This is the information page about the shipwreck Emile deschamps, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 24.378 N,1 29.226 E (51.6597, 1.3079833)

 

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The texts accompanying this shipwreck are in English 🇬🇧, as they are prepared by the UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) based on data from UKHO and the hydrographic services of the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany, among others. They include the known details of the wreck and the comments of the cartographers who have checked the position and condition of the wreck over time.

 

1. 150
2. Admiral gardner
3. Africa
4. Agen
5. Alabama (possibly)
6. Albion (probably)
7. Algeria
8. Andaman
9. Archon
10. Ashley
11. Avon
12. Balakani
13. Baltrader
14. Bravore
15. Camisard
16. Carmen
17. Cathay (part of)
18. Cedrington court
19. Cerne
20. City of brisbane
21. Constanzia
22. Correct
23. Dalryan
24. Diana
25. Dinard
26. Dolcoath (part)
27. Dolcoath (part)
28. Duiveland
29. Dunbar castle
30. E goodwin ltv
31. Efford
32. Eidsiva (probably)
33. Eleonora
34. Embla (possibly)
35. Emile deschamps
36. Emma
37. Emma (possibly)
38. Empire ghyll
39. Empress of midland (possibly)
40. Erins isle (possibly)
41. Falcon (probably)
42. Fearless
43. Filleigh
44. Flandres
45. Fleurita
46. Flores (probably)
47. Francesco ciampa
48. Franz fischer (possibly)
49. Fred everard
50. Frons olivae (probably)
51. Fulmar
52. G 85 (possibly)
53. G-42 (possibly)
54. Gad 23
55. Genimar
56. Grazia (possibly)
57. Harcalo
58. Hardingham (probably)
59. Hawksdale
60. Hawnby
61. Hibernia
62. Highwave (probably)
63. Hm mgb 328 (possibly)
64. Hm mms 39 (part of)(probably)
65. Hm torpedo boat no.12
66. Hms alert ?
67. Hms aragonite (part of)
68. Hms aries (possibly)
69. Hms artic trapper
70. Hms carilon
71. Hms cayton wyke (probably)
72. Hms chestnut (probably)
73. Hms desiree
74. Hms fauvette
75. Hms flirt
76. Hms gracie (probably)
77. Hms guardsman
78. Hms kale (probably)(part of)
79. Hms kingston galena
80. Hms leandros
81. Hms lydian
82. Hms marcella
83. Hms mastiff (possibly)
84. Hms myrtle
85. Hms napia
86. Hms niger (possibly)
87. Hms northumberland (probably)
88. Hms othello ii
89. Hms pyrope
90. Hms ray of hope
91. Hms restoration (possibly)
92. Hms rodino
93. Hms stirling castle (probably)
94. Hms tamarisk
95. Hms torbay ii (probably)
96. Hms tourmaline
97. Hms tranquil
98. Hms war sepoy
99. Hms weigelia
100. Hmsm b2
101. Hundvaag
102. Ilaro
103. Ira (possibly)
104. Irene
105. Jacob luckenbach
106. James harrod
107. Kabinda
108. Karmt
109. Koenigshaven
110. L'armandeche
111. Lady stella
112. Laurl coin
113. Lbv (m)396
114. Le pelerin de la mer
115. Lisbeth m
116. Loanda
117. Lord hamilton (possibly)
118. Luray victory
119. Mahratta
120. Mahratta ii
121. Malta (probably)
122. Menapier
123. Merel (part of)(possibly)
124. Mersey
125. Mi amigo
126. Mudlark
127. Murillo
128. Nancy moran
129. Neptune (possibly)
130. Newlands
131. Niore
132. Norman
133. North eastern victory
134. Opal
135. Ousel (probably)
136. Paros isle
137. Peter hamre
138. Ponzano
139. Port dalhousie (possibly)
140. Preussen
141. Prince igor (probably)
142. Quentovic
143. Rubislaw
144. Rydal force
145. Rynanna
146. S goodwin ltv (lv 69)
147. Saidieh
148. Saint michael veillez sur nous
149. Saint ronan (possibly)
150. Saint ronan (possibly)
151. Sambut
152. San calisto
153. Santagata
154. Santagata (?part of)
155. Selma (possibly)
156. Slesvig
157. Spaarndem
158. Stad maastricht
159. Sunk beacon (remains)
160. Surrey
161. The queen
162. Tina primo
163. Tongue sand tower (remains)
164. Toward
165. Tummel (probably)
166. U 11 (possibly)
167. U 16 (possibly)
168. U 48
169. Uama
170. Ub 29 (possibly)
171. Uc 21 (possibly)
172. Uc 46
173. Uc 46 (possibly)
174. Ursus (part)
175. Virginie
176. Walsingham
177. Westerley star
178. Wheatman (possibly)
179. Woodtown (possibly)
180. Yassou

 

Name: EMILE DESCHAMPS

Year of registration: 1940

Water depth above wreck: 13 meter, Height above seabed: 100 cm

Known since: 1940, last detected: 20170527

Details measurements/cartography: H0542/40 5.7.40 PFNM 1674/40 ISSUED. H0565/40 19.8.40 INS DW.

- NM 2080/40. H0771/40 25.9.40 A GREEN CAN BUOY, FLG (2), 10 SEC MARKS THE ABOVE WRECK. - TFNM 2318/40. H0542/40 31.5.41 AMEND POSITION.

- NM 1240/41, FNM 1249/41. H0771/40 3.6.40 GREEN CAN BUOY, FLG(2), 10 SEC 10SECS, 150 YARDS 090DEGS FROM WRECK. - TFNM 1250/41. H0542/40 21.10.41 INS BUOY ON CHARTS. - FNM 2459/41 H0542/40 30.10.41 AMEND TO WK 5FMS 2FT. DELETE BUOY.

- NM 2397/42. H0542/40 27.8.45 DISPERSED. SWEPT CLEAR 35FT, FOUL 36FT. A BANK, VARYING FROM 34-35FT, EXISTS TO THE SOUTH AND WITHIN 50FT OF WRECK POSITION 512419N, 012914E BY HSA. (CAPTAIN M/S, 27.8.45). AMEND TO FOUL.

- NM 2705/45. H2538/79 24.10.79 EXAM'D 4.4.79 IN 512420.4N, 012921E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 10.4 IN GEN DEPTH 13MTRS, WITH SHOAL OF 11.9MTRS CLOSE S. SCOUR 0.5MTRS. DCS3 HT 1.7MTRS. LYING ROUGHLY E/W. (HMS ECHO, HI 60C/79). INS AS WK 10.4MTRS. BR STD. H2347/85 20.1.87 EXAM'D 24.10.86 IN 512421N, 012921E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER AND HIFIX/6. LEAST E/S DEPTH 10.7 IN GEN DEPTH 11 TO 13MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 13MTRS. LYING 300/120 DEG, APPROX. RETAIN AS CHARTED. (NP 1016, HI 314B). NCA. HH090/770/01 21.9.98 EXAM'D 15.6.98 IN 512420.5N, 012920.3E [OGD] USING DGPS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 11.7 IN GEN DEPTH 12.5MTRS. NO SCOUR. NO DCS3 HT. LENGTH 80MTRS, WIDTH 20MTRS. LIES 100/280 DEGS. MAGNETIC ANOMALY NOTED. AN AREA OF INDISTINCT, WELL BROKEN AND MOSTLY BURIED WRECKAGE ON A RIPPLED SEABED OR FINE SAND AND BROKEN SHELL. NOT SWEPT DUE TO LARGE NUMBER OF FLOATS, LINES AND POTS. (NP 1016, HI 770). RETAIN AS WK 10.4MTRS. BR STD FOR POSN. 23.4.13 [WGD] POSN: 5124.375N, 0129.234E. SEP 2018/000061842 16.7.18 EXAM'D 27.05.17; WK LOCATED IN 5124.378N, 0129.226E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 11.76 MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 13MTRS, LENGTH 34.4MTRS, WIDTH 14.4MTRS, HEIGHT 1.2MTRS, ORIENTATION 100/280DEGS. WRECK IS ALMOST COMPLETELY BURIED, THE WRECK IS BROKEN APART AND SCATTERED. (GARDLINE, HI 1519). AMEND DW 11.7MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 51 24.378 N,1 29.226 E

 

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