This is the information page about the shipwreck Hms adonis (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 52 3.602 N,1 48.853 E (51.761916666667, 1.5857333333333)

 

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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. Aduatiek (possibly)
2. Alastair
3. Ambient (probably)
4. Angelus
5. Annie
6. Atlanticos
7. Balgownie (probably)
8. Batavier 5
9. Blackhill
10. Bonnington court
11. British captain
12. British fortune (probably)
13. Brixton
14. Cairnside
15. Carica milica
16. Cedarwood (possibly)
17. Churston
18. Claudia (possibly)
19. Coalgas
20. Corcrest
21. Cormorant
22. Cormount (probably)
23. Coureur des mers
24. Cressdene (possibly)
25. Cresta
26. Dagmar (probably)
27. Denewood
28. Disa (possibly)
29. Dulwich
30. Dunwich bank wk
31. Dynamo
32. Edernian
33. El argentino
34. Ellewoutsdijk
35. Empire bridge
36. Erna boldt (probably)
37. Estrella (possibly)
38. Eva witte
39. F stobart (probably)
40. Faithful star
41. Farmatyr
42. Firth
43. Fort massac
44. Forth
45. Friargate (possibly)
46. Friargate (possibly)
47. Frumenton
48. Gannet (possibly)
49. Gasfire
50. Gena
51. Gerhard
52. Gipsy (possibly)
53. Golconda (possibly)
54. Grantleyhall (possibly)
55. Grenadier (probably)
56. Groenlo
57. Groeswen (probably)
58. H h petersen
59. Harlington (probably)
60. Harlyn (probably)
61. Harriet
62. Hebe
63. Hendon hall
64. Heworth
65. Hillglen
66. Hm mgb 76 (possibly)
67. Hms adonis (possibly)
68. Hms donna nook
69. Hms donside (possibly)
70. Hms duchess of hamilton
71. Hms eros (possibly)
72. Hms forward iii
73. Hms franc tireur
74. Hms harvest gleaner
75. Hms hastfen
76. Hms hirose (probably)
77. Hms holdene
78. Hms japan
79. Hms jessie nutten
80. Hms lord airedale
81. Hms marconi
82. Hms monarch
83. Hms moravia (possibly)
84. Hms nadine
85. Hms new comet (possibly)
86. Hms resono (possibly)
87. Hms rhiannon (possibly)
88. Hms river clyde (possibly)
89. Hms river clyde (possibly)
90. Hms sisters melville
91. Hms st seiriol
92. Hms tervani
93. Hms velia (possibly)
94. Hms waveflower
95. Hms whooper
96. Hms william wesney
97. Hmsm e6
98. Hmtb 10
99. Hmtb no.11 (possibly)
100. Hnlms 227
101. Hornchurch
102. Ignis (possibly)
103. Ingi
104. Ionian (possibly)
105. Iris (possibly)
106. J c dalble
107. Jamesina
108. Janny
109. Jim
110. Kenneth hawksfield
111. Khartoum (possibly)
112. Knarsdale
113. Koningen emma (part of)(probably)
114. Koningen emma (possibly)
115. Kwasind
116. Lady salisbury
117. Lapwing
118. Lapwing (possibly)
119. Lincairn (possibly)
120. Lisette
121. Lodewijk van nassau (probably)
122. Lonhelen (possibly)
123. Lord bute
124. Magdapur
125. Mangara
126. Marie leonhardt (probably)
127. Mascotte
128. Mendibil mendi (possibly)
129. Mexico
130. Michail ontchoukoff (possibly)
131. Moidart
132. Morar
133. Nereus
134. Newhaven (possibly)
135. Nico
136. Nicolaos piangos
137. Norhauk
138. Norwich trader
139. Ocean pride
140. Old charlton
141. Ostprussen (possibly)
142. Palembang (probably)
143. Paullette
144. Peik
145. Pescado
146. Petshenga (possibly)
147. Phryne
148. Plawsworth (possibly)
149. Polgarth
150. Profit
151. Protinus (possibly)
152. Ravenscraig (possibly)
153. Ren
154. Rhenas (possibly)
155. Rochester city
156. Salerno (possibly)
157. Savona (probably)
158. Scimitar
159. Sea king
160. Second chance (possibly)
161. Simon bolivar
162. Southford
163. St patrick
164. Stad alkmaar
165. Storm
166. Sunk head tower
167. Taber park
168. Tergestea
169. Terukuni maru
170. Thornaby (possibly)
171. Thyra
172. Torchbearer
173. Uc 11 (possibly)
174. Uc 72 (possibly)
175. Vae victis
176. Vancouver
177. Victorious
178. Volscian (possibly)
179. Warrenpoint
180. Wearside
181. White lady
182. Wychwood (possibly)
183. Wyetown
184. Yarmouth
185. Yewkyle (possibly)
186. Ypapanti

 

Name: HMS ADONIS (POSSIBLY)

Year of registration: 1943

Water depth above wreck: 25 meter, Height above seabed: 28 cm

Known since: 1943, last detected: 20190701

Details measurements/cartography: H01328/43 2.7.43 EXAM'D IN 520340N, 014837E. FOUL AT 56FT, CLEAR AT 54FT. (HMS VALESCA 22.5.43). INS AS WK 9FMS.

- NM 1324/43. H4139/76 6.1.77 EXAM'D 6.8.76 LOCATED IN 520336N, 014855.8E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR 17.7, FOUL 18.1MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 17.7 IN GEN DEPTH 25MTRS. SCOUR 25.8MTRS. LENGTH 100MTRS, WIDTH 30MTRS. LYING NNE/SSW. BREAKING INTO TWO UNEQUAL PARTS. LITTLE SCOUR TO SW. (HMS BULLDOG, HI 31/76). BR STD. H5363/81 27.11.81 WK, 50MTRS LONG, WITH SONAR HT LESS THAN 1MTR AND LYING 165/345 DEGS, LOCATED IN 520337N, 014858E [EUR]. (BT CABLE ROUTE SURVEY, SEPT 1981). NCA HH090/667/01 15.12.95 EXAM'D 14.7.95 IN 520336.42N, 014851.08E [WGD] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR 17.9, FOUL 18.1MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 18.0 IN GEN DEPTH 25.5MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 0.9MTR. DCS3 HT 7.7MTRS. LENGTH 74MTRS, WIDTH 18MTRS. LIES 030/210 DEGS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. APPEARS BROKEN UP AND IS HEAVILY NETTED. (OCEONICS, HI 667). BR STD. 23.4.16 EXAM'D BY BDC; WK IN 5203.598N, 0148.850E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 17.8MTRS, IN GEN DEPTH 26MTRS. LENGTH 72MTRS, WIDTH 15MTRS. NFS. (DS26 ORFORD INSHORE MCZ, CEFAS SURVEY 2012). AMEND DW 17.8MTRS IN REVISED POSN. SEP 2019/000272653 20.11.19 EXAM'D 01.07.19; IN 5203.602N, 0148.853E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 17.42MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 25MTRS, LENGTH 75.61MTRS, WIDTH 14.34MTRS, HEIGHT 9.22MTRS, ORIENTATION 028/208 DEGS. SCOUR LENGTH 13.15MTRS, WIDTH 94MTRS, 2.11MTRS DEEP, TOWARDS 110 DEGS. WRECK IS PARTLY BROKEN UP, LYING ON ITS SIDE. (CLINTON MARINE, HI 1584). AMEND DW 17.4MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 52 3.602 N,1 48.853 E

 

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