This is the information page about the shipwreck Xenophon, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 48 18.265 N,4 50.755 W (48.304416666667, -4.8459166666667)

 

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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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2. Amoco cadiz
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4. Ardgartan
5. Arras (or aviso)
6. Avristan
7. Berthe
8. Bruno-sandrine
9. Cadix
10. Carlyle
11. Casablanca (possibly)
12. City of francfort
13. Eildon
14. Elektra
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19. Georgios
20. Gorlegreiz
21. Grimstad
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25. Isle of hastings
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29. Justin
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33. Lake borgne
34. Magdeburg
35. Mers du sud
36. Midnight sun i
37. Mousse-bihan 4
38. Naja
39. Nero
40. Nirefs (possibly)
41. Notre-dame du trezien
42. Octopus 70 (possibly)
43. Olympic bravery
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46. Penhir
47. Perle de jade
48. Peter sif
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62. Trane
63. Union
64. Vauquois
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66. Veroloch
67. Vesper
68. Volanta
69. Vorpostenbot
70. War balloon
71. Xenophon

 

Name: XENOPHON

Length 134.4 meter, width: 17.4 meter, tonnage 7130 ton

Cause: vessel, built 1942, stranded on basse large, chenal de four.

Year of registration: 1963

Water depth above wreck: 1 meter

Known since: 1963, last detected: 2017

Details measurements/cartography: H2374/63 17.6.63 ST IN 481919N, 045040W [EUR]. (PARIS NM 63 16 12). BR STD. 14.4.77 SHOWN AS ST ON FRENCH 5287 [1976 EDN]. 13.7.77 ST IN GEN DEPTH 3MTRS. (FRENCH WK RECORDS 1976). 4.5.84 WK OF MV 'XENOPHON' STRANDED IN 481819.3N, 045040W [EUR]. NEVER COVERS, IN GEN DEPTH 3MTRS. (FRENCH WK RECORDS 1984). H1271/85 13.8.86 SHOWN AS ST PD, WHICH COVERS & UNCOVERS, ON FRENCH 5287 [1986 EDN]. BR STD. HH353/350/01 31.5.90 MV 'XENOPHON' IN 481819.2N, 045039.7W [EUR]. POSN ACCURACY 500MTRS [NOT PA OR PD]. ST, DRYING HEIGHT NOT KNOWN, IN GEN DEPTH 3MTRS. (FRENCH WK RECORDS 1987, NO.14584141). SHOWN AS ST PD ON FRENCH 7122 [1989 EDN]. CHART AS ST. BR STD. 5.6.90 SHOWN AS ST PD ON FRENCH 7122 [REPROMAT]. NC 3345. 28.8.08 SHOWN IN 4818.265N, 0450.755W [WGD] ON FRENCH 7122 [3RD EDN 2008, 1:25,000, LARGEST SCALE ADOPTION]. NE 3345.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 48 18.265 N,4 50.755 W

 

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