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 (49.749166666667, 0.34178333333333)

 

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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. A 12
2. A a raven
3. A dieu vat (probably)
4. A1-38
5. A1-7
6. A2-61
7. A2-66
8. Abbe garos
9. Ada (possibly)
10. Adamandios georgandis (possibly)
11. Adamantious lemos (possibly)
12. Agenoria
13. Agios spyridon (possibly)
14. Agnus dei
15. Agrion
16. Akaroa
17. Alabama
18. Albertville
19. Algonquin (possibly)
20. Alkmini
21. Aloa
22. Altair
23. Alynbank
24. Ambassadrice
25. Amiable lucitte
26. Ammersee
27. Amsterdam
28. Angelique
29. Anglian
30. Antoinette
31. Antonios
32. Antonios (probably)
33. Ardgarry
34. Armas
35. Artois
36. Au revoir
37. August rose
38. Auguste and louise
39. Aurelie
40. Aurelien
41. B1-72
42. B1-89
43. B1-90
44. B1-98
45. Baden
46. Balance
47. Ballarat
48. Barracuda
49. Barsac
50. Barsac
51. Beatrice maud
52. Beatty rose (possibly)
53. Beauport
54. Beaverburn
55. Beaverburn (probably)
56. Beechpark
57. Belfort
58. Belle colombe
59. Benin
60. Bess mitchell
61. Bizon (possibly)
62. Bizon (probably)
63. Bobrix (possibly)
64. Bohera
65. Bonafide
66. Bonne sainte rita
67. Bosphorous (possibly)
68. Bostonian (probably)
69. Brackenfield
70. Breakaway of yare
71. Bremenry
72. Briagha mara
73. Briardene (possibly)
74. Brigamara
75. Brighton
76. Brinette (probably)
77. Briseis
78. British influence
79. Bruges
80. Buchanness
81. Burgerdijk (probably)
82. Buzuzlo (ex weston)
83. Cab
84. Cabo villano
85. Cadeby (probably)
86. Calvados
87. Campeador
88. Cantonad
89. Cap horn des mers
90. Capitaine cook
91. Capri
92. Captain niko
93. Carl
94. Carpathia
95. Carpo (possibly)
96. Carrouest one (possibly)
97. Carrouest one (possibly)
98. Castleford
99. Catena
100. Centurion (possibly)
101. Chaloupe 112
102. Chameau
103. Channel queen
104. Chant 6
105. Chant 6
106. Chantereyne
107. Chanzi
108. Charles
109. Charles maureaur
110. Charles morgan
111. Chattahoochee (possibly)
112. Chrisimas
113. Christine
114. Cid
115. Cistude
116. Citta de bari
117. City of corinth (possibly)
118. Clarrie
119. Comrades
120. Condesa
121. Constantia s (after part)(possibly)
122. Constantia s (after part)(possibly)
123. Constantia s (fwd part)
124. Cookburn
125. Corail
126. Cornucopia (possibly)
127. Corsaire
128. Costello
129. Courbet
130. Credo du marin
131. Crown of castile
132. Cubana
133. Cyrenian
134. Dagenham
135. Dambuster
136. Derrycunihy
137. Diamantis
138. Diamantis (possibly)
139. Diane
140. Dimbovita
141. Dinard (possibly)
142. Discovery
143. Dohe
144. Douro
145. Dr rudolf wahrendorff
146. Dromore
147. Duchess of cornwall
148. Duchesse de guiche
149. Duguesclin
150. Duncan l clinch
151. Dunsinane
152. Earl of lonsdale
153. Eastern prince
154. Ece
155. Eden
156. Edirne
157. Eli knudsen
158. Elisabeth (possibly)
159. Ella
160. Elsa
161. Elswick park
162. Emily eveson
163. Empire bittern
164. Empire broadsword
165. Empire rosebery
166. Empire toucan
167. Empress
168. Enfant de bretagne
169. Esther (probably)
170. Estornino
171. Eva (possibly)
172. Evasion
173. F 614
174. Falkland
175. Fdt 216 (possibly)
176. Fee des legendes
177. Felix de abasolo
178. Fenay bridge (possibly)
179. Fermain
180. Ferryhill
181. Figaro
182. Fileur
183. Fils du vent
184. Flaminian
185. Fleuret
186. Flowergate (possibly)
187. Flying enterprise
188. Flying foam (possibly)
189. Ford power
190. Foreland
191. Fort norfolk
192. Forth
193. Francois-xavier
194. Frederic
195. Friesland
196. Fulbore iii
197. Gabrielle annick
198. Galway castle
199. Gamen
200. Ganymede
201. Gaspard de la nuit
202. General du temple
203. Georgios
204. Ginette
205. Goublin
206. Goureux
207. Grace (possibly)
208. Grand copaise
209. Grandest
210. Grape one
211. Graziella
212. Greif
213. Greif
214. Gros loulou
215. Guildhall
216. Guilding star
217. Guyona
218. Harald
219. Harpagas (fore part)
220. Hathor
221. Headlands (possibly)
222. Heathdene
223. Hekla (possibly)
224. Helge (possibly)
225. Helge (possibly)
226. Henley (possibly)
227. Hermod
228. Hinemoa (possibly)
229. Hippolyte worms
230. Hm mgb 17
231. Hmms 8
232. Hms ashanti (bow section)
233. Hms ashanti (stern section)
234. Hms association
235. Hms capel
236. Hms cato
237. Hms computator (probably)
238. Hms decoy (probably)
239. Hms dragon
240. Hms durban (possibly)
241. Hms eagle (probably)
242. Hms edgehill
243. Hms firebrand
244. Hms fratton
245. Hms glen avon
246. Hms javelin (stern section)
247. Hms kurd
248. Hms lawford (probably)
249. Hms lord austin (possibly)
250. Hms magic
251. Hms minster
252. Hms mourne (possibly)
253. Hms pylades
254. Hms rhyl
255. Hms romney (possibly)
256. Hms sesame (probably)
257. Hms transvaal (possibly)
258. Hms truant
259. Hms viper
260. Hms woodpecker (possibly)
261. Hmsm affray
262. Hollandia
263. Hopper
264. Ida (ex abbey town)
265. Ievoli sun
266. Ile de feu
267. Imprenable
268. Indian city (possibly)
269. Ingman (possibly)
270. Innerton (possibly)
271. Isis
272. Italia
273. James b richardson
274. Jean gougy
275. Jean lae patt
276. Jeanne marie
277. Jesmond
278. Joachim brinch lund (probably)
279. John
280. John kennedy
281. Jolie mouette
282. Jolie pluie de rose
283. Josef joham (stern half) (probably)
284. Joseph and margaret
285. Joseph seep (part of)
286. Joseph seep (part of)
287. Juene marie
288. Jules
289. Julie
290. Juno
291. Kalibia (possibly)
292. Kannik
293. Karen folmer
294. Kathleen
295. Kelso
296. Kelvinbank
297. Kennebec
298. Kennebec (probably)
299. Kiloran
300. Klein famile
301. Komet
302. Kondor (probably)
303. Kong oscar 2
304. Kornog (possibly)
305. Koroller ar mor (possibly)
306. L'aventurier
307. L'independant
308. L'otarie
309. La bajole
310. La belle poule
311. La caravelle
312. La fidele
313. La grace de dieu
314. La havre
315. La kaline
316. La minette
317. La negra
318. La negra (possibly)
319. La salle
320. Labous mor (possibly)
321. Lady bird (possibly)
322. Lady cory-wright
323. Ladywood
324. Laura c anderson (possibly)
325. Lcg 1062
326. Lcg 1062 (possibly)
327. Lct 1074 (possibly)
328. Lct 232
329. Lct 244
330. Lct 524
331. Lct 777
332. Lct 875
333. Lct 967
334. Le flibustier
335. Le guillemot
336. Le merle
337. Le nohic
338. Le nord
339. Le poilu
340. Le tout petit (?le toupeti)
341. Leastilien
342. Lee s. overmann
343. Leopoldville
344. Libourne
345. Linn o dee (or linn o dec)
346. Liverpool
347. Lochwood
348. Lomas
349. Lorle (probably)
350. Louie bell
351. Louise
352. Louisiane (probably)
353. Lovat
354. Lst (possibly)
355. Lst 314
356. Lst 376
357. Lst 496
358. Lst 523
359. Lucrecia
360. Lynghaug (possibly)
361. M 39 (possibly)
362. M 483
363. Madame midas (possibly)
364. Madura
365. Madwig (possibly)
366. Magicien
367. Mahenge (possibly)
368. Maidag (possibly)
369. Makeshift (possibly)
370. Malachite
371. Mar cor (possibly)
372. Maria, julia & mathilda jean
373. Marie anne de bretagne
374. Marie henriette
375. Marie louise berthe
376. Marie mashman
377. Mario gallego
378. Mars
379. Mary toovey
380. Maud pierre andre (possibly)
381. May girl
382. Menez-veil
383. Mera 1
384. Mere theresa
385. Merle
386. Mervyn (possibly)
387. Mimosa
388. Minnehaha
389. Minterne (possibly)
390. Modlin
391. Mon ami
392. Morning admiral
393. Motorola
394. Mulberry harbour b (remains of)
395. Multicat
396. Naiade
397. Neptunia
398. Nesam
399. Njejos (possibly)
400. Nord deutscher
401. Norfalk
402. Normandy
403. Notre dame de la merci
404. Nugget
405. Nyarlathotep
406. Nymphe d'or
407. Ocean queen
408. Oost vlaanderen
409. Orangemoor (possibly)
410. Oriole
411. Padstow (possibly)
412. Palmgrove
413. Panamera
414. Papelera
415. Parkhaven
416. Parklaan (possibly)
417. Partridge
418. Pascal jeanne marie
419. Pax vobis
420. Pembroke
421. Pendragon b
422. Peras
423. Perceval
424. Perintis
425. Perles des flots
426. Petit jean (possibly)
427. Petite anna
428. Petite julie
429. Phoenix 'a 46'
430. Phoenix c1/131
431. Phoenix unit
432. Pietje antje
433. Piriapolis
434. Pizarro
435. Plaston
436. Plawsworth
437. Plympton
438. Point law
439. Pointe du hoc
440. Polycarp (possibly)
441. Portsea
442. Post renum
443. Poussoir
444. Prima
445. Prinses maria
446. Progress
447. Promethee
448. Prosperity (stern section)
449. Providencia
450. Prunella
451. Pruthree
452. Psi
453. Puerto de castellon (probably)
454. Pukkastan
455. Rabbi
456. Rachel harvey
457. Radiant med
458. Raffio
459. Ragna (possibly)
460. Rap
461. Raumboat no.41
462. Regina coeli (possibly)
463. Reine mathilde
464. Reve d'antilles
465. Reve des iles
466. Rfa bacchus
467. Rhenania
468. Rhona (probably)
469. Rio sorocaba
470. Risque tout
471. Risque tout
472. River lune
473. Roger mado (possibly)
474. Roger mado (possibly)
475. Roi leopold (possibly)
476. Rolling stones
477. Rombo
478. Rontegui
479. Ruel
480. Sabre of newquay
481. Saint antoine
482. Saint brandan
483. Saint bridget
484. Saint freddy
485. Saint hubert
486. Saint jacques
487. Saint lieven
488. Saint louis
489. Saint-antoine
490. Saint-pierre des marins
491. Sainte marine
492. Saltersgate
493. Samara (possibly)
494. Samlong (or charles w eliot)
495. San alberto
496. San nicolau
497. Santa maria
498. Santez-anna
499. Scarface
500. Schelde
501. Schiller
502. Sebastel 2
503. Sebastian laurent
504. Semoy
505. Semper parates
506. Sgb 7
507. Sidmouth (possibly)
508. Silius
509. Sirehei (possibly)
510. Slemish
511. Soleil levant
512. Solway prince (possibly)
513. Songa (possibly)
514. Spero
515. Spolanda
516. St louie
517. St malo (possibly)
518. St pierre
519. Stade (after part)
520. Stang riou
521. Stanley force
522. Stella (probably)
523. Strathalbyn
524. Suffolk coast (possibly)
525. Svenner
526. Tajandoen
527. Talassa
528. Tamengo
529. Tayo
530. Tela (possibly)
531. Terra
532. Thames
533. Thomas w lawson
534. Thrasyvoulos
535. Tipasa
536. To venner
537. Tommy
538. Torridge (probably)
539. Tracy's michelle
540. Tracys dawn
541. Trevarrack
542. Tuborg
543. Turquoise (probably)
544. Tyne
545. U 1208 (possibly)
546. U 123 (possibly)
547. U 161 (possibly)
548. U 247 (possibly)
549. U 333 (probably)
550. U 390 (probably)
551. U 681 (possibly)
552. U 988 (possibly)
553. Uc 19 (probably)
554. Uc 66
555. Uj 1433
556. Ullyses
557. Umdali mendi (possibly)
558. Uss corry
559. Uss firestone (possibly)
560. Uss glennon
561. Uss jacob jones (possibly)
562. Uss meredith
563. Uss miantonomoh
564. Uss rich
565. Uss susan b anthony
566. Uss tide
567. Ussa
568. Vaclite (possibly)
569. Valentia (possibly)
570. Vapper
571. Vas y molo
572. Vedanta
573. Vellore
574. Victorine
575. Ville de malaga
576. Vinlake (possibly)
577. Vlieland
578. Voorwaarts
579. War firth (probably)
580. Waverley
581. Wear
582. Western belle
583. Wilja
584. Willebroek (probably)
585. William d burnham (possibly)
586. Winha
587. Woodburn
588. Yorouba
589. Zeeland
590. 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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