This is the information page about the shipwreck Hmnls van meerlant (part of), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 28.513 N,0 52.05 E (51.441933333333, 0.92858333333333)

 

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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. Actuality
2. Airston (probably)
3. Alf everard (part of)
4. Alf everard (part of)
5. Alice marie
6. Argus
7. Aridity (probably)
8. Astrologer
9. Atherton
10. Azariah (poss)
11. Beacon 'f'
12. Blue mermaid
13. Bolbec (possibly)
14. Bradglen
15. British oak
16. C 128
17. Chieftain
18. Daisy maud
19. Dela
20. Delce
21. Duluth
22. E oaze light vessel
23. East shoebury bn (remains of)
24. Enterprise ranger 2
25. Explorer
26. Fox
27. Georgia
28. Gordon
29. Great nore tower (remains)
30. Great nore towers (remains)
31. Great nore towers (remains).
32. H k daniels
33. Harcourt
34. Herland (part of)
35. Herland (part of)
36. Hmnls van meerlant (part of)
37. Hms aisha
38. Hms amethyst
39. Hms amethyst (part of)(possibly)
40. Hms ash
41. Hms beagle (re-named cgwv no 7 in 1851)
42. Hms bulwark
43. Hms capricornus
44. Hms conquistador
45. Hms danube 3
46. Hms drummer
47. Hms kennymore (part of)(probably)
48. Hms london
49. Hms london
50. Hms new spray
51. Hms princess irene
52. Hms receptive
53. Hms resolvo (part of)
54. Hms restango
55. Hms stella orion
56. Hms tyne
57. Hms venetia
58. Hms vimiera (bow section)
59. Hms vimiera (part of)
60. Hms vimiera (stern)
61. Holba
62. Honiton
63. Hopper number 19
64. Houston city
65. How (probably)
66. Intrepid
67. Janie b
68. Lady jane
69. Lca 551
70. Letchworth
71. Lion (part of)
72. Maitland
73. Malrix (possibly)
74. Maplin light house
75. Maplin survey platform
76. March
77. Margam abbey
78. Mercy
79. Molliette
80. Nass beacon (ruins)
81. Old whitaker bn (remains of)
82. Pinto
83. Pisces
84. Radiant
85. Restless wave (possibly)
86. Revenge
87. Richard montgomery
88. Rosme
89. Rover (possibly)
90. Ryal
91. Selnes
92. Sparsholt
93. Strathearn
94. Strom trooper
95. Sun vii
96. Sunrise (possibly)
97. Supremity
98. Thorvin karsven
99. Toreador
100. Treport
101. Van meerlant (part of)
102. Vera
103. Wardie
104. Warp
105. William j taylor (part of)
106. Winifred
107. Winkfield
108. Zarga

 

Name: HMNLS VAN MEERLANT (PART OF)

Year of registration: 1941

Water depth above wreck: 17 meter, Height above seabed: 252 cm

Known since: 1941, last detected: 20210515

Details measurements/cartography: H02058/41 14.6.41 POSN 032.25DEG MINSTER CHURCH 3.76M OR 512829N. 005206E USING HSA. (CAPTAIN M/S SHEERNESS, 14.6.41). INS AS DW.

- NM 1593/41. H02058/41 19.6.41 193DEG 2.48M SW MEASURED MILE BN OR 512827N, 005208E. POSN BY HSA. (TRINITY HOUSE, 19.6.41). H02058/41 10.7.41 INS GREEN WRECK BUOY 005DEG 270FT FROM WRECK. - TFNM 1603/41. H02058/41 7.10.41 INS GREEN WRECK BUOY ON CHARTS. - FNM 2342/41. H02058/41 25.5.43 DRIFT SWEEP AFTER DISPERSAL. CLEAR 33FT, FOUL 34FT. (HMS ST TUDNO, 30.3.43). AMEND WK 5FMS 3FT. DELETE BUOY.

- NM 1063/43. H02058/41 4.12.45 DRIFT SWEEP AND E/S AFTER DISPERSAL. CLEAR 45FT, FOUL 46FT. (CAPT M/S SHEERNESS 4.12.45). H5652/45 10.12.45 WRECK IS IN TWO PARTS (A) 512829N, 005208E & (B) 512828N, 005204E. (A) CLEAR 43FT, FOUL 44FT. LEAST WATER 43FT. (B) CLEAR 45FT, LEAST WATER 45FT. (HMS FRANKLIN 1946). AMEND WK 7FMS 3FT.

- NM 4030/45. H7801/46 4.12.46 AMEND WK 7FMS 1FT. (E7895). BR STD. H1933/61 26.3.62 AMEND WK 7FMS 3FT. (K2356). BR STD. H910/60 1.3.65 AMEND WK 7FMS 5FT. (K4196). BR STD. H2984/67 12.9.67 PARTLY DISPERSED BY ADMIRALTY 1943 AND 1945, 45FT REPORTED. 1951 SURVEY GAVE LEAST DEPTH 51FT 9INS. 1959 SURVEY AND SWEEPING SHOWED TWO PIECES OF WRECKAGE 250FT APART. 52FT ON UPPER SMALLER PORTION. 45FT 3INS ON LOWER LARGER PORTION. (HM MEDWAY). 14.7.71 AMEND SW 14.0MTRS IN 512829N, 0052.10E. NC 3683. 1.2.13 [WGD] POSN: 5128.515N, 0052.066E. SEP 2017/000067313 28.4.17 SHOALEST DEPTH OF WRECK 14.24MTRS IN 5128.515N, 0052.053E [WGD]. (MEDWAY PORT AUTHORITY SURVEY 2016). RETAIN SW 14MTRS IN REVISED POSN. SEP 2019/000084358 30.4.19 SHOALEST DEPTH OF WRECK 13.9MTRS IN 5128.5140N, 0052.0523E [WGD]. (MEDWAY PORT AUTHORITY SURVEY 2019). AMEND DW 13.9MTRS IN REVISED POSN. SEP 2020/000018423 24.1.20 SHOALEST DEPTH OF WRECK 14.29MTRS IN 5128.5150N, 0052.0527E [WGD]. (MEDWAY PORT AUTHORITY SURVEY 2019). RETAIN DW 13.9MTRS IN REVISED POSN. SEP 2020/000288403 14.01.2021 SHOALEST DEPTH OF WRECK 14.3TRS IN 5126.9600N, 0052.0500E [WGD]. (MPA PORT OF SHEERNESS SURVEY 2020). RETAIN DW 13.9MTRS IN REVISED POSN. SEP 2021/000166549 2.7.21 EXAM'D BY BDC 15.5.21 IN 5128.5132N, 0052.0500E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 14.31MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 17.3MTRS. LENGTH 32.0MTRS, WIDTH 11.6MTRS, HT 3.0MTRS, ORIENTATION 252/72 DEGS. NFS. (MEDWAY PORTS AUTHORITY SURVEY, BDC H525(LITE)). RETAIN OBSTN 13.9MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: NFS

Position: 51 28.513 N,0 52.05 E

 

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