This is the information page about the shipwreck Hms francolin, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 52 50.625 N,1 32.74 E (52.7959833, 1.6965)

 

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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. Aberhill
2. Actuosity (possibly)
3. Afon towy and deerwood (possibly)
4. Algarve
5. Alice taylor
6. Alster
7. Alston
8. Artemisia
9. Asteria
10. Barrhill
11. Bertha
12. Birtley
13. Boulderpool (after part)
14. Boulderpool (fwd part)
15. British triumph
16. Camilla weston
17. Cantabria (probably)
18. Cardanel
19. Chevington
20. Clan morrison
21. Clansman (possibly)
22. Continental (possibly)
23. Corchester
24. Cordene
25. Corduff
26. Courier (probably)
27. David b summers
28. Duncarron
29. Efos
30. Eikhaug
31. Empress
32. Ems
33. Ethel
34. Ethel radcliffe
35. Friesland
36. Fulgens
37. Gallois and oxshott (possibly)
38. Gardenia
39. Geneva
40. Georgia (for'd part)
41. Georgia (stern section)
42. Glen derry (probably)
43. Hauxley (possibly)
44. Hector gannet
45. Hms agate
46. Hms arley
47. Hms caroline moller
48. Hms cloughton wyke
49. Hms dhoon (probably)
50. Hms dungeness
51. Hms force
52. Hms francolin
53. Hms irvana (part of)
54. Hms kylemore
55. Hms m a west (probably)
56. Hms tonbridge
57. Hms vortigern
58. Hms washington (probably)
59. Hms william stephen
60. Hmsm c 11
61. Homefire
62. I t l anna b
63. Ilse
64. Jessie maersk
65. Jevington court
66. Kenton
67. Keymun
68. King egbert
69. La perouse (possibly)
70. Lanterna (probably)
71. Leelite
72. Londoner (probably)
73. Marden
74. Marsworth
75. Minorca
76. Montferland
77. Murdoch (probably)
78. Norman queen
79. Ole bull
80. Osprey
81. Otter
82. Oxshott (possibly)
83. Pacific (possibly)
84. Pegrix
85. Polaris
86. Pontfield (forepart)
87. Prima
88. Regain
89. Rimac
90. Rose marie
91. Roy
92. Salvus ii
93. Seagull
94. Seaham
95. Sheaf water
96. Sitona
97. St mark
98. Tayjack 1 (part of)
99. Tayjack 1 (part of)
100. Teddington
101. Thomas m (possibly)
102. Thursonian
103. Trelissick
104. Tyneford
105. Upminster
106. Varoy
107. Viola (possibly)
108. Walkure
109. War valley
110. Welholme (possibly)
111. Western mist (possibly)
112. Westland
113. Whintown (possibly)
114. White swan
115. White swan (possibly)
116. Willowpool
117. Winhill or whinhill
118. Xanthe

 

Name: HMS FRANCOLIN

Year of registration: 1960

Water depth above wreck: 14 meter, Height above seabed: 135 cm

Known since: 1960, last detected: 2015

Details measurements/cartography: H2416/60 15.6.60 SWEPT CLEAR 21 FT, FOUL 22 FT IN 41FT. LYING 305/125 DEG. (THV MERMAID, 13.5.60). INS WK 3FMS 3FT WITH G CON WK BUOY CLOSE NE IN 014 DEGS HAPPISBURGH LT 1.38 MILES.

- NM 1299/60. 27.10.60 ORDER PLACED FOR DISPERSAL WITH MESSRS UNDERWATER SERVICES LTD. 22.2.61 CONTRACT CANCELLED. 2.6.61 FRESH CONTRACT WITH MESSRS UNDERWATER WELDERS AND REPAIRERS LTD, CARDIFF, FOR DISPERSAL TO 36 FT. (TH). 19.7.61 DISPERSAL DUE TO START 5.9.62. WK ASCERTAINED TO BE HMT FRANCOLIN. SHIP'S BELL ENGRAVED 'FARADAY', THE FORMER NAME OF FRANCOLIN RECOVERED. DISPERSAL RESPONSIBILITY ACCEPTED BY MIN OF TRANSPORT (TH, LTR 4.9.62). H2416/60 4.11.64 AMEND TO WK 6FMS. (TH, GT YARMOUTH).

- NM 2085/64. 14.3.73 AMEND TO SW 10.4MTRS. NC 106. H1952/80 23.1.83 EXAM'D 17.6.82 IN 525036N, 013251E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 13.1 IN GEN DEPTH 14MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 15MTRS. SONAR RETURNS INDISTINCT, BUT SHOWS WRECKAGE WELL-DISPERSED. RETAIN CHARTED DEPTH. (SOISS, HI 22). NCA 18.5.15 WK 13.19MTRS IN 5250.625N, 0132.740E [WGD], LENGTH 40MTRS, WIDTH 16MTRS, HT 1.6MTRS, ORIENTATION 138. (BDC EXAMINATION OF CEFAS DS20/DS21). NCA, NFS.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: WELL DISPERSED WRECKAGE

Position: 52 50.625 N,1 32.74 E

 

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