This is the information page about the shipwreck Hms caulonia, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 55.349 N,0 49.831 E (50.7173333, 0.6087833)

 

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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. Actuality
2. Afghanistan (bow section)
3. Afghanistan (probably)
4. Albuera
5. Alcantara
6. Alice
7. Amsterdam
8. Argonaut
9. Ash
10. Australier (probably)
11. Bobby
12. Broderick (probably)
13. Cabo espartel
14. Carlisle castle
15. Ceta (stern section)
16. Charente
17. City of dresden (possibly)
18. Corinia (possibly)
19. De fontaine
20. Dona isabel (probably)
21. Durango
22. Eagle (possibly)
23. Electra
24. Ella sayer
25. Enero (probably)
26. Euphorbia
27. Evg(no rx152)?
28. Excellence pleske
29. G-asad
30. Gold coin
31. Grit (probably)
32. Gwendoline (part of)(possibly)
33. Heron
34. Hms anne
35. Hms blackwater
36. Hms caulonia
37. Hms ghurka
38. Hms myrmidon
39. Hms waterfly
40. Hmt gullfoss
41. Hoheweg
42. Holland
43. Hydaspes (possibly)
44. Irisbrook
45. Jan brons
46. Jokai
47. La somme (probably)
48. Lacer
49. Lady alice
50. Lepanto/le panto/panta/panto
51. Lisbon
52. Lizzonia
53. Maxwell
54. Milbanke (probably)
55. Morgenster
56. My astor
57. Northfleet
58. Pontos
59. Robin hood
60. Roecliff
61. Roode zee (possibly)
62. Roseburn
63. Rushing water
64. Rydal hall (possibly)
65. Saint emilion (probably)
66. Saint jean pierre
67. Salbya (possibly)
68. Samida
69. Samwake
70. Seine
71. Sierra bravia
72. Sir robert wigham
73. Skerryvore
74. Sparta (possibly)
75. Startled fawn (possibly)
76. Storaa
77. Swale (probably)
78. T s webb
79. Tokufuku maru
80. Trooper
81. Umba (probably)
82. Veerman
83. Ville de bordeaux
84. Ville de dunkirk (stern) (possibly)
85. Vittoria claudia
86. War monarch
87. Waterland (possibly)
88. Welsh belle
89. Wittering

 

Name: HMS CAULONIA

Length 41.7 meter, width: 7 meter, draught: 3.7, tonnage 296 ton
Load: ballast

Cause: Built of steel in 1912 by cochrane & sons of selby. originally owned by the hudson steam fishing co ltd of hull. hired during ww1 as an auxillary patrol trawler between 1915-1919. returned to her owners and rehired in 1940 as a minesweeper. owned at time of loss by the royal navy. single boiler, triple expansion engine of 79 hp, single shaft. foundered in rye bay after running aground.

Year of registration: 1946

Water depth above wreck: 1 meter, Height above seabed: 70 cm

Known since: 1946, last detected: 2013

Details measurements/cartography: H7775/46 24.11.46 H7775/46 24.11.46 WRECK OF TRAWLER IN POSN 180DEGS, 600YDS FROM CG LOOKOUT, JURY'S GAP. PARTS OF FO'C'SLE AND AFTER SUPERSTRUCTURE ARE VISIBLE AT LW. (HM COASTGUARD, JURY'S GAP RYDE, 24.11.46). CHART AS ST IN 505515N, 0005014E [OGB].

- NM 4026/46. H4959/73 24.3.75 H4959/73 24.3.75 NOT FOUND DURING NORMAL SOUNDING. NO CLOSE SEARCH CARRIED OUT. GEN DEPTH IN VICINITY IS 0.4MTR. (HMS BEAGLE, HI 55/74). H1283/76/100 13.4.76 H1283/76/100 13.4.76 REPORTED STILL VISIBLE AT LWST. (CH ENG, ROTHER DISTRICT COUNCIL). 13.9.76 13.9.76 CAPT OF PORT, PORTSMOUTH, INSTRUCTED TO MARK WK TEMPORARILY WITH A BUOY AND LATER PERMANENTLY WITH BN SECURED TO WK. (DMS, 7.9.76). H2192/71 13.12.77 H2192/71 13.12.77 NOW MARKED BY BLACK POLE. HEIGHT ESTIMATED AT 3MTRS [MHWS]. (HMS BULLDOG, HN DTD 22.11.77). INS LEGEND 'MAST(3)'. BR STD. 11.3.80 D/NL/63/1/4 11.3.80 MARKED BY BN - TOPMARK TWO BLACK SPHERES. (PSA REGISTER). PSA ARE CONSIDERING REMOVING WK AS THIS WILL BE LESS EXPENSIVE THAN MAINTAINING THE BEACON. (PSA, 15.2.80). HH232/730/02 29.1.98 HH232/730/02 29.1.98 THE PILE (3) MARKING THE WRECK OF THE MV 'CORUNNA' WAS TOPPLED OVER IN STORMS DURING 1997. THERE IS NOW NO MARK FOR THIS WRECK. (G MCGLONE, MASTER, RANGE SAFETY CRAFT 8489, HN DTD 22.1.98). DELETE LEGEND 'MAST(3)'.

- NM 896/98. HH232/730/02 26.2.98 HH232/730/02 26.2.98 DEPICTION AS ST STILL VALID. NO PART OF WK SHOWS AT HW SPRINGS. (G MCGLONE, 12.2.98). NCA. [WGD] POSN: 5055.285N, 0050.134E. 3.12.13 3.12.13 LOCATED 16.8.13 IN 5055.349N, 0049.831E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH DRIES 1.76 IN GEN DEPTH 1.0MTRS. SCOUR 3.1MTRS DEEP. LENGTH 45.7MTRS, WIDTH 10.9MTRS, HT 2.9MTRS. LIES 070/250 DEGS. SLIGHT MAGNETIC ANOMALY. LIES ON SIDE, DOES NOT LOOK INTACT. (EGS, HI 1312). BOWS ENE. INTACT WITH LIST TO STBD. SCOUR HOLE AT BOW. AMEND ST DRIES 1.8MTRS.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: INTACT, BOWS ENE, LISTING TO STBD

Position: 50 55.349 N,0 49.831 E

 

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