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 (49.7491667, 0.3417833)

 

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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. A1-38
3. A1-7
4. A2-61
5. A2-66
6. Abbe garos
7. Agios spyridon (possibly)
8. Agnus dei
9. Albertville
10. Aloa
11. Alynbank
12. Amsterdam
13. Artois
14. Au revoir
15. B1-72
16. B1-89
17. B1-90
18. B1-98
19. Barracuda
20. Barsac
21. Barsac
22. Bonne sainte rita
23. Brackenfield
24. Brinette (probably)
25. Bruges
26. Capitaine cook
27. Chant 6
28. Chant 6
29. Chrisimas
30. Comrades
31. Cookburn
32. Cornucopia (possibly)
33. Courbet
34. Cubana
35. Derrycunihy
36. Diane
37. Dinard (possibly)
38. Dohe
39. Duncan l clinch
40. Elsa
41. Elswick park
42. Empire bittern
43. Empire broadsword
44. Empire rosebery
45. F 614
46. Fdt 216 (possibly)
47. Ferryhill
48. Flowergate (possibly)
49. Fort norfolk
50. Francois-xavier
51. Frederic
52. Friesland
53. Georgios
54. Grand copaise
55. Greif
56. Greif
57. Gros loulou
58. Harpagas (fore part)
59. Hippolyte worms
60. Hm mgb 17
61. Hmms 8
62. Hms cato
63. Hms computator (probably)
64. Hms durban (possibly)
65. Hms fratton
66. Hms glen avon
67. Hms lawford (probably)
68. Hms lord austin (possibly)
69. Hms magic
70. Hms pylades
71. Hms sesame (probably)
72. Ingman (possibly)
73. Innerton (possibly)
74. Jean lae patt
75. John
76. Jolie pluie de rose
77. Joseph seep (part of)
78. Joseph seep (part of)
79. Julie
80. Kong oscar 2
81. L'otarie
82. La caravelle
83. La grace de dieu
84. La kaline
85. La minette
86. Labous mor (possibly)
87. Lady bird (possibly)
88. Laura c anderson (possibly)
89. Lcg 1062
90. Lcg 1062 (possibly)
91. Lct 1074 (possibly)
92. Lct 875
93. Le flibustier
94. Le nohic
95. Le tout petit (?le toupeti)
96. Lee s. overmann
97. Lst (possibly)
98. Lst 314
99. Lst 376
100. Lst 496
101. Lst 523
102. Lynghaug (possibly)
103. M 39 (possibly)
104. Magicien
105. Malachite
106. Maria, julia & mathilda jean
107. Mere theresa
108. Modlin
109. Mulberry harbour b (remains of)
110. Multicat
111. Naiade
112. Njejos (possibly)
113. Nord deutscher
114. Notre dame de la merci
115. Nymphe d'or
116. Oriole
117. Parkhaven
118. Parklaan (possibly)
119. Partridge
120. Pascal jeanne marie
121. Perceval
122. Petite julie
123. Phoenix 'a 46'
124. Phoenix unit
125. Piriapolis
126. Plaston
127. Pointe du hoc
128. Post renum
129. Poussoir
130. Providencia
131. Ragna (possibly)
132. Raumboat no.41
133. Reine mathilde
134. Reve d'antilles
135. Reve des iles
136. Risque tout
137. Risque tout
138. Rolling stones
139. Saint freddy
140. Saint jacques
141. Saint lieven
142. Saltersgate
143. Samlong (or charles w eliot)
144. Santa maria
145. Scarface
146. Sebastel 2
147. Semoy
148. Sgb 7
149. Sirehei (possibly)
150. Spero
151. Stang riou
152. Suffolk coast (possibly)
153. Svenner
154. Talassa
155. Tela (possibly)
156. U 390 (probably)
157. Uj 1433
158. Uss firestone (possibly)
159. Uss miantonomoh
160. Uss susan b anthony
161. Vas y molo
162. Vinlake (possibly)
163. Winha
164. Zeeland
165. 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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