This is the information page about the shipwreck Hms aries (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 11.229 N,1 25.802 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. Brandenburg
16. Bravore
17. Brendonia
18. Camisard
19. Carmen
20. Cathay (part of)
21. Cedrington court
22. Christianssund
23. City of dresden (possibly)
24. Colbert
25. Constanzia
26. Corhaven
27. Corheath
28. Correct
29. D'artagnan
30. Dalryan
31. Dartmore
32. De fontaine
33. Diana
34. Dinard
35. Dixie
36. Dolcoath (part)
37. Dolcoath (part)
38. Dorothy j (possibly)
39. Dortejensen
40. Dunbar castle
41. E goodwin ltv
42. Efford
43. Eidsiva (probably)
44. Eleonora
45. Embla (possibly)
46. Emile deschamps
47. Emma
48. Emma (possibly)
49. Empire lough (probably)
50. Empress of fort william (probably)
51. Empress of midland (possibly)
52. En avant
53. Falcon (probably)
54. Fearless
55. Filleigh
56. Flachsee
57. Flandres
58. Francesco ciampa
59. Fred everard
60. Frons olivae (probably)
61. G 85 (possibly)
62. G-42 (possibly)
63. Gad 23
64. Genimar
65. Girasol
66. Grit (probably)
67. Grosser kurfurst
68. Grosser kurfurst (possibly)
69. Halcyon
70. Harcalo
71. Henry moon
72. Heron
73. Hm mgb 328 (possibly)
74. Hmhs anglia
75. Hms alert ?
76. Hms aragonite (part of)
77. Hms aragonite (part of)
78. Hms aries (possibly)
79. Hms artic trapper
80. Hms blanche
81. Hms brazen
82. Hms carilon
83. Hms carlton
84. Hms cayton wyke (probably)
85. Hms city of dundee
86. Hms cleon
87. Hms drumtochty (possibly)
88. Hms falmouth iii (possibly)
89. Hms fauvette
90. Hms flirt
91. Hms glen boyne
92. Hms guardsman
93. Hms kingston galena
94. Hms lydian
95. Hms marcella
96. Hms myrtle
97. Hms napia
98. Hms niger (possibly)
99. Hms northumberland (probably)
100. Hms othello ii
101. Hms peridot
102. Hms pyrope
103. Hms restoration (possibly)
104. Hms rodino
105. Hms stirling castle (probably)
106. Hms tamarisk
107. Hms torbay ii (probably)
108. Hms tourmaline
109. Hms tranquil
110. Hms war sepoy
111. Hms weigelia
112. Hmsm b2
113. Hundvaag
114. Ilaro
115. Ira (possibly)
116. Irene
117. Jacob luckenbach
118. James harrod
119. Josephine charlotte
120. Josephine willis
121. Kabinda
122. Kadru
123. Karmt
124. Katharina kolkmann
125. Kielce
126. Kirsten skou
127. Koenigshaven
128. L'armandeche
129. La fleche
130. Lady stella
131. Latona
132. Laurl coin
133. Lbv (m)396
134. Lcp(r) 1961 (possibly)
135. Le pelerin de la mer
136. Leicester
137. Leila najia
138. Leo
139. Lighter 83
140. Lisbeth m
141. Lizzonia
142. Loanda
143. Lolworth
144. Lord hamilton (possibly)
145. Luray victory
146. Lusitania
147. Mahratta
148. Mahratta ii
149. Maloja 1
150. Malta (probably)
151. Margate sand beacon
152. Menapier
153. Merel (part of)(possibly)
154. Mersey
155. Monarch
156. Monica (possibly)
157. Mrav
158. Mudlark
159. Munificent
160. Murillo
161. Nancy moran
162. Naranco
163. Newcastle
164. Newlands
165. Niki
166. Norman
167. North eastern victory
168. Notre dame des trois epis
169. Nunima
170. Ocean king (possibly)
171. Opal
172. Ousel (probably)
173. Pallieter
174. Paros isle
175. Phoenix
176. Polgrange
177. Ponzano
178. Portslade (possibly)
179. Preussen
180. Pulborough
181. Quentovic
182. Regin (possibly)
183. Rio parana
184. River levan
185. Rooswijk
186. Rydal force
187. Rynanna
188. S goodwin ltv (lv 69)
189. S.folkestone gate (ltv no.75)
190. Sabac
191. Saidieh
192. Saint michael veillez sur nous
193. Saint ronan (possibly)
194. Saint ronan (possibly)
195. Sambut
196. Santagata
197. Santagata (?part of)
198. Sea serpent
199. Selma (possibly)
200. Shenandoah
201. Sir russell
202. Smarapaan
203. Spanish prince
204. St cecilia
205. St claire (possibly)
206. Strathclyde
207. Surrey
208. Teeswood
209. Texaco caribbean (after section)
210. Texaco caribbean (forward section)
211. The queen
212. Tina primo
213. Tongue sand tower (remains)
214. Toromoree
215. Toward
216. Traquair (probably)
217. U 11 (possibly)
218. U 16 (possibly)
219. U 48
220. U 8
221. Uama
222. Ub 108 (possibly)
223. Ub 109
224. Ub 12 (possibly)
225. Ub 29 (possibly)
226. Ub 31 ?
227. Ub 38
228. Ub 55 (probably)
229. Ub 56 (possibly)
230. Ub 58 (possibly)
231. Ub 78
232. Ub-33 (probably)
233. Uc 26
234. Uc 46
235. Uc 46 (possibly)
236. Uc 77 (possibly)
237. Uc 78 or uc 79
238. Unity
239. Virginie
240. W a scholten
241. Warfleth
242. Westerley star
243. Wheatman (possibly)
244. Will and maggie (probably)
245. Woodtown (possibly)

 

Name: HMS ARIES (POSSIBLY)

Length 60 meter, width: 15.2 meter, tonnage 268 ton

Cause: mined. (ll ww1).

Year of registration: 1936

Water depth above wreck: 15 meter, Height above seabed: 51 cm

Known since: 1936, last detected: 20190503

Details measurements/cartography: H5074/36 4.8.36 WK, LEAST DEPTH 41FT, IN 511112N, 012559E USING HSA. (HMS KELLETT, 24.7.36). CHART AS WK 6FMS 5FT.

- NM. H988/37 8.10.37 DRIFT SWEPT IN 511113N, 012556E. FOUL AT 41FT, CLEAR AT 39FT. (HMS KELLETT). AMEND TO SW 6FMS 4FT IN REVISED POSN. LC 1895. 4.3.69 NOW CHARTED AS WK 6FMS 2FT [11.6MTRS]. NE 1828. 21.5.76 NOW CHARTED AS SW 11.6MTRS. NC 323. H4453/72 18.4.79 LARGE WK IN 2 PIECES. EXAM'D 18.3.77 & 13.4.78 IN 511111N, 012554E. LEAST E/S DEPTH 11.7 IN GEN DEPTH 16MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 3.1MTRS. GIVES GOOD ALL ROUND SONAR RESPONSE. MAIN PART LYING NE/SW WITH SMALLER PART ABOUT 200FT TO THE SW. (HMS ENTERPRISE, HI 53/77). CHART AS SW 11.6MTRS IN REVISED POSN. R/P. HH090/647/01 31.1.96 EXAM'D 12.9.95 IN 511111.8N, 012555.0E [OGD] USING DGPS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 11.5 IN GEN DEPTH 15.5MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 3MTRS. LENGTH 50MTRS, WIDTH 20MTRS. LIES 060/240DEGS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. ONE LARGE PART AND ONE BROKEN OFF PORTION 75MTRS TO THE SW. UNABLE TO SWEEP AS UNDERWATER FLOATS GIVE SPURIOUS FOULS. (NP 1016, HI 647). AMEND TO WK 11.5MTRS IN 511112N, 012555E. BR STD. SEP 2019/000022679 26.6.19 EXAM'D 3.5.19; IN 5111.229N, 0125.802E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 11.22MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 15.51MTRS, LENGTH 69.24MTRS, WIDTH 24.42MTRS, HT 4.23MTRS, ORIENTATION 051 DEGS. HEAVILY DEGRADED. (CLINTON MARINE SURVEY AB, HI1585). AMEND DW 11.2MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: IN TWO PARTS

Position: 51 11.229 N,1 25.802 E

 

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