALVAGE OPS TO COMMENCE WHEN WEATHER PERMITS. (DOVER CG,18.2.88). MASTS OF WK HAVE NOW BEEN CUT. WK NO LONGER DANGEROUS TO SHIPPING. (FRENCH AUTHORITIES, VIA DOVER CG, 24.2.88). NCA YET. H2548/87 10.3.88 WK, COVERED WITH MORE THAN 20MTRS, IN 510900N, 014418E. (BREST NM 88 05 27). CHART AS NDW.

- NM 1022/88. H2548/87 18.5.88 LEAST DEPTH NOW REPD AS 30MTRS IN 510849N, 014414E [EUR]. (BREST NM 88 13 21). AMEND TO WK 30MTRS IN REVISED POSN. [OGB] POSN: 510844N, 014415E.

- NM 1731/88 7.7.88 AMENDED POSN TO 510844N, 014416E [OGB]. NE 1892 & 1610. HH090/460/01 20.6.89 EXAM'D 4.5.89 IN 510848N, 014420.5E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [4 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 32.1, FOUL AT 33.1MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 33.8 IN GEN DEPTH 39MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 5.1MTRS, LENGTH 30MTRS, WIDTH 5MTRS. INTACT, UPRIGHT, & LIES 125/305DEGS. HIGHEST PART AT N END. GIVES GOOD MAGNETOMETER DEFLECTION. (NP 1008, HI 460). AMEND TO SW 32MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. HH090/552/01 19.10.92 LOCATED IN CHARTED POSN USING DCS3. IN GEN DEPTH 37MTRS. NOT FULLY SURVEYED. (NP 1016, HI 552). NCA. HH242/405/06 18.11.05 WK 30MTRS SHOWN IN 5108.83N, 0144.23E [WGD] ON SHOM AMENDED COPY OF FRENCH 7424, 28.7.05. AMEND TO WK 30MTRS IN PREVIOUSLY SURVEYED POSN 5108.830, 0144.232E [WGD].

- NM 5957/05. HH091/159/01 1.8.07 LOCATED 31.1.07 IN 5108.836N, 0144.239E [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 34.71 IN GEN DEPTH 39.4MTRS. LENGTH 23MTRS, WIDTH 8MTRS, HT 4.7MTRS. LIES 124/304 DEGS. (OSAE, HI 1159). INTACT, UPRIGHT. AMEND WK 34MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: INTACT & UPRIGHT

Position: 51 8.836 N,1 44.239 E

 

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