This is the information page about the shipwreck Hms crocodile, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 12.086 N,3 43.371 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. Baychattan
8. Belle ile (possibly)
9. Blue marlin
10. Brenda
11. Bretton hall
12. Broadmayne (part of)
13. Brunhilda
14. Bull steamer (possibly)
15. Cantabria
16. Catherine allen
17. Cheapside (possibly)
18. Chloe t
19. Claverley (possibly)
20. Claverley (possibly)
21. Colorado (possibly)
22. Demetrios
23. Dudley rose
24. Eagle
25. East point
26. Edam ii
27. Elizabeth caroline
28. Elsa
29. Elsa (possibly)
30. Emma
31. Empire harry
32. Emsstrom
33. Farn
34. Fiona mary
35. Flourish
36. Garm (possibly)
37. Girl barbara
38. Glory
39. Greatham
40. Grelhame (probably)
41. Gro
42. Halfdan (possibly)
43. Halloween
44. Haugastol (possibly)
45. Havbris (probably)
46. Hazelpark (possibly)
47. Herzogin cecilie
48. Heye p
49. Hildegard (possibly)
50. Hms benton castle
51. Hms chorley (possibly)
52. Hms crocodile
53. Hms jasper (possibly)
54. Hms newbridge (probably)
55. Hms penylan (e part)
56. Hms penylan (w part)
57. Hms picton castle
58. Hms ramillies
59. Hms savage
60. Hms stockforce (possibly)
61. Hmsm d1
62. Hmsm m1
63. Hmsm untiring
64. Jade star gypsy
65. Jordan a
66. Kendal castle
67. Koningin der engelen (probably)
68. Laertes
69. Lb 332 or lb 362 (possibly)
70. Les mercenaires
71. Liberta
72. Louis shied
73. Maine
74. Marana (bow section)
75. Marie
76. Medina
77. Mudstomper (probably)
78. Neches (probably)
79. Newholm
80. North sea (probably)
81. Oregon
82. Perm (possibly)
83. Persier
84. Pietje antje
85. Placidas faroult
86. Rayder
87. Riversdale
88. Shirley betty
89. Skaala
90. Soudan
91. St katharine (probably)
92. Stanhope
93. Talvaldis (possibly)
94. Tasmania (possibly)
95. Ternefjell
96. Totnes castle
97. U 1063
98. U 214 (probably)
99. Uc 49 (probably)
100. Uc 51
101. Uskmoor (probably)
102. W.s.w. one
103. Waikawa (possibly)
104. Warsaw
105. Wreathier
106. Yvette bm217

 

Name: HMS CROCODILE

Length 34.7 meter, width: 9.8 meter, tonnage 519 ton

Cause: wrecked on prawle point in thick fog. (diver magazine, sept '98).

Year of registration: 1987

Water depth above wreck: 3 meter

Known since: 1987, last detected: 1998

Details measurements/cartography: 24.8.87 REQUEST TO PURCHASE WKGE, THOUGHT TO BE THE REMAINS OF THIS VESSEL. LOCATED AT SW TIP OF GULL ROCK AT PRAWLE PT IN APPROX 501203N, 034318W [OGB]. (T H W CROCKER, 7.8.87 - NNS 23C/2018). POSN FOR FILING ONLY. 28.7.88 REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN SOLD TO MR CROCKER. (M DEAN, 27.7.88). NCA. 4.9.98 SEVERAL IRON GUNS LEFT. RECENT FINDS INCLUDE COPPER PINS MARKED WITH ADMIRALTY ARROW, COPPER SHEATHING, PAN WEIGHTS, MUSKET BALLS, CANNON BALLS AND A SOUNDING LEAD. (DIVER MAGAZINE, SEPT '98). NCA. 16.8.11 NOT LOCATED BY M/B. ROCK SEABED WITH RIDGES AND GULLIES. (MARIN MATTEKNIK, HI 1356). NCA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 50 12.086 N,3 43.371 W

 

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