This is the information page about the shipwreck Hms falcon (stern section), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 54 1.25 N,0 20.568 E (53.7402833, 0.2099667)

 

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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. Acklamd (possibly)
2. Agnes
3. Airdrie (possibly)
4. Arctic viking
5. Bellerophon
6. Brema
7. British councillor
8. British prince
9. Briton (possibly)
10. Cadmus
11. Caroline
12. Casoria (possibly)
13. Chant 63
14. Chloris (possibly)
15. Corhampton
16. Corinth (possibly)
17. Cyclope
18. Dana (possibly)
19. Diana
20. Diana
21. Dryade
22. Empress (probably)
23. Flourish
24. Forest queen
25. Gluckauf (possibly)
26. Grangemouth
27. Harnis (probably)
28. Helmsman (probably)
29. Hms botanic
30. Hms dirk
31. Hms fairy
32. Hms falcon (stern section)
33. Hms kos xvi (probably)
34. Hms warland (possibly)
35. Holmar i
36. Horsted
37. Hugh taylor
38. Ida
39. J b paddon
40. Jane (possibly)
41. Janet helen (possibly)
42. Jersey (probably)
43. John rettig (probably)
44. Kalo (probably)
45. Kieldrecht (possibly)
46. Kimberley (possibly)
47. Kingston cameo
48. Knuthenborg
49. Lady anstruther (probably)
50. Laurel (possibly)
51. Leonora
52. Lifeguard (possibly)
53. Lightship no 83
54. Lismore
55. Lyra (bow section)
56. Magdalyn ann
57. Maggie
58. Magnolia
59. Marian francis
60. Markersdall (probably)
61. Modig
62. Modiva (possibly)
63. Norfolk coast
64. Onward (possibly)
65. Orsa
66. Otis tetrax
67. Our lorraine
68. Paraciers
69. Peebles (possibly)
70. Portia
71. Realf
72. Revigo (possibly)
73. Sea pearl
74. Sna iii
75. Sota eduardo
76. Stanburn
77. Storm drift
78. Tees
79. Togston (possibly)
80. Two brothers
81. Uc 39
82. Uc 47
83. Uc 75
84. Umbe
85. Upminster (possibly)
86. Varangmalm (possibly)
87. Vechstroom
88. Ville de valenciennes
89. Wayside flower (possibly)
90. Whitemantle (possibly)

 

Name: HMS FALCON (STERN SECTION)

Length 67.1 meter, width: 6.4 meter, tonnage 375 ton

Cause: Built by fairfield in 1899. a three funnel c-class destroyer. one 12 pdr gun, five 6 pdr guns, two torpedo tubes. was hit midships by s trawler john fitzgerald. broke in two and bow sank. stern section sank later.

Year of registration: 1986

Water depth above wreck: 49 meter, Height above seabed: 167 cm

Known since: 1986, last detected: 20160310

Details measurements/cartography: H4064/85 22.8.86 LOCATED AND EXAM'D IN 540114N, 002041E [OGB] USING SYLEDIS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 45.9MTRS. DCS3 LENGTH 50MTRS, BEAM 5MTRS. LYING 155/335 DEG. (UDI GROUP LTD, HI 321A, HN 4.8.86). INS AS WK 45MTRS. BR STD. H4064/85 14.1.87 EXAM'D 21.6.86 IN GEN DEPTH 51.7MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 1.7MTRS. INTACT WK WITH SMALL AREA OF DEBRIS CLOSE SW. (UDI, HI 321A). NFA. HH100/351/17 18.9.01 HALF WK, LIES ON AN EVEN KEEL. RUNS FROM TWO BOILERS WITH TWO ENGINES, PAST A TORPEDO-TUBE MOUNTING RING ON THE STERN WITH A SIX POUNDER GUN. TWO BIG PROPS. ONE CLEAR OF THE SAND, THE OTHER WITH JUST A TIP SHOWING. STBD SIDE STANDS 3-4MTRS PROUD OF THE SANDBANK, PORT SIDE COVERED WITH SAND TO MORE THAN DECK LEVEL. IDENTIFIED BY NAME ENGRAVED ON STEAM PRESSURE GAUGES. (DIVER WEBSITE, VIA R YOUNG). NCA. SEP 2016/000053291 5.10.16 EXAM'D 10.3.16; IN 5401.250N, 0020.568E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 45.57MTRS, GEN DEPTH 49MTRS. LENGTH 38.9MTRS, WIDTH 5.3MTRS, HT 3.9MTRS, ORIENTATION 167/347 DEGS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY, WK PARTIALLY INTACT. (MMT, HI 1473, H525_6687). AMEND NDW 45MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: WK PARTIALLY INTACT

Position: 54 1.25 N,0 20.568 E

 

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