This is the information page about the shipwreck Falcon (probably), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 7.901 N,1 21.014 E (51.0759833, 1.4147)

 

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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. Amplegarth
6. Andaman
7. Angelus (possibly)
8. Ashley
9. Atlantic (possibly)
10. Avoca
11. Bobby
12. Brandenburg
13. Bravore
14. Cabo espartel
15. Carmen
16. Cathay (part of)
17. Cedrington court
18. Charente
19. Christianssund
20. City of dresden (possibly)
21. Colbert
22. Constanzia
23. Corhaven
24. Correct
25. D'artagnan
26. De fontaine
27. Diana
28. Dinard
29. Dolcoath (part)
30. Dolcoath (part)
31. Dunbar castle
32. E goodwin ltv
33. Efford
34. Eidsiva (probably)
35. Eleonora
36. Emile deschamps
37. Emma
38. Emma (possibly)
39. Empire lough (probably)
40. Empress of fort william (probably)
41. En avant
42. Falcon (probably)
43. Fearless
44. Flachsee
45. Flandres
46. Francesco ciampa
47. Frons olivae (probably)
48. G-42 (possibly)
49. G-asad
50. Gad 23
51. Genimar
52. Gladys
53. Gloire a sainte therese
54. Grit (probably)
55. Grosser kurfurst
56. Grosser kurfurst (possibly)
57. Halcyon
58. Harcalo
59. Henry moon
60. Heron
61. Hm mgb 328 (possibly)
62. Hmhs anglia
63. Hms alert ?
64. Hms aragonite (part of)
65. Hms aries (possibly)
66. Hms artic trapper
67. Hms blackwater
68. Hms brazen
69. Hms carilon
70. Hms carlton
71. Hms cayton wyke (probably)
72. Hms city of dundee
73. Hms cleon
74. Hms drumtochty (possibly)
75. Hms falmouth iii (possibly)
76. Hms fauvette
77. Hms glen boyne
78. Hms kingston galena
79. Hms lord grey
80. Hms lydian
81. Hms marcella
82. Hms napia
83. Hms niger (possibly)
84. Hms northumberland (probably)
85. Hms othello ii
86. Hms peridot
87. Hms restoration (possibly)
88. Hms rodino
89. Hms stirling castle (probably)
90. Hms torbay ii (probably)
91. Hms tourmaline
92. Hms tranquil
93. Hms war sepoy
94. Hms weigelia
95. Hmsm b2
96. Holland
97. Hundvaag
98. Hydaspes (possibly)
99. Ilaro
100. Ira (possibly)
101. Jacob luckenbach
102. James harrod
103. Jokai
104. Josephine willis
105. Kabinda
106. Kadru
107. Katharina kolkmann
108. Kielce
109. Kirsten skou
110. Koenigshaven
111. L'armandeche
112. La fleche
113. Lady stella
114. Latona
115. Le pelerin de la mer
116. Le tregor
117. Leicester
118. Leila najia
119. Leo
120. Lizzonia
121. Loanda
122. Lord hamilton (possibly)
123. Luray victory
124. Lusitania
125. Mahratta
126. Mahratta ii
127. Maloja 1
128. Malta (probably)
129. Merel (part of)(possibly)
130. Mersey
131. Monarch
132. Mrav
133. Murillo
134. Nancy moran
135. Naranco
136. Negrier
137. Newcastle
138. Niki
139. Norman
140. North eastern victory
141. Notre dame des trois epis
142. Nunima
143. Opal
144. Ousel (probably)
145. Paros isle
146. Phoenix
147. Polgrange
148. Portslade (possibly)
149. Preussen
150. Pulborough
151. Rio parana
152. River levan
153. Rydal force
154. Rynanna
155. S goodwin ltv (lv 69)
156. S.folkestone gate (ltv no.75)
157. Sabac
158. Saint ronan (possibly)
159. Saint ronan (possibly)
160. Sambut
161. Santagata
162. Santagata (?part of)
163. Sea serpent
164. Seine
165. Selma (possibly)
166. Shenandoah
167. Sir russell
168. St cecilia
169. Strathclyde
170. Surrey
171. Teeswood
172. Texaco caribbean (after section)
173. Texaco caribbean (forward section)
174. The queen
175. Toward
176. Traquair (probably)
177. U 11 (possibly)
178. U 16 (possibly)
179. U 48
180. U 8
181. Ub 103 (possibly)
182. Ub 108 (possibly)
183. Ub 109
184. Ub 31 ?
185. Ub 38
186. Ub 55 (probably)
187. Ub 56 (possibly)
188. Ub 58 (possibly)
189. Ub 78
190. Ub-33 (probably)
191. Uc 46
192. Uc 46 (possibly)
193. Uc 63
194. Uc 77 (possibly)
195. Uc 78 or uc 79
196. Unity
197. W a scholten
198. Westerley star
199. Wheatman (possibly)
200. Will and maggie (probably)

 

Name: FALCON (PROBABLY)

Year of registration: 1934

Water depth above wreck: 1 meter

Known since: 1934, last detected: 1993

Details measurements/cartography: H998/37 17.12.37 H998/37 17.12.37 ST DRIES 7FT IN 510754N, 012106E. (HMS KELLET, 1934 & 1936, SURVEY [E4897]). NE 1828. H4453/72 20.4.79 H4453/72 20.4.79 EXAM'D 19.4.78 IN 510752N, 012107E USING HIFIX/6 & TRISPONDER. DRIES 4.6MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 0.2MTRS. (HMS ENTERPRISE, HI 53/77). CHART AS ST D4.6MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. H1310/88/13 11.2.88 H1310/88/13 11.2.88 STATED TO BE REMAINS OF THE 'FALCON'. ONLY BOTTOM PLATES REMAINED IN 1963. (J G COLLINS). HH090/606/01 31.1.94 HH090/606/01 31.1.94 EXAM'D VISUALLY 17.10.93 IN VICINITY OF CHARTED POSN BUT WAS TOO FAR TO ESTIMATE THE DRYING HEIGHT. ALMOST ENTIRELY BROKEN UP AND DIFFICULT TO SEE FROM SEAWARD. RECOMMEND RETAIN AS CHARTED. (NP 1016, HI 606). NCA. 9.2.06 9.2.06 EUT POSN: 5107.901N, 0121.014E. BA 1698 [INT 1736] [11TH EDN, MAR' 05].
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: ALMOST ENTIRELY BROKEN UP

Position: 51 7.901 N,1 21.014 E

 

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