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 (51.0898333, 1.7715833)

 

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