This is the information page about the shipwreck Explorer, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 29.195 N,0 51.111 E (51.4419333, 0.9285833)

 

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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. Actuality
2. Airston (probably)
3. Alf everard (part of)
4. Alf everard (part of)
5. Alice marie
6. Argus
7. Aridity (probably)
8. Astrologer
9. Atherton
10. Beacon 'f'
11. Blue mermaid
12. Bolbec (possibly)
13. Bradglen
14. British oak
15. C 128
16. Dela
17. Delce
18. Duluth
19. E oaze light vessel
20. Explorer
21. Fox
22. Georgia
23. Great nore tower (remains)
24. Great nore towers (remains)
25. Great nore towers (remains).
26. H k daniels
27. Harcourt
28. Herland (part of)
29. Herland (part of)
30. Hmnls van meerlant (part of)
31. Hms aisha
32. Hms amethyst
33. Hms amethyst (part of)(possibly)
34. Hms ash
35. Hms beagle (re-named cgwv no 7 in 1851)
36. Hms bulwark
37. Hms capricornus
38. Hms conquistador
39. Hms danube 3
40. Hms drummer
41. Hms kennymore (part of)(probably)
42. Hms london
43. Hms london
44. Hms receptive
45. Hms resolvo (part of)
46. Hms restango
47. Hms stella orion
48. Hms tyne
49. Hms venetia
50. Hms vimiera (bow section)
51. Hms vimiera (part of)
52. Hms vimiera (stern)
53. Holba
54. Honiton
55. Hopper number 19
56. Houston city
57. Intrepid
58. Lca 551
59. Letchworth
60. Lion (part of)
61. Malrix (possibly)
62. Maplin light house
63. Margam abbey
64. Mercy
65. Molliette
66. Nass beacon (ruins)
67. Old whitaker bn (remains of)
68. Pinto
69. Pisces
70. Radiant
71. Restless wave (possibly)
72. Revenge
73. Richard montgomery
74. Ryal
75. Selnes
76. Silverstone
77. Strathearn
78. Strom trooper
79. Sun vii
80. Toreador
81. Treport
82. Van meerlant (part of)
83. Vera
84. Wardie
85. Winifred
86. Winkfield
87. Zarga

 

Name: EXPLORER

Year of registration: 1924

Water depth above wreck: 11 meter, Height above seabed: 281 cm

Known since: 1924, last detected: 20220513

Details measurements/cartography: H3452/24 16.5.24 H3452/24 16.5.24 WK, LEAST DEPTH 28FT, IN 512910N, 005112E, OR 071 DEG, 1.5 MILES FROM THE NORE LTV. (PLA, 13.5.24). INS AS WK PA 4FMS 3FT WITH G CAN, GPFL(2) G 10S.

- NM 742/24. H3452/24 25.9.24 H3452/24 25.9.24 NOW CLEAR AT 32FT 6INS AT LOW WATER. (PLA, 25.9.24). AMEND WK 32FT. DELETE BUOY.

- NM 21/25. H3785/29 15.11.29 H3785/29 15.11.29 AMEND TO FOUL 5FMS 2FT. BR STD. H5652/45 4.12.46 H5652/45 4.12.46 EXAM'D IN 512908N, 005110E. SWEPT CLEAR AT 29.5, FOUL AT 31FT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 30FT. (HMS FRANKLIN, 1946, E7895/MQ). AMEND FOUL 5FMS. BR STD. H910/60 1.3.65 H910/60 1.3.65 AMEND TO WK 5FMS 4FT. (K4196). BR STD. 27.5.68 27.5.68 AMEND WK 5FMS 3FT [LAT]. NE 1185. 14.7.71 14.7.71 AMEND WK 10.1MTRS. NC 3683. H3531/79 5.12.79 H3531/79 5.12.79 EXAM'D 16.10.79 IN 512909N, 005113E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 9.3, FOUL AT 9.4MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 9.4 IN GEN DEPTH 9.5 - 10MTRS. NO SCOUR. APPEARS ON E/S TRACE AS MERELY A MOUND. (PLA WK RPT, MAPLIN HE24/79). AMEND SW 9.3MTRS. BR STD. HH244/351/01 8.1.91 HH244/351/01 8.1.91 EXAM'D 10.5.90 USING MICROFIX. LEAST E/S DEPTH 9.4 IN GEN DEPTH 9.8 - 10.2MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 10.3MTRS. CONFIRMED AS A MOUND - NO SIGN OF WRECKAGE. SMALL SCOUR TO S. NO CHART ACTION. (PLW WK NO.343/13). NCA. 11.4.13 11.4.13 [WGD] POSN: 5129.195N, 0051.111E. RSDRA2022000237948 11.11.22 EXAM'D BY BDC FROM PLA MAIN SURVEY 343 13.05.22 IN 5129.195 N, 051.111 E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 9.7MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 11.04MTRS. HEIGHT 1.34MTRS, LENGTH 49.04MTRS, WIDTH 20.84MTRS, ORIENT 281. NFS. (BDC H525.2 BASED ON PLA MAIN SURVEY 343 DTD 13.05.22). NCA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: APPEARS AS A MOUND

Position: 51 29.195 N,0 51.111 E

 

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