This is the information page about the shipwreck Wirpi, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 53 58.942 N,8 20.116 E (53.982366666667, 8.3352666666667)

 

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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. Adriana
2. Alma
3. Amalie c ertel
4. Antoniette
5. Barbel
6. Birgit
7. Birok
8. Breda
9. Ditmar koel
10. Dunja
11. Elbe (possibly)
12. Elbe 1 lt vessel
13. Elbe ii
14. Elli
15. Emsstrom
16. Fides
17. Franciska
18. Gerhardus
19. Grete hauschildt
20. Habvorg
21. Hackfeld
22. Haren
23. Heimatland
24. Henkie
25. Hermes (remains of)
26. James cook
27. Jul (possibly)
28. Jupiter
29. Karla
30. Kirkwood
31. Konigsberg-preussen
32. La paloma
33. Lechter
34. Lenas
35. Limsund (fore-part)
36. Luise leonhardt
37. Marianne wear
38. Maribou
39. Maya
40. Mellum
41. Memelland
42. Merkur
43. Merlin
44. Minsener sand ltv (possibly)
45. Narvik
46. Norden
47. Ondo
48. Ottar harmstorf ix
49. Piteaelf
50. Ramme
51. Rosafred
52. S.o.246
53. St christoph
54. Tjalk
55. Tjalk christen
56. Trondheim
57. U 16
58. Waldo
59. Werner vinnen
60. Widar (or wides)
61. Wilhelmine
62. Wirpi

 

Name: WIRPI

Year of registration: 1945

Water depth above wreck: 2 meter

Known since: 1945, last detected: 2019

Details measurements/cartography: 9.10.45 DW 2 MASTS IN 535857N, 082029E. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED) NE 3261. 4.5.49 NOW CHARTED AS ST. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED) NE 3261. 8.9.50 NOW CHARTED AS DW. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED) NE 3261. H3340/46 12.10.64 G BUOY LAID CLOSE E OF WK. (HAMBURG NM 3819/64)

- NM 1942/64. H606/61 19.2.69 BUOY NO LONGER SHOWN ON GERMAN 44 [1968 EDN]. BR STD. H2903/77 13.8.81 WK SW 0.8MTRS IN 535858.5N, 082011.6E [EUR]. (HAMBURG NM 2468/81) BR STD. H3740/85 13.1.86 MARKED TEMPORARILY BY N CARD LT BUOY, VQ, LAID 180MTRS N. (HAMBURG NM 4911(T)/85). NCA. 24.8.15 SHOWN AS SW 2.1MTRS IN 5358.942N, 0820.116E [WGD] ON DE421040. (EDN 29.0, DTD 31.7.15). AMEND SW 2.1MTRS IN REVISED POSN. SEP 2016/000181589 12.9.16 SHOWN AS FOUL IN 5358.942N, 0820.116E [WGD] ON GERMAN 44. [ED 45, COR TO 15.4.16]. AMEND TO FOUL IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: Distributed remains of wreck

Position: 53 58.942 N,8 20.116 E

 

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