This is the information page about the shipwreck Hms blanche, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 27.598 N,1 27.149 E (51.761916666667, 1.5857333333333)

 

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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. 150
2. Ability
3. Admiral gardner
4. Africa
5. Agamemnon
6. Agen
7. Alabama (possibly)
8. Albion (probably)
9. Algeria
10. Archon
11. Ashley
12. Avon
13. Balakani
14. Balgownie (probably)
15. Baltrader
16. Bravore
17. Brendonia
18. Camisard
19. Cathay (part of)
20. Cedrington court
21. Cerne
22. City of brisbane
23. Constanzia
24. Corheath
25. Correct
26. Dalryan
27. Dela
28. Denise germaine (possibly)
29. Diana
30. Dinard
31. Dolcoath (part)
32. Dolcoath (part)
33. Dortejensen
34. Duiveland
35. Dunbar castle
36. E goodwin ltv
37. Embla (possibly)
38. Emile deschamps
39. Empire ghyll
40. Empress of midland (possibly)
41. Erins isle (possibly)
42. Fearless
43. Filleigh
44. Flandres
45. Fleurita
46. Flores (probably)
47. Franz fischer (possibly)
48. Fred everard
49. Frons olivae (probably)
50. Fulmar
51. Gad 23
52. Genimar
53. Ghc (possibly)
54. Girasol
55. Grazia (possibly)
56. Harcalo
57. Hardingham (probably)
58. Hawksdale
59. Hawnby
60. Hibernia
61. Highwave (probably)
62. Hm mms 39 (part of)(possibly)
63. Hm mms 39 (part of)(probably)
64. Hm torpedo boat no.12
65. Hms alert ?
66. Hms aragonite (part of)
67. Hms aragonite (part of)
68. Hms aries (possibly)
69. Hms artic trapper
70. Hms blanche
71. Hms carilon
72. Hms cayton wyke (probably)
73. Hms chestnut (probably)
74. Hms coquette
75. Hms desiree
76. Hms fauvette
77. Hms flirt
78. Hms gracie (probably)
79. Hms guardsman
80. Hms kale (probably)(part of)
81. Hms leandros
82. Hms lydian
83. Hms marcella
84. Hms mastiff (possibly)
85. Hms myrtle
86. Hms napia
87. Hms niger (possibly)
88. Hms northumberland (probably)
89. Hms pyrope
90. Hms ray of hope
91. Hms restoration (possibly)
92. Hms rhiannon (possibly)
93. Hms stella orion
94. Hms stirling castle (probably)
95. Hms tamarisk
96. Hms tourmaline
97. Hms tranquil
98. Hms velia (possibly)
99. Ilaro
100. Ira (possibly)
101. Irene
102. Iris (possibly)
103. Jacob luckenbach
104. James harrod
105. Josephine charlotte
106. Kabinda
107. Karmt
108. Koenigshaven
109. L'armandeche
110. Laurl coin
111. Lbv (m)396
112. Lcp(r) 1961 (possibly)
113. Le pelerin de la mer
114. Lisbeth m
115. Lolworth
116. Lord hamilton (possibly)
117. Luray victory
118. Mahratta
119. Mahratta ii
120. Mahseer
121. Malta (probably)
122. Margate sand beacon
123. Menapier
124. Merel (part of)(possibly)
125. Mersey
126. Mi amigo
127. Monica (possibly)
128. Mudlark
129. Nancy moran
130. Neptune (possibly)
131. Newlands
132. Niore
133. Norman
134. North eastern victory
135. Nw shingles bn (remains of)
136. Ocean king (possibly)
137. Opal
138. Paros isle
139. Persistant whisper
140. Peter hamre
141. Ponzano
142. Port dalhousie (possibly)
143. Prince igor (probably)
144. Rd barge 59 (part of)(possibly)
145. Regin (possibly)
146. Rooswijk
147. Rubislaw
148. Rumania
149. Rydal force
150. Rynanna
151. Saidieh
152. Saint michael veillez sur nous
153. Salerno (possibly)
154. Salerno (possibly)
155. San calisto
156. Santagata
157. Santagata (?part of)
158. Selma (possibly)
159. Slesvig
160. Spaarndem
161. Stad maastricht
162. Strathearn
163. Sunk beacon (remains)
164. Surrey
165. Tam o shanter (part)(possibly)
166. Tam o shanter (part)(possibly)
167. Telegraaf xviii
168. The sultan
169. Tina primo
170. Tongue sand tower (remains)
171. Toromoree
172. Treport
173. Tummel (probably)
174. U 48
175. Uama
176. Ub 12 (possibly)
177. Ub 29 (possibly)
178. Uc 21 (possibly)
179. Ursus (part)
180. Volante (possibly)
181. Walsingham
182. Warfleth
183. Westerley star
184. Wheatman (possibly)
185. Winkfield
186. Woodtown (possibly)
187. Yassou
188. Ypapanti

 

Name: HMS BLANCHE

Length 95.1 meter, width: 10.1 meter, draught: 2.7, tonnage 1360 ton

Cause: built in 1930 by hawthorn leslie. three boilers, turbine engines of 34000 shp, twin shaft. four x 4.7 inch guns, 8 torpedo tubes. mined. 4 men lost. (sibi).

Year of registration: 1939

Water depth above wreck: 14 meter, Height above seabed: 310 cm

Known since: 1939, last detected: 20190818

Details measurements/cartography: H0152/39 21.11.39 PNM 2602/39. H0312/40 3.4.40 INS DW.

- NM 855/40. H02238/43 8.9.43 AMEND POSN.

- NM 1862/43. H0152/39 10.6.43 AMEND TO WK 3FMS 5FT.

- NM 1252/44. H0152/39 27.7.45 INS G CON BUOY GP FL 3 G 10SEC WITH NAME BLANCHE TO WESTWARD.

- NM 2209/45. H0152/39 1.10.46 AMEND POSN OF BUOY TO 512748N, 012656E. (CAPTAIN M/S SHEERNESS).

- NM 3300/46. H0152/39 14.2.46 AMEND TO WK 7FMS 1FT.

- NM 365/47. H0152/39 22.7.49 AMEND POSN OF LT BUOY TO 512742N, 012708E.

- NM 1519/49. H932/53 14.4.53 NOT LOCATED. GEN DEPTH 36FT. SEABED SAND AND SHELL. SMALL SPIKES 4FT FOUND AND POSSIBLE SHALLOW SCOUR OF 7FT. GOOD A/S CONTACT IN 512744N, 012735E. (HMS FRANKLIN 29.1.53). AMEND TO FOUL IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. H926/62 15.3.62 NOT LOCATED. (ISS 1961). H351/67 25.1.67 NOT LOCATED. (ISS 26.12.66). H4527/69 30.7.69 NO FIRM CONTACT WAS MADE WITH THIS WK BUT INDICATIONS OF WRECKAGE WERE FOUND ON SOUNDING LINES IN THE AREA. RETAIN AS FOUL. (HMS EGERIA, HI 151/69). H4527/69 22.9.71 NOT LOCATED, POSSIBLE WRECKS LOCATED IN 512736N, 012712E & 512731N, 012700E [OGB] USING FISHERMANS SONAR. (HMS ECHO, ROS DTD 12.8.71). NCA. H3179/74 4.6.74 NOT LOCATED, BOTTOM ECHOES ONLY, SANDWAVES IN AREA. (ISS 1974). DELETED. BR STD. H3179/74 5.12.77 LOCATED 18.10.77 IN 512735N, 012715E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. LEAST DEPTH 14.2MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 14MTRS. SCOUR 15MTRS. VERY BROKEN UP. GIVES APPEARANCE OF SMALL SHINGLE PATCH. (HMS EGERIA, ROS DTD 10.77). CHART AS F. BR STD. H3179/74 26.6.80 EXAM'D 23.4.80 IN 512734N, 012715E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 13.1 IN GEN DEPTH 13.8MTRS. DCS3 HT 0.7MTRS. LIES IN AND COMPLETELY FILLS ITS OWN SCOUR, BUT SHOWS UP WELL ON SONARGRAPH. (HMS ENTERPRISE, HI 60C/80). BR STD. H2051/82 20.2.84 EXAM'D 27.10.83 IN 512734N, 012715E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 13.5 IN GEN DEPTH 14.5MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 0.2MTRS. SHOWS UP ON SONARGRAPH, BUT V FEW E/S CONTACTS. NO INDICATION OF WK UNCOVERING. RETAIN CHARTED DEPTH. (HMS ECHO, HI 124). NCA H3936/88 15.2.90 LOCATED, NOT EXAMINED. (NP 1016, HI458). HH090/657/01 3.10.95 EXAM'D 24.8.95 IN 512734.1N, 012715.0E [OGB] USING DGPS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 13.9 IN GEN DEPTH 14MTRS. NO SCOUR. NO DCS3 HT. SMALL AREA OF WRECKAGE, LENGTH 20MTRS, WIDTH 15MTRS. ORIENTATED E/W. NO MAGNETIC ANOMALY. ALMOST FLAT. (NP 1016, HI 657). BR STD. HH090/939/01 12.9.01 EXAM'D 21.6.01. LOCATED BY MAGNETOMETER ONLY. STRONG ANOMALY. GEN DEPTH 14.1MTRS. (NP 1016, HI 939). AMEND TO FOUL. BR STD. 20.4.06 [EUT] POSN: 5127.600N, 0127.146E. NE 1607. HH091/255/01 - SEP 2007000071382 1.10.07 EXAM'D 18.5.07 IN 5127.599N, 0127.144E [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 13.54 IN GEN DEPTH 14.5MTRS. LENGTH 19MTRS, WIDTH 7MTRS, HT 1.0MTR. LIES 100/280 DEGS. SMALL, BROKEN WK DEBRIS. (NETSURVEY, HI 1225). AMEND FOUL 13.5MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. 17.3.14 EXAM'D 17.3.14 IN 5127.599N, 01127.147E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 13.63 IN GEN DEPTH 14.2MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 14.2MTRS, WIDTH 5.7MTRS, HT 0.5MTRS. MODERATE MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (EGS, HI 1433). DEBRIS, ALMOST FULLY COVERED. NCA. SEP 2019/000262060 5.11.19 EXAM'D 18.8.19; IN 5127.598N, 0127.149E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 13.71MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 14MTRS, LENGTH 24.85MTRS, WIDTH 15.16MTRS, HEIGHT 0.65MTRS, ORIENTATION 310/130 DEGS. DEBRIS FIELD LENGTH 26.53MTRS TOWARDS 294DEGS. WRECK APPEARS PRIMARILY AS A DEBRIS FIELD. (A-2-SEA, HI 1645). AMEND FOUL 13.7MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: DEBRIS, ALMOST FULLY COVERED

Position: 51 27.598 N,1 27.149 E

 

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