This is the information page about the shipwreck Hms fairplay 2, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 54 37.631 N,1 3.063 W (54.93705, -1.1630333333333)
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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 FAIRPLAY 2
Year of registration: 1952
Water depth above wreck: 0 meter, Height above seabed: 80 cm
Known since: 1952, last detected: 20170406
Details measurements/cartography: H800/52 7.2.52 SURVEY MADE CLOSE TO HW. LENGTH 30FT. DRIES APPROX 6FT [LWST]. LIES ON THE EDGE OF BATT HEIGHT. (TRINITY HOUSE, 30.1.52). INS AS ST. BR STD. 9.2.83 VERY BROKEN UP, BUT BOW AND BOILER STILL VISIBLE WITHIN 2.5 HRS OF LW. (BSAC WK REGISTER, VOL 6). H6331/87 17.1.89 NO INDICATION OF WRECKAGE ON DCS3. (LAND & MARINE, HI 414B). NCA. SEP 2017/000087052 9.8.17 EXAM'D 06.04.17; IN 5437.631N, 0103.063W [WGD]. LEAST WCD DEPTH DRIES 2.20MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 0MTRS, LENGTH 38MTRS, WIDTH 8.5MTRS, HEIGHT 2.5MTRS, ORIENTATION 080/260 DEGS. WRECK IS SEVERELY DETERIORATED, DEBRIS OF HULL CAN BE SEEN AND A SINGLE BOILER. (MMT, HI 1491A). AMEND ST DRIES 2.2MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Position: 54 37.631 N,1 3.063 W