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 (51.075983333333, 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. Brendonia
16. Cabo espartel
17. Cachalot
18. Carmen
19. Charente
20. Christianssund
21. City of dresden (possibly)
22. Colbert
23. Constanzia
24. Corhaven
25. Correct
26. D'artagnan
27. De fontaine
28. Dinard
29. Dorothy j (possibly)
30. Dotterel
31. E goodwin ltv
32. Efford
33. Eidsiva (probably)
34. Electra
35. Eleonora
36. Emma
37. Emma (possibly)
38. Empire lough (probably)
39. Empress of fort william (probably)
40. En avant
41. Eustratios (probably)
42. Excellence pleske
43. Falcon (probably)
44. Fearless
45. Flachsee
46. Flandres
47. Francesco ciampa
48. G-42 (possibly)
49. G-asad
50. Gad 23
51. Gladys
52. Gloire a sainte therese
53. Grit (probably)
54. Grosser kurfurst
55. Grosser kurfurst (possibly)
56. Halcyon
57. Harcalo
58. Harmatris
59. Henry moon
60. Heron
61. Hm mgb 328 (possibly)
62. Hmhs anglia
63. Hms aragonite (part of)
64. Hms aragonite (part of)
65. Hms aries (possibly)
66. Hms artic trapper
67. Hms blackwater
68. Hms brazen
69. Hms carlton
70. Hms cayton wyke (probably)
71. Hms city of dundee
72. Hms cleon
73. Hms drumtochty (possibly)
74. Hms falmouth iii (possibly)
75. Hms glen boyne
76. Hms kingston galena
77. Hms lord grey
78. Hms lydian
79. Hms marcella
80. Hms napia
81. Hms niger (possibly)
82. Hms northumberland (probably)
83. Hms othello ii
84. Hms peridot
85. Hms restoration (possibly)
86. Hms rodino
87. Hms stirling castle (probably)
88. Hms torbay ii (probably)
89. Hms tranquil
90. Hms war sepoy
91. Hms weigelia
92. Hmsm b2
93. Holland
94. Hundvaag
95. Hydaspes (possibly)
96. Ilaro
97. Iltis (possibly)
98. Ines
99. Ira (possibly)
100. Jacob luckenbach
101. James harrod
102. Jokai
103. Josephine willis
104. Kabinda
105. Kadru
106. Katharina kolkmann
107. Kielce
108. Kirsten skou
109. Koenigshaven
110. L'armandeche
111. La fleche
112. Lady stella
113. Latona
114. Lcp(r) 1961 (possibly)
115. Le pelerin de la mer
116. Le tregor
117. Leicester
118. Leila najia
119. Leo
120. Lighter 83
121. Lizzonia
122. Loanda
123. Lord hamilton (possibly)
124. Luray victory
125. Lusitania
126. Mahratta
127. Mahratta ii
128. Maloja 1
129. Malta (probably)
130. Marie-ange loic
131. Mercator
132. Merel (part of)(possibly)
133. Mersey
134. Moise
135. Monarch
136. Moorside (probably)
137. Mrav
138. Murillo
139. Nancy moran
140. Naranco
141. Negrier
142. Newcastle
143. Nicolaw
144. Niki
145. Norman
146. North eastern victory
147. Northfleet
148. Notre dame des trois epis
149. Nunima
150. Ocean king (possibly)
151. Ousel (probably)
152. Petit antoine
153. Phoenix
154. Polgrange
155. Portslade (possibly)
156. Preussen
157. Pulborough
158. River levan
159. Rochester castle (possibly)
160. Rooswijk
161. Rydal force
162. Rynanna
163. S goodwin ltv (lv 69)
164. S.folkestone gate (ltv no.75)
165. Sabac
166. Saint benoit labre
167. Saint ronan (possibly)
168. Saint ronan (possibly)
169. Salbya (possibly)
170. Sambut
171. Samida
172. Santagata
173. Santagata (?part of)
174. Sea serpent
175. Seine
176. Shenandoah
177. Sir russell
178. Spanish prince
179. St cecilia
180. St claire (possibly)
181. Strathclyde
182. Teeswood
183. Texaco caribbean (after section)
184. Texaco caribbean (forward section)
185. The queen
186. Toward
187. Traquair (probably)
188. Tusnastabb (possibly)
189. U 11 (possibly)
190. U 16 (possibly)
191. U 48
192. U 8
193. Ub 103 (possibly)
194. Ub 108 (possibly)
195. Ub 109
196. Ub 12 (possibly)
197. Ub 31 ?
198. Ub 38
199. Ub 55 (probably)
200. Ub 56 (possibly)
201. Ub 58 (possibly)
202. Ub 78
203. Ub-33 (probably)
204. Uc 46
205. Uc 46 (possibly)
206. Uc 63
207. Uc 77 (possibly)
208. Uc 78 or uc 79
209. Unity
210. Virgo sancta
211. Vittoria claudia
212. W a scholten
213. Wheatman (possibly)
214. 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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