This is the information page about the shipwreck Hms ash, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 29.549 N,0 59.783 E (51.441933333333, 0.92858333333333)

 

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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. Ability
2. Actuality
3. Airston (probably)
4. Alf everard (part of)
5. Alf everard (part of)
6. Alice marie
7. Argus
8. Aridity (probably)
9. Astrologer
10. Atherton
11. Azariah (poss)
12. Baltrader
13. Beacon 'f'
14. Blue mermaid
15. Bolbec (possibly)
16. Bradglen
17. British oak
18. C 128
19. Chieftain
20. Daisy maud
21. Dela
22. Delce
23. Duluth
24. E oaze light vessel
25. East shoebury bn (remains of)
26. Empire ghyll
27. Enterprise ranger 2
28. Erins isle (possibly)
29. Explorer
30. Fox
31. Fred everard
32. Georgia
33. Ghc (possibly)
34. Gordon
35. Great nore tower (remains)
36. Great nore towers (remains)
37. Great nore towers (remains).
38. H k daniels
39. Harcourt
40. Hawnby
41. Herland (part of)
42. Herland (part of)
43. Hibernia
44. Hm mms 39 (part of)(possibly)
45. Hm mms 39 (part of)(probably)
46. Hmnls van meerlant (part of)
47. Hms aisha
48. Hms amethyst
49. Hms amethyst (part of)(possibly)
50. Hms ash
51. Hms beagle (re-named cgwv no 7 in 1851)
52. Hms capricornus
53. Hms conquistador
54. Hms danube 3
55. Hms desiree
56. Hms drummer
57. Hms kennymore (part of)(probably)
58. Hms london
59. Hms london
60. Hms myrtle
61. Hms new spray
62. Hms oriana
63. Hms princess irene
64. Hms receptive
65. Hms reed (possibly)
66. Hms resolvo (part of)
67. Hms restango
68. Hms stella orion
69. Hms venetia
70. Hms vimiera (bow section)
71. Hms vimiera (part of)
72. Hms vimiera (stern)
73. Holba
74. Honiton
75. Hopper number 19
76. Houston city
77. How (probably)
78. Intrepid
79. Janie b
80. Lady jane
81. Lca 551
82. Letchworth
83. Lion (part of)
84. Lowlands
85. Maitland
86. Malrix (possibly)
87. Maplin light house
88. Maplin survey platform
89. March
90. Margam abbey
91. Mercy
92. Mi amigo
93. Molliette
94. Mudlark
95. Nass beacon (ruins)
96. Neptune (possibly)
97. Norman
98. Nw shingles bn (remains of)
99. Old whitaker bn (remains of)
100. Pinto
101. Pisces
102. Radiant
103. Rd barge 59 (part of)(possibly)
104. Resolute
105. Restless wave (possibly)
106. Revenge
107. Richard montgomery
108. Rosme
109. Rover (possibly)
110. Ryal
111. Selnes
112. Sparsholt
113. Strathearn
114. Strom trooper
115. Sun vii
116. Sunrise (possibly)
117. Supremity
118. Tam o shanter (part)(possibly)
119. Tam o shanter (part)(possibly)
120. Thorvin karsven
121. Toreador
122. Treport
123. Uama
124. Van meerlant (part of)
125. Vera
126. Wardie
127. Warfleth
128. Warp
129. Westerley star
130. William j taylor (part of)
131. Winifred
132. Winkfield
133. Zarga

 

Name: HMS ASH

Length 50 meter, width: 8.2 meter, draught: 3, tonnage 530 ton

Cause: built in 1939 by cochrane. one boiler, triple expansion engine, single shaft. 1 x 12 pdr gun, 2 x 0.5 inch machine guns, 4 x lewis guns. hired as minesweeper. one 12 pdr gun. mined. (srn & sibi).

Year of registration: 1941

Water depth above wreck: 16 meter, Height above seabed: 80 cm

Known since: 1941, last detected: 2013

Details measurements/cartography: H02067/41 11.7.41 H02067/41 11.7.41 LOCATED. POSN BY HSA. (CAPT M/S, SHEERNESS, 20.6.41).

- NM 1593/41. H02067/41 24.10.41 H02067/41 24.10.41 G CONL LT BUOY, GPFL(3)G.10S LAID 1C S OF WK. (ADMIRALTY). - FNM 2474/41. H2067/41 12.8.42 H2067/41 12.8.42 DRIFT SWEPT AFTER DISPERSAL. CLEAR AT 33FT IN 512928N, 005954E. BUOY WITHDRAWN. (CAPT M/S SHEERNESS, 29.7.42).

- NM 1710/42. H02067/41 30.4.45 H02067/41 30.4.45 SWEPT CLEAR AT 45FT, FOUL AT 46FT IN 512931N, 005955E. (CAPT M/S SHEERNESS, 15.4.45).

- NM 1228/45. H01025/40 21.7.48 H01025/40 21.7.48 POSN 512919N, 005856E. DRIFT SWEEP CLEAR AT 46FT, FOUL AT 47FT. (HMS SEAGULL, 16.7.48). NCA. H02067/41 8.12.61 H02067/41 8.12.61 LUCAS WIRE SWEEP CLEAR AT 46FT, FOUL AT 47FT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 51FT IN GEN DEPTH 55FT. SCOUR DEPTH 59FT. (HMS ECHO, 9.11.61). BR STD. H6140/68 25.6.68 H6140/68 25.6.68 LOCATED IN CHARTED POSN. LEAST E/S DEPTH 50FT IN GEN DEPTH 55FT. SCOUR DEPTH 59FT. POOR SONAR CONTACT. (HMS ENTERPRISE, 15.3.68). NCA. H3161/69 26.11.71 H3161/69 26.11.71 LOCATED IN 512932N, 005952E [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 45FT, FOUL AT 46.5FT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 48FT IN GEN DEPTH 55FT. SCOUR DEPTH 58FT. SMALL WK. DIFFICULT TO FIND. (PLA WK REPORT). H6140/68 19.1.79 H6140/68 19.1.79 SWEPT 12.10.78. NO CHANGE. (PLA WK REPORT, MAPLIN 12/78). NCA. 10.8.92 10.8.92 NOW SHOWN IN 512931N, 005949E ON PLA 201 (19)B. BR STD. HH244/420/02 21.6.93 HH244/420/02 21.6.93 EXAM'D 19.4.93 IN 512930.5N, 005953E [OGB] USING MICROFIX. LEAST E/S DEPTH 14.0MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 16.5MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 17MTRS. LIES DISPERSED OVER AREA 40 X 10MTRS. ORIENTATED 260/080 DEG. E/S TRACE SHOWED A NUMBER OF WISPY RETURNS. THERE IS ALSO EVIDENCE OF WRECKAGE IN CHARTED POSN WITHIN A 14.5MTRS SCOUR. RETAIN SWEPT DEPTH. (PLA WK REPORT, CHARTWELL 34/93). BR STD. 13.6.05 13.6.05 SHOWN IN 5129.548N, 0059.797E [WGD] ON PLA 201/23 DTD SEP'03-NOV'04. BR STD. 23.2.07 23.2.07 EXAM'D 2.2.05. LEAST M/B DEPTH 14.0 IN GEN DEPTH 16.5MTRS. SCOUR 0.8MTRS TO THE SW. DEBRIS COVERING 45MTRS BY 20MTRS. (PLA WK REPORT DTD 2.2.05). NCA. 16.5.13 SEP 2013/000102810 16.5.13 WK REMOVAL OPS BY CRANE BARGE ATLANTIS TO COMMENCE 20.5.13. WORK WILL TAKE APPROX 5 DAYS. (PLA NM L10/13). NCA. 13.6.13 SEP 2013/000130525 13.6.13 EXAM'D 25.5.13 IN 5129.549N, 0059.783E [WGD] FOLLOWING RECOVERY WORKS IN WHICH A SIGNFICANT AMOUNT OF STEEL AND A BOILER WERE REMOVED. LEAST M/B DEPTH 15.97 IN GEN DEPTH 16.5MTRS. SCOUR 0.5MTR DEEP. AMEND WK 15.9MTRS. (PLA WK REPORT DTD 28.5.13). AMEND WK 15.9MTRS.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: DISPERSED WRECKAGE

Position: 51 29.549 N,0 59.783 E

 

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