Dit is de informatiepagina over het scheepswrak Bretagne, op de waterkaart hieronder zie je het wrak in zijn directe omgeving. De positie van dit wrak is 50 29.481 N,3 22.694 W (50.302916666667, -3.1211333333333)
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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: BRETAGNE
Lengte 70.7 meter, breedte: 10.7 meter, diepgang: 4.6, tonnage 1439 ton
Lading: coal
Oorzaak: built in 1903 by nylands voerksted, christiana. owned at time of loss by a/s d/s ganeger rolf. two boilers, triple expansion engine of 106 nhp, single shaft. passage barry for rouen. collided with ss renee marthe in thick fog and sank. one man lost. (sibi).
Jaar registratie: 1918
Waterdiepte boven wrak: 24 meter, hoogte boven zeebodem: 15 cm
Bekend sinds: 1918, laatst gedetecteerd: 2015
Details metingen/cartografie: H8109/38 19.12.35 WK IN 502928N, 032233W, 5.68M, 085DEGS FROM ST MARYS CHURCH, BABBACOMBE. SWEPT CLEAR AT 49FT. LIES IN 14FMS. SEVERAL SMALLER PIECES WITHIN 200YDS RADIUS. (HMS GLEANER, 8.12.38). CHART AS WK 8FMS. BR STD. H2502/51 24.4.51 WK IN 502929N, 032233W. SWEPT CLEAR AT 52FT, FOUL AT 55FT. WRECK ABOVE SEABED 27FT. GOOD SONAR RESPONSE. (HMS SEAGULL, 1950). AMEND TO REVISED POSN. BR STD. H2502/51 24.1.52 AMENDED TO 8FMS 4FT. NE 1613. H5413/60 19.1.65 LIES ON EVEN KEEL HULL VIRTUALLY INTACT. LARGE GASH IN STARBOARD SIDE AMIDSHIPS. LOCAL KNOWLEDGE GIVES NAME AS 'BRITAGNE' OR 'BRETAGNE'. (BSAC, 17.11.64). NCA. 4.11.69 DIVED ON BY MEMBERS OF BRISTOL AEROPLANE CO., BSAC. TOP OF WRECK LIES IN ABOUT 85FT, SEABED IS APPROX 100FT. LIES UPRIGHT, VERY CORRODED. LARGE HOLES IN DECK. A STERN GUN. (POWER AND WATERSPORT MAGAZINE, NOV 1969). NCA. H3950/70 21.5.72 AMEND TO SW 15MTRS. NC 3315. H2923/83 14.6.84 EXAM'D 9.6.84. SWEPT CLEAR AT 6.6MTRS, FOUL AT 6.8MTRS. (GARDLINE SURVEYS, TELEX 11.6.84). S CARD BUOY, Q(6)+LFL 15S, ESTABLISHED 70MTRS S OF WK. (TH TELEX, 13.6.84). WZ 566 & NAV I 336/84 ISSUED. H2923/83 15.6.84 SWEEP WIRE MAY HAVE FOULED SUB-SURFACE BUOYS PLACED ON WK BY SEA MILL SALVAGE OF POOLE. WILL INVESTIGATE FURTHER. (GARDLINE TELEX). NCA, TH INFORMED. H2923/83 19.6.84 DIVING SURVEY 16.6.84. VESSEL OF 3-ISLAND TYPE. NO MASTS OR PROPELLER. HULL & SUPERSTRUCTURE SOLID. LEAST DEPTH 12.1 IN GEN DEPTH 24.3MTRS. TWO SUB-SEA BUOYS AT DEPTH 6MTRS. CHAIN SWEEP WILL BE CARRIED OUT WHEN SALVAGE WORK COMPLETE. BUOY WILL REMAIN ON STN. (TH HARWICH, TELEX 18.6.84). NCA YET. H2923/83 2.8.84 SALVAGE BUOYS REMOVED. WK SWEPT CLEAR AT 16.55, FOUL AT 17.6MTRS. S CARD BUOY WITHDRAWN. (TH TELEXES 26.7.84 & TH NM 60/84). NCA YET, AWAIT SURVEY RESULTS. H2923/83 19.11.84 EXAM'D 30.7.84 IN 502927N, 032237W [OGB] USING SYLEDIS. SWEPT CLEAR AT 16.8, FOUL AT 17.1MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 17.1 IN GEN DEPTH 24.6MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 9MTRS, LENGTH 74MTRS, BEAM 9.5MTRS. LYING 023/203DEGS. APPARENTLY IN GOOD STATE OF PRESERVATION. (GARDLINE SURVEY LTD, HI 202). AMEND TO SW 16.8MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
- NM 3214/84. HH351/100/19 2.6.03 WK MARKED, FOR APPROXIMATELY 1 YEAR, BY BLUE 45 GALLON PLASTIC DRUM ENCLOSED IN GREEN HEAVY DUTY NET MARKED 'BRETAGNE', ATTACHED TO BOW BY CHAIN AND ROPE. WK MARKED AS OWNER'S WISH TO CELEBRATE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF SHIP'S LAUNCH. A DIVE TRAIL HAS BEEN MARKED AROUND THE WK, DIAGRAM SUPPLIED. ANCHORS GONE, POSSIBLY SALVAGED. PART OF WHEEL HOUSE COLLAPSED DURING WINTER OF 2002. SPARE PROPELLER IN PLACE ON AFT DECK. GUN WAS REMOVED IN 1972. EVIDENCE OF COLLISION DAMAGE ON STARBOARD SIDE BY AFT HATCH. RIGGING STORE LOCKER HANGING OVER STARBOARD SIDE. (PETER DAVIES, BRISTOL AEROSPACE SAC, E-MAIL DTD 2.6.03) NCA. SEP 2015/000019320 7.7.15 EXAM'D 10.3.15 LEAST M/B DEPTH 16.59MTRS IN 5029.481N, 0322.694W [WGD], GEN DEPTHS 24MTRS. LENGTH 74.5MTRS, WIDTH 13MTRS, HEIGHT 7.7MTRS. ORIENTATION 015/195 DEGS. INTACT AND UPRIGHT. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (MMT, HI 1453). AMEND TO DW 16.5MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Bron: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: INTACT, UPRIGHT
Positie: 50 29.481 N,3 22.694 W