This is the information page about the shipwreck Hms aragonite (part of), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 14.168 N,1 24.883 E (51.468866666667, 1.5197833333333)

 

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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. 150
2. Admiral gardner
3. Advent
4. Africa
5. Agen
6. Algeria
7. Amplegarth
8. Andaman
9. Angelus (possibly)
10. Archon
11. Ashley
12. Atlantic (possibly)
13. Avoca
14. Avon
15. Balakani
16. Brandenburg
17. Bravore
18. Brendonia
19. Camisard
20. Carmen
21. Cathay (part of)
22. Cedrington court
23. Christianssund
24. City of brisbane
25. City of dresden (possibly)
26. Colbert
27. Constanzia
28. Corhaven
29. Corheath
30. Correct
31. D'artagnan
32. Dalryan
33. Dartmore
34. De fontaine
35. Diana
36. Dinard
37. Dixie
38. Dolcoath (part)
39. Dolcoath (part)
40. Dorothy j (possibly)
41. Dortejensen
42. Duiveland
43. Dunbar castle
44. E goodwin ltv
45. Efford
46. Eidsiva (probably)
47. Eleonora
48. Embla (possibly)
49. Emile deschamps
50. Emma
51. Emma (possibly)
52. Empire lough (probably)
53. Empress of fort william (probably)
54. Empress of midland (possibly)
55. En avant
56. Falcon (probably)
57. Fearless
58. Filleigh
59. Flachsee
60. Flandres
61. Francesco ciampa
62. Fred everard
63. Frons olivae (probably)
64. Fulmar
65. G 85 (possibly)
66. G-42 (possibly)
67. G-asad
68. Gad 23
69. Genimar
70. Girasol
71. Grazia (possibly)
72. Grit (probably)
73. Grosser kurfurst
74. Grosser kurfurst (possibly)
75. Halcyon
76. Harcalo
77. Henry moon
78. Heron
79. Hm mgb 328 (possibly)
80. Hmhs anglia
81. Hms alert ?
82. Hms aragonite (part of)
83. Hms aragonite (part of)
84. Hms aries (possibly)
85. Hms artic trapper
86. Hms blanche
87. Hms brazen
88. Hms carilon
89. Hms carlton
90. Hms cayton wyke (probably)
91. Hms chestnut (probably)
92. Hms city of dundee
93. Hms cleon
94. Hms desiree
95. Hms drumtochty (possibly)
96. Hms falmouth iii (possibly)
97. Hms fauvette
98. Hms flirt
99. Hms glen boyne
100. Hms gracie (probably)
101. Hms guardsman
102. Hms kingston galena
103. Hms lydian
104. Hms marcella
105. Hms mastiff (possibly)
106. Hms myrtle
107. Hms napia
108. Hms niger (possibly)
109. Hms northumberland (probably)
110. Hms othello ii
111. Hms peridot
112. Hms pyrope
113. Hms ray of hope
114. Hms restoration (possibly)
115. Hms rodino
116. Hms stella orion
117. Hms stirling castle (probably)
118. Hms tamarisk
119. Hms torbay ii (probably)
120. Hms tourmaline
121. Hms tranquil
122. Hms venetia
123. Hms war sepoy
124. Hms weigelia
125. Hmsm b2
126. Hundvaag
127. Ilaro
128. Ira (possibly)
129. Irene
130. Jacob luckenbach
131. James harrod
132. Josephine charlotte
133. Josephine willis
134. Kabinda
135. Kadru
136. Karmt
137. Katharina kolkmann
138. Kielce
139. Kirsten skou
140. Koenigshaven
141. L'armandeche
142. Lady stella
143. Latona
144. Laurl coin
145. Lbv (m)396
146. Lcp(r) 1961 (possibly)
147. Le pelerin de la mer
148. Leicester
149. Leila najia
150. Leo
151. Lighter 83
152. Lisbeth m
153. Lizzonia
154. Loanda
155. Lolworth
156. Lord hamilton (possibly)
157. Luray victory
158. Lusitania
159. Mahratta
160. Mahratta ii
161. Maloja 1
162. Malta (probably)
163. Margam abbey
164. Margate sand beacon
165. Menapier
166. Merel (part of)(possibly)
167. Mersey
168. Monarch
169. Monica (possibly)
170. Mrav
171. Mudlark
172. Munificent
173. Murillo
174. Nancy moran
175. Naranco
176. Newcastle
177. Newlands
178. Niki
179. Norman
180. Norman
181. North eastern victory
182. Nunima
183. Nw shingles bn (remains of)
184. Ocean king (possibly)
185. Opal
186. Ousel (probably)
187. Pallieter
188. Paros isle
189. Polgrange
190. Ponzano
191. Portslade (possibly)
192. Preussen
193. Pulborough
194. Quentovic
195. Rd barge 59 (part of)(possibly)
196. Regin (possibly)
197. Rio parana
198. River levan
199. Rooswijk
200. Rubislaw
201. Rydal force
202. Rynanna
203. S goodwin ltv (lv 69)
204. S.folkestone gate (ltv no.75)
205. Sabac
206. Saidieh
207. Saint michael veillez sur nous
208. Saint ronan (possibly)
209. Saint ronan (possibly)
210. Sambut
211. San calisto
212. Santagata
213. Santagata (?part of)
214. Sea serpent
215. Selma (possibly)
216. Shenandoah
217. Sir russell
218. Slesvig
219. Spanish prince
220. St cecilia
221. St claire (possibly)
222. Strathclyde
223. Surrey
224. Teeswood
225. Texaco caribbean (after section)
226. Texaco caribbean (forward section)
227. The queen
228. Tongue sand tower (remains)
229. Toromoree
230. Toward
231. Traquair (probably)
232. Treport
233. Tummel (probably)
234. U 11 (possibly)
235. U 16 (possibly)
236. U 48
237. U 8
238. Uama
239. Ub 108 (possibly)
240. Ub 109
241. Ub 12 (possibly)
242. Ub 29 (possibly)
243. Ub 31 ?
244. Ub 38
245. Ub 55 (probably)
246. Ub 56 (possibly)
247. Ub 58 (possibly)
248. Ub 78
249. Ub-33 (probably)
250. Uc 21 (possibly)
251. Uc 26
252. Uc 46
253. Uc 46 (possibly)
254. Uc 77 (possibly)
255. Uc 78 or uc 79
256. W a scholten
257. Warfleth
258. Westerley star
259. Wheatman (possibly)
260. Will and maggie (probably)
261. Woodtown (possibly)

 

Name: HMS ARAGONITE (PART OF)

Length 40.6 meter, width: 7.5 meter, draught: 3.9, tonnage 315 ton

Cause: built in 1934 by cook, wellington & gemmel ltd, beverley. originally owned by the kingston ss trawling co ltd. one boiler, triple expansion engine of 89 nhp, single shaft. hired as minesweeper from august 1939. mined and sank in two parts. (sibi & ww2sl).

Year of registration: 1939

Water depth above wreck: 6 meter, Height above seabed: 135 cm

Known since: 1939, last detected: 2010

Details measurements/cartography: H0240/39 15.1.40 H0240/39 15.1.40 DW PA LOCATED. (HMS FRANKLIN). - FNM 2866/36. TO BE SURVEYED BY HMS STEEPHOLM. (DBMS). H0183/39 23.4.40 H0183/39 23.4.40 BAR SWEPT CLEAR AT 8FT FOUL AT 10FT. MAIN OBSTACLE SHIP'S BOILER. FURTHER DISPERSAL PROPOSED. (DBMS AND HMS STEEPHOLM). AMEND TO DW (TWO MASTS).

- NM 1045/40. H0240/39 19.7.51 H0240/39 19.7.51 G CAN BUOY CLOSE E OF DW. (TH).

- NM 1264/51 & FNM 61/51. H5561/55 28.10.55 H5561/55 28.10.55 DELETED (TWO MASTS). (CG DEAL).

- NM 2440/55. H927/59 H927/59 LEAST E/S DEPTH 18FT. (ECES, 1959). H927/59 11.2.60 H927/59 11.2.60 BOILER DUMPED INTACT IN 510210N, 013000E IN 31FMS. (BANGLOW). H0183/39 28.7.60 H0183/39 28.7.60 WK IN TWO PARTS. NORTHERN PART [13775] IN 511414N, 012500E USING HSA. SWEPT CLEAR AT 12FT, FOUL AT 13FT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 19FT IN GEN DEPTH 19-22FT. SCOUR DEPTH 24FT. SOUTHERN PART IN 511408N, 012459E USING HSA. CLEAR AT 16FT, FOUL AT 17FT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 20FT IN GEN DEPTH 23-24FT. SCOUR DEPTH 25FT. SEABED SAND ON CHALK. (ECES, 8.6.60). 4.3.69 4.3.69 NOW CHARTED AS SW 1FM 4FT (N PART) AND SW 2FMS 2FT (S PART). NE 1828. (LAT IS 3FT SHOALER THAN SURVEYED). 13.6.72 13.6.72 NOW CHARTED AS SW 4.2MTRS. NC 1828 H2100/74 9.8.74 H2100/74 9.8.74 NO WK FOUND IN 511408N, 012456E USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. SCOUR ONLY IN 7.4MTRS. INVESTIGATED BY CLOSE SOUNDING. NO OTHER INDICATION OF WK. (ISS, 25.4.74). NCA. HH090/647/01 1.2.96 HH090/647/01 1.2.96 NOT LOCATED BY DCS3 AND MAGNETOMETER. DURING THE INTENSIVE SEARCH A SCOUR 1MTR DEEP AND 60MTRS LONG WAS LOCATED IN THE CHARTED POSN. DELETE). (NP 1016, HI 647). AMEND DEAD. BR STD. 20.1.11 SEP 2011/000026047 20.1.11 LOCATED 2010 IN 5114.168N, 0124.883E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 5.46MTRS. DEBRIS FIELD COVERING 40MTRS BY 30MTRS AT END OF 190MTR FURROW IN SEABED. (NETSURVEY, HI 1341). INS AS FOUL. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: ?DEBRIS AT END OF 190MTR FURROW See Also: 13775

Position: 51 14.168 N,1 24.883 E

 

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