This is the information page about the shipwreck France aimee (part of)(possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 40.137 N,1 3.358 W (50.802333333333, -1.0303)

 

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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. Ala
2. Albatros
3. Algerian
4. Angry fish
5. Armenier
6. Arno (possibly)
7. Asborg
8. Ashanti (possibly)
9. Bettann (bow section)
10. Bettann (stern section)
11. Braat ii
12. Camberwell
13. Cambrian
14. Cambrian (part of)
15. Cambrian princess (probably)
16. Campeador 5 (bow section)(probably)
17. Camswan
18. Capable
19. Cuba
20. Cuba
21. Daylesford
22. Diadem of bursledon (probably)
23. Donegal (possibly)
24. Duddon (probably)
25. Elford
26. Empress queen
27. Excelsior
28. Faith
29. Fallodon
30. Flag theofano
31. Fort yale
32. Fpt iv
33. France aimee (part of)(possibly)
34. G-cbpt
35. Gerarda
36. Germa geisha
37. Glen (possibly)
38. Grace dieu
39. Grip fast
40. Harry sharman
41. Hauler
42. Highland brigade
43. Hm lct 427 (after part)
44. Hm lct 427 (fwd part)
45. Hms apley (possibly)
46. Hms boxer
47. Hms crestflower
48. Hms hazard
49. Hms hazardous
50. Hms insolent
51. Hms invincible
52. Hms listrac (probably)
53. Hms p12 (stern section).
54. Hms prince leopold
55. Hms undine
56. Hms velox
57. Hmsm a1
58. Hmsm swordfish
59. Inger
60. Irishman
61. Isleworth
62. Kurland
63. Lct 1068
64. Leon
65. Lowmount
66. Luciston
67. Luis
68. Mary rose
69. Meandros (possibly)
70. Mendi
71. Minerva (possibly)
72. Montecrana (possibly)
73. Moonraker (probably)
74. Neath (possibly)
75. Oriflamme
76. Orion
77. Pearl (probably)
78. Polandia (possibly)
79. Ps ryde
80. Redesmere
81. Roway
82. Rtc no.9
83. Simla
84. Sinah
85. Sines (possibly)
86. Spearfish
87. Stokes bay pier (remains)
88. Syrinx (part of)(possibly)
89. Teelin head
90. Tweed
91. U 1195
92. U 90
93. Ub 21
94. Ub 81
95. Vadne
96. Vanessa (probably)
97. Venus
98. Volkerak
99. Wapello
100. Weston maid (possibly)
101. Withern

 

Name: FRANCE AIMEE (PART OF)(POSSIBLY)

Length 57.9 meter, width: 8.5 meter, draught: 3.7, tonnage 699 ton
Load: coal

Cause: sank following a collision with british patrol boat hms p 35. owned by societe d'importation du nord et de l'esv at time of loss.

Year of registration: 1918

Water depth above wreck: 11 meter, Height above seabed: 95 cm

Known since: 1918, last detected: 2010

Details measurements/cartography: H1918/18 3.4.18 H1918/18 3.4.18 SUNK 2C S 64DEGS W FROM PRINCESSA BUOY. LEAST DEPTH 4FT. (PORTSMOUTH, TELECON). CHART AS WK 0FMS 4FT IN 504007N, 010317W.

- NM 525/18. H6391/19 11.9.23 H6391/19 & H6284/23 11.9.23 LT ON PRINCESSA BUOY ALTERED TO GPFL(3)G10S. (KHM PORTSMOUTH).

- NM 1634/23. H2511/33 26.5.33 H2511/33 26.5.33 NOT FOUND. (SCES). DELETE.

- NM 791/33. H4268/63 16.1.64 H4268/63 16.1.64 AN OLD WK LOCATED IN 504007N, 010317W USING HSA. MUCH OVERGROWN WITH SHELL & WEED, LIES ON THE N SIDE OF A FAIRLY LARGE SCOUR. LENGTH APPROX 180FT, WIDTH 30FT. ORIENTATION 095/275DEGS. DRIFT SWEPT, CLEAR AT 23, FOUL AT 24FT. LEAST DEPTH BY E/S 24 IN GEN DEPTH 31FT. (FSL MEDA, SCES, 1963). CHART AS SW 3FMS 5FT.

- NM 2497/63. H5808/55 28.3.66 H5808/55 28.3.66 AMEND TO SW 3FMS 3FT [6.4MTRS] [LAT].

- NM 1017/68. H4661/68 6.5.68 H4661/68 6.5.68 NOT LOCATED OR SEARCHED FOR. (FSL WATERWITCH, SCES, 1967). NCA. 21.1.72 21.1.72 NOW CHARTED AS WK 3FMS 5FT. LC 2050. H2435/72 4.5.72 H2435/72 4.5.72 WK IN 504006N, 010315W USING HSA. PROBABLY ROLLED OVER TO S. NOW LYING IN MIDDLE OF SCOUR INSTEAD OF ON N SIDE. LEAST E/S DEPTH 7.6MTRS [25FT] IN GEN DEPTH 8.3MTRS [27FT]. MAX SCOUR DEPTH 11.6MTRS [38FT]. (SCES, 4.5.72). AMEND TO REVISED POSN. NC 2050. H4824/75 8.2.78 H4824/75 8.2.78 EXAM'D BY SMB IN 504005.7N, 010316.7W [OGB]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 8.8MTRS. (SCES, HI 72/77). BR STD. H1720/65 12.9.78 H1720/65 12.9.78 DIVED IN LISTED POSN. LIES ON PORT SIDE (HAS ROLLED MORE ONTO SIDE SINCE LAST DIVE 7YRS AGO). STERN INTACT. PORT SIDE SILTED UP & STBD SIDE BREAKING UP. BOWS MOSTLY BURIED. HIGHEST PART IS A BOILER - 12FT HIGH. (M WALSH, 20.8.78). NCA. H4824/75 20.8.80 H4824/75 20.8.80 EXAM'D 3.7.79 IN 504006N, 010317W [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 8.2 IN GEN DEPTH 10MTRS SCOUR 3MTRS DEEP. (FSL WATERWITCH, HI 80B/79). BR STD. H3847/86 5.1.90 H3847/86 5.1.90 EXAM'D 14.6.89 IN 504006N, 010317W [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [3 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 8.1 IN GEN DEPTH 11MTRS. SCOUR 2.8MTRS DEEP. DCS3 HT 3.5MTRS. APPARENTLY THE STERN SECTION OF LARGE WK LYING 095/275DEGS. BROKEN UP WITH MANY JAGGED PROJECTIONS. (HMSML GLEANER, HI 366). BR STD. 9.7.10 SEP 2010/000109905 9.7.10 LOCATED IN 5040.1369N, 0103.3579W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 8.29MTRS. (SDC BATHY, EXAMINATION OF NATURAL ENGLAND'S DIGITAL DATA). AMEND WK 8.2MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: ?STERN, BROKEN UP WITH MANY JAGGED PROJECTIONS

Position: 50 40.137 N,1 3.358 W

 

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