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)

 

Open the Water Map of this area in a full window
 

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

 

Wrecks near the Netherlands
Wrecks near Belgium
Wrecks near Germany
Wrecks near France
Wrecks near Great Britain
Wrecks off Denmark
Wrecks off Sweden
Wrecks off Norway