Dit is de informatiepagina over het scheepswrak Grosser kurfurst, op de waterkaart hieronder zie je het wrak in zijn directe omgeving. De positie van dit wrak is 51 0.831 N,1 8.911 E (51.0759833, 1.4147)
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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: GROSSER KURFURST
Lengte 112.8 meter, breedte: 15.8 meter, diepgang: 7.3, tonnage 6663 ton
Oorzaak: Built in 1875 by wilhelmshaven dockyard, the german turret ironclad was a unit of a squadron of fourships commissioned on may 6th, 1878. she sank following a collision with german ironclad 'konig wilhelm' while on passage germany to turkish waters. 284 lives lost. (dods).
Jaar registratie: 1878
Waterdiepte boven wrak: 21 meter, hoogte boven zeebodem: 105 cm
Bekend sinds: 1878, laatst gedetecteerd: 2020
Details metingen/cartografie: H6496/15 27.12.15 INS WK 13FMS IN 510048N, 010854E.
- NM 1013/15 & NM 1270/15. H6345/26 4.11.26 INS AS NDW (1915). H6962/30 20.10.30 LOCATED BY OROPESA SWEEP AT DEPTH 59FT. DRIFT SWEEP CLEAR AT 42FT. WK APPARENTLY LYING ON ITS SIDE. POSN BY HSA. (HMS KELLETT, 16.10.30). AMEND TO WK 7FMS.
- NM ACTION. H2492/59 13.8.59 LOCATED BY SONAR. (HMS SHACKLETON, 1959). H5824/60 2.3.61 LEAST E/S DEPTH 44FT. POSN BY HSA. (HMS SCOTT, 23.3.60). H6962/30 7.11.61 DRIFT SWEPT CLEAR AT 41FT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 42 IN GEN DEPTH 81FT. (HMS SCOTT, 19.4.61). H6962/30 18.1.62 INS G CAN BUOY, GPFL(2)10S, 2 CABLES S. (TH NM 100/61).
- NM 80/62. H2698/62 26.3.63 NOW CHARTED AS SW 6FMS 5FT [LAT]. NC 1892. H5824/60 30.9.63 WK DISPERSED AND CLEAR TO LEAST DEPTH OF 45FT. (TH, 25.7.63). AMEND TO SW 7FMS 3FT.
- NM 2032/63. 10.9.73 NOW CHARTED AS SW 13MTRS. NC 1892. H4199/78 29.9.78 EXAM'D 19.10.77 IN 510048N, 010902E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 14.5 IN GEN DEPTH 24.5MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 26.4MTRS. DCS3 HT 11MTRS, LENGTH 122MTRS. LIES 120/300DEGS. (HMS BULLDOG, HI 35/77). RETAIN SWEPT DEPTH IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. H1310/82/40 22.12.82 DIVED ON IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS, WHICH RESTRICTED VISIBILITY. A SUBSTANTIAL WK. ONLY IMPRESSION GAINED IS A MASS OF BUCKLED STEEL PLATES. VERY DANGEROUS FOR INEXPERIENCED DIVERS. (P G WEATHERLEY, 11.12.82). H1310/84/39 12.11.84 DIVED ON TWICE THIS YEAR. VERY LARGE WK. BOW SECTION UPSIDE-DOWN. NO DEFINITE IDENTIFICATION, BUT THOUGHT TO BE THE 'GROSSER KURFURST'. (P G WEATHERLY, 12.11.84). H3947/88 25.5.89 LOCATED 13.4.89 BUT NOT EXAM'D. DCS3 HT 9.7MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 23MTRS. (HMS ROEBUCK, HI 469). NCA HH090/711/01 22.1.97 EXAM'D 12.8.96 IN 510049N, 010854E [WGD] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR 14.4, FOUL 14.7MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 14.5 IN GEN DEPTH 23.1MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 1.5MTRS. DCS3 HT 8.5MTRS. LENGTH 100MTRS, WIDTH 40MTRS. LIES 090/270DEGS. ONE DISTINCT PIECE, APPARENLY UPRIGHT. NO DEBRIS. (NP 1006, HI 711). AMEND TO SW 14.4MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. SEP 2016/000091764 19.4.17 EXAM'D 22.7.16 IN 5100.831N, 0108.911E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 13.73MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 21MTRS, LENGTH 91.9MTRS, WIDTH 17.2MTRS, HEIGHT 8.3MTRS, ORIENTATION 105/285 DEGS. SCOUR DIMENSIONS LENGTH 350MTRS, 4.7MTRS DEEP, TOWARD 050 DEGS. WK LARGELY INTACT & PARTIALLY BURIED. (GARDLINE, HI 1497). AMEND TO DW 13.7MTRS IN REVISED POSN. 21.8.20 SMS GROSSER KURFURST (1875) LOCATED IN 5100.831N, 0108.911E [WGD] HAS BEEN AWARDED SCHEDULED MONUMENT STATUS (The Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979), DTD 27/5/2020. LIST ENTRY NUMBER 1466825. ADD "HISTORIC" TO STATUS AND REST'D AREA RADIUS 55MTRS.
Bron: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: LARGELY INTACT & PARTIALLY BURIED. Rest'D area radius 55m.
Positie: 51 0.831 N,1 8.911 E