This is the information page about the shipwreck Hms flirt, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 9.245 N,1 43.216 E (51.0898333, 1.7715833)

 

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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. Acer
3. Acer
4. Admiral gardner
5. Advent
6. Agen
7. Alhama
8. Andaman
9. Ashley
10. Bravore
11. British liberty (possibly)
12. Ca 4
13. Camisard
14. Cap de la hague
15. Carmen
16. Cathay (part of)
17. Cedrington court
18. Colbert
19. Colbert (possibly)
20. Constanzia
21. Correct
22. Costas michalos (fwd part)
23. D'artagnan
24. Dartmore
25. Dinard
26. Dixie
27. Dolcoath (part)
28. Dolcoath (part)
29. Dunbar castle
30. Dyck ltv
31. E goodwin ltv
32. Eidsiva (probably)
33. Eleonora
34. Elizabeth and unknown
35. Emile deschamps
36. En avant
37. Fearless
38. Filleigh
39. Flandres
40. Francesco ciampa
41. Frons olivae (probably)
42. G 85 (possibly)
43. G-42 (possibly)
44. Gad 23
45. Genimar
46. Gloire a sainte therese
47. Harcalo
48. Henry b plant
49. Hm mgb 328 (possibly)
50. Hms alert ?
51. Hms aragonite (part of)
52. Hms aries (possibly)
53. Hms artic trapper
54. Hms carilon
55. Hms cayton wyke (probably)
56. Hms fauvette
57. Hms flirt
58. Hms guardsman
59. Hms hermes
60. Hms kingston galena
61. Hms lord grey
62. Hms lydian
63. Hms maida (possibly)
64. Hms marcella
65. Hms napia
66. Hms niger (possibly)
67. Hms northumberland (probably)
68. Hms peridot
69. Hms restoration (possibly)
70. Hms stirling castle (probably)
71. Hms tourmaline
72. Hms tranquil
73. Hms weigelia
74. Hms wessex
75. Hmsm b2
76. Hoegh aigrette
77. Hundvaag
78. Ira (possibly)
79. Jacob luckenbach
80. Jean pierre et phillipe
81. Jupiter tr 1 (possibly)
82. Kabinda
83. Karmt
84. Kirsten skou
85. Koenigshaven
86. L'armandeche
87. La fleche
88. Laurl coin
89. Le pelerin de la mer
90. Lisbeth m
91. Lord hamilton (possibly)
92. Lst 364 (probably)
93. Luray victory
94. M 3630 (possibly)
95. Mahratta
96. Mahratta ii
97. Malta (probably)
98. Mariner moon
99. Merel (part of)(possibly)
100. Mersey
101. Munificent
102. Nagro (possibly)
103. Nancy moran
104. Neppo (possibly)
105. Netty (possibly)
106. Niendorf (possibly)
107. Noroit
108. North eastern victory
109. Notre dame des trois epis
110. Ocean hound
111. Pallieter
112. Pavon
113. Phoenix
114. Quentovic
115. Rio parana
116. Rydal force
117. Rynanna
118. S goodwin ltv (lv 69)
119. Sabac
120. Saidieh
121. Saint antoine de padoue
122. Saint michael veillez sur nous
123. Saint ronan (possibly)
124. Saint ronan (possibly)
125. Sambut
126. Santagata
127. Santagata (?part of)
128. Selma (possibly)
129. Sint annaland
130. Smarapaan
131. Sperrbrecher 171 (possibly)
132. Surrey
133. Tbd 317
134. The queen
135. Tina primo
136. Toornvliet (probably)
137. U 11 (possibly)
138. U 16 (possibly)
139. U 37
140. U 48
141. Ub 103 (possibly)
142. Ub 29 (possibly)
143. Uc 26
144. Uc 46
145. Uc 46 (possibly)
146. Uc 78 or uc 79
147. Velocitas
148. Virginie
149. Western farmer (bow section)
150. Wheatman (possibly)
151. Will and maggie (probably)
152. Xanthence

 

Name: HMS FLIRT

Length 65 meter, width: 6.2 meter, tonnage 370 ton

Cause: Built in 1897 by palmers, jarrow. triple expansion engines of 5800-6700nhp, twin shaft. 1 x 12pdr, 5 x 6pdr guns. 2 x 18 inch torpedo tubes. sunk following a surface action against german torpedo boats. (sibi & warships of ww1).

Year of registration: 1972

Water depth above wreck: 36 meter, Height above seabed: 35 cm

Known since: 1972, last detected: 2006

Details measurements/cartography: H3687/72 25.7.72 WK LOCATED IN 510917.5N, 014317.4E [EUR] USING HIFIX. SWEPT CLEAR AT 105FT. LENGTH 55MTRS [180FT] APPROX. LIES N/S. (WIMPEY LAB, JUNE 1972). CHART AS SW 17MTRS.

- NM 1488/72. 6.7.73 NOW CHARTED AS SW 32MTRS. NC 1828. 2.11.76 OBSTN SHOWN IN 510908N, 014304E [OGB] ON KINGFISHER CHART KE 151-2 [JULY 1968 EDN]. POSN BY DECCA. H5265/73 26.6.78 LOCATED 26.3.78 IN 510917N, 014318E [EUR] USING HIFIX/6. LEAST E/S DEPTH 33 IN GEN DEPTH 38MTRS. LIES 025/205DEGS. LENGTH APPROX 57MTRS. NOT CLOSE SOUNDED. (HMS BULLDOG, HI 45[C]/78). AMEND TO REVISED POSN. NC 323. H2820/71 6.11.81 SHOWN AS WK 32.6MTRS IN 510918N, 014317E [EUR] ON DUTCH SURVEY [K8495/11], FEB 1981. H2172/81 10.2.83 SHOWN AS WK 32.9MTRS, IN GEN DEPTH 36MTRS, IN 510916N, 014314E ON FR SURVEY [K9065/1], 1981/82. NCA. H2889/83 20.6.84 EXAM'D 13.2.84 IN 510919N, 014319E USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 33 IN GEN DEPTH 36MTRS. SCOUR 0.5MTRS DEEP. DCS3 HT 4MTRS, LENGTH 50MTRS APPROX. LYING 035/215DEGS. APPARENTLY BROKEN WITH SMALL PART LYING SW OF MAIN PART. (HMS BEAGLE, HI 168). NCA. 6.2.89 [OGB] POSN: 510912N, 014320E. NC 323. HH090/460/01 20.6.89 EXAM'D 4.5.89 IN 510912.5N, 014319E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [4 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 32.2, FOUL AT 33.3MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 33.0 IN GEN DEPTH 36.5MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 4.3MTRS, LENGTH APPROX 63MTRS, WIDTH 8.5MTRS. LIES 030/210DEGS. UPRIGHT WITH MAST ON TOWER & DECK GUN READILY APPARENT ON SONAR TRACE. (NP 1008, HI 460). AMEND TO SW 32MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. HH100/351/21 1.11.03 HAS BEEN DIVED BY JEFF COULON. THIS IS HMS FLIRT. (R YOUNG). NCA. 18.11.05 SHOWN AS WK 32MTRS ON SHOM AMENDED COPY OF FRENCH 7424, 28.7.05. RETAIN AS SW 32MTRS. NCA. HH091/159/01 25.7.07 LOCATED 28.12.06 IN 5109.245N, 0143.206E [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 32.89 IN GEN DEPTH 36.4MTRS. LENGTH 56MTRS, WIDTH 6MTRS, HT 3.5MTRS. LIES 035/205 DEGS WITH BOWS NE. POOR MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (OSAE, HI 1159). INTACT, NO DEBRIS. RETAIN SW 32MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: UPRIGHT, BOWS NE

Position: 51 9.245 N,1 43.216 E

 

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