Dit is de informatiepagina over het scheepswrak Albert c field (probably), op de waterkaart hieronder zie je het wrak in zijn directe omgeving. De positie van dit wrak is 50 28.249 N,1 45.381 W (50.167166666667, -11.000666666667)
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De teksten bij dit scheepswrak zijn in het engels 🇬🇧, omdat deze worden opgesteld door het UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) op basis van de gegevens van de hydrografische diensten van onder meer Nederland, België en Duitsland. Ze bevatten de bekende details van het wrak en de opmerkingen van de cartografen die in de loop der tijden de positie en de toestand van het wrak hebben gecontroleerd.
Naam: ALBERT C FIELD (PROBABLY)
Lengte 77.1 meter, breedte: 13.1 meter, diepgang: 5.5, tonnage 1764 ton
Lading: armament
Oorzaak: built in 1923 by furness sb co, haverton, hull-on-tees. owned at time of loss by upper lakes & st lawrence transportation co ltd. one boiler, triple expansion engine of 111nhp, single shaft. passage southampton and penarth for normandy. cargo 2500 tons ammuntion. was torpedoed and sunk by german aircraft whilst part of a d-day beach-head convoy. the cargo exploded. four men lost.
Jaar registratie: 1944
Waterdiepte boven wrak: 36 meter, hoogte boven zeebodem: 180 cm
Bekend sinds: 1944, laatst gedetecteerd: 2020
Details metingen/cartografie: H01007/40 19.6.44 WK IN 502800N, 014600W. (TRADE DIVISION LIST, JUNE 1944). NOTHING KNOWN ABOUT THIS WK IN HO. TRADE DIVISION GAVE AUTHORITY AS SIGNALLED BY HMS VIDETTE ON 19.6.44. H3737/44 28.4.44 WK IN 502830N, 014430W. PROBABLE WK OF 'ALBERT C FIELD'. (PORTSMOUTH LIST, 28.4.44). 7.8.53 NOW CHARTED AS NDW PA IN 502830N, 014600W. F6841. 6.1.56 POSN ALSO COVERS UNKNOWN WK IN VICINITY. H4451/77 3.4.84 MINISTRY POLICY REGARDING THE 'ALBERT C FIELD' IS THAT 'IT SHOULD NOT BE TOUCHED'. (D OF C/SS, NSS71B/2393, 15.2.84). H1310/88/4 13.1.88 WK RECENTLY LOCATED IN 502815N, 014535W [OGB] USING DECCA, MAGNETOMETER AND E/S. DIVED ON AND FOUND TO BE A FLATTENED MASS OF PLATES AND GIRDERS. BOILER REMAINS, STANDING ABOUT 4MTRS HIGH. LARGE NUMBER OF EXPLODED BRASS SHELL CASES ARE SCATTERED AROUND THE WRECK SITE. NO UNEXPLODED AMMUNITION SIGHTED. ALMOST CERTAINLY THE 'ALBERT C FIELD'. (S SHOVLAR, 4.1.88). AMEND TO WK 30MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. HH090/962/01 5.12.02 EXAM'D 6.7.02 IN 5028.247N, 0145.383W [WGD] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR 31.4, FOUL 31.9MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 32.1 IN GEN DEPTH 36MTRS. NO SCOUR. AN AREA OF WRECKAGE COVERING 95MTRS BY 85MTRS. DCS3 HT 3MTRS. LIES 000/180 DEGS. MODERATE MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (GARDLINE, HI 962). AMEND TO SW 31MTRS. BR STD. 16.10.08 DIVED 6.08 IN LISTED POSN. STANDS 4MTRS HIGH BY DEPTH GAUGE, 4MTRS BY E/S. ONLY RECOGNISABLE PART IS THE BOILER WHICH STANDS 4MTRS HIGH WITH RUDDER AND PROP (MINUS BLADES) LEANING AGAINST IT. CASES LITTER THE SEABED, DATED 1943. (G LOCKETT). NCA. SEP 2020/000123102 4.10.21 EXAM’D 29.9.20 IN 5028.249N, 0145.382W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 32.51MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 36MTRS. LENGTH 73MTRS, WIDTH 17MTRS, HT 3.5MTRS. ORIENTATION 180/000 DEGS. SCOUR DIMENSIONS LENGTH 66MTRS, WIDTH 24MTRS, 2MTRS DEEP, TOWARD 318 DEGS. (CLINTON MARINE SURVEY AB, HI 1586). AMEND NDW 32MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Bron: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: BROKEN UP, BOILER IS THE ONLY RECOGNISABLE PART
Positie: 50 28.249 N,1 45.381 W