This is the information page about the shipwreck Fox, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 29.822 N,0 46.407 E (51.441933333333, 0.92858333333333)

 

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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. Alberta
4. Alf everard (part of)
5. Alf everard (part of)
6. Alice marie
7. Argus
8. Aridity (probably)
9. Atherton
10. Beacon 'f'
11. Bolbec (possibly)
12. Bradglen
13. British oak
14. C 128
15. Chieftain
16. Duluth
17. E oaze light vessel
18. East shoebury bn (remains of)
19. Enterprise ranger 2
20. Explorer
21. Fox
22. Georgia
23. Gordon
24. Great nore tower (remains)
25. Great nore towers (remains)
26. Great nore towers (remains).
27. H k daniels
28. Harcourt
29. Herland (part of)
30. Herland (part of)
31. Hmnls van meerlant (part of)
32. Hms aisha
33. Hms amethyst
34. Hms amethyst (part of)(possibly)
35. Hms ash
36. Hms beagle (re-named cgwv no 7 in 1851)
37. Hms bulwark
38. Hms capricornus
39. Hms conquistador
40. Hms danube 3
41. Hms kennymore (part of)(probably)
42. Hms london
43. Hms london
44. Hms new spray
45. Hms princess irene
46. Hms receptive
47. Hms resolvo (part of)
48. Hms restango
49. Hms tyne
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. How (probably)
58. Intrepid
59. Janie b
60. Lady mine
61. Lca 551
62. Letchworth
63. Lion (part of)
64. Lowlands
65. Maitland
66. Malrix (possibly)
67. Maplin light house
68. Maplin survey platform
69. Molliette
70. Nass beacon (ruins)
71. Pinto
72. Pisces
73. Radiant
74. Restless wave (possibly)
75. Revenge
76. Richard montgomery
77. Rosme
78. Rover (possibly)
79. Ryal
80. Selnes
81. Silverstone
82. Sparsholt
83. Strom trooper
84. Sunrise (possibly)
85. Supremity
86. Toreador
87. Van meerlant (part of)
88. Vera
89. Wardie
90. Warp
91. William j taylor (part of)
92. Winifred
93. Zarga

 

Name: FOX

Year of registration: 1949

Water depth above wreck: 16 meter, Height above seabed: 135 cm

Known since: 1949, last detected: 2013

Details measurements/cartography: H4575/49 17.11.49 BARGE SUNK IN 512948N, 004639E, APPROX. (PLA). NCA YET. H4575/49 16.1.50 OBSTN LOCATED 118DEG, 2.2M FROM SOUTHEND PIER. STANDS 11FT ABOVE SEABED WITH LEAST DEPTH 48FT AT LW. (PLA, 28.7.49). INS AS WK 8FMS. BR STD. H4575/49 28.2.50 OBSTN IDENTIFIED AS OLD WOODEN BARGE MOSTLY COVERED BY SAND BUT WITH WOODEN PROJECTIONS STANDING 1FT ABOVE IT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 48FT IN 512945N, 004631E. (PLA, 8.11.49). 27.5.68 AMEND TO WK 7FMS 5FT [LAT]. NE 1185. 26.9.73 AMEND TO OBSTN 14.3MTRS. NC 1185. H3531/74 5.12.79 WIRE SWEPT 15.10.79 IN 512947N, 004628E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. CLEAR AT 14.5, FOUL AT 14.8MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 14.8 IN GEN DEPTH 16-17MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 18.6MTRS. (PLA WK REPORT MAPLIN HE15/79). BR STD. HH244/351/01 7.1.91 EXAM'D 9.4.90. LEAST E/S DEPTH 15.1 IN GEN DEPTH 16.5-17.5MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 18.5MTRS. RETAIN AS CHARTED. (PLA WK NO.343/4). HH100/351/05 22.1.92 ACTUAL POSN FOR THIS WK IS 512954N, 004623E. (M SMITH). NCA. HH100/351/07 19.10.93 DIVED ON IN 512948.5N, 004622E. NO SIGN OF WOODEN VESSEL. ONLY PILE OF ROOF SLATES STANDING 3MTRS HIGH. (J CARSON, 1.10.93). HH246/400/04 1.11.96 EXAM'D 10.10.96 IN 512947.5N, 004630.7E [OGB] USING DGPS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 14.9 IN GEN DEPTH 16.6MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 17.9MTRS. COVERS 35MTRS BY 15MTRS. LIES NW/SE. HAS THE APPEARANCE OF A MOUND. (PLA WK REPORT 40/96). BR STD. [WGD] POSN: 5129.825N, 0046.412E. SEP 2020/000160334 8.7.20 EXAM'D IN 2013 IN 5129.822N, 0046.407E [WGD]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 14.8MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 16.2MTRS. SCOUR LENGTH 60MTRS. (PLA 343/133, WRECK REPORT & E-MAIL ROB HOWARD 30.6.20). AMEND SW IN REVISED POSN. RSDRA2022000306193 10.07.23 EXAM'D BY BDC FROM PLA SURVEY DTD 10.05.22 - 12.2.23 IN 5129.822N, 0046.406E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 15.18MTRS. NFS. (H525.2 LITE REPORT). RETAIN SW 14.8MTRS.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: ONLY PILE OF SLATES REMAIN

Position: 51 29.822 N,0 46.407 E

 

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