This is the information page about the shipwreck Happy returns (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 2.167 N,5 2.561 W (49.967, -5.1835166666667)

 

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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. Adams (possibly)
2. Adolf vinnen
3. Alexander kennedy
4. Almond branch (possibly)
5. Andola
6. Andromeda
7. Arab
8. Ardgarry
9. Arvor
10. Asaba (possibly)(part of)
11. Asaba (possibly)(part of)
12. Atlantis (possibly)
13. Atlantis (possibly)
14. Ballarat
15. Bamse (probably)
16. Bay of panama
17. Beatrice (possibly)
18. Bellucia
19. Ben asdale
20. Ben rein
21. Benito
22. Bjornvik (possibly)
23. Brest
24. Bretonne (probably)
25. Cape finisterre (probably)
26. Carmarthen
27. Caroline
28. Caroni river
29. Caroni river (part of)(probably)
30. Centurion (possibly)
31. Cieszyn
32. Citrine
33. City of corinth (possibly)
34. City of ghent
35. Clan apline
36. Clan malcolm
37. Cromdale
38. Cyrenian
39. Czar
40. Dionne marie
41. Dispatch (possibly)
42. Elisabeth (possibly)
43. Epsilon
44. Erato
45. Eric calvert (possibly)
46. Eskdale
47. Eva (possibly)
48. Forde
49. Friday (vrijdag) possibly
50. Ganymede
51. Gap
52. Godolphin
53. Grip (part of)
54. Gunvor
55. Hanover
56. Hansy
57. Happy returns (possibly)
58. Hera
59. Hmcs trentonian
60. Hmml 380
61. Hms almond (after part)
62. Hms almond (bow part)
63. Hms anson
64. Hms brandlebas
65. Hms comet
66. Hms gloaming
67. Hms javelin (stern section)
68. Hms kurd
69. Hms lady of the isles
70. Hms primrose
71. Hms rinovia
72. Hms roche bonne
73. Hms torrent
74. Hmy sappho (possibly)
75. Hnlms brielle
76. Ilston
77. Jersey queen (possibly)
78. John
79. Jolie mouette
80. Julie anne ii (part of)(possibly)
81. Juno
82. Karen marie
83. Kerris reed
84. King harry (probably)
85. Kremsertor
86. Krosfond
87. Kwester
88. La suippe
89. Lady dalhousie
90. Le vieux tigre
91. Leander
92. Leon martin (part of)
93. Libourne
94. Loe bar wk
95. Lord snowden (probably)
96. Lorle (probably)
97. Lucent (possibly)
98. Lydie
99. Merle
100. Mervyn (possibly)
101. Mina cantiquin
102. Mitera marigo
103. Mohegan
104. Mosel
105. Mountby
106. Mourne (probably)
107. N g petersen
108. Normand
109. Nyassa
110. Ocklinge
111. Omer denise
112. Ospra
113. Pearl (possibly)
114. Penelope jane (possibly)
115. Pindos
116. Plantaganet
117. Poljames
118. Poljames
119. Ponus
120. Port chalmers
121. Prestige
122. Princess royal
123. Queen (possibly)
124. Rigmor (possibly)
125. Robert
126. Rock island bridge
127. Royal anne galley
128. Santo christo de castello (possibly)
129. Schiedam
130. Shoal fisher
131. Spital
132. Spyridion vagliano
133. St anthony (possibly)
134. St george (possibly)
135. Stanwood
136. Twilight water
137. U 1018
138. U 95
139. Ub 106 (possibly)
140. Ub 112 (possibly)
141. Ub 113
142. Ub 128 (possibly)
143. Ub 86 (possibly)
144. Ub 97 (possibly)
145. Uc 66
146. Ula
147. Veritas
148. Ville de thann (bow section)(possibly)
149. Ville de thann (stern section)(possibly)
150. Violet
151. Volnay
152. War tune
153. Westwood (possibly)
154. Wyndcliffe
155. Zebra

 

Name: HAPPY RETURNS (POSSIBLY)

Length 11 meter

Cause: reported taking in water and engine failure. later sank while under tow.

Year of registration: 1980

Water depth above wreck: 55 meter, Height above seabed: 110 cm

Known since: 1980, last detected: 2013

Details measurements/cartography: H4287/77 5.9.80 SANK IN 500212N, 050212W [OGB]. (FALMOUTH CG MRSC, TELEX 22.8.80). INS AS USC 45MTRS. BR STD. HH090/521/01 28.1.91 NO REFERENCE MADE CONCERNING THIS WK. PRESUME NOT FOUND. (HMS BULLDOG, HI 521). AMENDED TO ABEY. BR STD. HH090/521/01 13.4.92 NOTHING FOUND IN THIS POSN. RECOMMEND EXPUNGE. (HMS BULLDOG, REPLY TO SURVEY APPRAISAL). NCA. 9.5.03 SCALLOP DREDGE LOST IN 5002.184N, 0502.573W [WGD] ON OBSTN SOME 2MTRS HIGH. (J ROSEVEARE, TELECON). AMEND LIVE. INS AS FOUL. BR STD. 26.4.13 NOT LOCATED BY M/B. (NETSURVEY, HI 1406). NCA. 15.5.13 SMALL, INDISTINCT CONTACT LOCATED IN 5002.167N, 0502.561W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 56.74MTRS. LENGTH 5.7MTRS, HT 0.5MTR. LIES 110/290 DEGS. MAY BE DEBRIS. (SDC BATHY, REPROCESSING OF HI 1406 DIGITAL DATA). POSSIBLY THIS WK. RETAIN FOUL IN REVISED POSN
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: ?DEBRIS

Position: 50 2.167 N,5 2.561 W

 

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