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, 1.3079833333333)

 

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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. Brendonia
16. Camisard
17. Carmen
18. Cathay (part of)
19. Cedrington court
20. Cerne
21. City of brisbane
22. Constanzia
23. Corheath
24. Correct
25. Dalryan
26. Diana
27. Dinard
28. Dolcoath (part)
29. Dolcoath (part)
30. Dortejensen
31. Duiveland
32. Dunbar castle
33. E goodwin ltv
34. Efford
35. Eidsiva (probably)
36. Eleonora
37. Embla (possibly)
38. Emile deschamps
39. Emma
40. Emma (possibly)
41. Empire ghyll
42. Empire lough (probably)
43. Empress of midland (possibly)
44. Erins isle (possibly)
45. Falcon (probably)
46. Fearless
47. Filleigh
48. Flandres
49. Flores (probably)
50. Francesco ciampa
51. Franz fischer (possibly)
52. Fred everard
53. Frons olivae (probably)
54. Fulmar
55. G 85 (possibly)
56. G-42 (possibly)
57. Gad 23
58. Genimar
59. Girasol
60. Grazia (possibly)
61. Halcyon
62. Harcalo
63. Hardingham (probably)
64. Hawksdale
65. Hawnby
66. Hibernia
67. Highwave (probably)
68. Hm mgb 328 (possibly)
69. Hm mms 39 (part of)(possibly)
70. Hm mms 39 (part of)(probably)
71. Hm torpedo boat no.12
72. Hms alert ?
73. Hms aragonite (part of)
74. Hms aragonite (part of)
75. Hms aries (possibly)
76. Hms artic trapper
77. Hms blanche
78. Hms carilon
79. Hms cayton wyke (probably)
80. Hms chestnut (probably)
81. Hms desiree
82. Hms fauvette
83. Hms flirt
84. Hms gracie (probably)
85. Hms guardsman
86. Hms kale (probably)(part of)
87. Hms kingston galena
88. Hms leandros
89. Hms lydian
90. Hms marcella
91. Hms mastiff (possibly)
92. Hms myrtle
93. Hms napia
94. Hms niger (possibly)
95. Hms northumberland (probably)
96. Hms othello ii
97. Hms peridot
98. Hms pyrope
99. Hms ray of hope
100. Hms restoration (possibly)
101. Hms rodino
102. Hms stirling castle (probably)
103. Hms tamarisk
104. Hms torbay ii (probably)
105. Hms tourmaline
106. Hms tranquil
107. Hms war sepoy
108. Hms weigelia
109. Hmsm b2
110. Hundvaag
111. Ilaro
112. Ira (possibly)
113. Irene
114. Jacob luckenbach
115. James harrod
116. Josephine charlotte
117. Kabinda
118. Karmt
119. Koenigshaven
120. L'armandeche
121. Lady stella
122. Laurl coin
123. Lbv (m)396
124. Lcp(r) 1961 (possibly)
125. Le pelerin de la mer
126. Lisbeth m
127. Loanda
128. Lolworth
129. Lord hamilton (possibly)
130. Luray victory
131. Mahratta
132. Mahratta ii
133. Malta (probably)
134. Margate sand beacon
135. Menapier
136. Merel (part of)(possibly)
137. Mersey
138. Mi amigo
139. Monica (possibly)
140. Mudlark
141. Murillo
142. Nancy moran
143. Neptune (possibly)
144. Newlands
145. Niore
146. Norman
147. North eastern victory
148. Nw shingles bn (remains of)
149. Ocean king (possibly)
150. Opal
151. Ousel (probably)
152. Paros isle
153. Peter hamre
154. Ponzano
155. Port dalhousie (possibly)
156. Preussen
157. Prince igor (probably)
158. Quentovic
159. Rd barge 59 (part of)(possibly)
160. Regin (possibly)
161. Rooswijk
162. Rubislaw
163. Rumania
164. Rydal force
165. Rynanna
166. S goodwin ltv (lv 69)
167. Saidieh
168. Saint michael veillez sur nous
169. Saint ronan (possibly)
170. Saint ronan (possibly)
171. Sambut
172. San calisto
173. Santagata
174. Santagata (?part of)
175. Selma (possibly)
176. Slesvig
177. Spaarndem
178. Spanish prince
179. Strathclyde
180. Sunk beacon (remains)
181. Surrey
182. The queen
183. Tina primo
184. Tongue sand tower (remains)
185. Toromoree
186. Toward
187. Traquair (probably)
188. Tummel (probably)
189. U 11 (possibly)
190. U 16 (possibly)
191. U 48
192. Uama
193. Ub 12 (possibly)
194. Ub 29 (possibly)
195. Uc 21 (possibly)
196. Uc 46
197. Uc 46 (possibly)
198. Ursus (part)
199. Virginie
200. Volante (possibly)
201. Walsingham
202. Warfleth
203. Westerley star
204. Wheatman (possibly)
205. Woodtown (possibly)
206. 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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