This is the information page about the shipwreck Hms botanic, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 53 51.264 N,0 26.515 E (53.556, 0.1333)

 

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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. Acklamd (possibly)
2. Airdrie (possibly)
3. Amenity
4. Avalon
5. B o borjesson
6. Benmacdhui
7. British councillor
8. British prince
9. Briton (possibly)
10. Cadmus
11. Catford
12. Cecil (possibly)
13. Chant 63
14. Chloris (possibly)
15. Corhampton
16. Corinth (possibly)
17. Corland
18. Cyclope
19. Deerpool (after section)
20. Diana
21. Diana
22. Dido
23. Dunsany
24. Empress (probably)
25. Ethel (possibly)
26. Exmoor
27. Fermo
28. Flourish
29. Fowberry tower (part)
30. Gerhardt (possibly)
31. Giuseppe
32. Gluckauf (possibly)
33. Grangemouth
34. Harlech
35. Harnis (probably)
36. Helmsman (probably)
37. Hms benvolio
38. Hms botanic
39. Hms egret
40. Hms fairy
41. Hms falcon (stern section)
42. Hms kos xvi (probably)
43. Hms princess victoria
44. Hms strathborve (part)
45. Hms warland (possibly)
46. Homer
47. Horsted
48. Hugh taylor
49. Ida
50. Ightham (possibly)
51. Inge marguerite (possibly)
52. Ionic (probably)
53. J b paddon
54. Jane (possibly)
55. Janet helen (possibly)
56. Jersey (probably)
57. John rettig (probably)
58. Kalo (probably)
59. Katina bulgari
60. Keynes
61. Kieldrecht (possibly)
62. Kimberley (possibly)
63. Kingston cameo
64. Kyma
65. Ladas (possibly)
66. Lady anstruther (probably)
67. Laurel (possibly)
68. Leonora
69. Lifeguard (possibly)
70. Lightship no 83
71. Lismore
72. Lord haig (possibly)
73. Lottie (possibly)
74. Lucerne
75. Maggie
76. Magnolia
77. Marian francis
78. Merchiston
79. Modig
80. Modiva (possibly)
81. Norfolk coast
82. Onward (possibly)
83. Ophir ii (possibly)
84. Orsa
85. Otis tetrax
86. Our lorraine
87. Paraciers
88. Peebles (possibly)
89. Portia
90. Rado (possibly)
91. Rayford
92. Realf
93. Revello
94. Revi
95. Revigo (possibly)
96. River don (part of)(probably)
97. River witham
98. Rochester (possibly)
99. Royston
100. Salmondby
101. Saltoun
102. Sarah visholm 2 (probably)
103. Schieland (possibly)
104. Scotia (possibly)
105. Sea pearl
106. Sota eduardo
107. Stanburn
108. Storm drift
109. Tees
110. Togston (possibly)
111. Triton
112. Two brothers
113. Uc 47
114. Uc 75
115. Umbe
116. Upminster (possibly)
117. Varangmalm (possibly)
118. Vechstroom
119. Vereingte (possibly)
120. Wayside flower (possibly)
121. Whitemantle (possibly)
122. Winga
123. Xavier

 

Name: HMS BOTANIC

Year of registration: 1942

Water depth above wreck: 38 meter, Height above seabed: 108 cm

Known since: 1942, last detected: 20160321

Details measurements/cartography: H03214/42 16.7.42 NDWPA IN 535124N, 002654E. (ADMIRALTY).

- NM 1452/42. 20.3.72 AMEND TO USCPA 20MTRS. NC 121. H1944/80 26.4.82 EXAM'D 11.6.82 IN 535115N, 002638E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 32.5 IN GEN DEPTH 38MTRS. NO SCOUR. HYDROSEARCH VERTICAL HT 4.7MTRS. LYING 100/280 DEGS, UPRIGHT & WELL BURIED IN PARTS. SEPARATE WRECKAGE. SONAR LENGTH 45.5MTRS, BEAM 11.1MTRS. (HMS BULLDOG, HI 12). BR STD. H4064/85 27.8.86 LOCATED IN 535114N, 002638E [OGB]. NOT EXAM'D - OUTSIDE AREA. (UDI GROUP LTD, HI 321A). NCA HH100/351/19 13.6.03 DIVED 5.01 IN LISTED POSN. THE WK OF A SMALL TRAWLER. STERN AND BOW INTACT, MIDSHIPS SECTION BROKEN. AMMUNITION IS PRESENT. (G KELLY, EMAIL DTD 11.6.03). NCA. SEP 2016/000053291 7.10.16 EXAM'D 21.3.16; IN 5351.264N, 0026.515E [WGD]. LEAST m/b DEPTH 33.69MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 38MTRS, LENGTH 44.9MTRS, WIDTH 11.8MTRS, HEIGHT 5.04MTRS, ORIENTATION 108/288 DEGS. SCOUR DIMENSIONS LENGTH 22MTRS, TOWARD 300 DEGS. WRECK SITS ON ITS HULL WITH BOW AND STERN INTACT. MIDSHIPS SECTION BROKEN UP AND PARTLY BURIED. ADDITIONAL CYLINDRICAL FEATURE 113M E OF WRECK, DIAMETER 3.5M AND HEIGHT OF 1.7M. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (MMT, HI 1473). AMEND NDW 33MTRS IN REVISED POSITION.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: Partially intact/burried.

Position: 53 51.264 N,0 26.515 E

 

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