Dit is de informatiepagina over het scheepswrak Fort massac, op de waterkaart hieronder zie je het wrak in zijn directe omgeving. De positie van dit wrak is 51 53.363 N,1 32.605 E (51.761916666667, 1.5857333333333)

 

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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.

 

1. Aduatiek (possibly)
2. Afrin (probably)
3. Agamemnon
4. Aircraft
5. Ambient (probably)
6. Angelus
7. Annie
8. Atlanticos
9. Balgownie (probably)
10. Baltrader
11. Bella donna
12. Blackhill
13. Bonnington court
14. British fortune (probably)
15. Brixton
16. Cairnside
17. Carica milica
18. Cedarwood (possibly)
19. Churston
20. Clan monroe
21. Coalgas
22. Corcrest
23. Cormount (probably)
24. Coureur des mers
25. Cressdene (possibly)
26. Dagmar (probably)
27. Denise germaine (possibly)
28. Disa (possibly)
29. Drofli
30. Dulwich
31. Dynamo
32. Empire bridge
33. Empire ghyll
34. Erna boldt (probably)
35. Estrella (possibly)
36. European gateway (part of)
37. Excelsior
38. F stobart (probably)
39. Faithful star
40. Fleurita
41. Flores (probably)
42. Fort massac
43. Forth
44. Franz fischer (possibly)
45. Friargate (possibly)
46. Friargate (possibly)
47. Gannet (possibly)
48. Gena
49. Gerhard
50. Ghc (possibly)
51. Golconda (possibly)
52. Grantleyhall (possibly)
53. Grenadier (probably)
54. Grisdeale
55. Groeswen (probably)
56. Hardingham (probably)
57. Harlington (probably)
58. Harlyn (probably)
59. Harriet
60. Hebe
61. Heworth
62. Highwave (probably)
63. Hillglen
64. Hm mgb 76 (possibly)
65. Hm torpedo boat no.12
66. Hmml 127 (possibly)
67. Hmmtb 16 (possibly)
68. Hms adonis (possibly)
69. Hms arethusa
70. Hms coquette
71. Hms donna nook
72. Hms duchess of hamilton
73. Hms dundalk
74. Hms eros (possibly)
75. Hms forward iii
76. Hms franc tireur
77. Hms hastfen
78. Hms hirose (probably)
79. Hms japan
80. Hms john e lewis (possibly)
81. Hms kale (probably)(part of)
82. Hms leandros
83. Hms lord airedale
84. Hms lord st vincent (part of)
85. Hms ludlow
86. Hms marconi
87. Hms marsa
88. Hms monarch
89. Hms moravia (possibly)
90. Hms nadine
91. Hms new comet (possibly)
92. Hms oriana
93. Hms reed (possibly)
94. Hms resono (possibly)
95. Hms rhiannon (possibly)
96. Hms sisapon
97. Hms sisters melville
98. Hms st seiriol
99. Hms tervani
100. Hms tunisian
101. Hms velia (possibly)
102. Hms william wesney
103. Hmsm e6
104. Hmtb 10
105. Hmtb no.11 (possibly)
106. Hnlms 227
107. Ignis (possibly)
108. Ingi
109. Iris (possibly)
110. J c dalble
111. Janny
112. Jim
113. Josefina thorden (after part)
114. Kankakee
115. Khartoum (possibly)
116. Knarsdale
117. Koningen emma (part of)(probably)
118. Koningen emma (possibly)
119. Kwasind
120. Lady salisbury
121. Lincairn (possibly)
122. Lindfar
123. Lisette
124. Little world
125. Lonhelen (possibly)
126. Lowland
127. Mac 5 (possibly)
128. Magdapur
129. Mahseer
130. Main topman
131. Marie leonhardt (probably)
132. Mendibil mendi (possibly)
133. Mexico
134. Mi amigo
135. Michail ontchoukoff (possibly)
136. Moidart
137. Morar
138. Neptune (possibly)
139. Nereus
140. Nico
141. Nicolaos piangos
142. Niore
143. Norhauk
144. Norwich trader
145. Ocean lassie
146. Old charlton
147. Ostprussen (possibly)
148. Pallieter (possibly)
149. Paullette
150. Peik
151. Persistant whisper
152. Pescado
153. Peter hamre
154. Petshenga (possibly)
155. Phryne
156. Polgarth
157. Port dalhousie (possibly)
158. Prince igor (probably)
159. Princess juliana
160. Profit
161. Protinus (possibly)
162. Quickstep
163. Ravenscraig (possibly)
164. Rhenas (possibly)
165. Rumania
166. Salerno (possibly)
167. Salerno (possibly)
168. Savona (probably)
169. Scimitar
170. Second chance (possibly)
171. Sheaf field
172. Simon bolivar
173. Stad maastricht
174. Storm
175. Sunbeam
176. Sunk beacon (remains)
177. Sunk head tower
178. Sweep ii
179. Tay bar
180. Telegraaf xviii
181. Tergestea
182. Terukuni maru
183. The sultan
184. Thornaby (possibly)
185. Thyra
186. Torchbearer
187. Uc 11 (possibly)
188. Uc 72 (possibly)
189. Vae victis
190. Vancouver
191. Volante (possibly)
192. Volscian (possibly)
193. Walsingham
194. Wearside
195. White ghost
196. Wychwood (possibly)
197. Yampa (part of)
198. Yampa (part of)
199. Yampa (part of)
200. Yampa (part of)(possibly)
201. Yassou
202. Yewkyle (possibly)
203. Ypapanti

 

Naam: FORT MASSAC

Lengte 129.2 meter, breedte: 17.4 meter, diepgang: 10.7, tonnage 7157 ton
Lading: general and mixed goods

Oorzaak: built in 1943 by burrard dry dock co otd, vancouver. owned at time of loss by the ministry of war transport (j cory & sons ltd). triple expansion engine. machinery by canadian allis-chalmers ltd, montreal. passage middlesbrough for table bay. sank following a collision with ss thornaby. (msd & sibi).

Jaar registratie: 1946

Waterdiepte boven wrak: 13 meter, hoogte boven zeebodem: 80 cm

Bekend sinds: 1946, laatst gedetecteerd: 2008

Details metingen/cartografie: H833/46 2.2.46 H833/46 2.2.46 MIDSHIPS & AFTER PART OF WRECK OF 'FORT MASSAC' ABOVE WATER. POSN 515321N, 013242E, OR 283DEG, 1.5M FROM SUNK LTV. (C IN C NORE, 2.2.46). ST WITH G CAN, GP.FL(2) G 10S, CLOSE NW.

- NM 681/46. H833/46 17.4.46 H833/46 17.4.46 'EMPIRE BRIDGE' SANK ALONGSIDE WRECK OF 'FORT MASSAC' WHILST ENGAGED IN SALVAGE OPERATIONS. LIES 30FT BELOW WATER PARALLEL TO & 33FT AWAY FROM FORT MASSAC ON HER STBD SIDE. (NOIC HARWICH, 13.4.46). NCA. H833/46 14.2.49 H833/46 14.2.49 AMEND BUOY TO G CON, GP FL(3) G 10SEC, CLOSE E. (TH NM 13/49).

- NM 333/49. H833/46 20.7.49 H833/46 20.7.49 'CORCREST' SANK AFTER STRIKING WRECK OF 'FORT MASSAC'. (CINC NORE, 22.6.49). COMBINED SYMBOL ST & G CAN, GP.FL(2) G 10S, CLOSE NW. (TH NM).

- NM 1390/49. H3510/51 18.6.51 H3510/51 18.6.51 DISPERSAL OPS IN PROGRESS. (MARINE CONTRACTORS LTD, SOUTHAMPTON). H3510/51 2.5.53 H3510/51 2.5.53 SALVAGE OPS IN PROGRESS. BUOYS LAID. (MARINE CONTRACTORS, LTD). H3510/51 24.6.57 H3510/51 24.6.57 SALVAGE OPS, USING EXPLOSIVES, IN PROGRESS. (GRAY & THOMPSON). H3510/51 16.4.59 H3510/51 16.4.59 SALVAGE OPS ON 'FORT MASSAC' STILL IN PROGRESS, BUT DISPERSAL OPS ON 'CORCREST' DISCONTINUED. (GRAY & THOMPSON, 15.11.57). H3510/51 12.2.60 H3510/51 12.2.60 NO LONGER VISIBLE. LEAST E/S DEPTH 11FT. (HMS ECHO HN 3.11.59). AMEND TO WK 1FM 5FT (BUOYS AS AT 25.9.57). BR STD. H3510/51 13.9.60 H3510/51 13.9.60 SALVAGE OPS SUSPENDED. (GRAY & THOMPSON). H1144/65 3.8.65 H1144/65 3.8.65 LEAST E/S 13FT IN 44FT. VERY STRONG A/S CONTACT & MASSIVE E/S TRACE. POSN 515320N, 013243E. (HMS ECHO 29.10.64). H1144/65 5.6.69 H1144/65 5.6.69 SWEPT 22.5.69. CLEAR 8FT, FOUL 9FT [LAT]. (HMS ENTERPRISE, HN 1/69). H2134/70 25.2.70 H2134/70 25.2.70 SWEPT CLEAR 2.5MTRS, FOUL 2.8MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 2.8MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 12.6MTRS. SCOUR 13.2MTRS. MAIN WK SURROUNDED BY DEBRIS THOUGH NONE THE NW OR SE OF THE SWEPT AREA. A NOTICEABLE SWIRL DOWNSTREAM OF THE WK. NO SEARCH MADE BY SONAR. POSN 515320N, 013246E. SWEPT ON 22.5.69. (HMS ENTERPRISE, HI 1/69). H3510/51 21.1.72 H3510/51 21.1.72 ADD RA REFL TO BOTH LT BUOYS. (TH NM 103/71). BR STD. H3186/73 8.5.73 H3186/73 8.5.73 LIES IN 515321N, 013245E [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 3.9 IN GEN DEPTH 13.2MTRS. GOOD E/S & SONAR RETURNS. (HMS ENTERPRISE). AMEND TO SW 1FM 3FT (1FM 2FT).

- NM 455/70. H3186/73 11.5.73 H3186/73 11.5.73 WRECKAGE EXTENDS ABOUT 100YDS. ESTIMATED HT 45 - 50FT. (HMS NURTON, 30.3.73). H4358/74 16.2.76 H4358/74 16.2.76 WK MARKED BY BUOYS. WRECKAGE AREA 160MTRS E/W & 60MTRS N/S. LEAST E/S DEPTH 3.7 IN GEN DEPTH 11 TO 13MTRS. SCOUR DEPTHS 13.8MTRS. (HMS ECHO, HI 12/75). NCA. H4726/77 16.3.79 H4726/77 16.3.79 LOCATED IN 515321N, 013245E [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 2.8MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 12-13MTRS. W. CARD,V QK FL (9) IOS, & E. CARD, V QK FL(3) 5S, BUOYS SHOWN ABOUT 1.5 CABLES W & E OF WKS. (HMS ENTERPRISE, ROS DTD 1.12.78). 25.9.81 25.9.81 SALVAGE AGREEMENT BETWEEN TH AND 'FORT MASSAC WK GROUP' TO COMMENCE SALVAGE OPS DURING NEXT 12MONTHS. (TH GAZETTE, SEPT '81). H1955/80 23.3.82 H1955/80 23.3.82 GROUP OF 3 WKS EXAM'D 27.10.81 IN 515320N, 013243E [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 2.4 IN GEN DEPTH 13-14MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 8MTRS. LENGTH 125MTRS, BREADTH 25MTRS, APPROX. LYING 090/270 DEGS. SW WK (EMPIRE BRIDGE?) LEAST E/S DEPTH 5.5MTRS. DCS3 HT 6MTRS. LENGTH 50MTRS, BREADTH 15MTRS APPROX. LYING 090/270 DEGS. N WK (CORCREST?) LEAST E/S DEPTH 11.4MTRS. DCS3 HT 2MTRS. LENGTH 70MTRS, BREADTH 15MTRS, APPROX. LYING 140/320 DEGS. (SOISS HI 25). NCA. RETAIN SWEPT DEPTH. 10.11.82 10.11.82 AMEND TO SW 2.5 MTRS, MARKED BY BUOYS. NC 1183. H2913/83 18.10.84 H2913/83 18.10.84 LOCATED 14.6.84. NOT FULLY SURVEYED. LEAST E/S DEPTH 4.3 IN GEN DEPTH 13 TO 14MTRS. DCS3 TRACES DISTORTED DUE TO STRONG EDDIES. (HMS ECHO, HI 192). NCA. H4024/86 17.2.88 H4024/86 17.2.88 EXAM'D 15.8.87 IN 515319N, 013241E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [4 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 3.9, FOUL AT 4.1MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 3.4MTRS [PROBABLY FLOATS] IN GEN DEPTH 13MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 13.9MTRS. CONFIRMED AS 3 WKS, ALL INTACT AND NOT BROKEN UP. FLOATS WERE FOULED DURING SWEEP AND LESSER E/S DEPTHS THAN CLEARANCE DEPTH CONSIDERED TO BE FISH SHOALS. MAG ANOMALY INDICATES IRON CONTENT OF SOME 5700 TONNES. (NP 1016, HI 373). AMEND TO WKS SW 3.9MTRS IN REVISED POSN.

- NM 768/88. H3933/88 19.9.89 H3933/88 19.9.89 LOCATED, NOT EXAM'D. (NP 1016, HI 455). NCA. HH242/470/01 16.11.89 HH242/470/01 16.11.89 FULL DETAILS OF BUOYS, INCLUDING HSA/HF POSITIONAL DATA. (TH - N.A.I.O.S., PP 230 & 231). HH090/494/01 24.8.90 HH090/494/01 24.8.90 EXAM'D 15.6.90 IN 515320N, 014240.5E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [7 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 3.5, FOUL AT 3.6MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 4.5 IN GEN DEPTH 13MTRS. NO SCOUR. NO CLEAR DCS3 SHADOW OBTAINED. LENGTH 75MTRS, BEAM 20MTRS. RELATIVELY INTACT, LYING 075/255 DEG IN SHALLOW SCOUR, WITH EMPIRE BRIDGE VERY CLOSE AND CORCREST 75MTRS TO WSW (?). V LARGE MAG. ANOMALY OBSERVED. (NP 1016, HI 494). BR STD. HH090/573/01 29.9.93 HH090/573/01 29.9.93 LOCATED 15.8.93 IN VICINITY OF CHARTED POSN. NOT EXAM'D. LEAST E/S DEPTH OBTAINED 6.1 IN GEN DEPTH 12 - 13MTRS. DCS3 HT 7.5MTRS. LARGE MAGNETIC ANOMALY. RETAIN AS CHARTED. (NP 1016, HI 573). HH091/215/01 25.2.08 HH091/215/01 & SEP 2008/000014587 25.2.08 EXAM'D 16.11.07 IN 5153.363N, 0132.605E [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 4.45 IN GEN DEPTH 13MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 113.0MTRS, WIDTH 17.39MTRS, HT 8.40MTRS. LIES 080/260 DEGS WITH BOWS E. INTACT WITH CLEAR SUPERSTRUCTURE MIDSHIPS. BOW AND STERN SECTIONS BOTH SHOW SIGNS OF DAMAGE. LARGE SEDIMENT BUILD UP TO THE SW. (HMSML GLEANER, HI 1215). AMEND SW 3.5MTRS TO SW 3.5MTRS 'WKS' IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. SEP 2023/000091490 04.05.23 WK NOT LOCATED IN M/B DATASET. NFS. (HHA SURVEY 2022). RETAIN DW SWEPT 3.5MTRS.
Bron: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: INTACT, UPRIGHT, BOWS E, COVERS TWO OTHER WKS CLOSE BY

Positie: 51 53.363 N,1 32.605 E

 

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