This is the information page about the shipwreck Voorwaarts, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 49 17.823 N,2 11.757 W (49.082333333333, -2.3431666666667)

 

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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. Adamandios georgandis (possibly)
2. Agenoria
3. Altair
4. Ambassadrice
5. Amelia de llano
6. Amiable lucitte
7. Antoxo
8. Arnold maersk
9. Aviemore
10. Balance
11. Barunga
12. Beaverburn
13. Beaverburn (probably)
14. Bizon (possibly)
15. Bizon (probably)
16. Brighton
17. Cabo villano
18. Carpathia
19. Ciscar
20. Clarrie
21. Commerce
22. Courier
23. Cuo
24. Dambuster
25. Diament
26. Dora
27. Echo
28. Empire toucan
29. Estornino
30. Fils du vent
31. Flamer
32. Ford power
33. Foreland
34. Forth
35. Francis
36. Fulbore iii
37. Gabrielle
38. Gulnare
39. Guyona
40. Heron
41. Hms ashanti (bow section)
42. Hms ashanti (stern section)
43. Hms determinee (ex la determinee)
44. Hms edgehill
45. Hms rapid
46. Hms rhyl
47. Hms severn
48. Hopper
49. Isis
50. James
51. Jeanne marie
52. Joseph and margaret
53. Jules
54. Kathleen
55. Kromwyk
56. La havre
57. La josephine
58. La mauve
59. Le cap
60. Le poilu
61. Le squale
62. Leastilien
63. Lili joli
64. Louise
65. Lynwood
66. M 343 (probably)
67. M 483
68. Marie galante
69. Mary toovey
70. Matelda
71. Megazan
72. Molares alvarez
73. Neptunia
74. Normandy
75. Olivegrove
76. Olway
77. Oost vlaanderen
78. Orphee
79. Pap 1
80. Pap 3
81. Peter paul
82. Petite anna
83. Pizarro
84. Prima
85. Princess ena
86. Raffio
87. Ribbledale
88. Rossgull
89. Saint louis
90. Sarmatia
91. Schelde
92. Schokland
93. Silvonia
94. Sneaton
95. Songa (possibly)
96. Storesand
97. Susan k
98. Swift
99. Switha
100. Thrasyvoulos
101. Ullyses
102. Uss pt 509
103. Venus
104. Victorine
105. Voorwaarts
106. Waverley
107. Wonder

 

Name: VOORWAARTS

Year of registration: 1950

Water depth above wreck: 8 meter

Known since: 1950, last detected: 2004

Details measurements/cartography: H2473/50 16.3.60 STRUCK THE NE EXTREMITY OF PATERNOSTERS REEF IN 491753N, 021140W [EUR] AND REMAINS. (HARBOUR MASTER, JERSEY, 28.3.50). NCA. H4647/68 20.10.69 WRECK VERY BROKEN UP AND ALMOST BREAKS SURFACE. OWNED BY A D PARKES, WHO HAS SALVED MOST OF HER. LYING ALONGSIDE IS THE WRECK OF THE 'SCHELDE', SUNK PRE 1939. POSN GIVEN AS 491748N, 021140W [EUR]. (T A TITTERINGTON, REPORT DTD 16.10.69). NCA. 11.5.99 INS AS DW PA IN 4917.883N, 0211.667W. BR STD. 23.2.04 [WGD] POSN: 4917.823N, 0211.757W. NE 1136.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: WELL BROKEN UP

Position: 49 17.823 N,2 11.757 W

 

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