This is the information page about the shipwreck Hms balfour, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 39.715 N,0 23.748 E (50.717333333333, 0.60878333333333)

 

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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. Alan dean
2. Alaunia
3. Alice (possibly)
4. Amsterdam
5. Ashford
6. Barn hill
7. Bernicia
8. Blanefield
9. Branksome chine (possibly)
10. Braunton
11. Broderick (probably)
12. Caleb sprague
13. Carlisle castle
14. Carrie dingle
15. Caterham
16. Charles m
17. Clara
18. D144 (possibly).
19. Davenport
20. Devon coast
21. Dona isabel (probably)
22. Duchess (possibly)
23. Eagle (possibly)
24. Eduard (possibly)
25. Emerald (possibly)
26. Emma
27. F d lambert (possibly)
28. Frockner
29. Fulham vii (probably)
30. George sutton
31. Glenartney (possibly)
32. Gold coin
33. Harold
34. Heathpool
35. Heathpool
36. Hms anne
37. Hms ariadne
38. Hms avanturine
39. Hms balfour
40. Hms borneo
41. Hms gambri (possibly)
42. Hms resolution (possibly)
43. Hms taipo
44. Holland v
45. Inger (possibly)
46. Irisbrook
47. James groves
48. Jan brons
49. Joseph roberts (possibly)
50. Kingfisher (probably)
51. Lady alice
52. Lalen mendi
53. Lisbon
54. Lullington
55. Ma monette
56. Mill gate (probably)
57. Mira
58. Mohlenpris (possibly)
59. Mount stuart
60. Mv adur valley?
61. Newent
62. Noordster
63. Nyon
64. Oceana
65. Pontos
66. Roecliff
67. Rushing water
68. Rytoner
69. Samwake
70. Seaford
71. Seven seas (possibly)
72. Sir robert wigham
73. Sitakund (part of)(possibly)
74. Skerryvore
75. St rogatien (possibly)
76. Stanhope
77. Startled fawn (possibly)
78. Storaa
79. T r thompson
80. Teesborough
81. U 40 (possibly)
82. U 671
83. Ub 130
84. Umba (probably)
85. Venus
86. Ville de bordeaux
87. Ville de dunkirk (stern) (possibly)
88. Wittering

 

Name: HMS BALFOUR

Length 40.8 meter, width: 7 meter, tonnage 285 ton

Cause: built in 1912 by cochrane & sons, selby. originally owned by pickering and halby's steam trawling co and registered in hull. hired in 1915. one boiler, triple expansion engine of 65 hp, single shaft. one 3-pdr gun, smaller gun aft. was escorting lancs & yorks railway ss nidd to calais. whilst manoeuvering to engage a surfaced enemy submarine (ub 274) ran under nidd's bows and was stuck on port side. vessel quickly sank.

Year of registration: 1974

Water depth above wreck: 27 meter, Height above seabed: 30 cm

Known since: 1974, last detected: 20150629

Details measurements/cartography: H4959/73 29.10.74 WRECK LOCATED IN 503937N, 002407E. LEAST DEPTH BY E/S 20.2MTRS. (HMS BEAGLE, SIGNAL DTD 23.10.74). NCA YET. H2979/74 FOUND IN APPROX 503954N, 002348E [OGB]. POSN BY DECCA. APPARENTLY ARMED TRAWLER WITH 2 GUNS, ABOUT 500TONS, LYING N/S WITH BOWS S. DIESEL ENGINED BUT WITH CARGO OF COAL. STANDING UPRIGHT MAXIMUM HEIGHT 25FT. BRIDGE SUPERSTRUCTURE GONE. APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN RAMMED PORT SIDE JUST ATOP FORWARD HOLD. (E GILES). H4959/73 7.5.75 LOCATED 22.10.74 IN 503937N, 002407E [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 20.2M IN GEN DEPTH 26-27MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH FROM DCS3 75FT. (HMS BEAGLE, HI 55/74). BR STD. H4242/75 25.5.76 SHOWN IN 503940.8N, 002350.3E [OGB] ON FAIR SHEET. (HMS BEAGLE). AMEND POSN. BR STD. H4121/76 24.8.76 EXAM'D 3.6.76 IN LISTED POSN. SWEPT CLEAR AT 19.4MTRS, FOUL AT 20.4MTRS. LIES 055/235DEGS. (HMS ECHO. HI 41/76). AMEND TO SW 19.4MTRS. BR STD. 18.8.93 WK OF ARMED TRAWLER LOCATED IN 503942N, 002343E [OGB] POSN BY GPS. NOW WITH ONLY ONE GUN. CONSIDERED TO POSSIBLY BE 'AVANTURINE' [SEE 20463]. (R OSBOURNE, TELECON 18.8.93). HH100/351/08 27.1.94 IDENTIFIED AS HMS BALFOUR - BELL RECOVERED. (S HOWLAND/E CHALLANS, 22.1.94). 20.10.09 UPRIGHT. FWD PART OF HULL AND STBD QUARTER COLLAPSED. (DIVER MAGAZINE, NOV 2009). SEP 2015/000083465 26.11.15 EXAM'D 29.06.15, WK SHOWN IN 5039.715N, 0023.748E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 22.19MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 26.6MTRS. LENGTH 40MTRS, WIDTH 10MTRS, HT 4.5MTRS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (GARDLINE, HI 1476). AMEND DW 22MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: UPRIGHT, FWD PART & STBD QTR COLLAPSED, BOWS SW

Position: 50 39.715 N,0 23.748 E

 

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