Dit is de informatiepagina over het scheepswrak Ostende (possibly), op de waterkaart hieronder zie je het wrak in zijn directe omgeving. De positie van dit wrak is 56 19.289 N,6 15.988 W (56.603333333333, -6.3938833333333)

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: OSTENDE (POSSIBLY)

Lengte 114.3 meter, breedte: 15.4 meter, diepgang: 8.3, tonnage 4438 ton
Lading: aircraft,metal: concentrate and products,armament,general and mixed goods

Oorzaak: ex-ehrenfels. built in 1903 by swan, hunter & wigham, richardson of newcastle-upon-tyne. owned at time of loss by armament deppe (agence maritime). three boilers, quadruple expansion engine of 476 hp, single shaft. passage new york for liverpool. cargo general. steel, ammunition, bombs and aircraft. suffered an explosion believed caused by a mine. ran for shallow water but sank short. unloading commenced but vessel suffered huge explosion after fire broke out. next morning only forecastle and bridge visible. s drifter lydia blown to pieces in the explosion but crew saved. (sibi)

Jaar registratie: 1943

Waterdiepte boven wrak: 5 meter, hoogte boven zeebodem: 60 cm

Bekend sinds: 1943, laatst gedetecteerd: 20120831

Details metingen/cartografie: H01130/43 11.10.43 OUTLINE OF STRANDED WK, 380FT LONG, LYING WITH BOWS SW, SHOWN IN GEN DEPTH 3FMS, IN 561918N, 061556W ON HMS SCOTT SURVEY DTD 25.6.43 [E6673]. INS AS STF. - FNM 1866/43. H3731/46 14.8.46 INS FOUL ANCHORAGE IN 561918N, 061600W.

- NM 2437/46. H7660/56 13.10.56 DELETED STF FROM ALL CHARTS. LEGEND REMAINS.

- NM 2391/59. H7660/56 13.10.59 POSN CAREFULLY INVESTIGATED BY SW DIVERS. NO TRACE FOUND. REPORTED LOCALLY TO HAVE BEEN BROKEN UP & REMOVED FOR SCRAP. (HMS SHACKLETON, HN 3.9.59). H1288/75/339 10.11.75 LOCAL SOURCES INDICATE THAT THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A REQUISITIONED BELGIUM VESSEL CALLED OSTENDE, OR AUSTERE, WHICH WAS LOST DUE TO AN EXPLOSION IN 1943. (P L SELLARS, 5.10.75). H5249/76 30.6.82 OSTENDE, AMMUNITION SHIP, APPARENTLY TOWED INTO BAY IN 1943. EXPLODED SOON AFTER & SCATTERED IN SMALL PARTS. AMMUNITION STILL ON SEABED. (DIVER MAGAZINE, 1982). H2466/82 12.2.87 SEABED REPORTED EXAMINED BY BENDORAN BOATYARD, FOUND TO BE FREE FROM WRECKAGE & OBSTRUCTIONS. (CLYDE CRUISING CLUB SAILING DIRECTIONS, AMENDMENT FEB'85). NCA. H2466/82 3.11.92 DELETED FROM NE 2771. 7.9.06 NOW RE-INSERTED AS F IN 5619.291N, 0615.993W [EUT]. NE 2771. SEP 2011/000137070 29.10.15 EXAM'D BY BDC 28.10.15 IN 5619.289N, 0615.988W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 2.02MTRS, LENGTH 95MTRS, WIDTH 16MTRS, HT 3MTRS, ORIENTATION 060/240. DEGRADED WRECK, WESTERN END OF WK NFS. (HI 1298, NETSURVEY). AMEND TO DW 2MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Bron: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: DEGRADED

Positie: 56 19.289 N,6 15.988 W

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