This is the information page about the shipwreck Yc 21, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 58 50.683 N,3 11.561 W (58.844716666667, -3.1926833333333)

 

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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. 090
2. Ac6
3. Almeria
4. Argyll
5. Avra (possibly)
6. B 109 (part)
7. Bayern (turrets & wreckage)
8. Ben barvas
9. Benachie
10. Bettina danica
11. Bountiful
12. Bremse
13. Brummer
14. Budrie
15. Busy bee (part of)
16. Carolina thornden
17. Carron
18. Challenger
19. Clio
20. Clio ii
21. Collingdoc
22. Copeland
23. Corinthia (stern section)
24. Croma
25. Dalewood (possibly)
26. Danmark (after part)
27. De haai
28. Dresden
29. Duna
30. Dyle
31. Ebanezer
32. Edinboune
33. Elton
34. Emerald wings
35. Empire parsons (possiby)
36. Empire seaman
37. Empire seaman
38. Energy
39. Ephram
40. Excelsior
41. F2
42. G101
43. G103
44. G104
45. Gartmore
46. Gobernador bories
47. Gondolier
48. Grosser kurfurst
49. Gunnaren
50. Hessen
51. Hindenburg
52. Hmd chance
53. Hmd imbat
54. Hmd lustring
55. Hms dewey eve
56. Hms endeavour
57. Hms hampshire
58. Hms loch garry
59. Hms narborough
60. Hms opal
61. Hms pheasant
62. Hms roedean
63. Hms rose valley
64. Hms royal oak
65. Hms strathgarry
66. Hms vanguard
67. Ilsenstein
68. Inconnu
69. Invader
70. Inverlane (bow section)
71. Irene
72. James barrie
73. Johanna thorden
74. Juanita
75. Juniata (fore part)
76. Jv 526
77. Jv 751
78. Kaiser
79. Kaiserin
80. Karlsruhe
81. Kathe niederkirchner
82. Koln
83. Konig
84. Kronprinz wilhelm
85. Lapland
86. Lizzie bain (possibly)
87. Loch maddy (stern section)
88. Lorne
89. Lycia
90. Mara
91. Markgraf
92. Martis
93. Martis
94. Minieh
95. Naja (part of)
96. Napier star
97. Neptune
98. Norholmen
99. Numidian
100. Numidian
101. Ocean racer
102. Pennsylvania
103. Pinnace 288
104. Pinnace 744
105. Pontos
106. Prinzregent luitpold
107. Prudentia
108. Radiation
109. Reginald
110. Reinfield
111. Ronda (part of)(possibly)
112. Ros bui (?part of)(possibly)
113. Rosewood
114. Ross puma
115. Rotherfield
116. S 36 (bow section)
117. Seydlitz
118. Siherite
119. Skua flaes beacon
120. Solan
121. Stellatus
122. Strathelliot
123. Sunbeam
124. Sunlight
125. Tabarka (possibly)
126. Tbf fn899
127. Teeswood
128. Tern 1
129. Thames
130. Thunfisch
131. Ub 116
132. V 78 (part of)
133. V83
134. Yc 21

 

Name: YC 21

Year of registration: 1968

Water depth above wreck: 14 meter

Known since: 1968, last detected: 2018

Details measurements/cartography: H3402/59 12.12.68 DEPTH OF WATER OVER MAST OF SUNKEN BARGE IS APPROXIMATELY 6FT AT MLWS. ENGAGED ON SALVAGE OPERATION OF VESSEL ROEDEAN AND GERMAN DESTROYER. VARIOUSLY REPORTED AS FULL OF IRREPLACEABLE EQUIPMENT OR ONLY SCRAP METAL. (STATION OFFICER ORKNEY). INS AS WK 1FM IN 585042.5N, 031128W.

- NM 61/69. H4993/78 3.7.80 BUOY LT AMENDED TO FL.R.6S.

- NM 965/80. 8.12.77 AMEND TO WK 1.5MTRS. NC 35. 14.8.92 WOODEN BARGE SANK WHILST BEING USED IN SALVAGE OPS OF GERMAN DESTROYER F2. HOLD CONTAINS ONE OF THE TWIN 20MM ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUNS WHICH HAD BEEN SALVAGED FROM F2. (DIVE SCAPA FLOW, R MACDONALD [1990]). HH100/351/16 12.10.00 UPRIGHT & INTACT. WOODEN HULL. SOME 20MTRS FROM THE KEEL OF F2. HAS ACETYLENE CYLINDERS ON BOARD WHICH SHOULD BE CONSIDERED TO BE HAZARDOUS. LARGE CONCRETE BLOCK LIES 9MTRS AWAY FROM THE BOWS OF THE BARGE. (T JOHNSON, LTR DTD 10.10.00). NCA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: UPRIGHT AND INTACT, WOODEN HULL

Position: 58 50.683 N,3 11.561 W

 

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