Oost Vlaanderen Wreck

Field Value
Wreck Category dangerous wreck
Oost vlaanderen Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM) 		49 26.353 N,2 29.87 W
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 49.439217
  • Longitude: -2.497833
Wreck Depth 18.1 m
Water Depth 25 m
Water Level Effect always under water/submerged
Vertical Datum Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide
Name OOST VLAANDEREN
Type motor vessel
Flag NL
Length 45.4 m
Width 7.9 m
Draught 2.7
Sonar Length 48
Sonar Width 9
Shadow Height 7
Orientation 15
Tonnage 421
Tonnage Type gross
Cargo cement,armament
Conspic Visual not visually conspicuous
Conspic Radar not radar conspicuous
Date Sunk May 23, 1943
Bottom Texture Sand
Scour Dimensions 580.0,,001.9,003
Original Detection Year 1970
Last Detection Year 2015
Original Source survey vessel
Surveying Details H4647/68 17.12.70 EXAMINED IN 492624N, 022947W [EUR] USING HSA. SWEPT CLEAR 57FT, FOUL 58FT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 58FT IN GEN DEPTH 14FMS. SCOUR DEPTH 60FT. LIES 020/200DEGS. HIGHEST POINT CLOSE TO N END. (FSL MEDINA). - NM 47/71. H1287/75 10.9.75 REPORTED TO BE IN 492620N, 022955E. DIVED ON BY READING BRANCH OF BSAC ON 4 & 7.8.75. TIME OF DIVE 3-3.5HOURS BEFORE HW AT ST HELIER. ON BOTH OCCASIONS DEPTH FOUND TO BE 30MTRS TO A FINE SHINGLE/COARSE SAND SEABED. HIGHEST POINT OF WK WAS ESTIMATED AS 10MTRS ABOVE SEABED. WK APPEARED TO BE A SMALL COASTER ABOUT 50MTRS IN LENGTH, 10MTRS WIDTH. LYING UPRIGHT ON A FLAT SEABED. BOWS SLIGHTLY TWISTED BUT NOT VISIBLY HOLED. A SINGLE MAST/DERRICK LIES ALONG CENTRELINE OF THE WK OVER ONE HOLD. PROPELLER MISSING. HULL SOUND. STRANGE OBJECTS ABOUT 400MM LONG, 250MM DIAMETER, CYLINDRICAL METAL WITH FOUR RODS PROJECTING IN CROSS FORMATION AT ONE END, SEEN AND GIVEN WIDE BERTH BY DIVERS. (J H SIMMONS, 4.9.75). THIS WK AND THE ONE IN 492630N, 023130W [23243] MAY BE ONE & THE SAME. H3635/71 10.9.79 KNOWN LOCALLY AS 'CEMENT WK' BECAUSE OF CARGO. THOUGHT TO BE DUTCH SHIP 'OOST VLAANDEREN'. COMPARISON WITH PHOTOGRAPH OF SHIP SEEMS TO SUPPORT THIS, AS DO LENGTH & BEAM MEASUREMENTS. VIRTUALLY INTACT. (M G SHEAN, SEVERNSIDE BSAC, 6.8.79) H1310/80/40 19.11.80 CONFIRMED AS 'OOST VLAANDEREN', HEIGHT ABOVE SEABED 8MTRS. STRANGE OBJECTS REPD ABOVE ARE SCALLOP DREDGES. QUANTITY OF 37MM AMMO FOUND IN DANGEROUS CONDITION. (FULL REPORT BY RAF SUB AQUA EXPEDITION IN JUL '80 REFERS). 12.1.99 SANK IN ONE PIECE, LIES UPRIGHT. COVERED IN MARINE LIFE & HOME TO LOBSTERS AND CONGER EELS. (DIVE MAGAZINE JAN '99) 13.5.04 [WGD] POSN: 4926.345N, 0229.863W. NE 807. SEP 2014/000130511 14.10.14 SHOWN AS WK 19.3MTRS ON GUERNSEY WATER SURVEY (DTD 3.3.14 - 15.3.14). AMEND WK 19.3MTRS. 16.2.15 DEPTH SHOWN IN GUERNSEY WATER SURVEY NOT CONSIDERED TO BE THE LEAST DEPTH. RETAIN PREVIOUS DEPTH. (A WINTERBOTTOM, BDC). AMEND SW 16.5MTRS. BANM 3949/15. SEP 2015/000230440 19.11.15 EXAM'D 29.06.15, IN 4926.353N, 0229.869W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 18.1MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 25MTRS. LENGTH 48MTRS, WIDTH 9MTRS, HT 7.0MTRS. OREINTATION 015/195 DEGS. SCOUR DIMENSIONS LENGTH 580MTRS, DEPTH 1.9MTRS, ORIENTATION 003 DEGS. (HMSML GLEANER SNT02/15). AMEND TO DW 18.1MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Last Amended Date Nov 19, 2015

Circumstances of loss

BUILT IN 1931 E J SMIT & ZONEN,WESTERBROEK. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY T DE HARTIGH. OIL ENGINE, SINGLE SHAFT. SUNK BY WHIRLWIND BOMBER (SERIAL P7040) OF NO 263 SQN, RAF. (AIR CLUES, JAN '81).

General Comments

UPRIGHT & INTACT.

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FAQ

Where is the OOST VLAANDEREN wreck located?

The OOST VLAANDEREN wreck is located at coordinates 49 26.353 N,2 29.87 W.

How deep is the OOST VLAANDEREN and where exactly is it located?

The OOST VLAANDEREN lies at a depth of about 18.1 meters and is located at coordinates 49 26.353 N,2 29.87 W.

How deep is the seabed around the OOST VLAANDEREN?

The seabed around the OOST VLAANDEREN lies at approximately 25 meters deep.

When did the OOST VLAANDEREN sink?

The OOST VLAANDEREN sank on May 23, 1943.

When was the wreck of the OOST VLAANDEREN discovered?

The wreck of the OOST VLAANDEREN was discovered in 1970.

What country did the OOST VLAANDEREN belong to?

The OOST VLAANDEREN belonged to NL.

What cargo was the OOST VLAANDEREN carrying?

The OOST VLAANDEREN was carrying cement,armament.

What was the tonnage of the OOST VLAANDEREN?

The OOST VLAANDEREN had a tonnage of 421 tons.

What type of wreck is the OOST VLAANDEREN?

The OOST VLAANDEREN is classified as a motor vessel.

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