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 14.294 N,1 24.915 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. Colbert
26. Constanzia
27. Corhaven
28. Corheath
29. Correct
30. D'artagnan
31. Dalryan
32. Dartmore
33. De fontaine
34. Diana
35. Dinard
36. Dixie
37. Dolcoath (part)
38. Dolcoath (part)
39. Dorothy j (possibly)
40. Dortejensen
41. Duiveland
42. Dunbar castle
43. E goodwin ltv
44. Efford
45. Eidsiva (probably)
46. Eleonora
47. Embla (possibly)
48. Emile deschamps
49. Emma
50. Emma (possibly)
51. Empire lough (probably)
52. Empress of fort william (probably)
53. Empress of midland (possibly)
54. En avant
55. Falcon (probably)
56. Fearless
57. Filleigh
58. Flachsee
59. Flandres
60. Francesco ciampa
61. Fred everard
62. Frons olivae (probably)
63. Fulmar
64. G 85 (possibly)
65. G-42 (possibly)
66. G-asad
67. Gad 23
68. Genimar
69. Girasol
70. Grazia (possibly)
71. Grit (probably)
72. Grosser kurfurst
73. Grosser kurfurst (possibly)
74. Halcyon
75. Harcalo
76. Henry moon
77. Heron
78. Hm mgb 328 (possibly)
79. Hmhs anglia
80. Hms alert ?
81. Hms aragonite (part of)
82. Hms aragonite (part of)
83. Hms aries (possibly)
84. Hms artic trapper
85. Hms blanche
86. Hms brazen
87. Hms carilon
88. Hms carlton
89. Hms cayton wyke (probably)
90. Hms chestnut (probably)
91. Hms city of dundee
92. Hms cleon
93. Hms desiree
94. Hms drumtochty (possibly)
95. Hms falmouth iii (possibly)
96. Hms fauvette
97. Hms flirt
98. Hms glen boyne
99. Hms gracie (probably)
100. Hms guardsman
101. Hms kingston galena
102. Hms lydian
103. Hms marcella
104. Hms mastiff (possibly)
105. Hms myrtle
106. Hms napia
107. Hms niger (possibly)
108. Hms northumberland (probably)
109. Hms othello ii
110. Hms peridot
111. Hms pyrope
112. Hms ray of hope
113. Hms restoration (possibly)
114. Hms rodino
115. Hms stella orion
116. Hms stirling castle (probably)
117. Hms tamarisk
118. Hms torbay ii (probably)
119. Hms tourmaline
120. Hms tranquil
121. Hms venetia
122. Hms war sepoy
123. Hms weigelia
124. Hmsm b2
125. Hundvaag
126. Ilaro
127. Ira (possibly)
128. Irene
129. Jacob luckenbach
130. James harrod
131. Josephine charlotte
132. Josephine willis
133. Kabinda
134. Kadru
135. Karmt
136. Katharina kolkmann
137. Kielce
138. Kirsten skou
139. Koenigshaven
140. L'armandeche
141. Lady stella
142. Latona
143. Laurl coin
144. Lbv (m)396
145. Lcp(r) 1961 (possibly)
146. Le pelerin de la mer
147. Leicester
148. Leila najia
149. Leo
150. Lighter 83
151. Lisbeth m
152. Lizzonia
153. Loanda
154. Lolworth
155. Lord hamilton (possibly)
156. Luray victory
157. Lusitania
158. Mahratta
159. Mahratta ii
160. Maloja 1
161. Malta (probably)
162. Margam abbey
163. Margate sand beacon
164. Menapier
165. Merel (part of)(possibly)
166. Mersey
167. Monarch
168. Monica (possibly)
169. Mrav
170. Mudlark
171. Munificent
172. Murillo
173. Nancy moran
174. Naranco
175. Newcastle
176. Newlands
177. Niki
178. Norman
179. Norman
180. North eastern victory
181. Nunima
182. Nw shingles bn (remains of)
183. Ocean king (possibly)
184. Opal
185. Ousel (probably)
186. Pallieter
187. Paros isle
188. Polgrange
189. Ponzano
190. Portslade (possibly)
191. Preussen
192. Pulborough
193. Quentovic
194. Rd barge 59 (part of)(possibly)
195. Regin (possibly)
196. Rio parana
197. River levan
198. Rooswijk
199. Rubislaw
200. Rydal force
201. Rynanna
202. S goodwin ltv (lv 69)
203. S.folkestone gate (ltv no.75)
204. Sabac
205. Saidieh
206. Saint michael veillez sur nous
207. Saint ronan (possibly)
208. Saint ronan (possibly)
209. Sambut
210. San calisto
211. Santagata
212. Santagata (?part of)
213. Sea serpent
214. Selma (possibly)
215. Shenandoah
216. Sir russell
217. Slesvig
218. Spanish prince
219. St cecilia
220. St claire (possibly)
221. Strathclyde
222. Sun vii
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: 45 cm

Known since: 1939, last detected: 2010

Details measurements/cartography: H0240/39 15.1.40 DW PA LOCATED. (HMS FRANKLIN). - FNM 2866/36. 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 G CAN BUOY CLOSE E OF DW. (TH).

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

- NM 2440/55. H927/59 LEAST E/S DEPTH 18FT. (ECES, 1959). H927/59 11.2.60 BOILER DUMPED INTACT IN 510210N, 013000E IN 31FMS. (BANGLOW). H0183/39 28.7.60 EXAM'D IN TWO PARTS. NORTHERN PART 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. SEA BED SAND ON CHALK. (ECES, 8.6.60). 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). H2119/58 15.10.70 G CAN BUOY IN 511415N, 012509E DELETED. (TH LTR DTD 1.10.70).

- NM 1751/70. 13.6.72 NOW CHARTED AS SW 3.0MTRS & SW 4.2MTRS. NC 1828. H2100/74 9.8.74 WK IN 511416N, 012504E USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 5.0MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 6-7MTRS. SCOUR 7.0MTRS. SMALLISH LUMP PROBABLY WK COVERED WITH SAND. (ISS, 25.4.74). NCA. 11.5.82 NOW CHARTED AS SW 3.0MTRS. NE 323. HH090/647/01 1.2.96 EXAM'D 12.9.95 IN 511415.4N, 012500.6E [OGD] USING DGPS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 5.0 IN GEN DEPTH 6.5MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 1.0MTR. NO DCS3 HT. LENGTH 45MTRS, WIDTH 15MTRS. LIES 020/200DEGS. MEDIUM MAGNETIC ANOMALY. BROKEN UP WITH LITTLE HEIGHT. SANDWAVE HAS BUILT UP NEXT TO THE WK. WK HAS NO SIGNIFICANT EXTENT ABOVE THE CREST OF THE SANDWAVE. IMPRACTICAL TO SWEEP WK. RETAIN AS CHARTED. (NP 1016, HI 647). RETAIN SW 3MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. SEP 2011/000026047 20.1.11 LOCATED 2010 IN 5124.294N, 0124.915E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 4.99MTRS. AREA OF DEBRIS COVERING 60MTRS BY 42MTRS. SANDBANK TO E IS SHOALER. (NETSURVEY, HI 1341). IN MINOR SCOUR. LIES APPROX 045/225 DEGS. AMEND WK 4.9MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: WELL BROKEN UP, IN MINOR SCOUR See Also: 13773

Position: 51 14.294 N,1 24.915 E

 

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