Dit is de informatiepagina over het scheepswrak Vancouver, op de waterkaart hieronder zie je het wrak in zijn directe omgeving. De positie van dit wrak is 51 51.325 N,1 32.146 E (51.7619167, 1.5857333)
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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: VANCOUVER
Lengte 125 meter, breedte: 16.5 meter, diepgang: 9.1, tonnage 5729 ton
Lading: oil
Oorzaak: Struck a mine and broke in two, while on passage halifax to shell haven. burnt for several days before sinking. (ww2sl; lloyds war losses).
Jaar registratie: 1941
Waterdiepte boven wrak: 16 meter, hoogte boven zeebodem: 100 cm
Bekend sinds: 1941, laatst gedetecteerd: 2013
Details metingen/cartografie: H03281/41 30.12.41 DW IN 515112N, 013209E. (ADMIRALTY). - PFNM 2475 & 2552/41 & NM 3074/41. H03281/41 & H01023/40 7.10.43 G CAN BUOY LAID 300DEGS, 1.5C FROM WK. (FOIC HARWCH, 27.9.43).
- NM 2121/43. H03281/41 18.12.45 BUOY NOW G CAN LT BUOY, GPFL(2)G.10S. (TH, HARWICH).
- NM 4175/45. H03281/41 14.3.49 BUOY NOW G CONL. (TH, HARWICH). NE 1975. H03281/41 20.1.50 WIRE DRAG SWEEP BY SMLS 323/325. CLEAR 41FT, FOUL 42FT. BUOY WITHDRAWN. (HMS FRANKLIN, 1949 & TH).
- NM 129/50. H03281/41 6.4.59 LUCAS WIRE DRIFT SWEEP. CLEAR 42FT, FOUL 43FT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 47 IN GEN DEPTH 52FT. SCOUR DEPTH 57FT. (ECES, 1958). LC 1610. H2134/70 26.2.70 CLEAR 12MTRS, FOUL 12.3MTRS. LEAST E/S 14.1MTRS. IN GEN DEPTH 15/16MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 16.6MTRS. POSN 515118N, 013219E. EXAM'D 31.7.69. (HMS EGERIA, HI 1/69).
- NMS 451 & 452/70. H3180/75 17.9.75 EXAM'D 4.3.75. WK BELIEVED IN TWO PARTS, LYING IN A N/S DIRN, APPROX 75MTRS APART IN 515120N, 013217E AND 515118N, 013218E [OGB]. POSN BY HIFIX. LEAST DEPTH ON NORTHERN PART BY E/S 14.7MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 15.5MTRS. SCOUR 16.2MTRS. SOUTHERN PART - LEAST DEPTH 14.3MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 15.5 TO 16MTRS. SCOUR 17.5MTRS. (HMS ENTERPRISE, HI 11/75). RETAIN SWEPT DEPTH IN NEW POSNS. H1955/80 22.3.82 EXAM'D 17.11.81 IN 515119N, 013217E [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 11.7, FOUL AT 12.0MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 13.3 IN GEN DEPTH 15 TO 15.5MTRS. SCOUR 2MTRS. DCS3 HT 3MTRS. NORTHERN PART- LENGTH 85MTRS, BREADTH 30MTRS, APPROX, LYING 120/300 DEGS. SOUTHERN PART - LENGTH 50MTRS, BREADTH 25MTRS, APPROX, LYING 040/200 DEGS. (SOISS, HI 25). BR STD. H2913/83 17.10.84 LOCATED 26.6.84. NOT FULLY SURVEYED. WELL-DISPERSED OVER A LARGE AREA. (HMS ECHO, HI 192). NCA. H42024/86 15.2.88 EXAM'D 14.8.87 IN 515118N, 013218E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [4 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 13.9, FOUL AT 14.3MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 14.6 IN GEN DEPTH 15MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 17.5MTRS. DCS3 HT 0.9MTR. LYING APPROX 100/200 DEG, SCATTERED OVER AREA 120 X 50MTRS. MAG ANOMALY INDICATES IRON CONTENT OF SOME 200 TONNES. (NP 1016, HI 373).
- NM 768/88. HH090/494/01 23.8.90 EXAM'D 13.6.90 IN 515119N, 013216.5E [OGB] TRISPONDER [7 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 13.5 IN GEN DEPTH 13MTRS [?15MTRS ON FAIR SHEET]. SCOUR DEPTH 14.8MTRS. SCATTERED WRECKAGE COVERING AN AREA 130 X 75MTRS, MOSTLY WITHIN SCOUR. LARGE MAG. ANOMALY OBSERVED. (NP 1016, HI 494).
- NM 2529/90. HH090/573/01 30.9.93 LOCATED 10.8.93 IN 515117.6N, 013219.7E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [3 LOP]. NOT EXAM'D. LEAST E/S DEPTH OBTAINED 14.7 IN GEN DEPTH 14.8MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 16.9MTRS. LARGE WK GIVING A STRONG DEFLECTION ON MAGNETOMETER. RETAIN AS CHARTED. (NP 1016, HI 573). HH090/690/01 20.5.96 EXAM'D 24.4.96 IN 515116.4N, 013218.5E [OGB] USING DGPS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 14.6 IN GEN DEPTH 15.0MTRS. NO SCOUR. NO DCS3 HT. BROKEN UP, IN TWO PARTS. MAIN WRECK COVERS 100MTRS BY 40MTRS, SECOND AREA COVERS 10MTRS BY 10MTRS. SMALL AREA LIES 60MTRS TO THE SE OF THE MAIN BODY ON THE EDGE OF A HOLLOW IN WHICH THE WK SITS. LARGE MAGNETIC ANOMALY. LEAST DEPTH ON SMALLER PART. (NP 1016, HI 690). NCA. 28.2.13 EXAM'D 24.11.12 IN 5151.325N, 0132.146E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 13.5 IN GEN DEPTH 16MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 84MTRS, WIDTH 60MTRS, HT 2.0MTRS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. AN AREA OF WRECKAGE. (NETSURVEY, HI 1398). TWO MAIN AREAS OF WRECKAGE LYING ALONG 100/280 DEGS. RETAIN WK 13.5MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Bron: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: 2 AREAS OF DEBRIS LYING ALONG 100/280 DEG LINE
Positie: 51 51.325 N,1 32.146 E