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 (51.089833333333, 1.7715833333333)

 

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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. Brendonia
12. British liberty (possibly)
13. Ca 4
14. Camisard
15. Cap de la hague
16. Carmen
17. Cathay (part of)
18. Cedrington court
19. Colbert
20. Colbert (possibly)
21. Constanzia
22. Correct
23. Costas michalos (aft section)
24. Costas michalos (fwd part)
25. D'artagnan
26. Dartmore
27. Dixie
28. Dolcoath (part)
29. Dolcoath (part)
30. Dunbar castle
31. Dyck ltv
32. E goodwin ltv
33. Eleonora
34. Elizabeth and unknown
35. Emile deschamps
36. En avant
37. Filleigh
38. Flandres
39. Francesco ciampa
40. Frons olivae (probably)
41. G 85 (possibly)
42. G-42 (possibly)
43. Gad 23
44. Genimar
45. Gloire a sainte therese
46. Harcalo
47. Henry b plant
48. Hm mgb 328 (possibly)
49. Hms alert ?
50. Hms aries (possibly)
51. Hms artic trapper
52. Hms carilon
53. Hms cayton wyke (probably)
54. Hms fauvette
55. Hms flirt
56. Hms hermes
57. Hms lord grey
58. Hms lydian
59. Hms maida (possibly)
60. Hms marcella
61. Hms niger (possibly)
62. Hms northumberland (probably)
63. Hms restoration (possibly)
64. Hms stirling castle (probably)
65. Hms thuringia (possibly)
66. Hms tourmaline
67. Hms tranquil
68. Hms weigelia
69. Hms wessex
70. Hmsm b2
71. Hoegh aigrette
72. Hundvaag
73. Ira (possibly)
74. Jacob luckenbach
75. Jean pierre et phillipe
76. Jupiter (probably)
77. Jupiter tr 1 (possibly)
78. Kabinda
79. Karmt
80. Koenigshaven
81. L'armandeche
82. La fleche
83. Laurl coin
84. Le pelerin de la mer
85. Lisbeth m
86. Lolworth
87. Lord hamilton (possibly)
88. Lst 364 (probably)
89. Luray victory
90. M 3630 (possibly)
91. Mahratta
92. Mahratta ii
93. Malta (probably)
94. Mariner moon
95. Merel (part of)(possibly)
96. Mersey
97. Munificent
98. Nagro (possibly)
99. Nancy moran
100. Neppo (possibly)
101. Netty (possibly)
102. Niendorf (possibly)
103. Noroit
104. North eastern victory
105. Notre dame des trois epis
106. Ocean hound
107. Ocean king (possibly)
108. Pallieter
109. Pavon
110. Phoenix
111. Quentovic
112. Regin (possibly)
113. Rio parana
114. Rooswijk
115. Rydal force
116. Rynanna
117. S goodwin ltv (lv 69)
118. Sabac
119. Saint antoine de padoue
120. Saint michael veillez sur nous
121. Saint ronan (possibly)
122. Saint ronan (possibly)
123. Sambut
124. Santagata
125. Santagata (?part of)
126. Selma (possibly)
127. Sint annaland
128. Smarapaan
129. Sperrbrecher 171 (possibly)
130. Surrey
131. Tbd 317
132. The queen
133. Tina primo
134. Toornvliet (probably)
135. Toromoree
136. U 11 (possibly)
137. U 16 (possibly)
138. U 37
139. U 48
140. Ub 103 (possibly)
141. Ub 12 (possibly)
142. Ub 29 (possibly)
143. Uc 26
144. Uc 46
145. Uc 46 (possibly)
146. Uc 78 or uc 79
147. Velocitas
148. Virginie
149. Western farmer (bow section)
150. 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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