Dit is de informatiepagina over het scheepswrak Britannia (probably), op de waterkaart hieronder zie je het wrak in zijn directe omgeving. De positie van dit wrak is 50 28.328 N,1 44.798 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: BRITANNIA (PROBABLY)
Lengte 64 meter, breedte: 8.2 meter, diepgang: 4.3, tonnage 40 ton
Lading: ferrous elements and ores: unrefined and refined
Oorzaak: 18.10.17 built in 1885 by s & h morton & co. owned at the time of loss by leith hull & hamburg steam packet co. compound engine of 122nhp for 8.5 knots. passage middlesbrough for st malo. cargo pig iron. had landed pilot off deal on 18.10.17. torpedoed and sunk by uc-75. 22 men lost. (dods & british merchant ships sunk by u-boats, 1914-18).
Jaar registratie: 1917
Waterdiepte boven wrak: 37 meter, hoogte boven zeebodem: 144 cm
Bekend sinds: 1917, laatst gedetecteerd: 2020
Details metingen/cartografie: H3737/44 28.4.44 WK IN 502830N, 014444W. (PORTSMOUTH LIST NO 51, 28.4.44). H6883/55 16.12.55 WK EXAM'D IN 502815N, 014444W USING DECCA. LEAST E/S DEPTH 18 IN GEN DEPTH 19FMS. SEABED SAND, STONE & SHELL. A/S RESPONSE FAIR. (HMS SCOTT, 31.8.55). CHART AS WK 18FMS. BR STD. H3950/70 6.10.71 NOW CHARTED AS WK 32MTRS [LAT]. NC 2615. H1310/87 26.8.87 THIS WK HAS WRONG MACHINERY CONFIGURATION TO BE THE 'ALBERT C FIELD', IN WHICH THE BOILERS AND ENGINE WERE AFT. THIS WK HAS THEM AMIDSHIPS AND IS OBVIOUSLY OLDER - PROBABLY WW1 PERIOD. (D C WENDES, 28.7.87). H1310/88 13.1.88 RECENTLY DIVED ON IN 502820N, 014446W [OGB] USING DECCA. APPARENTLY A COASTER OF ABOUT WW1 PERIOD. WELL BROKEN, LYING PARTLY ON ITS SIDE AND PARTLY UPSIDE-DOWN. STANDS ABOUT 6 MTRS ABOVE SEABED. (S SHOVLAR, 4.1.88). AMEND TO REVISED POSN. HH100/351/08 16.2.94 WK OF BRITANNIA IN 502817N, 014444.5W. (J WELCH, WK LIST). NCA. HH090/962/01 5.12.02 EXAM'D 6.7.02 IN 5028.328N, 0144.798W [WGD] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR 33.1, FOUL 33.6MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 33.3 IN GEN DEPTH 37MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 65MTRS, WIDTH 20MTRS. DCS3 HT 4.5MTRS. LIES 150/330 DEGS. MODERATE MAGNETIC ANOMALY. PARTLY BROKEN AND FAIRLY WELL BURIED. (GARDLINE, HI 962). AMEND TO SW 33MTRS. BR STD. SEP 2020/000123102 13.10.21 EXAM’D 29.9.20 IN 5028.328N, 0144.798W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 33.33MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 37MTRS. LENGTH 64MTRS, WIDTH 18MTRS, HT 4.3MTRS. ORIENTATION 144/324 DEGS. SCOUR DIMENSIONS LENGTH 60MTRS, WIDTH 50MTRS, 1.7MTRS DEEP. (CLINTON MARINE SURVEY AB, HI 1586). RETAIN EXISTING DEPTH AND POSN.
Bron: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: PARTLY BROKEN AND BURIED
Positie: 50 28.328 N,1 44.798 W