This is the information page about the shipwreck Hms falmouth iii (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 2.645 N,1 18.906 E (51.0759833, 1.4147)

 

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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. Admiral gardner
2. Africa
3. Agen
4. Amplegarth
5. Andaman
6. Angelus (possibly)
7. Ashley
8. Atlantic (possibly)
9. Avoca
10. Belford
11. Blanc nez
12. Bobby
13. Brandenburg
14. Bravore
15. Cabo espartel
16. Cachalot
17. Carmen
18. Charente
19. Christianssund
20. City of dresden (possibly)
21. Colbert
22. Constanzia
23. Corhaven
24. Correct
25. D'artagnan
26. De fontaine
27. Dinard
28. Dotterel
29. E goodwin ltv
30. Efford
31. Eidsiva (probably)
32. Electra
33. Eleonora
34. Emma
35. Emma (possibly)
36. Empire lough (probably)
37. Empress of fort william (probably)
38. En avant
39. Eustratios (probably)
40. Excellence pleske
41. Falcon (probably)
42. Fearless
43. Flachsee
44. Flandres
45. Francesco ciampa
46. G-42 (possibly)
47. G-asad
48. Gad 23
49. Gladys
50. Gloire a sainte therese
51. Grit (probably)
52. Grosser kurfurst
53. Grosser kurfurst (possibly)
54. Halcyon
55. Harcalo
56. Harmatris
57. Henry moon
58. Heron
59. Hm mgb 328 (possibly)
60. Hmhs anglia
61. Hms aragonite (part of)
62. Hms aries (possibly)
63. Hms artic trapper
64. Hms blackwater
65. Hms brazen
66. Hms carlton
67. Hms cayton wyke (probably)
68. Hms city of dundee
69. Hms cleon
70. Hms drumtochty (possibly)
71. Hms falmouth iii (possibly)
72. Hms glen boyne
73. Hms kingston galena
74. Hms lord grey
75. Hms lydian
76. Hms marcella
77. Hms napia
78. Hms niger (possibly)
79. Hms northumberland (probably)
80. Hms othello ii
81. Hms peridot
82. Hms restoration (possibly)
83. Hms rodino
84. Hms stirling castle (probably)
85. Hms torbay ii (probably)
86. Hms tranquil
87. Hms war sepoy
88. Hms weigelia
89. Hmsm b2
90. Holland
91. Hundvaag
92. Hydaspes (possibly)
93. Ilaro
94. Iltis (possibly)
95. Ines
96. Ira (possibly)
97. Jacob luckenbach
98. James harrod
99. Jokai
100. Josephine willis
101. Kabinda
102. Kadru
103. Katharina kolkmann
104. Kielce
105. Kirsten skou
106. Koenigshaven
107. L'armandeche
108. La fleche
109. Lady stella
110. Latona
111. Le pelerin de la mer
112. Le tregor
113. Leicester
114. Leila najia
115. Leo
116. Lizzonia
117. Loanda
118. Lord hamilton (possibly)
119. Luray victory
120. Lusitania
121. Mahratta
122. Mahratta ii
123. Maloja 1
124. Malta (probably)
125. Marie-ange loic
126. Mercator
127. Merel (part of)(possibly)
128. Mersey
129. Moise
130. Monarch
131. Moorside (probably)
132. Mrav
133. Murillo
134. Nancy moran
135. Naranco
136. Negrier
137. Newcastle
138. Nicolaw
139. Niki
140. Norman
141. North eastern victory
142. Northfleet
143. Notre dame des trois epis
144. Nunima
145. Ousel (probably)
146. Petit antoine
147. Phoenix
148. Polgrange
149. Portslade (possibly)
150. Preussen
151. Pulborough
152. River levan
153. Rochester castle (possibly)
154. Rydal force
155. Rynanna
156. S goodwin ltv (lv 69)
157. S.folkestone gate (ltv no.75)
158. Sabac
159. Saint benoit labre
160. Saint ronan (possibly)
161. Saint ronan (possibly)
162. Salbya (possibly)
163. Sambut
164. Samida
165. Santagata
166. Santagata (?part of)
167. Sea serpent
168. Seine
169. Shenandoah
170. Sir russell
171. St cecilia
172. Strathclyde
173. Teeswood
174. Texaco caribbean (after section)
175. Texaco caribbean (forward section)
176. The queen
177. Toward
178. Traquair (probably)
179. Tusnastabb (possibly)
180. U 11 (possibly)
181. U 16 (possibly)
182. U 48
183. U 8
184. Ub 103 (possibly)
185. Ub 108 (possibly)
186. Ub 109
187. Ub 31 ?
188. Ub 38
189. Ub 55 (probably)
190. Ub 56 (possibly)
191. Ub 58 (possibly)
192. Ub 78
193. Ub-33 (probably)
194. Uc 46
195. Uc 46 (possibly)
196. Uc 63
197. Uc 77 (possibly)
198. Uc 78 or uc 79
199. Unity
200. Virgo sancta
201. Vittoria claudia
202. W a scholten
203. Wheatman (possibly)
204. Will and maggie (probably)

 

Name: HMS FALMOUTH III (POSSIBLY)

Length 33.8 meter, width: 6.4 meter, draught: 3.7, tonnage 198 ton

Cause: Hired 1915 for admiralty service. mined off dover. (ll ww1).

Year of registration: 1915

Water depth above wreck: 23 meter, Height above seabed: 150 cm

Known since: 1915, last detected: 20160909

Details measurements/cartography: SANK IN 510250N, 012000E, APPROX. (VA DOVER). - FNM 393/15. H2318/19 WK 12FMS IN 510236N, 011857E. (AUTHORITY NOT KNOWN). INS WK 12FMS (1915). H5824/60 2.3.61 NOT LOCATED. (HMS SCOTT, 1960). DELETE.

- NM 1176/61. H4199/78 30.8.78 WK EXAM'D 25.10.77 IN 510238N, 011901E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 19.8 IN GEN DEPTH 25MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 28MTRS. DCS3 HT 5.7MTRS, LENGTH 42MTRS. LIES 160/340DEGS. (HMS BULLDOG, HI 35/77). INS AS WK 19MTRS. BR STD. H4199/78 15.1.79 LOCATED DURING HYDROSEARCH TRIAL 10/11.10.78 IN 510236.2N, 011859.3E [OGB]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 18.4 IN GEN DEPTH 24MTRS. SCOUR 1.5MTR DEEP. SONAR HT 6.5MTRS, LENGTH 75MTRS. LIES 164/344DEGS WITH BOW S. (HMS BULLDOG, 6.12.78). AMEND TO WK 17.5MTRS. BR STD. H1310/83/20 23.8.83 WELL BROKEN-UP SS, MUCH OF WHICH IS LEVEL WITH SEABED. BOILER AND SOME OF THE PORT SIDE STILL STAND ABOUT 5MTRS HIGH. DESPITE ITS POOR STATE, IT LOOKS UNLIKELY TO HAVE BEEN A TRAWLER. (P G WEATHERLEY, 9.8.83). HH090/711/01 23.1.97 EXAM'D 2.8.96 IN 510238N, 011853E [WGD] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR 18.1, FOUL 18.4MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 18.0 IN GEN DEPTH 23.6MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 2.5MTRS. DCS3 HT 6MTRS. LENGTH 70MTRS, WIDTH 10MTRS. LIES 000/180DEGS. IN ONE PIECE WITH SOME SCATTERED DEBRIS ADJACENT. SCOUR EXTENDS N. (NP 1016, HI 711). AMEND TO SW 18.0MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. SEP 2016/000091760 12.01.17 EXAM'D 09.09.16; IN 5102.645N, 0118.906E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 18.23MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 23MTRS, LENGTH 53MTRS, WIDTH 15MTRS, HEIGHT 4.4MTRS, ORIENTATION 150/330 DEGS. SCOUR LENGTH 50MTRS, 4MTRS DEEP, TOWARDS 045 DEGS. WRECK IS PARTIALLY DEGRADED. (GARDLINE, HI 1496). AMEND DW 18.2MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 51 2.645 N,1 18.906 E

 

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