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 (50.7173333, 0.6087833)

 

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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.

 

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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. Devon coast
20. Dona isabel (probably)
21. Duchess (possibly)
22. Eagle (possibly)
23. Eduard (possibly)
24. Emerald (possibly)
25. Emma
26. F d lambert (possibly)
27. Frockner
28. Fulham vii (probably)
29. George sutton
30. Glenartney (possibly)
31. Gold coin
32. Harold
33. Heathpool
34. Heathpool
35. Hms anne
36. Hms ariadne
37. Hms avanturine
38. Hms balfour
39. Hms borneo
40. Hms gambri (possibly)
41. Hms resolution (possibly)
42. Hms taipo
43. Holland v
44. Inger (possibly)
45. Irisbrook
46. James groves
47. Jan brons
48. Joseph roberts (possibly)
49. Kingfisher (probably)
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51. Lalen mendi
52. Lisbon
53. Lullington
54. Ma monette
55. Mill gate (probably)
56. Mira
57. Mohlenpris (possibly)
58. Mount stuart
59. Mv adur valley?
60. Newent
61. Noordster
62. Nyon
63. Oceana
64. Pontos
65. Roecliff
66. Rushing water
67. Rytoner
68. Samwake
69. Seaford
70. Seven seas (possibly)
71. Sir robert wigham
72. Skerryvore
73. St rogatien (possibly)
74. Stanhope
75. Startled fawn (possibly)
76. Storaa
77. T r thompson
78. Teesborough
79. U 40 (possibly)
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81. Ub 130
82. Umba (probably)
83. Venus
84. Ville de bordeaux
85. Ville de dunkirk (stern) (possibly)
86. 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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