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 (51.761916666667, 1.5857333333333)

 

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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. Aircraft
5. Ambient (probably)
6. Angelus
7. Annie
8. Atlanticos
9. Balgownie (probably)
10. Batavier 5
11. Bella donna
12. Blackhill
13. Bonnington court
14. British captain
15. British fortune (probably)
16. Brixton
17. Cairnside
18. Carica milica
19. Cedarwood (possibly)
20. Churston
21. Clan monroe
22. Coalgas
23. Corcrest
24. Cormount (probably)
25. Coureur des mers
26. Cressdene (possibly)
27. Dagmar (probably)
28. Denise germaine (possibly)
29. Disa (possibly)
30. Dulwich
31. Dynamo
32. Edernian
33. Empire bridge
34. Erna boldt (probably)
35. Estrella (possibly)
36. European gateway (part of)
37. Excelsior
38. F stobart (probably)
39. Faithful star
40. Flores (probably)
41. Fort massac
42. Forth
43. Franz fischer (possibly)
44. Friargate (possibly)
45. Friargate (possibly)
46. Gannet (possibly)
47. Gena
48. Gerhard
49. Golconda (possibly)
50. Grantleyhall (possibly)
51. Grenadier (probably)
52. Grisdeale
53. Groeswen (probably)
54. Hardingham (probably)
55. Harlington (probably)
56. Harlyn (probably)
57. Harriet
58. Hebe
59. Hendon hall
60. Heworth
61. Highwave (probably)
62. Hillglen
63. Hm mgb 76 (possibly)
64. Hm torpedo boat no.12
65. Hmml 127 (possibly)
66. Hmmtb 16 (possibly)
67. Hms adonis (possibly)
68. Hms arethusa
69. Hms coquette
70. Hms donna nook
71. Hms duchess of hamilton
72. Hms dundalk
73. Hms eros (possibly)
74. Hms forward iii
75. Hms franc tireur
76. Hms hastfen
77. Hms hirose (probably)
78. Hms holdene
79. Hms japan
80. Hms john e lewis (possibly)
81. Hms kale (probably)(part of)
82. Hms leandros
83. Hms lord airedale
84. Hms lord st vincent (part of)
85. Hms ludlow
86. Hms marconi
87. Hms monarch
88. Hms moravia (possibly)
89. Hms nadine
90. Hms new comet (possibly)
91. Hms resono (possibly)
92. Hms rhiannon (possibly)
93. Hms river clyde (possibly)
94. Hms river clyde (possibly)
95. Hms sisapon
96. Hms sisters melville
97. Hms st seiriol
98. Hms tervani
99. Hms tunisian
100. Hms velia (possibly)
101. Hms waveflower
102. Hms william wesney
103. Hmsm e6
104. Hmtb 10
105. Hmtb no.11 (possibly)
106. Hnlms 227
107. Hornchurch
108. Ignis (possibly)
109. Ingi
110. Ionian (possibly)
111. Iris (possibly)
112. J c dalble
113. Janny
114. Jim
115. Josefina thorden (after part)
116. Kankakee
117. Khartoum (possibly)
118. Knarsdale
119. Koningen emma (part of)(probably)
120. Koningen emma (possibly)
121. Kwasind
122. Lady salisbury
123. Lincairn (possibly)
124. Lindfar
125. Lisette
126. Little world
127. Lodewijk van nassau (probably)
128. Lonhelen (possibly)
129. Lowland
130. Mac 5 (possibly)
131. Magdapur
132. Mahseer
133. Mangara
134. Marie leonhardt (probably)
135. Mecklenburg
136. Mendibil mendi (possibly)
137. Mexico
138. Michail ontchoukoff (possibly)
139. Moidart
140. Morar
141. Nereus
142. Newhaven (possibly)
143. Nico
144. Nicolaos piangos
145. Niore
146. Norhauk
147. Norwich trader
148. Ocean lassie
149. Ocean pride
150. Old charlton
151. Ostprussen (possibly)
152. Paullette
153. Peik
154. Persistant whisper
155. Pescado
156. Peter hamre
157. Petshenga (possibly)
158. Phryne
159. Plawsworth (possibly)
160. Polgarth
161. Port dalhousie (possibly)
162. Prince igor (probably)
163. Princess juliana
164. Profit
165. Protinus (possibly)
166. Quickstep
167. Ravenscraig (possibly)
168. Rhenas (possibly)
169. Rumania
170. Salerno (possibly)
171. Salerno (possibly)
172. Savona (probably)
173. Scimitar
174. Second chance (possibly)
175. Sheaf field
176. Simon bolivar
177. Stad maastricht
178. Storm
179. Sunbeam
180. Sunk head tower
181. Sweep ii
182. Telegraaf xviii
183. Tergestea
184. Terukuni maru
185. The sultan
186. Thornaby (possibly)
187. Thyra
188. Torchbearer
189. Uc 11 (possibly)
190. Uc 72 (possibly)
191. Vae victis
192. Vancouver
193. Volante (possibly)
194. Volscian (possibly)
195. Walsingham
196. Warrenpoint
197. Wearside
198. White ghost
199. Wychwood (possibly)
200. Wyetown
201. Yampa (part of)
202. Yampa (part of)
203. Yampa (part of)
204. Yampa (part of)(possibly)
205. Yewkyle (possibly)
206. 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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