This is the information page about the shipwreck Hms albion ii, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 38.35 N,1 34.274 W (50.633333333333, -1.4166666666667)

 

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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. Aalesund (possibly)
2. Ajax
3. Albatros
4. Albert c field (probably)
5. Algerian
6. Asborg
7. Ashanti (possibly)
8. Azemmour
9. Baron garioch
10. Betsy anna
11. Borgny
12. Braat ii
13. Braedale (probably)
14. Brestois
15. Britannia (probably)
16. Campen
17. Carbon
18. Castle crag
19. Ceres (possibly)
20. Clan macvey
21. Clarinda
22. Cleddy (probably)
23. Coquetdale (probably)
24. Cuba
25. Daylesford
26. Dulce t
27. Dumfries
28. Empire crusader
29. Ernest lagouve
30. Espagne
31. Everleigh
32. Excelsior (possibly)
33. Fenna (probably)
34. Fluent
35. G-cbpt
36. Grace dieu
37. Hartley (possibly)
38. Hms acheron (bow section)
39. Hms acheron (stern section)
40. Hms albion ii
41. Hms assurance
42. Hms crestflower
43. Hms eleanor (probably)
44. Hms john mitchell
45. Hms listrac (probably)
46. Hms michael clements
47. Hms new dawn
48. Hms pomone
49. Hms sargasso
50. Hms warwick deeping
51. Hms waterlily
52. Hmsm swordfish
53. Hmsm upstart
54. Iduna
55. Indutionmare
56. Irex
57. Island mist
58. Jgena (possibly)
59. Joannis millas
60. Juno
61. Lapwing (possibly) or south western
62. Lct 809
63. Lcvp 120
64. Leny (possibly)
65. Londonier
66. Luciston
67. Margaret smith
68. Mechanician
69. Mendi
70. Michelle
71. Millmer
72. Minca 35
73. Molina
74. Myrtlegrove (probably)
75. Neath (possibly)
76. Neree (possibly)
77. Nichola (probably)
78. Nw68
79. Nw96
80. Oriflamme
81. Pool fisher
82. Ps ryde
83. Redesmere
84. Reindeer
85. Rosehill (probably)
86. Sally jane
87. Serrana (bow section)
88. Serrana (stern part)
89. Sheer grace
90. Simla
91. Spyros (possibly)
92. Start
93. Teamwork
94. Terlings
95. Tweed
96. U 480
97. Vari solo sailor
98. Varvassi
99. Venezuela
100. Venus
101. Volkerak
102. War knight
103. Weston maid (possibly)
104. Westville
105. Witte zee
106. Woodham

 

Name: HMS ALBION II

Length 36.7 meter, width: 6.6 meter, draught: 3.6, tonnage 192 ton

Cause: built in 1907 by smith's dock & co, north shields for the patent steam trawling co, milford. one boiler, triple expansion engine of 68nhp, single shaft. machinery by w v v ligerwood. hired from 1915 and renamed albion ii as another albion was in service. struck mine laid by uc-5. (srn, ww1sl & d c wendes).

Year of registration: 1983

Water depth above wreck: 23 meter, Height above seabed: 125 cm

Known since: 1983, last detected: 2012

Details measurements/cartography: SUNK OFF ST. CATHERINE'S POINT. (WW1SL). H4469/81 4.8.83 H4469/81 4.8.83 EXAM'D 16.9.82 IN 503817N, 013411W [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [2 LOP]. POSSIBLY A WRECK BUT STATED BY LOCAL FISHERMEN TO BE A LARGE OUTCROP OF ROCK. LEAST E/S DEPTH 20.5 IN GEN DEPTH 23 TO 24MTRS. (SCESU). INS AS OBSTN 20.5MTRS. BR STD. HH100/351/13 30.1.98 HH100/351/13 30.1.98 THIS CHARTED OBSTN IS A SMALL WK WITH A SINGLE BOILER AND A SMALL TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE. THE BOW STANDS NO MORE THAN 2MTRS CLEAR AND THE STERN NO MORE THAN 1MTR CLEAR. PARTS OF THE HULL ARE VISIBLE, BUT GENERALLY THE WK IS BURIED IN SAND AND SHINGLE. POSSIBLY THE ADMIRALTY TRAWLER 'ALBION II', BUT MORE DIVING IS NEEDED TO CONFIRM THIS. (D C WENDES, 28.1.98). AMEND TO WK. BR STD. HH100/351/14 26.3.99 HH100/351/14 26.3.99 LOCATED IN 5038.533N, 0134.317W [OGB] USING DECCA. CONFIRMED AS WK OF OLD STEAMER. VERY BROKEN, ONLY PART OF THE BOILER AND ENGINE SEEN STANDING 2-3MTRS HIGH. SEABED SAND AND MUD. (M PRITCHARD, 9.3.99). NCA. 28.4.05 28.4.05 THIS IS 'ALBION II'. CONFIRMED BY GUN PEDESTAL. (D C WENDES, PERSONAL VISIT). NCA. 24.10.12 24.10.12 EXAM'D 28.1.12 IN 5038.350N, 0134.274W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 22.47 IN GEN DEPTH 25MTRS. LEAST W/C DEPTH 21.67MTRS. SCOUR 0.4MTR DEEP. LENGTH 40MTRS, WIDTH 7MTRS, HT 2MTRS. LIES 125/305 DEGS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. PARTIALLY BURIED OR BROKEN UP WITH ONLY ONE CLEAR FEATURE PROUD OF THE SEABED WITH MAX HT 2MTRS. (EMU, HI 1366). AMEND WK 21.5MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

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Position: 50 38.35 N,1 34.274 W

 

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