This is the information page about the shipwreck Hms ghurka, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 50.402 N,0 53.113 E (50.7173333, 0.6087833)

 

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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. Actuality
2. Afghanistan (bow section)
3. Afghanistan (probably)
4. Albuera
5. Alcantara
6. Alice
7. Argonaut
8. Ash
9. Australier (probably)
10. Avoca
11. Bobby
12. Broderick (probably)
13. Cabo espartel
14. Carlisle castle
15. Ceta (stern section)
16. Charente
17. Christianssund
18. City of dresden (possibly)
19. Corinia (possibly)
20. De fontaine
21. Dona isabel (probably)
22. Duc richard
23. Durango
24. Eagle (possibly)
25. Eco vouga
26. Electra
27. Ella sayer
28. Enero (probably)
29. Euphorbia
30. Evg(no rx152)?
31. Excellence pleske
32. G-asad
33. Gold coin
34. Grit (probably)
35. Grosser kurfurst
36. Gwendoline (part of)(possibly)
37. Heron
38. Hms anne
39. Hms blackwater
40. Hms caulonia
41. Hms cleon
42. Hms ghurka
43. Hms myrmidon
44. Hms waterfly
45. Hmt gullfoss
46. Hoheweg
47. Holland
48. Hydaspes (possibly)
49. Irene
50. Jan brons
51. Jokai
52. Josephine willis
53. Kingfisher (probably)
54. La somme (probably)
55. Lacer
56. Lady alice
57. Leila najia
58. Lepanto/le panto/panta/panto
59. Lizzonia
60. Maxwell
61. Milbanke (probably)
62. Mon bijou/fias
63. Morgenster
64. Mrav
65. My astor
66. Naranco
67. Newcastle
68. Northfleet
69. Nunima
70. Pontos
71. Portslade (possibly)
72. River levan
73. Robin hood
74. Roecliff
75. Roode zee (possibly)
76. Roseburn
77. Rushing water
78. Rydal hall (possibly)
79. Saint emilion (probably)
80. Saint jean pierre
81. Salbya (possibly)
82. Samida
83. Samwake
84. Sea serpent
85. Seine
86. Sierra bravia
87. Sir robert wigham
88. Sir russell
89. Skerryvore
90. Sparta (possibly)
91. St cecilia
92. Startled fawn (possibly)
93. Storaa
94. Swale (probably)
95. T s webb
96. Tokufuku maru
97. Trooper
98. Ub 31 ?
99. Umba (probably)
100. Veerman
101. Ville de dunkirk (stern) (possibly)
102. Vittoria claudia
103. War monarch
104. Waterland (possibly)
105. Welsh belle
106. Wittering

 

Name: HMS GHURKA

Length 77.7 meter, width: 7.9 meter, draught: 3, tonnage 880 ton

Cause: Built in 1907 by hawthorn, leslie & co. six boilers, turbine engines of 14250hp, twin shaft. mined off dungeness. only four men recovered by armed trawler 'highlander'.

Year of registration: 1917

Water depth above wreck: 31 meter, Height above seabed: 30 cm

Known since: 1917, last detected: 20150608

Details measurements/cartography: H4959/73 18.6.74 WK IN 505020N, 005311E [OGB]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 26 IN GEN DEPTH 31MTRS. (HMS BEAGLE, 7.6.74). NCA YET. H4959/73 1.5.75 EXAM'D 31.5.74 IN 505020N, 005311E [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 26.0 IN GEN DEPTH 31MTRS. SCOUR 1MTR DEEP. SONAR LENGTH 75FT. (HMS BEAGLE, HI 55/74). CHART AS WK 26MTRS (14FMS 1FT).

- NM 1531/75. H4121/76 28.7.76 SWEPT CLEAR AT 22.4MTRS. (SOISS, SIG DTD 14.6.76). AMEND TO SW 22.4MTRS (12FMS 1FT).

- NM 1548/76. H4121/76 4.8.76 EXAM'D 11.6.76. HMS BEAGLE'S POSN CONFIRMED USING DECCA. SWEPT CLEAR AT 22.4, FOUL AT 23.3MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 22.8 IN GEN DEPTH 30-32MTRS. LENGTH 100MTRS. LIES 060/240DEGS. (HMS ENTERPRISE, HI 41/76). NCA. H3823/78 19.7.78 DIVED ON JUNE '78. STERN SECTION OF WARSHIP. ONLY ONE PROPELLER SEEN. SEVERAL GUNS ON QUARTERDECK. TWO PAIRS OF BOAT DAVITS. POSSIBLE TORPEDO TUBE, WITH TORPEDO INSIDE, LIES ALONGSIDE WRECKAGE. BOW UNLOCATED BUT ANOTHER PIECE OF WRECKAGE LYING NEARBY MAY BE REMAINS OF THIS. (E GILES, 28.6.78). H1284/82/182 18.2.83 IDENTIFIED AS WK OF HMS GHURKA. (E H KENNARD). 22.11.84 STERN ONLY. UPRIGHT AND MUCH SALVAGED. NO SIGN OF BOW. (MR GALLOP, TELECON). 26.3.93 NOW CHARTED AS SW 22.0MTRS. NE 536. SEP 2015/000083464 12.2.16 EXAM'D 8.6.15; IN 5050.402N, 0053.113E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 25.66MTRS, GEN DEPTH 31MTRS. LENGTH 45MTRS, WIDTH 15MTRS, HT 5MTRS, ORIENTATION 030/210. SCOUR 75MTRS TOWARDS 045, SCOUR DEPTH 1MTR. WK BROKEN IN TWO PARTS, STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (HI 1475, GARDLINE GEOSURVEY). AMEND DW 25.5MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 50 50.402 N,0 53.113 E

 

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