Dit is de informatiepagina over het scheepswrak Vikholmen, op de waterkaart hieronder zie je het wrak in zijn directe omgeving. De positie van dit wrak is 50 13.527 N,1 55.953 W (50.167166666667, -11.000666666667)
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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: VIKHOLMEN
Lengte 46.6 meter, breedte: 7.7 meter, tonnage 494 ton
Lading: coal
Oorzaak: ex-prima ii. built in 1916 by arnhem schestoomsleephelling, antwerp. owned at time of loss by akties vikolmen (o g gjssen). one boiler, triple expansion engine of 58 nhp, single shaft. passage passage cardiff for st malo. torpedoed by uc-71.
Jaar registratie: 1945
Waterdiepte boven wrak: 54 meter, hoogte boven zeebodem: 45 cm
Bekend sinds: 1945, laatst gedetecteerd: 1999
Details metingen/cartografie: 25.7.45 25.7.45 SONAR CONTACT IN 501348N, 015548W, APPROX. (PEVENSEY CASTLE, 8.1.45, AUBD 304/90). NCA YET. H6887/55 19.12.55 H6887/55 19.12.55 WK LOCATED IN 501332N, 015545W [OGB]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 28 IN GEN DEPTH 31FMS. SEABED SAND AND SHELL. (HMS SCOTT, 30.9.55). INS AS WK 28FMS. BR STD. 11.8.77 11.8.77 AMEND TO WK 51MTRS. NC 2450 & NC 2454. HH090/588/01 3.11.93 HH090/588/01 3.11.93 EXAM'D 28.6.93 IN 501331.6N, 015557.2W [WGD] USING PORTLAND HYPERFIX. LEAST E/S DEPTH 50.6 IN GEN DEPTH 54MTRS. SCOUR 0.6MTR. DCS3 HT 3.5MTRS, LENGTH 62MTRS, BREADTH 12MTRS. INTACT, UPRIGHT AND LYING 145/225DEGS. (NP 1008, HI 588). BR STD. HH100/351/15 28.9.99 HH100/351/15 28.9.99 WK DIVED AND CONFIRMED AS AN OLD, IRON WK. UPRIGHT WITH BOWS E. SINGLE BOILER AND TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE WHICH IS ALMOST BURIED. SEABED SLOPES UP BOTH SIDES OF THE WK LEAVING ONLY FRAGMENTS OF THE WK VISIBLE AND STANDING UP. TONNAGE IN THE REGION OF 200-300 TONS. CARGO OF COAL. COMMERCIAL GUARD REQUESTED. (D WENDES). NCA. HH100/351/19 25.10.02 HH100/351/19 25.10.02 WK IS GENERALLY INTACT AND UPRIGHT WITH THE STERN WELL BROKEN. THE PROP BOSS IS VISIBLE BUT THERE ARE NO BLADES. SINGLE BOILER LIES HALF BURIED IN THE GRAVEL SEA BED. ENGINE LIES ON ITS SIDE, ALSO HALF BURIED. LARGE PIECES OF COAL LIE WITHIN THE HULL. HAS BEEN POSITIVELY IDENTIFIED AS PRIMA II, THE ORIGINAL PRIMA HAVING BEEN LOST IN DEC 1916. HOME PORT OF BOTH VESSELS WAS BERGEN. (N R CHIPCHASE). NCA. 1.2.07 1.2.07 HAS BEEN IDENTIFED BY THE BUILDER'S NAMEPLATE. (D C WENDES, SOUTH COAST SHIPWRECKS). NCA. 19.12.08 19.12.08 RECORD REVIEWED. CINC REMOVED, MORE THAN 5 YEARS.
Bron: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: INTACT & UPRIGHT
Positie: 50 13.527 N,1 55.953 W