This is the information page about the shipwreck Xanthence, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 5.39 N,1 46.295 E (51.089833333333, 1.7715833333333)

 

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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. 150
2. Acer
3. Acer
4. Admiral gardner
5. Advent
6. Agen
7. Alhama
8. Andaman
9. Ashley
10. Blanc nez
11. Bravore
12. Brendonia
13. British liberty (possibly)
14. Ca 4
15. Camisard
16. Cap de la hague
17. Carmen
18. Cathay (part of)
19. Cedrington court
20. Colbert
21. Colbert (possibly)
22. Correct
23. Costas michalos (aft section)
24. Costas michalos (fwd part)
25. D'artagnan
26. Dartmore
27. Dixie
28. Dotterel
29. Dunbar castle
30. Dyck ltv
31. E goodwin ltv
32. Eleonora
33. Elizabeth and unknown
34. Filleigh
35. Francesco ciampa
36. Frons olivae (probably)
37. G 85 (possibly)
38. G-42 (possibly)
39. Gad 23
40. Genimar
41. Gladys
42. Gloire a sainte therese
43. Harcalo
44. Henry b plant
45. Hm mgb 328 (possibly)
46. Hms alert ?
47. Hms artic trapper
48. Hms carilon
49. Hms cayton wyke (probably)
50. Hms flirt
51. Hms hermes
52. Hms lord grey
53. Hms northumberland (probably)
54. Hms restoration (possibly)
55. Hms stirling castle (probably)
56. Hms thuringia (possibly)
57. Hms tourmaline
58. Hms tranquil
59. Hms wessex
60. Hoegh aigrette
61. Hundvaag
62. Ira (possibly)
63. Jean pierre et phillipe
64. Jupiter (probably)
65. Jupiter tr 1 (possibly)
66. Kabinda
67. Koenigshaven
68. L'armandeche
69. La fleche
70. Le pelerin de la mer
71. Lolworth
72. Lord hamilton (possibly)
73. Lst 364 (probably)
74. Luray victory
75. M 3630 (possibly)
76. Mahratta
77. Mahratta ii
78. Malta (probably)
79. Mariner moon
80. Merel (part of)(possibly)
81. Mersey
82. Moise
83. Munificent
84. Nagro (possibly)
85. Neerlandais
86. Neppo (possibly)
87. Netty (possibly)
88. Niendorf (possibly)
89. Noroit
90. North eastern victory
91. Notre dame des trois epis
92. Ocean hound
93. Okeania
94. Pallieter
95. Pavon
96. Phoenix
97. Portrieux
98. Quentovic
99. Rio parana
100. Rochester castle (possibly)
101. Rooswijk
102. Rydal force
103. Rynanna
104. S goodwin ltv (lv 69)
105. Sabac
106. Saint antoine de padoue
107. Saint michael veillez sur nous
108. Saint ronan (possibly)
109. Sambut
110. Santagata
111. Santagata (?part of)
112. Selma (possibly)
113. Sint annaland
114. Smarapaan
115. Sperrbrecher 171 (possibly)
116. Surrey
117. Tbd 317
118. Tina primo
119. Toornvliet (probably)
120. U 11 (possibly)
121. U 16 (possibly)
122. U 37
123. U 48
124. Ub 12 (possibly)
125. Ub 29 (possibly)
126. Uc 26
127. Uc 46
128. Uc 46 (possibly)
129. Uc 78 or uc 79
130. Virginie
131. Western farmer (bow section)
132. Xanthence

 

Name: XANTHENCE

Length 45.4 meter, width: 8.2 meter, draught: 3, tonnage 427 ton
Load: ferrous elements and ores: unrefined and refined,ore

Cause: passage calais for howdendyke. sank following a collision with w german mv rosita maria during dense fog. (ll).

Year of registration: 1985

Water depth above wreck: 24 meter, Height above seabed: 150 cm

Known since: 1985, last detected: 2020

Details measurements/cartography: H4722/79 4.6.85 LOCATED BY FRENCH SURVEY VESSEL 'L'ESPERANCE' IN 510526N, 014620E [EUR]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 17.8 IN GEN DEPTH 26MTRS. LYING E/W. (MARINE CHERBOURG SIG DTD 22.5.85). W CARD LT BUOY,VQ(9)10S, ESTABLISHED IN 510527N, 014554E [EUR]. (MARINE CHERBOURG, AVURNAV 158/85). CHART AS WK 17.8MTRS [9FMS 4FT] IN 510521N, 014621E [OGB] WITH BUOY IN 510522N, 014555E [OGB].

- NM 1594/85. NAVAREA I 295 ISSUED. H4722/79 15.9.86 BUOY IS ONLY LAID TEMPORARILY DURING WK CLEARANCE TO BE CONDUCTED BY OWNER. (DOVER CG TLX DTD 6.6.85). CLEARANCE OPS BY TUG 'EUROSALVE II' REPORTED UNDER WAY. (CHERBOURG AVURNAV NR 250). CLEARANCE WORK FINISHED. (MARINE CHERBOURG, 18.8.86). 23.9.86 SHOWN AS WK 17.7MTRS ON FR SURVEY [K9845/8], 1985. NCA YET. H2981/78 23.10.86 LEAST DEPTH NOW 20MTRS. (BREST NM 86 41 31). BUOY HAS BEEN REMOVED. (DOVER CG/RNW TELECON). AMEND TO WK 20MTRS [11FMS] & DELETE BUOY.

- NM 3422/86. 3.7.90 IDENTITY CONFIRMED IN 510527.05N, 014622.3E [EUR]. POSN ACCURACY 20MTRS, FIXED BY TRIDENT III. EXAM'D BY E/S, SONAR & DIVERS. LEAST DEPTH 20.0 IN GEN DEPTH 26.1MTRS. LYING 150/330DEGS. HIGHEST POINT IS AFT MOORING BOLLARD. STANDS 5.8MTRS ABOVE SEABED. (FR WK RECORDS 1987, NO.21611100). NCA. SEP 2008/000008644 6.3.08 WK 20MTRS SHOWN IN 5105.399N, 0146.293E [WGD] ON FRENCH 6651 [7TH EDN 07]. INSERT IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. 4.2.13 SHOWN AS WK 21.5MTRS IN 5105.387N, 0146.317E [WGD] ON FRENCH 7424 [2012 EDN]. SEP 2016/000076595 21.9.16 SHOWN AS WK 21.5MTRS IN 5105.390N, 0146.295E [WGD] ON FR474240 & FRENCH 7424. [ED 3, 2016]. AMEND TO REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: UK NM 3912/20

Position: 51 5.39 N,1 46.295 E

 

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