Dit is de informatiepagina over het scheepswrak City of antwerp, op de waterkaart hieronder zie je het wrak in zijn directe omgeving. De positie van dit wrak is 50 0.438 N,4 8.327 W (50.007300, -4.138783)

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: CITY OF ANTWERP

Lengte 67.2 meter, breedte: 9.2 meter, diepgang: 4.7, tonnage 884 ton
Lading: iron ingots

Oorzaak: built in 1881 by j blumer & co, sunderland. owned at time of loss by palgrave, murphy & co, dublin. one boiler, compound expansion engine of 120nhp, single shaft. passage workington for rotterdam. sank following collision with wooden full-rigged ship constantia of breman (1157gt), which also sank. (n r chipchase).

Jaar registratie: 1945

Waterdiepte boven wrak: 70 meter, hoogte boven zeebodem: 36 cm

Bekend sinds: 1945, laatst gedetecteerd: 2008

Details metingen/cartografie: H113/45 25.3.45 H113/45 SONAR CONTACT IN 500000N, 040800W. LENGTH 53FT, HEIGHT 17FT. LARGE EXTENT. (PLYMOUTH LIST, 25.3.45). GOOD SONAR CONTACT IN POSN ABOVE. LENGTH 53FT. HEIGHTT 17FT. (ESCORT GROUP 14, 17.1.45). NCA. H3193/70 7.4.71 H3193/70 7.4.71 NOW CHARTED AS NDW. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). NC 1267. H4808/72 1.1.73 H4808/72 1.1.73 NEW WK REPORTED IN 500103N, 040909W. POSN BY DECCA. (CALKIN 1972). FIX BELIEVED TO BE IN ERROR AS NO MENTION IN HMS HECATE'S 1972 SURVEY. NCA. H3110/72 4.1.73 H3110/72 4.1.73 WK IN 500023.6N, 040811.6W USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. VERY SMALL WK, SONAR CONTACT FROM W ONLY. FLAT BOTTOM AREA. LEAST E/S DEPTH 69.0MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 72MTRS. SEABED FINE SAND BROKEN SHELL. NO SCOUR. (HMS HECATE, 1972). NC 1267. H3110/75 13.3.75 H3110/75 13.3.75 WRECK LOCATED USING DECCA. FOUND AFTER TRAWL HAD BEEN LOST ON IT. A SMALL WK, PIECES OF WOOD LOCATED [DECKING OR HULL?]. (S. BARRETT, FISHERMAN FROM PLYMOUTH, VISIT 11.3.75). NCA. H4514/76 4.4.77 H4514/76 4.4.77 LOCATED IN 500026.7N, 040816.1W USING DECCA. SMALL WK LYING SE/NW. HT BY E/S 18FT IN 38FMS. (T ALLEN, 27.3.77). NCA. H2063/82 25.1.85 H2063/82 25.1.85 EXAM'D 19.7.84 IN 500029N, 040814W [OGB] USING DECCA. LEAST E/S DEPTH 64 IN GEN DEPTH 71MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 7.9MTRS, LENGTH APPROX 50MTRS, BEAM 10MTRS. SMALL, POORLY DEFINED CONTACT GIVING A GOOD SONAR SHADOW. LYING 315/135DEGS. (HMS FAWN/HMS HECATE, 5.12.84). CHART AS WK 63MTRS IN HMS HECATE'S 1972 POSN. BR STD. 12.5.99 12.5.99 LOCATED IN 5000.413N, 0408.230W [OGB] USING GPS. KNOWN LOCALLY AS 'THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER'. (M. SHARP, FAX DTD 25.3.99). AMEND POSN. BR STD. HH091/059/01 28.4.05 HH091/059/01 28.4.05 EXAM'D 6.7.04 IN 5000.438N, 0408.327W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 64.7 IN GEN DEPTH 70.7MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 59MTRS, WIDTH 13MTRS, HT 6MTRS. LIES 036/216 DEGS WITH BOWS NNE. MODERATE MAGNETIC ANOMALY. PARTIALLY BURIED WK. (GARDLINE, HI 1059). INTACT, UPRIGHT. AMEND WK 64MTRS. BR STD. 26.6.06 26.6.06 DIVED IN LISTED POSN. UPRIGHT BUT VERY BROKEN DOWN. HIGHEST POINT IS THE SINGLE BOILER AND COMPOUND EXPANSION ENGINE. REMAINS OF THE FWD HOLD APPEAR TO CONTAIN IRREGULAR INGOTS - POSSIBLY OF PIG IRON. APPEARS TO BE A MID-ENGINED COASTER OF ABOUT 700GT. PROBABLY OF 1880S BUILT. (N R CHIPCHASE). NCA. 26.9.06 26.9.06 HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED BY THE ENGINE, CARGO AND OWNER'S CROCKERY. (N R CHIPCHASE). NCA. 5.9.08 5.9.08 IDENTITY CONFIRMED BY THE RECOVERY OF A SILVER CANDLESTICK ENGRAVED WITH THE SHIP'S NAME. (N R CHIPCHASE). NCA.
Bron: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: UPRIGHT, COLLAPSED, ?BOWS NNE, TONNAGE BY DIVER

Positie: 50 0.438 N,4 8.327 W

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