This is the information page about the shipwreck Hms chorley (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 9.071 N,3 38.98 W (50.207816666667, -3.7034)

 

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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. Aldershot
2. Ambassador
3. Amelie (probably)
4. Amelie-suzanne
5. Ann marie (possibly)
6. Antonio (probably)
7. Avalon g ii
8. Ave
9. Baychattan
10. Belle ile (possibly)
11. Bleamoor (probably)
12. Blue marlin
13. Brenda
14. Bretton hall
15. Broadmayne (part of)
16. Brunhilda
17. Buesten
18. Bull steamer (possibly)
19. Cantabria
20. Catherine allen
21. Cheapside (possibly)
22. Chloe t
23. Christoffel colombus (possibly)
24. Claverley (possibly)
25. Claverley (possibly)
26. Colorado (possibly)
27. Demetrios
28. Dudley rose
29. Eagle
30. Elizabeth caroline
31. Elsa
32. Elsa (possibly)
33. Emma
34. Empire harry
35. Farn
36. Fiona mary
37. Flourish
38. Garm (possibly)
39. Girl barbara
40. Glory
41. Greatham
42. Grelhame (probably)
43. Gro
44. Halloween
45. Haugastol (possibly)
46. Havbris (probably)
47. Hazelpark (possibly)
48. Herzogin cecilie
49. Heye p
50. Hildegard (possibly)
51. Hms benton castle
52. Hms chorley (possibly)
53. Hms crocodile
54. Hms jasper (possibly)
55. Hms newbridge (probably)
56. Hms penylan (e part)
57. Hms penylan (w part)
58. Hms picton castle
59. Hms ramillies
60. Hms savage
61. Hms stockforce (possibly)
62. Hms transvaal (possibly)
63. Hmsm d1
64. Hmsm m1
65. Irma germaine (possibly)
66. Jade star gypsy
67. Jordan a
68. Juno
69. Kendal castle
70. Laertes
71. Lb 332 or lb 362 (possibly)
72. Les mercenaires
73. Liberta
74. Louis shied
75. Maine
76. Marana (bow section)
77. Medina
78. Mudstomper (probably)
79. Neches (probably)
80. Newholm
81. North sea (probably)
82. Northville (possibly)
83. Oregon
84. Perm (possibly)
85. Pietje antje
86. Placidas faroult
87. Rayder
88. Riversdale
89. Sevilla
90. Shirley betty
91. Skaala
92. Soudan
93. Stanhope
94. Taeping
95. Talvaldis (possibly)
96. Tasmania (possibly)
97. Ternefjell
98. Two sisters
99. U 1063
100. U 214 (probably)
101. Uc 49 (probably)
102. Uc 51
103. Uskmoor (probably)
104. Visborg (possibly)
105. W.s.w. one
106. Waikawa (possibly)
107. Warsaw
108. Wreathier
109. Yvette bm217

 

Name: HMS CHORLEY (POSSIBLY)

Year of registration: 1942

Water depth above wreck: 66 meter, Height above seabed: 174 cm

Known since: 1942, last detected: 2005

Details measurements/cartography: H067/42 26.4.42 H067/42 REPD LOST IN 501000N, 033700W, APPROX. (C-IN-C PLYMOUTH, 26.4.42). 10.3.45 10.3.45 GOOD SONAR CONTACT IN 500906N, 033900W. LENGTH 100FT, HT 24FT. (ESCORT GROUP 2, 10.3.45). H113/45 3.3.60 H113/45 3.3.60 POOR SONAR CONTACT, POSSIBLE WK, IN 500906N, 033900W. LENGTH 100FT, HT 24FT. (PLYMOUTH LIST, 4.7.45). H2502/51 3.3.60 H2502/51 3.3.60 WK LOCATED IN 500900N, 033852W. LEAST E/S DEPTH 33FMS. STANDS 23FT ABOVE SEABED. (HMS SEAGULL, 1950). BR STD. H3950/70 H3950/70 AMEND TO WK 60MTRS. NC 1613. H2015/81 5.10.81 H2015/81 5.10.81 EXAM'D 9.7.81 IN 500901N, 033855W [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 59.1 IN GEN DEPTH 66MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 5.8MTRS. ABOUT 115FT LONG, LYING N/S. APPARENTLY DAMAGED AND WITH SCATTERED WRECKAGE AT N END. (HMS HERALD, HI 45). AMEND TO WK 59MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. H5982/82 10.2.83 H5982/82 10.2.83 WK SHOWN IN 500854N, 033853W [OGB], USING DECCA, ON KINGFISHER CHART K(SW)3 [1982 EDN]. NCA. HH091/059/01 29.4.05 HH091/059/01 29.4.05 EXAM'D 5009.071N, 0338.980W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 59.7 IN GEN DEPTH 66.7MTRS. SCOUR <0.5MTR DEEP EXTENDS 30MTRS TOWARDS 174 DEGS. LENGTH 34MTRS, WIDTH 9MTRS, HT 5.9MTRS. DEBRIS EXTENDS 20MTRS TOWARDS 354 DEGS. MODERATE MAGNETIC ANOMALY. BROKEN WK. (GARDLINE, HI 1059). PROBABLY BOWS S WITH N END BURIED. RETAIN WK 59MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: ?BROKEN, BOWS S, N END BURIED

Position: 50 9.071 N,3 38.98 W

 

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