This is the information page about the shipwreck Frons olivae (probably), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 22.052 N,1 32.445 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. Amplegarth
9. Andaman
10. Angelus (possibly)
11. Archon
12. Ashley
13. Avon
14. Balakani
15. Bravore
16. Camisard
17. Carmen
18. Cathay (part of)
19. Cedrington court
20. Cerne
21. City of brisbane
22. Colbert (possibly)
23. Constanzia
24. Corhaven
25. Correct
26. Dalryan
27. Diana
28. Dinard
29. Dolcoath (part)
30. Dolcoath (part)
31. Duiveland
32. Dunbar castle
33. E goodwin ltv
34. Efford
35. Eidsiva (probably)
36. Eleonora
37. Embla (possibly)
38. Emile deschamps
39. Emma
40. Emma (possibly)
41. Empire ghyll
42. Empire lough (probably)
43. Empress of fort william (probably)
44. Empress of midland (possibly)
45. Erins isle (possibly)
46. Falcon (probably)
47. Fearless
48. Filleigh
49. Flandres
50. Flores (probably)
51. Francesco ciampa
52. Franz fischer (possibly)
53. Fred everard
54. Frons olivae (probably)
55. Fulmar
56. G 85 (possibly)
57. G-42 (possibly)
58. Gad 23
59. Genimar
60. Grazia (possibly)
61. Halcyon
62. Harcalo
63. Hardingham (probably)
64. Hawksdale
65. Henry b plant
66. Highwave (probably)
67. Hm mgb 328 (possibly)
68. Hm mms 39 (part of)(probably)
69. Hms alert ?
70. Hms aragonite (part of)
71. Hms aries (possibly)
72. Hms artic trapper
73. Hms carilon
74. Hms cayton wyke (probably)
75. Hms chestnut (probably)
76. Hms fauvette
77. Hms flirt
78. Hms gracie (probably)
79. Hms guardsman
80. Hms hermes
81. Hms kingston galena
82. Hms lydian
83. Hms marcella
84. Hms mastiff (possibly)
85. Hms myrtle
86. Hms napia
87. Hms niger (possibly)
88. Hms northumberland (probably)
89. Hms othello ii
90. Hms peridot
91. Hms pyrope
92. Hms ray of hope
93. Hms restoration (possibly)
94. Hms rodino
95. Hms stirling castle (probably)
96. Hms tamarisk
97. Hms torbay ii (probably)
98. Hms tourmaline
99. Hms tranquil
100. Hms war sepoy
101. Hms weigelia
102. Hmsm b2
103. Hundvaag
104. Ilaro
105. Ira (possibly)
106. Irene
107. Jacob luckenbach
108. James harrod
109. Kabinda
110. Karmt
111. Kirsten skou
112. Koenigshaven
113. L'armandeche
114. Lady stella
115. Laurl coin
116. Lbv (m)396
117. Le pelerin de la mer
118. Leicester
119. Leo
120. Lisbeth m
121. Loanda
122. Lord hamilton (possibly)
123. Luray victory
124. Mahratta
125. Mahratta ii
126. Maloja 1
127. Malta (probably)
128. Menapier
129. Merel (part of)(possibly)
130. Mersey
131. Mi amigo
132. Murillo
133. Nancy moran
134. Newlands
135. Niore
136. Norman
137. Norman
138. North eastern victory
139. Ocean hound
140. Opal
141. Ousel (probably)
142. Paros isle
143. Peter hamre
144. Polgrange
145. Ponzano
146. Port dalhousie (possibly)
147. Preussen
148. Pulborough
149. Quentovic
150. Rubislaw
151. Rydal force
152. Rynanna
153. S goodwin ltv (lv 69)
154. Sabac
155. Saidieh
156. Saint michael veillez sur nous
157. Saint ronan (possibly)
158. Saint ronan (possibly)
159. Sambut
160. San calisto
161. Santagata
162. Santagata (?part of)
163. Selma (possibly)
164. Slesvig
165. Spaarndem
166. Strathclyde
167. Sunk beacon (remains)
168. Surrey
169. Teeswood
170. The queen
171. Tina primo
172. Tongue sand tower (remains)
173. Toornvliet (probably)
174. Toward
175. Traquair (probably)
176. Tummel (probably)
177. U 11 (possibly)
178. U 16 (possibly)
179. U 48
180. Ub 109
181. Uc 21 (possibly)
182. Uc 46
183. Uc 46 (possibly)
184. Ursus (part)
185. Velocitas
186. Virginie
187. W a scholten
188. Walsingham
189. Westerley star
190. Wheatman (possibly)
191. Will and maggie (probably)
192. Woodtown (possibly)
193. Xanthence
194. Yassou

 

Name: FRONS OLIVAE (PROBABLY)

Year of registration: 1915

Water depth above wreck: 13 meter, Height above seabed: 32 cm

Known since: 1915, last detected: 20171220

Details measurements/cartography: H3085/26 CONFIRMS LOSS ETC. H6345/26 4.11.26 CHARTED AS NDW PA (1915) (PA) ON BA 1828. H2540/32 29.4.32 DELETE. (HMS KELLETT). H2538/79 6.4.79 EXAM'D 14.9.78 IN 512202N,013234E USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 9.2 IN GEN DEPTH 11MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 2MTRS, LENGTH 38MTRS. LYING 020/200DEGS. (HMS EGERIA, HI 63/78). CHART AS WK 9MTRS. BR STD. H2538/79 24.10.79 EXAM'D 5.4.79 IN 512201.8N, 013234.5E USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 7.6 IN GEN DEPTH 10-11.5MTRS. SCOUR 0.7MTRS. DCS3 HT 2.5MTRS. LYING ROUGHLY NE/SW. GOOD WRECK CONTACT. (HMS ECHO, HI 60C/79). SHOWN AS WK 7.8MTRS ON FAIR SHEET(?). FROM E/S TRACE LEAST DEPTH REPORTED COULD BE FISH. AMEND WK 7.6MTRS.

- NM2672/79. H2538/79 28.7.86 EXAM'D 9.7.86 BY THV STELLA IN 512200N, 013237E [OGB]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 8.9MTRS. (TH HARWICH, TLX DTD 10.7.86). NCA YET. H2538/79 8.10.86 PRELIMINARY SURVEY RESULTS CONFIRMED. (TH, TLX DTD 29.8.86). AMEND TO WK 8.9MTRS IN 512200N, 013237E [OGB]. [EUR] POSN: 512205N, 013236E.

- NM 3108/86. H2347/85 19.1.87 EXAM'D 4.9.86 IN 512202N, 013234E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER. LEAST E/S DEPTH 9.2 IN GEN DEPTH 11-12MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 11.6MTRS. DCS3 HT 2MTRS. LYING NE/SW. (NP1016, HI 314A). AMEND TO REVISED POSN. [EUR] POSN: 512207N, 013233E. G/S. HH090/770/01 18.9.98 EXAM'D 16.6.98 IN 512201.3N, 013233.7E [OGD] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR 9.3, FOUL 9.5MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 9.5 IN GEN DEPTH 13MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 1.5MTRS. LENGTH 25MTRS, WIDTH 15MTRS. LIES 030/210DEGS. GOOD MAGNETIC ANOMALY. IN ONE PIECE WITH NO EVIDENCE OF SCATTERED DEBRIS. DCS3 SHOWS CABLE OR WIRE EXTENDING SOME 100MTRS IN A NORTHERLY DIRECTION. (NP 1016, HI 770). BR STD. 24.4.13 [WGD] POSN: 5122.055N, 0132.457E. SEP 2018/000061842 16.7.18 EXAM'D 20.12.17; WK LOCATED IN 5122.052N, 0132.445E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 9.16MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 11MTRS, LENGTH 33.2MTRS, WIDTH 8.9MTRS, HEIGHT 2.4MTRS, ORIENTATION 032/212DEGS. WRECK IS LARGELY INTACT AND PARTIALLY BURIED. (GARDLINE, HI 1519). AMEND DW 9.1MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 51 22.052 N,1 32.445 E

 

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