Dit is de informatiepagina over het scheepswrak Henry b plant, op de waterkaart hieronder zie je het wrak in zijn directe omgeving. De positie van dit wrak is 51 19.205 N,1 47.986 E (51.0898333, 1.7715833)
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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: HENRY B PLANT
Lengte 128.9 meter, breedte: 17.4 meter, diepgang: 10.7, tonnage 7240 ton
Lading: machinery and mechanical parts,general and mixed goods
Oorzaak: Bult in 1944 by st john's river sb co, jacksonville, florida. owned at time of loss by us war shipping administration. two boilers, triple expansion engine of 2500 hp, single shaft. passage new york for liverpool and antwerp. torpedoed on maiden voyage by u 245. 9 crew & 3 passengers lost. cargo included mechanised equipment, sewer pipes, acids, oils and portable air strip materials. (sibi, ww2sl, dods, ll ww2 & axis submarine successes).
Jaar registratie: 1945
Waterdiepte boven wrak: 37 meter, hoogte boven zeebodem: 121 cm
Bekend sinds: 1945, laatst gedetecteerd: 2016
Details metingen/cartografie: H0936/45 23.3.45 REPORTED IN 511906N, 014900E APPROX, WITH LEAST DEPTH 36FT. (SHEERNESS, 17.2.45). CHART AS WK 6FMS.
- NM 829/45. H0936/45 6.11.46 G CAN BUOY, GPFL(2)G.10S LAID CLOSE N OF WK. (TH NM 129/46).
- NM 3680/46. H0936/45 4.2.47 LEAST DEPTH 70FT IN 511911N, 014805E. (TH, OCT '46). AMEND TO WK 11FMS IN REVISED POSN & DELETE BUOY.
- NM 254/47. H4403/65 29.3.66 PARTIAL DRIFT SWEEP, CLEAR AT 63, FOUL AT 64FT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 66 IN GEN DEPTH 128FT. SCOUR DEPTH 135FT. LARGE WK LYING ABOUT 160/340DEGS. ABOUT 600FT LONG. GOOD SONAR RESPONSE FROM ALL DIRECTIONS. LARGE SURFACE SWIRL OBSERVED. FIXED BY HI-FIX. (HMS MYRMIDON, H525 26.7.65). AMEND TO WK SW 10FMS 3FT.
- NM 342/66. H5197/70 10.8.71 WK IN 511917N, 014806E [EUR]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 19.5MTRS [10FMS 4FT]. (HMS FAWN, HN). AMEND TO WK SW 10FMS 4FT IN 511912N, 014807E [OGB]. BR STD. H4988/71 3.1.72 LOCATED USING HIFIX & DECCA. SWEPT CLEAR AT 19.5, FOUL AT 19.8MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 20 IN GEN DEPTH 36MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 39MTRS. GOOD RESPONSE FROM ALL DIRECTIONS. STANDS 18MTRS ABOVE SEABED & LIES 120/300DEGS. ABOUT 600FT LONG AND APPARENTLY INTACT. SURFACE TURBULANCE IN CALM CONDITIONS. (HMS FAWN). AMEND TO WK SW 10FMS 3FT. BR STD. H2234/71 7.6.72 WK INTACT. LIES WITH 45DEG LIST TO STARBD. HAS 10FT SCOUR AROUND STERN. FIXED BY DECCA. (MR BEAZLEY, GB DIVING SERVICES LTD, JUNE 1972). 13.6.72 NOW CHARTED AS WK SW 19.5MTRS. NC 1828. H2350/85 5.12.86 EXAM'D 29.6.86 IN 511910N, 014804E USING HIFIX [3 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 20 IN GEN DEPTH 37MTRS. SCOUR 3MTRS DEEP. DCS3 HEIGHT NOT ESTABLISHED. LARGE WK, APPROX 115MTRS LONG, LYING 100/280DEGS, AND APPARENTLY INTACT. (NP 1008, HI 317A). RETAIN SWEPT DEPTH. H3850/86 21.11.88 EXAM'D 15.9.88 USING HYDROSEARCH. INTACT WK LYING 120/300DEGS AND STANDING ABOUT 20.5MTRS HIGH. LENGTH 240MTRS, WIDTH 20MTRS. HAS DEEP SCOUR TO SW WHICH MAKES SHADOW HEIGHT POSSIBLY SUSPECT. HIGHEST POINT AT CENTRE. RETAIN AS CHARTED. (HMS ROEBUCK, HI 369). NCA. HH090/608/01 30.3.94 EXAM'D 20.11.93 IN 511909.7N, 014805.7E [OGD] USING TRISPONDER [3 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR 20.3, FOUL 20.8MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 20.7 IN GEN DEPTH 37MTRS. DEPTH OF SCOUR 3MTRS. SONAR LENGTH 220MTRS, WIDTH 25MTRS. LIES 150/330DEGS WITH SCOUR TO THE SW. RECOMMEND CHART AS SWEPT CLEAR TO 20.0MTRS. (HMS BEAGLE, HI 608). CHART AS WK SW 20MTRS IN 511910N, 014806E. BR STD. HH091/159/01 31.7.07 LOCATED 13.2.07 IN 5119.204N, 0147.995E [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 19.62 IN GEN DEPTH 38.3MTRS. LENGTH 137MTRS, WIDTH 20MTRS, HT 18.5MTRS. LIES 121/301 DEGS WITH BOWS 121 DEGS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (OSAE, HI 1159). UPRIGHT, BROKEN IN THREE WITH CENTRE SECTION DISPLACED SW. SCOURING LEADS NE & SW FROM BOTH ENDS. SEDIMENT BUILD-UP AT CENTRE AND SAND TRAIL TO SW. AMEND WK 19.6MTRS IN REVISED POSN. SEP 2007/000056491 6.8.07 AMEND BY NM.
- NM 3957/07. SEP 2016/000181431 01.12.16 EXAM'D 30.07.16; IN 5119.205N, 0147.986E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 20.84MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 37MTRS, LENGTH 138.5MTRS, WIDTH 31.5MTRS, HEIGHT 17.6MTRS, ORIENTATION 301/121 DEGS. SCOUR LENGTH 28.5MTRS, 5MTRS DEEP, DIRECTION TOWARDS 311DEGS. WRECK APPEARS MAINLY INTACT AT THE BOW AND STERN, WITH HIGH LEVELS OF DEGRADATION TO THE CENTRE SECTION, VESSEL LAID ON ITS STARBOARD SIDE WITH MINIMAL DEBRIS. DEBRIS FIELD, DIRECTION TOWARDS 298DEGS.(EGS PIONEER, HI 1523). AMEND WK 20.8MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Bron: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: WRECK APPEARS MAINLY INTACT AT THE BOW AND STERN, HIGH LEVELS OF DEGRADATION TO THE CENTRE SECTION
Positie: 51 19.205 N,1 47.986 E