This is the information page about the shipwreck Hms capricornus, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 28.598 N,0 56.242 E (51.441933333333, 0.92858333333333)

 

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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. Ability
2. Actuality
3. Airston (probably)
4. Alf everard (part of)
5. Alf everard (part of)
6. Alice marie
7. Argus
8. Aridity (probably)
9. Astrologer
10. Atherton
11. Azariah (poss)
12. Beacon 'f'
13. Blue mermaid
14. Bolbec (possibly)
15. Bradglen
16. British oak
17. C 128
18. Chieftain
19. Daisy maud
20. Dela
21. Delce
22. Duluth
23. E oaze light vessel
24. East shoebury bn (remains of)
25. Enterprise ranger 2
26. Explorer
27. Fox
28. Georgia
29. Gordon
30. Great nore tower (remains)
31. Great nore towers (remains)
32. Great nore towers (remains).
33. H k daniels
34. Harcourt
35. Hawnby
36. Herland (part of)
37. Herland (part of)
38. Hibernia
39. Hmnls van meerlant (part of)
40. Hms aisha
41. Hms amethyst
42. Hms amethyst (part of)(possibly)
43. Hms ash
44. Hms beagle (re-named cgwv no 7 in 1851)
45. Hms bulwark
46. Hms capricornus
47. Hms conquistador
48. Hms danube 3
49. Hms desiree
50. Hms drummer
51. Hms kennymore (part of)(probably)
52. Hms london
53. Hms london
54. Hms new spray
55. Hms princess irene
56. Hms receptive
57. Hms reed (possibly)
58. Hms resolvo (part of)
59. Hms restango
60. Hms stella orion
61. Hms tyne
62. Hms venetia
63. Hms vimiera (bow section)
64. Hms vimiera (part of)
65. Hms vimiera (stern)
66. Holba
67. Honiton
68. Hopper number 19
69. Houston city
70. How (probably)
71. Intrepid
72. Janie b
73. Lady jane
74. Lca 551
75. Letchworth
76. Lion (part of)
77. Maitland
78. Malrix (possibly)
79. Maplin light house
80. Maplin survey platform
81. March
82. Margam abbey
83. Mercy
84. Molliette
85. Mudlark
86. Nass beacon (ruins)
87. Nw shingles bn (remains of)
88. Old whitaker bn (remains of)
89. Pinto
90. Pisces
91. Radiant
92. Rd barge 59 (part of)(possibly)
93. Restless wave (possibly)
94. Revenge
95. Richard montgomery
96. Rosme
97. Rover (possibly)
98. Ryal
99. Selnes
100. Sparsholt
101. Strathearn
102. Strom trooper
103. Sun vii
104. Sunrise (possibly)
105. Supremity
106. Tam o shanter (part)(possibly)
107. Tam o shanter (part)(possibly)
108. Thorvin karsven
109. Toreador
110. Treport
111. Uama
112. Van meerlant (part of)
113. Vera
114. Wardie
115. Warp
116. William j taylor (part of)
117. Winifred
118. Winkfield
119. Zarga

 

Name: HMS CAPRICORNUS

Year of registration: 1940

Water depth above wreck: 15 meter, Height above seabed: 0 cm

Known since: 1940, last detected: 2005

Details measurements/cartography: H01113/40 11.2.41 H01113/40 11.2.41 SUNK IN 512832N, 005624E. POSN BY HSA. (CAPT M/S, SHEERNESS, 14.12.40). INS AS DW.

- NM 282/41. H01113/40 29.7.44 H01113/40 29.7.44 DRIFT SWEPT AFTER DISPERSAL. CLEAR AT 40FT, FOUL AT 41FT. (CAPT M/S, SHEERNESS, 26.6.44). AMEND TO WK 6FMS 4FT

- NM 1036/44. H01113/40 29.1.47 H01113/40 29.1.47 DRIFT SWEPT CLEAR AT 47FT, FOUL AT 48FT. LIES IN GEN DEPTH 55FT. SEABED IRREGULAR. (CAPT M/S, SHEERNESS, 11.1.47). AMEND TO WK 7FMS 5FT.

- NM 206/47. H01113/40 23.5.60 H01113/40 23.5.60 EXAM'D USING HSA. DRIFT SWEPT CLEAR AT 47FT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 49FT IN GEN DEPTH 48FT. SCOUR DEPTH 51FT. WK LIES IN THIS SCOUR AND BARELY RISES ABOVE SURROUNDING SEABED. (HMS SCOTT, 28.4.59). AMEND POSN. BR STD. H1440/69 24.2.69 H1440/69 24.2.69 EXAM'D 20.7.68 IN 512833.3N, 005619.8E [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. DRIFT SWEPT CLEAR AT 45FT, FOUL AT 46.3FT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 48.2FT IN GEN DEPTH 51FT. SCOUR DEPTH 52.8FT. WRECKAGE OCCUPIES ABOUT 40 SQ FT. (PLA WK REPORT 3/68, 20.7.68). AMEND TO SW 7FMS 3FT. BR STD. 27.9.73 27.9.73 AMEND TO SW 13.8MTRS. NC 1607. H6140/68 22.1.79 H6140/68 22.1.79 SMALL WK EXAM'D 22.12.78 IN 512834N, 005618E [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. NOT EASY TO LOCATE. LEAST E/S DEPTH 14MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 15.3MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 15.5MTRS. CLEAR AT 13.8MTRS, FOUL AT 14.4MTRS, SWEEP PARTED. (PLA WK REPORT 21/78). NCA. HH244/420/02 1.3.93 HH244/420/02 1.3.93 EXAM'D 23.12.92 IN 512833.5N, 005619E [OGB] USING MICROFIX. LEAST E/S DEPTH 14.2MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 12.3-16MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 16.4MTRS. DISPERSED WRECKAGE COVERS AREA 50 X 40MTRS ORIENTATED N/S. POSSIBILITY OF SMALL SEPARATE FRAGMENTS OUTSIDE THE MAIN AREA. SMALL, DISTINCT SCOUR LIES NW OF WK. THE LEAST DEPTH WAS APPARENTLY OBTAINED OVER A MAST OR AN ERECT SPAR. (PLA WK REPORT 201/28). NCA. 14.6.05 14.6.05 SHOWN IN 5128.598N, 0056.242E [WGD] ON PLA 201/23 DTD SEP'03-NOV'04. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: AREA OF DEBRIS, PROBABLE MAST PROTRUDING

Position: 51 28.598 N,0 56.242 E

 

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