This is the information page about the shipwreck Hms fauvette, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 24.052 N,1 28.886 E (51.6597, 1.3079833)

 

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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. 150
2. Admiral gardner
3. Africa
4. Agen
5. Alabama (possibly)
6. Albion (probably)
7. Algeria
8. Andaman
9. Archon
10. Ashley
11. Avon
12. Balakani
13. Baltrader
14. Bravore
15. Camisard
16. Carmen
17. Cathay (part of)
18. Cedrington court
19. Cerne
20. City of brisbane
21. Constanzia
22. Correct
23. Dalryan
24. Diana
25. Dinard
26. Dolcoath (part)
27. Dolcoath (part)
28. Duiveland
29. Dunbar castle
30. E goodwin ltv
31. Efford
32. Eidsiva (probably)
33. Eleonora
34. Embla (possibly)
35. Emile deschamps
36. Emma
37. Emma (possibly)
38. Empire ghyll
39. Empire lough (probably)
40. Empress of midland (possibly)
41. Erins isle (possibly)
42. Falcon (probably)
43. Fearless
44. Filleigh
45. Flandres
46. Flores (probably)
47. Francesco ciampa
48. Franz fischer (possibly)
49. Fred everard
50. Frons olivae (probably)
51. Fulmar
52. G 85 (possibly)
53. G-42 (possibly)
54. Gad 23
55. Genimar
56. Grazia (possibly)
57. Halcyon
58. Harcalo
59. Hardingham (probably)
60. Hawksdale
61. Hawnby
62. Hibernia
63. Highwave (probably)
64. Hm mgb 328 (possibly)
65. Hm mms 39 (part of)(probably)
66. Hm torpedo boat no.12
67. Hms alert ?
68. Hms aragonite (part of)
69. Hms aries (possibly)
70. Hms artic trapper
71. Hms carilon
72. Hms cayton wyke (probably)
73. Hms chestnut (probably)
74. Hms desiree
75. Hms fauvette
76. Hms flirt
77. Hms gracie (probably)
78. Hms guardsman
79. Hms kale (probably)(part of)
80. Hms kingston galena
81. Hms leandros
82. Hms lydian
83. Hms marcella
84. Hms mastiff (possibly)
85. Hms myrtle
86. Hms napia
87. Hms niger (possibly)
88. Hms northumberland (probably)
89. Hms othello ii
90. Hms peridot
91. Hms pyrope
92. Hms ray of hope
93. Hms restoration (possibly)
94. Hms rodino
95. Hms stirling castle (probably)
96. Hms tamarisk
97. Hms torbay ii (probably)
98. Hms tourmaline
99. Hms tranquil
100. Hms war sepoy
101. Hms weigelia
102. Hmsm b2
103. Hundvaag
104. Ilaro
105. Ira (possibly)
106. Irene
107. Jacob luckenbach
108. James harrod
109. Kabinda
110. Karmt
111. Koenigshaven
112. L'armandeche
113. Lady stella
114. Laurl coin
115. Lbv (m)396
116. Le pelerin de la mer
117. Lisbeth m
118. Loanda
119. Lord hamilton (possibly)
120. Luray victory
121. Mahratta
122. Mahratta ii
123. Malta (probably)
124. Menapier
125. Merel (part of)(possibly)
126. Mersey
127. Mi amigo
128. Mudlark
129. Murillo
130. Nancy moran
131. Neptune (possibly)
132. Newlands
133. Niore
134. Norman
135. North eastern victory
136. Opal
137. Ousel (probably)
138. Paros isle
139. Peter hamre
140. Ponzano
141. Port dalhousie (possibly)
142. Preussen
143. Prince igor (probably)
144. Quentovic
145. Rubislaw
146. Rydal force
147. Rynanna
148. S goodwin ltv (lv 69)
149. Saidieh
150. Saint michael veillez sur nous
151. Saint ronan (possibly)
152. Saint ronan (possibly)
153. Sambut
154. San calisto
155. Santagata
156. Santagata (?part of)
157. Selma (possibly)
158. Slesvig
159. Spaarndem
160. Strathclyde
161. Sunk beacon (remains)
162. Surrey
163. The queen
164. Tina primo
165. Tongue sand tower (remains)
166. Toward
167. Traquair (probably)
168. Tummel (probably)
169. U 11 (possibly)
170. U 16 (possibly)
171. U 48
172. Uama
173. Uc 21 (possibly)
174. Uc 46
175. Uc 46 (possibly)
176. Ursus (part)
177. Virginie
178. Walsingham
179. Westerley star
180. Wheatman (possibly)
181. Woodtown (possibly)
182. Yassou

 

Name: HMS FAUVETTE

Length 96 meter, width: 13.4 meter, draught: 5.8, tonnage 2644 ton

Cause: Built in 1912 by sir raylton dixon & co, middlesbrough. three boilers, triple expansion engine of 534hp, single shaft. passage girgeneti for london. struck 2 mines & sank in 4mins. 14 lives lost. (dod & sibi).

Year of registration: 1916

Water depth above wreck: 11 meter, Height above seabed: 325 cm

Known since: 1916, last detected: 20170527

Details measurements/cartography: H1555/16 POSN 512403N, 012850E. BUOY NE. - FNM 128/16. H3095/18 30.7.18 TO BE SURVEYED WITH VIEW TO DISPERSAL. H4623/18 16.8.18 CONTRACT LET FOR DISPERSAL. (TH LETTER). H7316/21 1.12.21 DISPERSED TO CLEAR DEPTH OF 35FT [LWST]. G CON BUOY WITHDRAWN 2.1M NE N FORELAND. (TH, 28.11.21). OBSOLETE WK SYMBOL AMENDED TO WK 5.75FMS. BUOY DELETED.

- NM ACTION. H7959/30 22.11.30 NO OBSTN FOUND IN 512423N, 012850E, BUT SHOAL OF SMALL EXTENT LOCATED IN 512404N, 012908E USING HSA. LEAST DEPTH 35FT. PRESUMED TO BE FAUVETTE SILTED OVER. (HMS KELLETT, 21.11.30). AMEND POSN. BR STD. H2540/32 23.2.32 DRIFT SWEEP TO DEPTH 35FT BUT NO SIGN OF AN OBSTRUCTION WAS LOCATED. (HMS KELLETT, 22.2.32). AMEND TO NDW. BR STD. 27.1.69 AMEND TO WK 5FMS 4FT [LAT]. NE 1607. 13.6.72 AMEND TO SW 10.3MTRS. NC 1828. H2945/73 12.6.73 NOT FOUND DURING CABLE ROUTE SURVEY USING SIDE SCAN SONAR. (GPO MARINE BRANCH, K6615/1&8). H2538/79 19.3.79 WK 8.6MTRS LOCATED 512401N, 012901E. NOT YET INVESTIGATED. (HMS ECHO, SIGNAL DTD 5.3.79). NAVAREA 043/79.

- NM 788(P)/79 H2538/79 24.10.79 EXAM'D 24.7.79 IN 512403N, 012858E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 7.9MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 13MTRS. SWEPT CLEAR AT 7.5MTRS, FOUL AT 9.25MTRS. NO SCOUR. V GOOD SONAR CONTACT. LYING ROUGHLY N/S. (HMS ECHO, HI 60C/79). AMEND TO SW 7.5MTRS.

- NM 2672/79. H2347/85 20.1.87 EXAM'D 28.9.86 IN 512401N, 012900E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER & HIFIX. LEAST E/S DEPTH 8.0 IN GEN DEPTH 11 TO 13MTRS. NO SCOUR. LYING 145/325 DEG, APPROX, ON EDGE OF AREA OF CONFUSED SANDWAVES. RETAIN CHARTED SWEPT DEPTH. (NP 1016, HI 314B). AMEND POSN. BR STD. HH090/770/01 21.9.98 EXAM'D 15.6.98 IN 512400.9N, 012859.4E [OGD] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR 8.2, FOUL 8.4MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 8.6 IN GEN DEPTH 13MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 3MTRS. LENGTH 90MTRS, WIDTH 20MTRS. LIES 150/330 DEGS. MAGNETIC ANOMALY NOTED. BROKEN AND PARTIALLY BURIED. SOME SCATTERED DEBRIS AT THE ENDS. (NP 1016, HI 770). BR STD. HH244/400/08 16.7.03 AMENDED BY NM.

- NM 3072/03. 23.4.13 [WGD] POSN: 5124.048N, 0128.886E. SEP 2018/000061842 16.7.18 EXAM'D 27.05.17; WK LOCATED IN 5124.052N, 0128.886E [WGD]. LEAST W/C DEPTH 8.18MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 11MTRS, LENGTH 97.5MTRS, WIDTH 14.9MTRS, HEIGHT 2.7MTRS, ORIENTATION 325/145DEGS. WRECK IS BROKEN AND PARTIALLY BURIED. (GARDLINE, HI 1519). AMEND DW 8.1MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 51 24.052 N,1 28.886 E

 

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