This is the information page about the shipwreck Gallois and oxshott (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 52 54.658 N,1 43.925 E (52.7504, 2.0371)

 

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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. Aberhill
2. Actuosity (possibly)
3. Afon towy and deerwood (possibly)
4. Alice taylor
5. Alster
6. Alston
7. Artemisia
8. Asteria
9. Ayrshire (possibly)
10. Barrhill
11. Begona no 5
12. Bertha
13. Boulderpool (after part)
14. Boulderpool (fwd part)
15. British triumph
16. Camilla weston
17. Cantabria (probably)
18. Cardanel
19. Chevington
20. Clansman (possibly)
21. Continental (possibly)
22. Corchester
23. Cordene
24. Corduff
25. Courier (probably)
26. Cross sand ltv
27. Dashwood
28. Efos
29. Ems
30. English trader
31. Ethel
32. Excellenz mehnert
33. Friesland
34. Fulgens
35. Galatea (possibly)
36. Gallois and oxshott (possibly)
37. Gardenia
38. Geneva
39. George fisher
40. Georgia (for'd part)
41. Glen derry (probably)
42. Granta
43. Hauxley (possibly)
44. Hector gannet
45. Hms agate
46. Hms cantatrice
47. Hms cloughton wyke
48. Hms dhoon (probably)
49. Hms dungeness
50. Hms force
51. Hms francolin
52. Hms glen prosen
53. Hms tonbridge
54. Hms tranio
55. Hms true accord (probably)
56. Hms washington (probably)
57. Hms william stephen
58. Hmsm c 11
59. Hmsm d5
60. Homefire
61. I t l anna b
62. Ilse
63. Ionian (probably)
64. Jevington court
65. King egbert
66. La perouse (possibly)
67. Langeli (possibly)
68. Leelite
69. Londoner (probably)
70. Marden
71. Marsworth
72. Meriones
73. Montferland
74. Mount ida
75. Murdoch (probably)
76. Navarra (possibly)
77. Nereus
78. Nordborg (possibly)
79. Norman queen
80. Oakgrove
81. Ole bull
82. Osprey
83. Otter
84. Oxshott (possibly)
85. Pacific (possibly)
86. Pacific (possibly)
87. Pegrix
88. Prima
89. Regain
90. Robrix
91. Roine
92. Rose marie
93. Roy
94. Rye
95. Salvus ii
96. Seagull
97. Seaham
98. Sheaf water
99. St mark
100. Stanmount
101. Thursonian
102. Trevethoe
103. Upminster
104. Vanguard
105. Vanilla (probably)
106. Varoy
107. Vigo
108. Viola (possibly)
109. Waldinge
110. Walkure
111. War valley
112. Whintown (possibly)
113. Willowpool
114. Xanthe
115. Yewvalley (possibly)

 

Name: GALLOIS AND OXSHOTT (POSSIBLY)

Year of registration: 1941

Water depth above wreck: 14 meter, Height above seabed: 6 cm

Known since: 1941, last detected: 20190216

Details measurements/cartography: H02994/41 16.9.41 Y29 - "GALLOIS" AGROUND IN 525437N, 014403E. HEADING 185 DEGS. BACK BROKEN AND STERN SUBMERGED. FOREMAST, MAINMAST AND FUNNEL SHOW ABOVE HW. Y30 (NOT IDENTIFIED) AGROUND IN 525440N, 014409E. HEADING 110 DEGS WITH LIST TO PORT. SUBMERGED AT LW EXCEPT FOR SUPERSTRUCTURE, FOREMAST, MAINMAST AND FUNNEL. (FO, GT YARMOUTH, 24.8.41). (HMS SHARPSHOOTER, 1951). INS AS ST (2 WKS).

- NM 2157/41. 14.4.44 AMEND TO DW (2 WKS).

- NM 817/44 H1952/80 25.1.83 EXAM'D 3.6.82 IN 525436N, 014403E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 3.9 IN GEN DEPTHS 7 TO 10MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 10.5MTRS. MAY BE TWO WKS - ONE LYING N/S AND ABOUT 100MTRS LONG, THE OTHER LYING NE/SW AND 60MTRS LONG. (SOISS, HI 22). AMEND TO WK 3.9MTRS. BR STD. 21.3.90 PROPELLER RECOVERED FROM NORTHERNMOST OF THESE WKS. ENGRAVED WITH NAME 'OXSHOTT'. (MR WATSON, TELECON 20.3.90). HH090/604/01 22.11.93 EXAM'D 3.8.93 IN 525436.6N, 014402.5E [OGB] USING SYLEDIS [3 LOPS]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 6.2, FOUL AT 6.5MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 7.9 IN GEN DEPTH 12 TO 14MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 15.7MTRS. DCS3 HT 3.5MTRS, LENGTH 130MTRS, BREADTH 30MTRS. BROKEN WK LYING 010/190 DEG WITH POSSIBLY A BUOY OR NETS ATTACHED. (OCEONICS (UK) LTD., HI 604). AMEND TO SW 6.2MTRS. BR STD. SEP 2020/000100123 19.5.20 EXAM'D 16.02.19; IN 5254.658N, 0143.925E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 5.2MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 14MTRS, LENGTH 147.50MTRS, WIDTH 88.72MTRS, HEIGHT 8.8MTRS, ORIENTATION 006/186 DEGS. SCOUR LENGTH 205.9MTRS, WIDTH 72.84MTRS, 3.05MTRS DEEP, TOWARDS 156 DEGS. TWO WRECKS; NORTH/SOUTH ORIENTATION WRECK IS 115MTRS LONG, NORTH EAST/SOUTH WEST ORIENTATION WRECK IS 72MTRS LONG. BOTH ARE UPRIGHT BUT HAVE STARTED TO BREAK APART AND ARE PARTIALLY COVERED BY SAND WAVES. LARGE WRECK LISTS TO PORT, SMALLER WRECK LISTS TO STARBOARD. TWO BOILERS VISIBLE ON EACH WRECK. (MERITAITO, HI 1580). AMEND DW 5.2MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: BROKEN WK

Position: 52 54.658 N,1 43.925 E

 

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