Tafelberg (Fore Section) Wreck
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Wreck Category | wreck showing any portion of hull or superstructure |
| Status | lifted |
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Tafelberg (fore section) Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
51 23.279 N,3 16.408 W |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
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| Water Depth | -3 m |
| Water Level Effect | covers and uncovers |
| Vertical Datum | Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide |
| Name | TAFELBERG (FORE SECTION) |
| Type | tanker |
| Tonnage | 15702 |
| Tonnage Type | gross |
| Conspic Visual | not visually conspicuous |
| Conspic Radar | not radar conspicuous |
| Date Sunk | Jan 28, 1941 |
| Bottom Texture | Sand |
| Original Detection Year | 1941 |
| Last Detection Year | 1968 |
| Original Source | unknown |
| Surveying Details | H0423/41 BEACHED WITH AFTER END SUBMERGED IN 522148N, 031600W. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). BR STD. 5.11.68 REFLOATED & TOWED TO WHITMORE BAY AND BEACHED ON THE SANDS 27.2.41. POSN 512315N, 031620W [OGB]. VESSEL BROKE IN TWO DURING THE EBB TIDE AND WAS DECLARED A CONSTRUCTIVE TOTAL LOSS. LATER ACQUIRED BY M.O.W.T. AND IN 1943 RENAMED EMPIRE HERITAGE. (THE EMPIRE SHIPS). AMENDED TO LIFT. DELETE BR STD. SEP 2018/000204444 20.9.18 NOT LOCATED BY M/B SURVEY. (TITAN ENVIRONMENTAL SURVEYS LTD, HI1501). NFA. |
| Last Amended Date | Sep 20, 2018 |
Circumstances of loss
BUILT IN 1930 BY ARMSTRONG WHITWORTH & CO. LTD, NEWCASTLE. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY KERGUELEN SEALING AND WHALING CO LTD, CAPE TOWN. TWO 6 CYLINDER ENGINES. MINED IN THE BRISTOL CHANNEL. REFLOATED, REBUILT AND RENAMED EMPIRE HERITAGE. (THE EMPIRE SHIPS).
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51 23.279 N,3 16.408 W
Tafelberg (Fore Section) on Wreck Map
Tafelberg (Fore Section) Wreck on Google Map
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