Thuringen Wreck
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Wreck Category | wreck showing any portion of hull or superstructure |
|
Thuringen Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
47 41.201 N,3 18.476 W |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
|
| Wreck Depth | -2.7 m |
| Water Depth | 2 m |
| Water Level Effect | covers and uncovers |
| Vertical Datum | Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide |
| Name | THURINGEN |
| Type | battleship |
| Length | 166.4 m |
| Width | 28.3 m |
| Tonnage | 22800 |
| Tonnage Type | displacement |
| Conspic Visual | not visually conspicuous |
| Conspic Radar | not radar conspicuous |
| Bottom Texture | Sand |
| Original Detection Year | 1933 |
| Last Detection Year | 2017 |
| Original Source | national HO/authority notice to mariners |
| Surveying Details | H2027/33 29.3.33 ST IN 474115N, 031855W. (PARIS NM 11 432 33). SQ DATE. 24.5.62 NOT SHOWN ON FR CHARTS. LC 2352. 17.2.77 SHOWN AS ST IN 474114.8N, 031854W ON FR 5560. CHART AS ST IN 474115N, 031855W. BR STD. 10.8.83 CRUISER 'THURINGEN' STRANDED IN 474116.8N, 031848.9W [EUR]. GEN DEPTH 1MTR. (FR WK RECORDS 1983). CHART AS ST IN 474116.8N, 031847.4W. NC 2352. 22.2.89 POSN ACCURACY 500MTRS. (FR WK RECORDS, NO.14573099). HH353/350/01 25.10.89 POSN NOW 474115N, 031824W. (BREST NM 89 39 28). G/S. 13.9.93 SHOWN AS ST, DRIES 2.7MTRS, IN 474114.6N, 031824E ON FR 7139 [1993 EDN]. BR STD. |
| Last Amended Date | Jul 27, 2017 |
Circumstances of loss
HELGOLAND CLASS BATTLESHIP. WAS CEDED TO FRANCE IN 1919, DISARMED AND ASSIGNED FOR SCRAPPING IN 1923. (WARSHIPS OF WW1).
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