This is the information page about the shipwreck Widar, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 53 36.29 N,6 19.469 E (53.560666666667, 6.5186833333333)

 

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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.

 

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4. Antje jansen
5. Bore viii (possibly)
6. Bornnriff
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8. Celine
9. Christel vinnen
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38. Minensuchtboot 1802
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61. Trio (part of)
62. U 7 (possibly)
63. U 7 (probably)
64. V 84
65. Vivan
66. Volrath thamm
67. Vp 1252
68. Vp-boot 808
69. Widar
70. Wilhelm bayern
71. Zeearend

 

Name: WIDAR

Length 133.2 meter, width: 18 meter, draught: 7.3, tonnage 5972 ton

Cause: built 1935 by nordseewerke emden with compound engines & lp turbine of 313nhp. owned at time of loss by seerederei frigga a.g. torpedoed & sunk by british aircraft in borkum roads. (dods)

Year of registration: 1942

Water depth above wreck: 13 meter

Known since: 1942, last detected: 2021

Details measurements/cartography: H03480/41 16.1.42 ST PA IN 533623N, 061920E. (ADMIRALTY) - FNM 130/42. H03016/44 23.8.44 LEAST DEPTH OVER WK NOW 7MTRS [3FMS 5FT]. (ADMIRALTY). - FNM 1748/44. H2930/48 21.6.48 LEAST DEPTH NOW 9MTRS [4FMS 5FT], MARKED BY G BUOY CLOSE N. (NETHERLANDS NM 1767/48).

- NM 1369/48. H6312/52 19.5.52 SHOWN AS WK 8.5MTRS [4FMS 4FT] WITH G BUOY ON GERMAN 90. NC 3509. H2930/48 29.1.55 NOW SWEPT CLEAR AT 9.5MTRS [5FMS 1FT]. (HAMBURG NMS 3809 & 3884/54)

- NM 150/55. H2930/48 30.8.55 LEAST DEPTH OVER WK NOW 6MTRS [3FMS 1FT], MARKED BY G LT BUOY, QK.FL.G CLOSE W. (HAMBURG NM 2401/55)

- NM 2025/55. H2140/57 20.5.57 SHOWN AS WK 6.5MTRS [3FMS 3FT] ON NM BLOCK FOR GERMAN 90.

- NM 1165/57. H2930/48 5.3.58 DISPERSAL OPS USING EXPLOSIVES IN PROGRESS. (HAMBURG TNM 320/58). NCA YET. H2930/48 23.9.58 POSN NOW FOUL. (HAMBURG NM 3053/4/5/58). BR STD.. H2140/57 3.6.66 SHOWN AS FSW 12.6MTRS [6FMS 5FT] ON GERMAN 90 [1964 EDN]. BR STD. H4745/62 18.9.81 WK NOW SWEPT CLEAR AT 12.7MTRS [6FMS 5FT]. (HAMBURG NM 2760/81). BR STD. 11.8.82 SHOWN IN 533623N, 061923E ON GERMAN 90 [1981 EDN]. NC 3509. 12.1.87 SW 12.4MTRS SHOWN ON NETHERLANDS 1406 [1984 EDN] & GERMAN 90D [1986 EDN]. NE 3761. 10.6.92 POSN GIVEN AS 533620.5N, 061929E. (NETHERLANDS WK RECORDS, 1990 EDN, NO.N7 411) 26.11.02 SW 11.4MTRS SHOWN IN 5336.290N, 0619.450E [WGD] ON NETHERLANDS 1460 [INT 1461] [JUN '02 EDN 1:50,000, LARGEST SCALE ADOPTION]. NC 3631. 16.5.07 SW 11.1MTRS SHOWN IN 5336.29N. 0619.48E [WGD]. NE 3631 [DEC '06 EDN]. SEP 2007/000028109 16.5.07 SW 11.7MTRS [LAT] IN 5336.29N, 0619.44E [WGD] ON GERMAN 90 ['07 EDN]. SHOWN AS SW 11.1MTRS [LAT] IN 5336.29N, 0619.48E [WGD] ON NETHERLANDS 1460 [OCT '06 EDN]. FALLS IN NETHERLANDS WATERS, ACCEPT SW 11.1MTRS IN POSN AS SHOWN ON NETHERLANDS 1460. NCA. 13.3.08 SHOWN AS WK SW 11.7MTRS ON GERMAN 90 [INT 1461] [FEB '07 EDN, LARGEST SCALE ADOPTION]. NE 3631. SEP 2010/000046958 6.5.10 SHOWN AS SW 11.4MTRS ON NETH ENC NL302593 [EDN 21.0]. NCA. 7.4.11 SHOWN IN 5336.290N, 0619.469E [WGD] ON BA 1633 [EDN 2 DTD 23.12.10]. 17.4.15 SHOWN AS SW 11.7MTRS IN 5336.290N, 0619.469E [WGD] ON NL401460 [EDN 2.1].
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 53 36.29 N,6 19.469 E

 

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