This is the information page about the shipwreck Hms borneo, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 37.927 N,0 13.162 E (50.577250, -0.082600)

 

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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. Amsterdam
4. Aracataca
5. Aristos
6. Ashford
7. Barn hill
8. Bernicia
9. Blanefield
10. Branksome chine (possibly)
11. Braunton
12. Caleb sprague
13. Carrie dingle
14. Caterham
15. Celtic
16. Charles m
17. City of brisbane
18. Clara
19. D144 (possibly).
20. Dagana
21. Davenport
22. Devon coast
23. Duchess (possibly)
24. Eduard (possibly)
25. Emerald (possibly)
26. F d lambert (possibly)
27. F/v joanna c
28. Fife coast (possibly)
29. Fortuna
30. Frockner
31. Fulham vii (probably)
32. George sutton
33. Girlvine (possibly)
34. Glenartney (possibly)
35. Gull (possibly)
36. Harold
37. Heathpool
38. Heathpool
39. Hms ariadne
40. Hms avanturine
41. Hms balfour
42. Hms borneo
43. Hms gambri (possibly)
44. Hms inverclyde
45. Hms keryado (probably)
46. Hms lancer ii
47. Hms ocean sunlight
48. Hms resolution (possibly)
49. Hms taipo
50. Holland v
51. Holme force (possibly)
52. Inger (possibly)
53. James groves
54. Joseph roberts (possibly)
55. La cycogne (probably)
56. Lalen mendi
57. Leven (possibly)
58. Lornaston (possibly)
59. Lullington
60. Ma monette
61. Mill gate (probably)
62. Mira
63. Mohlenpris (possibly)
64. Mount stuart
65. Mv adur valley?
66. Newent
67. Noordster
68. Nyon
69. Oceana
70. Ouse (possibly)
71. Petit forban
72. Rytoner
73. Saint ronaig
74. Seaford
75. Seven seas (possibly)
76. Sitakund (part of)(possibly)
77. St rogatien (possibly)
78. Stanhope
79. T r thompson
80. U 275 (probably)
81. U 40 (possibly)
82. U 413 (possibly)
83. U 671
84. U678 (probably)/u275 (possibly)
85. Ub 130
86. Vasco
87. Venus
88. Zeester (possibly)

 

Name: HMS BORNEO

Length 35.1 meter, width: 6.4 meter, draught: 3, tonnage 211 ton
Load: ballast

Cause: built in 1906 by wellington & gemmel ltd, beverley. originally owned by grant & baker steam fishing co ltd. one boiler, triple expansion engine of 60nhp, single shaft. hired as an auxillary patrol vessel in 1915. mined. (sibi).

Year of registration: 2008

Water depth above wreck: 40 meter, Height above seabed: 20 cm

Known since: 2008, last detected: 20150716

Details measurements/cartography: 20.11.08 DIVED IN 5037.930N, 0013.170E [WGD]. LIES IN 44MTRS STANDS APPROX 4MTRS HIGH. TRAWL NET WITH BUOYS ATTACHED GIVES IMPRESSION THAT WK STANDS 8MTRS OFF SEABED. LENGTH +30MTRS, BOWS N, SINGLE LARGE BOILER, ENGINE NOT SEEN. BREAK BEHIND THE BOILER WITH DEBRIS FIELD STRETCHING OUT. COULD BE 'PLODDER'. LIES ALONGSIDE SYLVIA MARTIN. (J SMITH, EMAILS DTD 11.11.08 & 19.11.08). COVERED BY WKS 37MTRS NEARBY. SEE [20398] & [20490]. 29.12.09 DIVED SUMMER 2009. FOUND TO BE THE REMAINS OF A TRAWLER. SINGLE BOILER WITH WINCH SPANNING THE OPEN DECK. BOW HAS NO FORECASTLE & HAS A SMALL SQUARE SIGHLIGHT. THE AREA BEHIND THE BOILER IS BADLY BROKEN, WHICH SUGGESTS AN EXPLOSION. DESCRIPTION FITS THAT OF THE 'BORNEO', WHICH WAS DESTROYED BY EITHER A MINE OR TORPEDO. SEE ALSO [20466]. (J SMITH, EMAIL DTD 24.12.09 & DIVER MAGAZINE, 12.2009 EDN). NCA. 2.2.11 CONFIRMED AS 'BORNEO' FROM GENERAL CONFIGURATION. (DIVER MAGAZINE, 2.2010 EDN]. NCA. SEP 2015/000083466 5.2.16 EXAM'D 16.07.15 IN 5037.927N, 0013.162E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 34.08MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 40.08MTRS. NO SCOUR, LENGTH 36MTRS, HT 4MTRS, WIDTH 10MTRS. LARGELY INTACT WK, PARTIALLY BURIED, STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (GARDLINE GEOSURVEY, HI 1477). AMEND NDW 34MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: WK ID [20490] Considered part of HMS BORNEO.

Position: 50 37.927 N,0 13.162 E

 

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