Wreck: Western front (probably) (Steam ship)

This is the information page about the shipwreck Western front (probably), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 4.394 N,6 46.28 W (50.073233333333, -6.7713333333333)


 

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The texts accompanying this shipwreck are in English ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง, 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.

 

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Shipwreck details

Name: WESTERN FRONT (PROBABLY)

Year of registration: 1921

Water depth above wreck: 103 meter, Height above seabed: 127 cm

Known since: 1921, last detected: 20170919

Details measurements/cartography: H4598/21 27.7.21 SUNK IN 500500N, 064400W, APPROX. (C IN C QUEENSTOWN, TELEGRAM DTD 19.7.21). INS ON LARGEST SCALE ONLY. CHART AS USC PA 75MTRS. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). NC 2565. H3943/88 3.11.89 WK EXAM'D 12.6.89 IN 500421N, 064615W [OGB] USING SYLEDIS & HYPERFIX. LEAST E/S DEPTH 96 IN GEN DEPTH 103MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 6.7MTRS, LENGTH 120MTRS, WIDTH 15MTRS. LIES 130/310DEGS, APPARENTLY 'WELL ERODED' & HAS COLLAPSED AT E END. HIGH POINT IS AT W END WHICH MAY BE A MAST OR ABANDONED FISHING GEAR. LIES ON A REFLECTIVE SEABED & IS DIFFICULT TO DETECT. (TH, PILOTAGE & MARINE, HI 465). BR STD. HH090/499/01 28.1.91 LOCATED 27.7.90. POSN & ABOVE DETAILS CONFIRMED. (THMR LTD, HI 499). SEP 2017/000242097 30.1.18 EXAM'D 19.09.17; WK IN 5004.394N, 0646.280W [WGD]. LEAST WCD DEPTH 93.94MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 103MTRS, LENGTH 128.3MTRS, WIDTH 29.7MTRS, HEIGHT 8.2MTRS, ORIENTATION 127/307 DEGS. DEGRADED WRECK OF A LARGE VESSEL SITTING UPRIGHT. VISIBLE AT THE WRECK SITE ARE 3 BOILERS IN THE MIDSHIPS AREA. (MMT, HI 1505). AMEND NDW 93MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: LIES ON REFLECTIVE SEABED AND DIFFICULT TO DETECT

Position: 50 4.394 N,6 46.28 W

 

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