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 (52.795983333333, 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. Ayrshire (possibly)
11. Barrhill
12. Bertha
13. Birtley
14. Boulderpool (after part)
15. Boulderpool (fwd part)
16. British triumph
17. Camilla weston
18. Cantabria (probably)
19. Cardanel
20. Chevington
21. Clan morrison
22. Clansman (possibly)
23. Continental (possibly)
24. Corchester
25. Cordene
26. Corduff
27. Corea
28. Courier (probably)
29. Daisy (possibly)
30. David b summers
31. Duncarron
32. Efos
33. Eikhaug
34. Empress
35. Ems
36. Ethel
37. Ethel radcliffe
38. Friesland
39. Fulgens
40. Gallois and oxshott (possibly)
41. Gardenia
42. Geneva
43. Georgia (for'd part)
44. Georgia (stern section)
45. Glen derry (probably)
46. Hauxley (possibly)
47. Hector gannet
48. Hms agate
49. Hms arley
50. Hms cantatrice
51. Hms caroline moller
52. Hms cloughton wyke
53. Hms dhoon (probably)
54. Hms dungeness
55. Hms force
56. Hms francolin
57. Hms irvana (part of)
58. Hms kylemore
59. Hms m a west (probably)
60. Hms nogi
61. Hms tonbridge
62. Hms vortigern
63. Hms washington (probably)
64. Hms william stephen
65. Hmsm c 11
66. Homefire
67. I t l anna b
68. Ilse
69. Jessie maersk
70. Jevington court
71. Kenton
72. Keymun
73. King egbert
74. La perouse (possibly)
75. Lanterna (probably)
76. Leelite
77. Londoner (probably)
78. Marden
79. Marsworth
80. Meriones
81. Minorca
82. Montferland
83. Murdoch (probably)
84. Norman queen
85. Ole bull
86. Osprey
87. Otter
88. Oxshott (possibly)
89. Pacific (possibly)
90. Pegrix
91. Polaris
92. Pontfield (forepart)
93. Prima
94. Regain
95. Rimac
96. Rose marie
97. Roy
98. Salvus ii
99. Seagull
100. Seaham
101. Sheaf water
102. Sir william stephenson
103. Sitona
104. St mark
105. Tayjack 1 (part of)
106. Tayjack 1 (part of)
107. Tayjack 1 (part of)
108. Teddington
109. Thomas m (possibly)
110. Thursonian
111. Trelissick
112. Tyneford
113. Upminster
114. Varoy
115. Vigo
116. Viola (possibly)
117. Walkure
118. War valley
119. Welholme (possibly)
120. Western mist (possibly)
121. Westland
122. Whintown (possibly)
123. White swan
124. White swan (possibly)
125. Willowpool
126. Winhill or whinhill
127. 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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