Dit is de informatiepagina over het scheepswrak War knight, op de waterkaart hieronder zie je het wrak in zijn directe omgeving. De positie van dit wrak is 50 39.957 N,1 31.124 W (50.665950, -1.518733)

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: WAR KNIGHT

Lengte 125 meter, breedte: 17.1 meter, diepgang: 9.1, tonnage 7951 ton
Lading: general and mixed goods

Oorzaak: built in 1917 by union iron works, alameda, usa. owned at time of loss by the shipping controller. three boilers, steam turbine engine, single shaft. passage philadephia and new york for london in convoy nh53. general cargo including foodstuffs, bales of rubber and drums of chemicals. carrried 999 tons fuel oil. was in collision with american s tanker 'o b jennings' which was carrying a cargo of naptha. both vessels were quickly engulfed in fire. war knight was taken in tow next day by a destroyer but then struck a mine which had probably been laid by german submarine uc 17. she was then beached close inshore where she was later partially salvaged. (m woodward, article in sport diver).

Jaar registratie: 1918

Waterdiepte boven wrak: 10 meter, hoogte boven zeebodem: 157 cm

Bekend sinds: 1918, laatst gedetecteerd: 2011

Details metingen/cartografie: H3197/21 26.5.21 H3197/21 26.5.21 WK IN 503956N, 013055W. MARKED BY UNLIT G CONL BUOY. (TH EX 2107/21). CHART AS WK [OLD SYMBOL] (1917) MARKED BY G BUOY.

- NM 969/21. H6963/23 11.10.23 H6963/23 11.10.23 DW NOW MARKED BY G CAN BUOY. (TH 81/23). AMEND TO DW (1917) MARKED BY G CAN BUOY. BR STD. H7588/37 23.11.37 H7588/37 23.11.37 DRIFT SWEEP CLEAR AT 22FT. (HMS FLINDERS, 11.11.37). AMEND TO WK 3FMS 4FT.

- NM 2214/37. 9.9.65 9.9.65 REP'D THAT WK LIES 100YDS NE OF CHARTED POSN. WRECK DIVED ON. (MR PERRY, BSAC, 9.9.65). NCA. H744/44 3.3.44 H744/44 3.3.44 DELETE BUOY.

- NM 466/44. 5.2.69 5.2.69 NOW CHARTED AS WK 3FMS 2FT [6.1MTRS] [LAT]. NE 2219. H1270/72 8.11.72 H1270/72 8.11.72 CONSIDERED WK LIES ABOUT 100YDS N OF CHARTED POSN. HOWEVER THERE IS A LARGE ROCK OUTCROP NEAR CHARTED POSN WHICH COULD BE MISTAKEN FOR THE WK. THIS OUTCROP NEVER SHOWS ABOVE WATER. THE WK IS WELL FLATTENED BUT SOME SAMSON POSTS STICK UP CLOSE TO SURFACE. WELL SALVAGED IN PAST. CURRENTLY OWNED BY LOCAL I.O.W DIVER. FROM E/S TRACE DEPTH OF ROCK IS 22FT [18FT WHEN REDUCED - TIDE] & OF WK IS 28FT [24FT LESS TIDE]. (MR R LEON, REPORT DATED 23.8.72). NCA. H4469/81 4.8.83 H4469/81 4.8.83 EXAM'D 21.6.82 IN 503954N, 013102.5W [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [2 LOP]. LEAST ES DEPTH 6.2 IN GEN DEPTH 10-11MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 0.5MTRS. LYING NNW/SSE. LENGTH ABOUT 60MTRS, BEAM 15MTRS. (SCESU, HI 97) SHOWN IN INCORRECT POSN ON FAIR SHEET [K9156/1], TOO FAR TO THE EAST. AMEND TO WK 6.2MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. 2.2.07 2.2.07 CONTEMPORARY REPORTS IDENTIFY THE SHIP IN THIS POSN. IN ADDITION SHE IS THE ONLY MERCHANT SHIP KNOWN TO HAVE A STEAM TURBINE, WHICH CAN BE SEEN IN THE WK. (D C WENDES, SOUTH COAST SHIPWRECKS). NCA. 16.6.11 SEP 2011/000130950 16.6.11 LOCATED IN 5039.957N, 0131.124W [WGD]. LENGTH APPROX 115MTRS. LEAST DEPTH 7.2MTRS. (FATHOMS LTD, HI 1316). POOR COVERAGE. NFS. RETAIN WK 6.2MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD.
Bron: UK Hydrographic Office

Positie: 50 39.957 N,1 31.124 W

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