Dit is de informatiepagina over het scheepswrak Margam abbey, op de waterkaart hieronder zie je het wrak in zijn directe omgeving. De positie van dit wrak is 51 32.216 N,1 8.392 E (51.4419333, 0.9285833)
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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: MARGAM ABBEY
Lengte 93.9 meter, breedte: 13.7 meter, diepgang: 6.1, tonnage 2470 ton
Lading: coal
Oorzaak: *mined. bows blown off. fore end resting on bottom, completely submerged, 9c from e knob buoy. passage the tyne for london. (ww2sl & ll ww2).
Jaar registratie: 1940
Waterdiepte boven wrak: 13 meter, hoogte boven zeebodem: 0 cm
Bekend sinds: 1940, laatst gedetecteerd: 2007
Details metingen/cartografie: H0414/40 1.5.40 H0414/40 1.5.40 DW IN 513219N, 010752E. (ADMIRALTY). - PFNM 1154/40. H0414/40 17.5.40 H0414/40 17.5.40 INS DW IN 513219N, 010752E. - FNM 1192/40. H407/40 27.5.40 H407/40 27.5.40 G CAN BUOY LAID 350DEGS 100YDS FROM WK. (ADMIRALTY).
- NM 1329/40 & FNM 1330/40. H0414/40 16.10.46 H0414/40 16.10.46 GPFL(2)G10S LT ESTABLISHED ON BUOY. (TH NM 119/46).
- NM 3512/46. H0414/40 6.11.46 H0414/40 6.11.46 MAST SHOWING. (HMSML 5).
- NM 3700/46. H0414/40 5.9.50 H0414/40 5.9.50 CLEAR TO 40FT. (C IN C NORE, 31.8.50). AMEND TO WK 6FMS 2FT & DELETE LT BUOY.
- NM 2343/50. H0414/40 17.10.50 H0414/40 17.10.50 SWEPT 21.9.50. CLEAR AT 24FT, FOUL AT 25FT IN GEN DEPTH 46FT. POSN 513210N, 010825E. (SML 324, 14.10.50). H0414/40 21.10.50 H0414/40 21.10.50 DISPERSED TO SEABED. (C IN C NORE, 18.10.50). H0414/40 6.12.50 H0414/40 6.12.50 SWEPT ON 18 & 19.10.50. CLEAR AT 38FT, FOUL AT 39FT. SMALL SCOUR BY E/S DEPTH IN VICINITY 39-44FT. POSN 513208N, 010832E. (HMS SHARPSHOOTER, 4.11.50). H2764/60 7.7.61 H2764/60 7.7.61 WK SCOUR FOUND ON E/S IN CHARTED POSN. (ISS, 1961). H0414/40 17.8.60 H0414/40 17.8.60 SWEPT CLEAR AT 34FT, FOUL AT 35FT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 41-49FT. SCOUR 49FT. (HMS EGERIA, 5.6.62). BR STD. H2813/60 3.5.66 H2813/60 3.5.66 A/S SWEEP & E/S ON 22.9.65. LEAST DEPTH BY E/S 47FT IN GEN DEPTH 48FT. SCOUR 48FT. VERY INDISTINCT TRACE ON E/S. (HMS ENTERPRISE). H3161/69 11.10.73 H3161/69 11.10.73 SWEPT CLEAR AT 35FT, FOUL AT 36FT. LEAST DEPTH BY E/S 34FT IN GEN DEPTH 42FT. SCOUR 47FT [LAT]. SEABED SAND. POSN 513210N, 010831E USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. APPEARS TO BE LYING N/S WITH SMALL SCOUR TO E. COULD NOT BE LOCATED IN 1967 BY PLA. ONLY FOUND BY SCOUR APPROX 350FT W BY N OF CHARTED POSN. (PLA MAPLIN H525 NO.17/73). 12.10.73 12.10.73 AMEND TO SW 10.1MTRS. NC 1607. 10.4.90 10.4.90 LOCATED BY MAPLIN USING E/S IN JUL'87. (PLA 202/3-9, DTD 23.1.90, PLA WK/OB REPORT NO.17/73 E1/88). 26.2.07 26.2.07 EXAM'D 27.7.03 IN 5132.2157N, 0108.3924E [WGD]. AN AREA OF DISPERSED WRECKAGE COVERING 100MTRS SQUARE. NUMEROUS SMALL TARGETS WITH DCS3 HTS OF UP TO 1MTR. GEN DEPTH APPROX 13-13.5MTRS, GIVING DEPTH 12MTRS APPROX. SMALL AREA OF DEBRIS WITH CLEARLY DEFINED LOCALISED SCOUR 40MTRS S. RETAIN AS SW 10.6MTRS. (PLA WK RECORD DTD 30.12.03). RETAIN SW 10.6MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD.
Bron: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: AREA OF WRECKAGE, 100MTRS SQUARE
Positie: 51 32.216 N,1 8.392 E