Dit is de informatiepagina over het scheepswrak Hollandia, op de waterkaart hieronder zie je het wrak in zijn directe omgeving. De positie van dit wrak is 49 53.695 N,6 23.639 W (49.947816666667, -6.3925666666667)
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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: HOLLANDIA
Lengte 45.7 meter, breedte: 12.2 meter, tonnage 1150 ton
Lading: metal: concentrate and products,general and mixed goods,non-ferrous elements and ores: unrefined and refined,animals (land & sea) and birds
Oorzaak: vessel, built in 1742 in amsterdam, was on her maiden voyage from amsterdam to batavia in the far east when she may have struck the gunners before sinking near george peter's ledge. (shipwreck index of the british isles).
Jaar registratie: 1971
Waterdiepte boven wrak: 26 meter
Bekend sinds: 1971, laatst gedetecteerd: 2004
Details metingen/cartografie: H2568/71 14.11.73 H2568/71 14.11.73 LOCATED 1971 IN 495341.0N, 062337W BY MR COWAN. SITE POSN QUOTED CONSISTS OF A FEW CANNON AND SOME LEAD BALLAST IN ABOUT 30MTRS. THE MAIN PART OF THE WRECK LIES 200FT N OF THIS POSN AND ALTHOUGH ONLY A FEW CANNON AND ANCHORS CAN NOW BE SEEN THIS SITE HAS ALREADY PRODUCED MANY THOUSANDS OF POUNDS OF TREASURE INCLUDING 30,000 SILVER COINS [150,000 COINS STILL UNACCOUNTED FOR]. WRECK OWNED BY MR COWAN AND OTHER DIVERS DISCOURAGED. HE HAS REQUESTED THAT THE POSN OF THE SITE IS NOT MADE PUBLIC UNTIL OPERATIONS ARE COMPLETE. (HMS HECATE, REPORT OF SURVEY, APPENDIX 2, 16.7.73). NCA. POSN FOR FILING ONLY. HH100/351/19 18.2.03 HH100/351/19 18.2.03 FOLLOWING ENQUERIES WITH RECEIVER OF WRECK: MR COWAN WAS NEVER OWNER OF WRECK, NOR SALVOR IN POSSESSION. (J ROSEVEARE/G FURSE TELECON 13.2.03) LIES IN 35MTRS. OWNED BY ROYAL NETHERLANDS GOVERNMENT. THERE WAS A SALVAGE CONTRACT FOR SOME YEARS IN THE 70'S, BUT NONE OF LATE. (J ROSEVEARE, E-MAIL DTD 18.2.03) NCA. HH100/351/21 27.7.04 HH100/351/21 27.7.04 LOCATED IN 4953.695N, 0623.639W [WGD] USING DGPS & MAGNETOMETER. (J ROSEVEARE/G FURSE TELECON 12.7.04) INS AS F. BR STD.
Bron: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: EAST INDIAMAN
Positie: 49 53.695 N,6 23.639 W