This is the information page about the shipwreck Hippolyte worms, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 49 35.758 N,0 3.937 E (49.749167, 0.341783)

 

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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. Albertville
2. Alice
3. Alpheraz
4. Artois
5. Au revoir
6. Brinette (probably)
7. Bruges
8. Comrades
9. Cookburn
10. Creto (probably)
11. Diane
12. Duchesse de guiche
13. Duncan l clinch
14. Dundee
15. Elisabeth (possibly)
16. Felix
17. Fest noz
18. Friesland
19. General metzinger
20. Greif
21. Hippolyte worms
22. Hm b.y.m.s. 2030
23. Hms anthony hope (part of)
24. Hms anthony hope (part of)
25. Hms britomart
26. Hms derwent
27. Hms hussar
28. Hms p26 (aft section)
29. Hms p26 (fore section)
30. Hms princess olga
31. Idefix 2
32. Ikaria
33. John
34. Joseph seep (part of)
35. Joseph seep (part of)
36. Kannik
37. Kelvinbank
38. La grace de dieu
39. Lady bird (possibly)
40. Le rhapsody
41. Lee s. overmann
42. Lionel
43. Louisiane (probably)
44. Machu
45. Malachite
46. Multicat
47. Naiade
48. Noella
49. Nord deutscher
50. Northgate
51. Notre dame de la merci
52. Nymphe d'or
53. Oriole
54. Petite julie
55. Piriapolis
56. Post renum
57. Prairial
58. Reve d'antilles
59. Saint jacques
60. Saint lieven
61. Salta
62. Santa maria
63. Semoy
64. Silius
65. Spero
66. Stang riou
67. Syrie
68. Talassa
69. Tunge
70. Uj 1433
71. Uss miantonomoh
72. Vlieland
73. Zelzate 1

 

Name: HIPPOLYTE WORMS

Year of registration: 1952

Water depth above wreck: 19 meter, Height above seabed: 120 cm

Known since: 1952, last detected: 1990

Details measurements/cartography: H2255/52 9.4.52 H2255/52 9.4.52 SHOWN AS WK, LEAST DEPTH 14MTRS, IN 493545N, 000400E ON FR 4937. NE 2146 & NE 2613. H659/60 2.9.60 H659/60 2.9.60 SHOWN AS WK 14MTRS [7FMS 4FT] ON FR 4937. 1.10.74 1.10.74 SHOWN AS WK 14MTRS IN 493547N, 000403E [EUR] ON FR 6603. NC 2146. 23.3.82 23.3.82 SHOWN AS WK 13.8MTRS ON FR CHART 6603 [AUG 1979 EDN]. NC 2656. H3606/87 17.8.87 H3606/87 17.8.87 LEAST DEPTH NOW 12.5MTRS IN 493548N, 000401E. (BREST NM 87 24 23).

- NM 2717/87. 10.1.90 10.1.90 SHOWN AS WK 12.5MTRS IN 493549N, 000401E ON FR 6736 [2ND EDN 1989]; STATED AS WK OF 'HIPPOLYTE WORMS' IN 493548.5N, 000401E. POSN ACCURACY 20MTRS. IN GEN DEPTH 19MTRS. LOCATED BY E/S. WK IS OVERTURNED, ORIENTATED TO 120DEGS. LENGTH 90MTRS. (FR WK RECORDS NO.18090029). NE 2146.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: WK IS OVERTURNED

Position: 49 35.758 N,0 3.937 E

 

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