This is the information page about the shipwreck Hms fratton, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 49 23.694 N,0 34.914 W (49.49575, -0.2880167)

 

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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. A 12
2. A1-38
3. A1-7
4. A2-61
5. Abbe garos
6. Agios spyridon (possibly)
7. Agnus dei
8. Aloa
9. Alynbank
10. Amsterdam
11. B1-72
12. B1-89
13. B1-98
14. Barsac
15. Barsac
16. Capitaine cook
17. Chant 6
18. Chant 6
19. Chrisimas
20. Cornucopia (possibly)
21. Courbet
22. Cubana
23. Derrycunihy
24. Dinard (possibly)
25. Elsa
26. Elswick park
27. Empire bittern
28. Empire broadsword
29. Empire rosebery
30. F 614
31. Flowergate (possibly)
32. Fort norfolk
33. Francois-xavier
34. Frederic
35. Georgios
36. Grand copaise
37. Greif
38. Gros loulou
39. Harpagas (fore part)
40. Hm mgb 17
41. Hmms 8
42. Hms cato
43. Hms fratton
44. Hms glen avon
45. Hms lawford (probably)
46. Hms lord austin (possibly)
47. Ingman (possibly)
48. Innerton (possibly)
49. Jean lae patt
50. Jolie pluie de rose
51. Kong oscar 2
52. La caravelle
53. La kaline
54. Le flibustier
55. Le nohic
56. Le tout petit (?le toupeti)
57. Lst 496
58. Lynghaug (possibly)
59. M 39 (possibly)
60. Mere theresa
61. Modlin
62. Mulberry harbour b (remains of)
63. Njejos (possibly)
64. Parkhaven
65. Parklaan (possibly)
66. Partridge
67. Perceval
68. Phoenix 'a 46'
69. Phoenix unit
70. Pointe du hoc
71. Providencia
72. Ragna (possibly)
73. Reine mathilde
74. Reve des iles
75. Risque tout
76. Rolling stones
77. Saint freddy
78. Saltersgate
79. Samlong (or charles w eliot)
80. Scarface
81. Sebastel 2
82. Sirehei (possibly)
83. Uss susan b anthony
84. Vas y molo
85. Vinlake (possibly)
86. Winha
87. Zeeland

 

Name: HMS FRATTON

Length 67.1 meter, width: 10.1 meter, draught: 4.3, tonnage 757 ton

Cause: Built in 1925. hired as barrage baloon vessel 8.1940. accommodation ship 4.1944. sunk by torpedo while at anchor. (srn & noic arrow). sunk by underwater explosion. (ww2sl).

Year of registration: 1944

Water depth above wreck: 15 meter

Known since: 1944, last detected: 2021

Details measurements/cartography: H03323/44 19.8.44 H03323/44 19.8.44 SUNK IN 492348N, 003457W. SHOWS AT LW. (NOIC ARROW, 18.8.44) H03323/44 7.2.45 H03323/44 7.2.45 DISPERSED BY HMS BURKE. BAR SWEPT CLEAR AT 24FT. (DIR OF WK DISPERSAL). CHART AS WK 4FMS IN 492348N, 003457W.

- NM 372/45. H02730/44 25.8.52 H02730/44 25.8.52 WK 5.25FMS [10MTRS] IN 492344N, 003500W. (FR NM 41/10/51).

- NM 2144/51. H716/60 13.7.61 H716/60 13.7.61 NOW CHARTED AS WK 5FMS 3FT IN 492342N, 003456W ON NC 2613. 15.6.82 15.6.82 SHOWN AS OBSTN 10MTRS ON FR 6927 [1981 EDN]. NC 2656. 10.7.90 10.7.90 SHOWN AS OBSTN 10MTRS IN 492346N, 003450W ON FR 6927 [1985 EDN]. OBSTN IN 492345N, 003449.8W [EUR]. POSN ACCURACY 100MTRS. DESCRIBED AS CEMENT CAISSON. (FR WK RECORDS 1987 NO.14590156). RETAIN CHARTED DEPTH IN 492345N, 003450W [EUR]. NC 2613. 28.12.12 28.12.12 [WGD] POSN: 4923.694N, 0034.914W.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 49 23.694 N,0 34.914 W

 

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