This is the information page about the shipwreck Hms cayton wyke (probably), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 9.135 N,1 28.098 E (51.0898333, 1.7715833)
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The texts accompanying this shipwreck are in English ๐ฌ๐ง, 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.
Name: HMS CAYTON WYKE (PROBABLY)
Year of registration: 1940
Water depth above wreck: 24 meter, Height above seabed: 29 cm
Known since: 1940, last detected: 20190228
Details measurements/cartography: H0647/40 22.7.40 WK IN 510905N, 012818E. SOUNDED OVER & NOT NOW CONSIDERED A DANGER TO NAVIGATION. (VA DOVER, DTD 26.7.40). PFNM 1824/40 ISSUED. - FNM 1937/40. H3890/68 18.3.68 WK LOCATED 12.9.67 IN 510903N, 012811E WHILST SWEEPING FOR NEARBY WK. LEAST E/S DEPTH 60 IN GEN DEPTH 82FT. NO SCOUR. (HMS ENTERPRISE, HI 36/67). CHART AS WK 10FMS 2FT. BR STD. H8033/68 12.12.68 EXAM'D 21.8.68 IN 510903N, 012811E. LEAST E/S DEPTH 60FT IN GEN DEPTH 83FT. NO SCOUR. (HMS ENTERPRISE, HI 9/68). H5498/69 14.11.69 EXAM'D 8.9.69 IN 510905N, 012813E USING HSA. SWEPT CLEAR AT 18.0MTRS, FOUL AT 18.3MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 17.8 IN GEN DEPTH 25MTRS. NO SCOUR. DISCREPANCY BETWEEN LEAST E/S DEPTH AND CLEARANCE DEPTH MUST BE DUE TO MARINE GROWTH. (HMS ENTERPRISE, HI 169/69; HI 8(B)/69). AMEND TO SW 9FMS 5FT.
- NM 1837.69. H2234/71 23.9.71 EXAM'D IN 510905N, 012814E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 17.6MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 25MTRS. (HMS ENTERPRISE). NCA. 15.6.72 AMEND TO SW 18MTRS. NC 1828. H2234/71 2.5.73 EXAM'D IN 510910N, 012812E. LEAST E/S DEPTH 18.4MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 25MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 27.4MTRS. SEABED BROKEN SHELL, SAND & GRAVEL. (HMS ENTERPRISE). H2100/74 30.1.74 EXAM'D IN 510905N, 012811E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 18.0 IN GEN DEPTH 25-26MTRS. (HMS ECHO). NCA. H2100/74 9.8.74 EXAM'D IN 510904N, 012812E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 18.1 IN GEN DEPTH 25-26MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 26.2MTRS. (ISS, DTD 25.3.74). NCA. H2499/76 6.2.76 EXAM'D 29.10.75 IN 510905N, 012812E [OGB] USING HIFIX.6 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 18 IN GEN DEPTH 25MTRS. (SOISS, HI 17/75). NCA. H4453/72 31.1.78 EXAM'D 9.3.77 IN 510900N, 012813E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 17.8 IN GEN DEPTH 25MTRS. NO SCOUR. RIPPLED SAND & SMALL STONES. LIES N/S. HEIGHT FROM DCS3 6.1MTRS. (HMS ENTERPRISE, HI 53/77). AMEND TO WK 17.8MTRS.
- NM BLOCK 2334/78. H4845/75 25.8.78 EXAM'D 10.5.78 IN 510906N, 012811E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 17.6 IN GEN DEPTH 24.3MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 3.8MTRS. LENGTH 60MTRS. LYING NE/SW. (HMS ENTERPRISE, HI 61A/78). H4199/78 11.9.79 EXAM'D 26.7.78 IN 510907N, 012812E [OGB]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 18.0MTRS, FOUL AT 18.4MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 17.8 IN GEN DEPTH 25MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 6.5MTRS. LIES 040/220DEGS. LENGTH 25MTRS. INS AS WK 17.8MTRS. (HMS EGERIA, HI 61A/79). NCA. H1310/84/23 12.9.84 STERN BEGINNING TO DETERIORATE. EVIDENCE SEEN OF RECENT COMMERCIAL DIVING. (EAST KENT MARITIME TRUST, DTD 23.7.84). H2342/84 14.10.85 LOCATED, NOT EXAMINED. (NP 1016, HI 252). HH090/511/01 10.10.91 EXAM'D 16.7.91 IN 510905.6N, 012811.8E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [4 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 18.5, FOUL AT 18.8MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 17.2 IN GEN DEPTH 24.5MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 25.2MTRS. DCS3 HT 6.0MTRS, LENGTH 98MTRS. LARGE WK LYING 018/198DEGS. (NP 1016, HI 511). ACCEPT E/S DEPTH. SEEMS TOO LONG TO BE U-16. AMEND TO WK 17.2MTRS. BR STD. HH090/511/01 5.3.92 INCORRECT TIDAL REDUCTION APPLIED. SHOULD HAVE READ, SWEPT CLEAR AT 17.25, FOUL AT 17.6MTRS. (NP 1016, HI 511, REPLY TO SURVEY APPRAISAL). AMEND TO SW 17.2MTRS. BR STD. HH090/630/01 31.8.94 EXAM'D 9.7.94 IN 510905.5N, 012812.4E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [3 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 17.4 IN GEN DEPTH 24.4MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 4.8MTRS. COVERS 15MTRS BY 5MTRS. SMALL MAGNETOMETER DEFLECTION. (NP 1016, HI 630). HH090/647/01 31.1.96 LOCATED, NOT EXAMINED. (NP 1016, HI 647). NCA. HH090/737/01 30.9.97 EXAM'D 25.7.97 IN 510905.6N, 012812.0E [OGD] USING DGPS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 17.5 IN GEN DEPTH 25MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 6.5MTRS. LENGTH 80MTRS, WIDTH 40MTRS. LIES 030/210DEGS. SMALL MAGNETIC ANOMALY. UNABLE TO SWEEP DUE TO SUBMERGED FISHING GEAR, SOME OF WHICH WAS DISLODGED AND FLOATED FREE DURING SWEEPING. (NP 1016, HI 737). RETAIN SW 17.2MTRS. NCA. HH100/351/15 21.9.99 THIS IS AN UPSIDE DOWN TRAWLER WITH THE STERN BLOWN OFF, NOT A SUBMARINE. POSSIBLY 'CAYTON WYKE'. (R M PEACOCK). NCA. HH090/893/01 23.10.00 LOCATED, NOT EXAMINED. (NP 1016, HI 893). [WGD] POSN: 5109.126N, 0128.096E. SEP 2019/000022679 25.6.19 EXAM'D 28.2.19; IN 5109.135N, 0128.098E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 18.07MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 24.91MTRS, LENGTH 27.08MTRS, WIDTH 8.02MTRS, HT 7.23MTRS, ORIENTATION 029 DEGS. AFT IS BROKEN OFF BUT CLEAR WK IN UPSIDE DOWN POSITION.(CLINTON MARINE SURVEY AB, HI1585). AMEND DW 18MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: INVERTED, STERN MISSING
Position: 51 9.135 N,1 28.098 E