Dies ist die Informationsseite über das Schiffswrack Normandy coast, die folgende Wasserkarte zeigt das Wrack in seiner unmittelbaren Umgebung. Die Position des Wracks ist 53 14.416 N,4 49.134 W (53.546566666667, -4.6729833333333)
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Die Texte zu diesem Schiffswrack sind in englischer Sprache 🇬🇧, da sie vom Hydrographischen Amt des Vereinigten Königreichs (UKHO) auf der Grundlage von Daten u. a. der Hydrographischen Dienste von Deutschland, der Niederlande und Belgien erstellt wurden. Sie enthalten die bekannten Details des Wracks und die Kommentare der Kartographen, die die Position und den Zustand des Wracks im Laufe der Zeit überprüft haben.
Name: Normandy Coast
Länge79.2 meter, Breite: 11.6 meter, Tiefgang: 4.6, Tonnage 1428 ton
Ursache: built in 1916 by sir raylton dixon & co. owned at time of loss by coast lines. triple expansion engine of 162nhp for 9 knots, single shaft. torpedoed and sunk. nineteen men lost.positional analysis: reported position was 53 19; 04 48w (rohwer 1999, p188 and war losses 1989, p786). the "19" may be a transcription error for14. this would put the attack in exactly the right place. the attack also claimed roanoke (ukho 7178) which has been identified as a nearby wreck to the north.archival analysis: normandy coast was sunk by u1055 on 11 jan 1945. survivor stated ship was hit aft and settled by the stern (tna adm199/2148). it is noted the stern of this wreck is separated from the rest of the wreck. wrecksite.eu record states that the wreck is believed to be ss normandy coast. means of identification by divers is not given in detail but stated as "100%" certain.
Jahr der Registrierung: 1945
Wassertiefe über dem Wrack: 44 meter, Höhe über dem Meeresboden: 155 cm
Bekannt seit: 1945, zuletzt detektiert: 20190512
Detailmessungen/Kartographie: TORPEDOED OFF THE ANGLSEY COAST. (DODS). AUBD 319/232 6.4.45 POSN 531500N, 044900W. APPROX HT 50FT, BEAM 80FT. DEPTH 160-340FT. SONAR CONTACT. (EG 25). AUBD/233 14.1.45 POSN 531400N, 045100W APPROX. SONAR CONTACT. (HMS DOMETT). AUBD/234 17.1.45 POSN 531400N, 044500W APPROX. ROCK. SONAR CONTACT. (HMS DUCKWORTH). AUBD/236 POSN 531400N, 045000W APPROX. SONAR CONTACT. H03603/55 15.6.55 CHARTED IN 531400N, 045000W. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). WK CHARTS. H7942/58 3.11.59 NOW CHARTED IN 531500N, 044900W. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). NE WK CHART 8968. 18.5.79 NOW CHARTED AS WK PA 30MTRS. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). NC 1411 & 1826. H1935/80 19.3.84 EXAM'D 6.12.83 IN 531424N, 044904W [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 35.7 IN GEN DEPTH 44MTRS. NO SCOUR. IN TWO PARTS WITH DCS3 HT 8.5MTRS, LENGTH 80MTRS OVERALL. WIDTH 30MTRS. (HMS FAWN, HI 3). AMEND TO WK 35MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. 28.2.23 WRECK SURVEYED 12/5/2019: MBES DATA SHOWS WRECK BROKEN INTO TWO PORTIONS, IT APPEARS STERN IS THE SMALLER SECTION LYING 53MTRS SE OF THE MAIN WRECK. THE OVERALL LENGTH IS APPROX 78MTRS AND WIDTH APPROX 12MTRS. THE WRECK IS CONSIDERED TO BE "NORMANDY COAST" BY DIMENSIONS, ARCHIVE AND DIVER IDENTIFICATION. (INNES MCCARTNEY BOOK "ECHOES FROM THE DEEP"). UPDATE "NORMANDY COAST" AND ATTRIBUTES.
Quelle: UK Hydrographic Office
Position: 53 14.416 N,4 49.134 W