This is the information page about the shipwreck Voltaire, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 47 26.817 N,2 44.664 W (47.199683333333, -2.4831666666667)

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.

Name: VOLTAIRE

Year of registration: 1938

Water depth above wreck: 8 meter

Known since: 1938, last detected: 2017

Details measurements/cartography: H6576/38 24.10.38 ST IN 472643N, 024447W. (PARIS NM 39 2502 38).

- NM 2311/38. H6576/38 26.1.39 2 FLR LTS ESTABLISHED. (PARIS NM 1 14 39).

- NM 532/39. 24.6.44 OLD FRENCH BATTLESHIP 'VOLTAIRE', SEEN BY SORTIE ON 24.6.44, ACCORDING TO N.I.D. 0051121/44. H6576/38 13.4.51 LT REPLACED BY G CON LT BUOY, INTQKFLG 090DEGS, 1.6C FROM WK. (PARIS NM 9 25 51).

- NM 703/51. H6576/38 9.6.51 LT BUOY MOVED TO 472648N, 024436W. (PARIS NM 51 18 13). NOTE. H6576/38 28.6.51 LT BUOY MOVED TO 472655N, 024355W. (PARIS NM 51 20 13). NOTE. H6576/38 16.7.56 NOW STATED AS DW. (PARIS NM 56 21 12).

- NM 1728/56. 18.11.85 DW IN 472645.2N, 024441W. (FRENCH WK RECORDS 1984). NC 2353. 28.2.89 FRENCH CRUISER 'VOLTAIRE' IN 472642N, 024448W [EUR]. POSN ACCURACY 500MTRS. CLEARANCE UNKNOWN IN GEN DEPTH 10MTRS. LENGTH 147MTRS. FIRST RECORDED IN 1938. (FRENCH WK RECORDS 1987, NO.14572004). HH353/480/05 14.12.99 WK, LEAST DEPTH 5MTRS, IN 4726.800N, 0244.700W. (FRENCH NM 99 48 27). BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 47 26.817 N,2 44.664 W

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