This is the information page about the shipwreck Highwave (probably), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 40.003 N,1 40.742 E (51.7619167, 1.5857333)

 

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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. Afrin (probably)
3. Agamemnon
4. Alabama (possibly)
5. Albion (probably)
6. Algeria
7. Angelus
8. Archon
9. Atlanticos
10. Avon
11. Balgownie (probably)
12. Batavier 5
13. Bonnington court
14. Cairnside
15. Cathay (part of)
16. Cedrington court
17. Cerne
18. City of brisbane
19. Coalgas
20. Corcrest
21. Cormorant
22. Cormount (probably)
23. Coureur des mers
24. Cressdene (possibly)
25. Dalryan
26. Denise germaine (possibly)
27. Dolcoath (part)
28. Dolcoath (part)
29. Duiveland
30. Dunbar castle
31. Dynamo
32. Ellewoutsdijk
33. Embla (possibly)
34. Emile deschamps
35. Empire bridge
36. Empress of midland (possibly)
37. Erna boldt (probably)
38. Estrella (possibly)
39. European gateway (part of)
40. Flores (probably)
41. Fort massac
42. Franz fischer (possibly)
43. Frons olivae (probably)
44. Fulmar
45. Grazia (possibly)
46. Grisdeale
47. Groeswen (probably)
48. Hardingham (probably)
49. Harriet
50. Hebe
51. Hendon hall
52. Highwave (probably)
53. Hm mgb 76 (possibly)
54. Hm torpedo boat no.12
55. Hmml 127 (possibly)
56. Hmmtb 16 (possibly)
57. Hms arethusa
58. Hms carilon
59. Hms coquette
60. Hms donna nook
61. Hms duchess of hamilton
62. Hms fauvette
63. Hms forward iii
64. Hms franc tireur
65. Hms gracie (probably)
66. Hms guardsman
67. Hms hastfen
68. Hms japan
69. Hms john e lewis (possibly)
70. Hms kale (probably)(part of)
71. Hms leandros
72. Hms lord airedale
73. Hms ludlow
74. Hms maida (possibly)
75. Hms marconi
76. Hms mastiff (possibly)
77. Hms pyrope
78. Hms ray of hope
79. Hms resono (possibly)
80. Hms rhiannon (possibly)
81. Hms sisapon
82. Hms tamarisk
83. Hms tourmaline
84. Hms tunisian
85. Hms velia (possibly)
86. Hms william wesney
87. Hmsm e6
88. Hmtb 10
89. Hnlms 227
90. Ingi
91. Ionian (possibly)
92. Irene
93. Janny
94. Josefina thorden (after part)
95. Kankakee
96. Karmt
97. Khartoum (possibly)
98. Koningen emma (part of)(probably)
99. Koningen emma (possibly)
100. La flandre (possibly)
101. Lady salisbury
102. Laurl coin
103. Lbv (m)396
104. Lisbeth m
105. Lodewijk van nassau (probably)
106. Lowland
107. Mac 5 (possibly)
108. Mahseer
109. Marie leonhardt (probably)
110. Mecklenburg
111. Menapier
112. Mexico
113. Michail ontchoukoff (possibly)
114. Morar
115. Neppo (possibly)
116. Newlands
117. Nico
118. Niore
119. Norhauk
120. Norwich trader
121. Old charlton
122. Palembang (probably)
123. Paros isle
124. Paullette
125. Peik
126. Persistant whisper
127. Peter hamre
128. Ponzano
129. Port dalhousie (possibly)
130. Prince igor (probably)
131. Profit
132. Protinus (possibly)
133. Quickstep
134. Ravenscraig (possibly)
135. Rubislaw
136. Saidieh
137. Salerno (possibly)
138. Salerno (possibly)
139. San calisto
140. Second chance (possibly)
141. Selma (possibly)
142. Shardana
143. Simon bolivar
144. Spaarndem
145. Stad maastricht
146. Storm
147. Sunbeam
148. Sunk head tower
149. Surrey
150. Telegraaf xviii
151. Terukuni maru
152. The sultan
153. Thyra
154. Tummel (probably)
155. Uc 11 (possibly)
156. Uc 21 (possibly)
157. Uc 72 (possibly)
158. Ursus (part)
159. Vancouver
160. Velocitas
161. Volscian (possibly)
162. Walsingham
163. Wearside
164. Woodtown (possibly)
165. Wychwood (possibly)
166. Ypapanti

 

Name: HIGHWAVE (PROBABLY)

Length 67.4 meter, width: 11 meter, draught: 4.3, tonnage 1178 ton
Load: coal

Cause: Passage hull for lorient. bombed and sunk by german aircraft 1 mile nne of kentish knock lt vessel. crew of 18 saved. lies in 513954n, 014100e, to be dispersed. (ww2sl).

Year of registration: 1940

Water depth above wreck: 19 meter, Height above seabed: 25 cm

Known since: 1940, last detected: 20160223

Details measurements/cartography: H0178/40 12.2.40 PFNM 380/40 ISSUED. H0178/40 27.2.40 AMEND POSN TO 514001N, 014046E. - PFNM 520/40. H0178/40 27.2.40 SUNK IN 513954N, 014100E - 0.5M N BY E FROM KENTISH KNOCK LTV. (TH 14.2.40). H0178/40 2.4.40 INS AS DW. (FOIC HARWICH).

- NM 857/40. H0178/40 16.4.47 DRIFT SWEPT CLEAR AT 45, FOUL AT 46FT. IN GEN DEPTH 66FT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 49FT. POSN 514001N, 014046E. (CDR M/S, SHEERNESS, 28.3.47). AMEND TO WK 7FMS 3FT.

- NM 951/47. H4988/71 5.1.71 GOOD SONAR CONTACT FROM ALL DIR'NS. BROKEN UP WRECKAGE IN AREA. VERY OBVIOUS ON DCS3 TRACE. (HMS FAWN). H6340/87 1.3.89 H6340/87 1.3.89 EXAM'D 19.9.88 IN 513958N, 014051E [OGB] USING COMPOUND HYPERFIX/TRISPONDER. CLEAR AT 14.0, FOUL AT 14.3MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 15.4 IN GEN DEPTH 19MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 19.8MTRS. DCS3 HT 3.0MTRS, LENGTH ABOUT 75MTRS. INTACT AND LYING 000/180 DEG. MAG ANOMALY INDICATED FERROUS CONTENT OF 815 TONS. (NP 1016, HI 423). BR STD. HH090/667/01 3.1.96 EXAM'D 18.7.95 IN 514000.68N. 014044.88E [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 16.6 IN GEN DEPTH 19.0MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 0.4MTR. DCS3 HT 3.6MTRS. LENGTH 70MTRS, WIDTH 40MTRS. LIES 030/210 DEGS. GOOD MAGNETIC ANOMALY. BROKEN UP REMAINS OF WK. NO HULL FORM RECOGNISABLE. FLOATS PREVENTED SWEEPING. DIVERS REPORT NETS ON WK. (OCEONICS, HI 667). NCA. HH090/698/01 2.9.96 LOCATED, NOT EXAMINED. (NP 1016, HI 698). HH100/351/12 18.2.97 7 WK IS COMPLETELY SMASHED AND IT IS POSSIBLE THAT IT MAY HAVE BEEN DISPERSED. BELL RECOVERED WITH 'SPRINGWAVE' ON IT. STANDS ONLY 2MTRS CLEAR OF THE SEABED. NO RECOGNISABLE PARTS TO THE WK. (B HICKINBOTTOM). HH10/351/12 6.3.97 THE BELL WITH THE NAME 'SPRINGWAVE' HAD BEEN CHANGED FROM 'SPRINGWATER'. (B HICKINBOTTOM, LTR DTD 3.3.97). HH090/693/01 26.11.97 EXAM'D 23.10.97 IN 513958.3N, 014051.0E [OGD] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR 14.8, FOUL 15.2MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 17.1 IN GEN DEPTH 19MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 3MTRS. LENGTH 60MTRS, WIDTH 30MTRS. LIES 000/180 DEGS. SMALL MAGNETIC ANOMALY. WELL BROKEN AND PROBABLY DISPERSED. (NP 1016, HI 693). BR STD. SEP 2015/000083463 14.7.16 EXAM'D 23.02.16 IN 5140.003N, 0140.742E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 15.5MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 19MTRS. LENGTH 70MTRS, WIDTH 35MTRS, HT 4MTRS, ORIENTATION 025/205. POOR MAGNETIC ANOMALY. WK WELL BROKEN UP ON FLAT SEA BED. (MMT, HI 1474). AMEND DW 15.5MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: WELL BROKEN, PROBABY DISPERSED

Position: 51 40.003 N,1 40.742 E

 

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