This is the information page about the shipwreck Hms blackwater, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 55.386 N,1 6.063 E (51.1671, 1.4105)

 

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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. Afghanistan (bow section)
2. Afghanistan (probably)
3. Africa
4. Albuera
5. Alcantara
6. Alice
7. Amplegarth
8. Angelus (possibly)
9. Argonaut
10. Atlantic (possibly)
11. Australier (probably)
12. Avoca
13. Bobby
14. Brandenburg
15. Cabo espartel
16. Ceta (stern section)
17. Charente
18. Christianssund
19. City of dresden (possibly)
20. Corhaven
21. Corinia (possibly)
22. De fontaine
23. Dorothy j (possibly)
24. Durango
25. Efford
26. Electra
27. Emma
28. Emma (possibly)
29. Empire lough (probably)
30. Empress of fort william (probably)
31. Enero (probably)
32. Eustratios (probably)
33. Excellence pleske
34. Express
35. Falcon (probably)
36. Flachsee
37. G-asad
38. Grit (probably)
39. Grosser kurfurst
40. Grosser kurfurst (possibly)
41. Gwendoline (part of)(possibly)
42. Halcyon
43. Henry moon
44. Heron
45. Hmhs anglia
46. Hms blackwater
47. Hms brazen
48. Hms carlton
49. Hms caulonia
50. Hms city of dundee
51. Hms cleon
52. Hms drumtochty (possibly)
53. Hms falmouth iii (possibly)
54. Hms ghurka
55. Hms glen boyne
56. Hms myrmidon
57. Hms othello ii
58. Hms rodino
59. Hms torbay ii (probably)
60. Hms war sepoy
61. Hms waterfly
62. Hmt gullfoss
63. Holland
64. Hydaspes (possibly)
65. James harrod
66. Jokai
67. Josephine willis
68. Kadru
69. Katharina kolkmann
70. Kielce
71. La somme (probably)
72. Lacer
73. Lady stella
74. Latona
75. Leicester
76. Leila najia
77. Leo
78. Lighter 83
79. Lizzonia
80. Loanda
81. Lusitania
82. Maloja 1
83. Maxwell
84. Milbanke (probably)
85. Monarch
86. Morgenster
87. Mrav
88. Murillo
89. My astor
90. Naranco
91. Negrier
92. Newcastle
93. Niki
94. Norman
95. Northfleet
96. Nunima
97. Ousel (probably)
98. Polgrange
99. Portslade (possibly)
100. Preussen
101. Pulborough
102. River levan
103. Robin hood
104. Roode zee (possibly)
105. Roseburn
106. Rydal hall (possibly)
107. S.folkestone gate (ltv no.75)
108. Saint jean pierre
109. Salbya (possibly)
110. Samida
111. Sea serpent
112. Seine
113. Shenandoah
114. Sierra bravia
115. Sir russell
116. Spanish prince
117. Sparta (possibly)
118. St cecilia
119. St claire (possibly)
120. Strathclyde
121. Swale (probably)
122. T s webb
123. Teeswood
124. Texaco caribbean (after section)
125. Texaco caribbean (forward section)
126. Tokufuku maru
127. Toward
128. Traquair (probably)
129. Trooper
130. U 8
131. U 93 (probably)
132. Ub 108 (possibly)
133. Ub 109
134. Ub 31 ?
135. Ub 38
136. Ub 55 (probably)
137. Ub 56 (possibly)
138. Ub 58 (possibly)
139. Ub 78
140. Ub-33 (probably)
141. Uc 63
142. Uc 77 (possibly)
143. Unity
144. Veerman
145. Vittoria claudia
146. W a scholten
147. Welsh belle
148. Wheatman (possibly)

 

Name: HMS BLACKWATER

Length 68.6 meter, width: 7 meter, tonnage 550 ton

Cause: sank following a collision with ss 'hero'.

Year of registration: 1909

Water depth above wreck: 26 meter, Height above seabed: 5 cm

Known since: 1909, last detected: 20160726

Details measurements/cartography: H1289/74 10.2.75 POSN 5.75M, S 88DEGS E FROM DUNGENESS LT IN APPROX 20FMS. (COURT MARTIAL PROCEEDINGS). VAR'N 16DEGS W. H4551/76 15.11.76 WK LOCATED IN 1956 IN 505524.5N, 010616E [EUR] USING DECCA. STANDS 28FT HIGH. (RISDON BEAZLEY, 27.10.76). INS AS WK 18MTRS IN 505519.5N, 010617E [OGB]. BR STD. H4199/78 20.10.78 LOCATED 18.9.77 IN 505521N, 010610E [EUR] USING TRISPONDER [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 20.8 IN GEN DEPTH 27-28MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 31MTRS. DCS3 HT 8.4MTRS. LENGTH 68MTRS. LYING 010/190DEGS. (HMS BULLDOG, HI 35/77). AMEND TO WK 18.5MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. H1310/82/25 13.7.83 THOUGHT PROBABLY TO BE HMS BLACKWATER. DAMAGE APPARENTLY INDICATES SHE WAS STRUCK STBD SIDE AMIDSHIPS AND VIRTUALLY CUT IN TWO. TELEGRAPH/REVOLUTION REPEATERS RECOVERED. CYLINDRICAL DEVICES, ABOUT 3FT LONG, 26-28INS DIAMETER [POSSIBLY PART OF TORPEDOES OR DEPTH CHARGES] REMAIN ON STERN. SMALL ARMS ALSO RECOVERED. (P E THOMAS, 4.7.83). HH100/351/01 15.9.89 POSITIVELY IDENTIFIED AS HMS BLACKWATER - NAME PLATE RECOVERED. (J S BLIGHT, 25.8.89). HH090/711/01 29.1.97 EXAM'D 9.8.96 IN 505523N, 010604E [WGD] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR 21.6, FOUL 21.9MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 22.4 IN GEN DEPTH 26.5MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 4.5MTRS. LENGTH 90MTRS, WIDTH 15MTRS. LIES 101/190DEGS. INTACT, NO DEBRIS. (NP 1016, HI 711). AMEND TO SW 21.5MTRS IN 505520.9N, 010610.1E [OGB]. BR STD. SEP2016/000091764 20.4.17 EXAM'D 26.7.16 IN 5055.386N, 0106.063E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 21.2MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 26.9MTRS, LENGTH 58.3MTRS, WIDTH 10MTRS, HEIGHT 6.2MTRS, ORIENTATION 005/185 DEGS. WRECK IS LARGELY INTACT AND UPRIGHT, PARTIALLY BURIED WITH A SMALL PIECE OF WRECKAGE FOUND ABOUT 50MTRS SE OF MAIN WRECK. (GARDLINE, HI 1497). AMEND DW 21.2MTRS IN REVISED POSITION.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 50 55.386 N,1 6.063 E

 

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