Where is the ANTON HAMMERBACHER wreck located?

The ANTON HAMMERBACHER wreck is located at coordinates 51 15.917 N,2 53.089 E.

How deep is the seabed around the ANTON HAMMERBACHER?

The seabed around the ANTON HAMMERBACHER lies at approximately 8 meters deep.

The ANTON HAMMERBACHER sank on Nov 23, 1955.

The wreck of the ANTON HAMMERBACHER was discovered in 1955.

The ANTON HAMMERBACHER had a tonnage of 394 tons.

The ANTON HAMMERBACHER is classified as a trawler.

Field	Value
Obstruction Category	foul ground
Anton hammerbacher Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM)	51 15.917 N,2 53.089 E
Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees	Latitude: 51.265283 Longitude: 2.884817
Water Depth	8 m
Water Level Effect	always under water/submerged
Vertical Datum	Lowest Astronomical Tide
Name	ANTON HAMMERBACHER
Type	trawler
Length	43.9 m
Width	7.6 m
Draught	4
Tonnage	394
Tonnage Type	gross
Conspic Visual	not visually conspicuous
Conspic Radar	not radar conspicuous
Date Sunk	Nov 23, 1955
Original Detection Year	1955
Last Detection Year	2025
Original Source	national HO/authority notice to mariners
Surveying Details	H7262/55 2.9.59 BUOY 280DEG 1.1 CAB FROM DW IN POSN 511559N, 025302E. (OSTEND NM25/120/55). NCA. H7262/55 2.9.59 SALVAGE BUOYS LAID. (OSTEND NM11/62/56(T). H7262/55 2.9.59 DEPTH OVER WK 4FT. (OSTEND NM9/47/57). NCA. H7262/55 28.11.60 SALVAGE OPERATIONS FINISHED. WK NOW NON DANGEROUS IN POSN 511557N, 025309E [EUR]. (OSTENDE NM 22/157/60). INS AS NDW. BR STD. H1310/88/16 24.3.88 THIS IS DEFINITELY THE WK OF ANTON HAMMERBACHER. (R VERPOORTE, 9.2.88). 17.6.93 POSN NOW SHOWN AS FOUL ON BELGIUM 102 [1992 EDN]. BR STD, SEP 2010/000138707 15.10.10 SHOWN IN 5115.917N, 0253.089E [WGD] ON BELGIAN 102 [NE 6.10, 1:60,000].
Last Amended Date	Sep 29, 2025

SANK UNDER TOW FOLLOWING A COLLISION NEAR NOORDHINDER LTV WITH GERMAN M TRAWLER MEERSBURG.

WRECK MAP LOADING ... 51 15.917 N,2 53.089 E

Anton Hammerbacher on Wreck Map Anton Hammerbacher Wreck on Google Map