This is the information page about the shipwreck Hms franc tireur, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 54.95 N,1 39.265 E (51.7619167, 1.5857333)

 

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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. Aduatiek (possibly)
2. Afrin (probably)
3. Agamemnon
4. Ambient (probably)
5. Angelus
6. Atlanticos
7. Balgownie (probably)
8. Batavier 5
9. Bonnington court
10. British captain
11. British fortune (probably)
12. Brixton
13. Cairnside
14. Carica milica
15. Cedarwood (possibly)
16. Churston
17. Clan monroe
18. Coalgas
19. Corcrest
20. Cormount (probably)
21. Coureur des mers
22. Cressdene (possibly)
23. Dagmar (probably)
24. Denise germaine (possibly)
25. Disa (possibly)
26. Dulwich
27. Dynamo
28. Edernian
29. Empire bridge
30. Erna boldt (probably)
31. Estrella (possibly)
32. European gateway (part of)
33. F stobart (probably)
34. Faithful star
35. Flores (probably)
36. Fort massac
37. Forth
38. Franz fischer (possibly)
39. Friargate (possibly)
40. Friargate (possibly)
41. Gannet (possibly)
42. Gena
43. Gerhard
44. Golconda (possibly)
45. Grantleyhall (possibly)
46. Grenadier (probably)
47. Grisdeale
48. Groeswen (probably)
49. Hardingham (probably)
50. Harlington (probably)
51. Harlyn (probably)
52. Harriet
53. Hebe
54. Hendon hall
55. Highwave (probably)
56. Hillglen
57. Hm mgb 76 (possibly)
58. Hm torpedo boat no.12
59. Hmml 127 (possibly)
60. Hmmtb 16 (possibly)
61. Hms adonis (possibly)
62. Hms arethusa
63. Hms coquette
64. Hms donna nook
65. Hms duchess of hamilton
66. Hms eros (possibly)
67. Hms forward iii
68. Hms franc tireur
69. Hms hastfen
70. Hms hirose (probably)
71. Hms holdene
72. Hms japan
73. Hms john e lewis (possibly)
74. Hms kale (probably)(part of)
75. Hms leandros
76. Hms lord airedale
77. Hms ludlow
78. Hms marconi
79. Hms monarch
80. Hms moravia (possibly)
81. Hms nadine
82. Hms new comet (possibly)
83. Hms resono (possibly)
84. Hms rhiannon (possibly)
85. Hms river clyde (possibly)
86. Hms river clyde (possibly)
87. Hms sisapon
88. Hms sisters melville
89. Hms tervani
90. Hms tunisian
91. Hms velia (possibly)
92. Hms waveflower
93. Hms william wesney
94. Hmsm e6
95. Hmtb 10
96. Hnlms 227
97. Hornchurch
98. Ignis (possibly)
99. Ingi
100. Ionian (possibly)
101. J c dalble
102. Janny
103. Jim
104. Josefina thorden (after part)
105. Kankakee
106. Khartoum (possibly)
107. Knarsdale
108. Koningen emma (part of)(probably)
109. Koningen emma (possibly)
110. Kwasind
111. Lady salisbury
112. Lincairn (possibly)
113. Lindfar
114. Lisette
115. Lodewijk van nassau (probably)
116. Lonhelen (possibly)
117. Lowland
118. Mac 5 (possibly)
119. Magdapur
120. Mahseer
121. Mangara
122. Marie leonhardt (probably)
123. Mecklenburg
124. Mendibil mendi (possibly)
125. Mexico
126. Michail ontchoukoff (possibly)
127. Moidart
128. Morar
129. Nereus
130. Newhaven (possibly)
131. Nico
132. Nicolaos piangos
133. Niore
134. Norhauk
135. Norwich trader
136. Ocean pride
137. Old charlton
138. Ostprussen (possibly)
139. Paullette
140. Peik
141. Persistant whisper
142. Pescado
143. Peter hamre
144. Petshenga (possibly)
145. Phryne
146. Plawsworth (possibly)
147. Polgarth
148. Port dalhousie (possibly)
149. Prince igor (probably)
150. Princess juliana
151. Profit
152. Protinus (possibly)
153. Quickstep
154. Ravenscraig (possibly)
155. Rhenas (possibly)
156. Salerno (possibly)
157. Salerno (possibly)
158. Savona (probably)
159. Scimitar
160. Second chance (possibly)
161. Simon bolivar
162. Stad maastricht
163. Storm
164. Sunbeam
165. Sunk head tower
166. Sweep ii
167. Telegraaf xviii
168. Tergestea
169. Terukuni maru
170. The sultan
171. Thornaby (possibly)
172. Thyra
173. Torchbearer
174. Uc 11 (possibly)
175. Uc 72 (possibly)
176. Vae victis
177. Vancouver
178. Volscian (possibly)
179. Walsingham
180. Warrenpoint
181. Wearside
182. White ghost
183. Wychwood (possibly)
184. Wyetown
185. Yewkyle (possibly)
186. Ypapanti

 

Name: HMS FRANC TIREUR

Year of registration: 1944

Water depth above wreck: 23 meter, Height above seabed: 0 cm

Known since: 1944, last detected: 20160222

Details measurements/cartography: H02423/43 6.1.44 DRIFT SWEEP CLEAR AT 54FT, FOUL AT 58FT. POSN 515500N, 013925E. (FOIC HARWICH 10.11.43). INS AS WKPA 9FMS.

- NM 22/44. H01014/41 15.9.48 OROPESA SWEEP CLEAR AT 42FT, FOUL AT 44FT. SURROUNDING DEPTHS 66FT. (HMS SHARPSHOOTER, 27.7.48). AMEND TO WK 7FMS.

- NM 2087/48. 7.11.73 AMEND TO WK 12.8MTRS IN 515455N, 013916E. NC 2052. H4139/76 11.1.77 LOCATED 9.7.76 IN 515457.0N, 013919.8E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 16.0 MTRS, FOULED AT 16.6MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 16.4 IN GEN DEPTH 22.4 MTRS. SMALL WK OR GROUP OF FRAGMENTS. NOT LOCATED BY DCS3 AT 500 FT. OVERALL LENGTH 75MTRS X 15MTRS. LYING NNE/SSW. (HMS BEAGLE, HI 31/76). BR STD. HH090/667/01 19.12.95 EXAM'D 24.7.95 IN 515457.15N, 013915.59E [WGD] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR 14.7, FOUL 14.8MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 16.8 IN GEN DEPTH 23.0MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 0.8MTRS. DCS3 HT 5.9MTRS. LENGTH 63MTRS, WIDTH 14MTRS. LIES 002/182 DEGS. GOOD MAGNETIC ANOMALY. INTACT AND UPRIGHT. DIVERS REPORT WK IS FESTOONED WITH OLD NETS. (OCEONICS, HI 667).

- NM 1567/96. SEP 2015/000083463 17.7.16 EXAM'D 22.2.16 IN 5154.950N, 0139.265E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 17.4MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 23MTRS. LENGTH 44.5MTRS, WIDTH 7.5MTRS, HT 6.6MTRS, ORIENTATION 000/180. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. WK PARTIALLY BROKEN UP. (MMT, HI 1474). AMEND TO DW 17.4MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: Wk partially broken

Position: 51 54.95 N,1 39.265 E

 

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