This is the information page about the shipwreck Xavier dorsch, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 48 48.042 N,3 5.609 W (48.985666666667, -2.8831666666667)

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.

Name: XAVIER DORSCH

Length 57.9 meter, width: 8.5 meter

Cause:

Year of registration: 1953

Water depth above wreck: 7 meter, Height above seabed: 130 cm

Known since: 1953, last detected: 2017

Details measurements/cartography: H1168/52 29.10.53 SHOWN AS ST IN 484804N, 030539W, MARKED BY G CONL BUOY ON FRENCH 2845. BR STD. H6093/56 2.11.56 BUOY NOW HAS A SQUARE TOPMARK. (CAPELLA, HN 1/56). BR STD. H3102/58 10.6.58 WK NOW MARKED BY RED BUOY. (PARIS NM 58 16 13).

- NM 1197/58. H3102/58 10.12.58 WK NO LONGER SHOWING. (FRENCH HYDRO). AMEND TO DW.

- NM 2571/58. 16.9.77 ST IN 484804N, 030531W. GEN DEPTH 9MTRS. LYING IN 2 SECTIONS. (FRENCH WK RECORDS). H3970/79 3.10.79 AMENDED TO DW. (BREST NM 79 29 36). NCA. 29.4.80 SHOWN IN 484806N, 030538W [EUR] ON FRENCH 882 [1979 EDN]. H3970/79 16.8.84 POSN AMENDED TO 484804N, 030538W. (BREST NM 84 28 27). 'XAVIER DORCH' IN 484805N, 030532W [EUR]. (FRENCH WK RECORDS, NO.14583024). NCA. 19.12.85 SHOWN AS DW IN 484805N, 030532W [EUR]. NC 3673. H2016/86 15.7.86 LOCATED IN 484804.8N, 030537.7W [EUR]. LEAST DEPTH 5MTRS. (BREST NM 86 24 30). CHART AS WK 5MTRS IN 484805.5N, 030529.5W. NC 3673. 10.4.87 NAME NOW GIVEN AS 'XAVIER DORSCH' IN 484805.5, 030531W [EUR]. LEAST DEPTH 4.6MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 8MTRS. LYING 310/130DEGS. (FRENCH WK RECORDS 1987, NO.14583024). NCA YET. 21.5.92 SHOWN AS WK 4.8MTRS ON FRENCH 7127 [CORRECT TO FRENCH NM 0627/92]. BR STD. 6.7.01 SHOWN AS WK 4.8MTRS IN 4848.091N, 0305.525W [EUR] WITH D/L EXTENDED 60MTRS NW ENCLOSING 5.4MTRS DEPTH ON FRENCH 7127 [INT 1755] [1991 EDN]. SHOWN ON BA 3673 [1993 EDN]. 14.5.07 EUR POSN: 4848.090N, 0305.523W. (FRENCH WK RECORDS 2007). BR STD. 24.4.08 SHOWN IN 4848.030N, 0305.603W [WGD] ON FRENCH 7127 [INT 1755] [3RD EDN 2007, LARGEST SCALE ADOPTION]. NE 3673. SEP 2009/000001841 9.1.09 NOW WK 4.1MTRS. (FRENCH NM 1/32/09).

- NM 561/09.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: IN TWO PARTS

Position: 48 48.042 N,3 5.609 W

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