This is the information page about the shipwreck Hms abelard, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 19.918 N,4 8.518 W (50.1442, -4.17415)

 

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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. Amelie (probably)
2. Anna
3. Arandora star
4. August conseil (possibly)
5. Australbush (possibly)
6. Bell virtue
7. Birgitte
8. Brenda
9. Brialan
10. Carol anne
11. Chancellor
12. Charlwood
13. Cheapside (possibly)
14. Chelydra (possibly)
15. Claverley (possibly)
16. Constance
17. Dartmeet
18. Die frau metta catharina von flensburg
19. Dutton
20. East point
21. Edam ii
22. Elizabeth caroline
23. Empire harry
24. Encourage
25. Exploiter
26. Fylrix
27. Glen strathallan
28. Halloween
29. Hazel claire (possibly)
30. Heron i
31. Hms abelard
32. Hms coronation (part)
33. Hms coronation (part)
34. Hms elk (probably)
35. Hms foyle
36. Hms kingston alalite (probably)
37. Hms lord stonehaven
38. Hms ramillies
39. Hms scylla
40. Hms stockforce (possibly)
41. Hms ullswater
42. Hmsm a7
43. Hmsm h 52
44. Hmsm untiring
45. Hopper barge no.42
46. James eagan layne
47. Kazan
48. Kishmul of ayr
49. Lab
50. Louis shied
51. Maine
52. Marie
53. Mcgregor
54. Medoc
55. Oregon
56. Persier
57. Phoenix
58. Poulmic
59. Reine des flots
60. Rosehill
61. Sabrina
62. Solstice ph199
63. St katharine (probably)
64. Tasmania (possibly)
65. Ternefjell
66. Tinker di
67. Totnes castle
68. U 1063
69. Unicorn
70. W woolvern (possibly)
71. Yewforest

 

Name: HMS ABELARD

Length 33.8 meter, width: 6.4 meter, draught: 3.6, tonnage 187 ton
Load: ballast

Cause: built in 1909 by smith's dock co, north shields. one boiler, triple expansion engine of 64 nhp, single shaft. requisitioned by the royal navy in 1914, was wrecked off plymouth breakwater. (sibi & others).

Year of registration: 1916

Water depth above wreck: 6 meter

Known since: 1916, last detected: 1982

Details measurements/cartography: H8131/16 30.12.16 SUNK IN 501953N, 040827W, OR 240DEGS, 2C FROM B'WTR BN. MASTS SHOW ABOUT 8FT AT LWS. SALVAGE OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). NCA YET. H250/17 11.1.17 SALVAGE OPERATIONS POSTPONED. LEAST DEPTH OVER WK NOW 18FT [LWS]. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). INS AS WK 3FMS. BR STD. 5.3.68 NOT FOUND. (HMS WOODLARK, HI 29/67). NCA. 2.4.82 DIVED ON 27.3.82. ONLY FLATTENED WRECKAGE REMAINS SURROUNDED BY BOULDERS SHOALER THAN THE WK. RECOMMEND CHART AS FOUL. (M SKELSEY, 29.3.82). AMEND FOUL BR STD. H1310/82/17 1.7.82 POSN GIVEN FOR THIS WK IS ACCURATE. PHOTOGRAPHS OF WK ARE AVAILABLE. (P MITCHELL, 27.6.82). HH090/594/01 4.8.93 NOT SEARCHED FOR. (HMSML GLEANER, HI 594A). NCA. 3.7.13 [WGD] POSN: 5019.918N, 0408.518W.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: ONLY FLATTENED WRECKAGE REMAINS

Position: 50 19.918 N,4 8.518 W

 

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