This is the information page about the shipwreck Hms guardsman, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 27.508 N,1 26.082 E (51.7619167, 1.5857333)

 

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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. 150
2. Admiral gardner
3. Africa
4. Agamemnon
5. Agen
6. Alabama (possibly)
7. Albion (probably)
8. Algeria
9. Archon
10. Ashley
11. Avon
12. Balakani
13. Balgownie (probably)
14. Baltrader
15. Blue mermaid
16. Bravore
17. Camisard
18. Cathay (part of)
19. Cedrington court
20. Cerne
21. City of brisbane
22. Constanzia
23. Correct
24. Dalryan
25. Dela
26. Denise germaine (possibly)
27. Diana
28. Dinard
29. Dolcoath (part)
30. Dolcoath (part)
31. Duiveland
32. Dunbar castle
33. E goodwin ltv
34. Eleonora
35. Embla (possibly)
36. Emile deschamps
37. Empire ghyll
38. Empress of midland (possibly)
39. Erins isle (possibly)
40. Fearless
41. Filleigh
42. Flandres
43. Fleurita
44. Flores (probably)
45. Franz fischer (possibly)
46. Fred everard
47. Frons olivae (probably)
48. Fulmar
49. Gad 23
50. Genimar
51. Ghc (possibly)
52. Grazia (possibly)
53. Harcalo
54. Hardingham (probably)
55. Hawksdale
56. Hawnby
57. Hibernia
58. Highwave (probably)
59. Hm mms 39 (part of)(probably)
60. Hm torpedo boat no.12
61. Hms alert ?
62. Hms aragonite (part of)
63. Hms aries (possibly)
64. Hms artic trapper
65. Hms carilon
66. Hms cayton wyke (probably)
67. Hms chestnut (probably)
68. Hms coquette
69. Hms desiree
70. Hms fauvette
71. Hms flirt
72. Hms gracie (probably)
73. Hms guardsman
74. Hms leandros
75. Hms lydian
76. Hms marcella
77. Hms mastiff (possibly)
78. Hms myrtle
79. Hms napia
80. Hms niger (possibly)
81. Hms northumberland (probably)
82. Hms pyrope
83. Hms ray of hope
84. Hms restoration (possibly)
85. Hms rhiannon (possibly)
86. Hms stella orion
87. Hms stirling castle (probably)
88. Hms tamarisk
89. Hms tourmaline
90. Hms tranquil
91. Hms velia (possibly)
92. Hms venetia
93. Ilaro
94. Ira (possibly)
95. Irene
96. Jacob luckenbach
97. James harrod
98. Kabinda
99. Karmt
100. Koenigshaven
101. L'armandeche
102. Laurl coin
103. Lbv (m)396
104. Le pelerin de la mer
105. Lisbeth m
106. Loanda
107. Lord hamilton (possibly)
108. Luray victory
109. Mahratta
110. Mahratta ii
111. Mahseer
112. Malta (probably)
113. Margam abbey
114. Menapier
115. Merel (part of)(possibly)
116. Mersey
117. Mi amigo
118. Mudlark
119. Nancy moran
120. Neptune (possibly)
121. Newlands
122. Niore
123. Norman
124. North eastern victory
125. Opal
126. Paros isle
127. Persistant whisper
128. Peter hamre
129. Ponzano
130. Port dalhousie (possibly)
131. Prince igor (probably)
132. Rubislaw
133. Rydal force
134. Rynanna
135. Saidieh
136. Saint michael veillez sur nous
137. Salerno (possibly)
138. Salerno (possibly)
139. San calisto
140. Santagata
141. Santagata (?part of)
142. Selma (possibly)
143. Slesvig
144. Spaarndem
145. Stad maastricht
146. Strathearn
147. Sunk beacon (remains)
148. Surrey
149. Tam o shanter (part)(possibly)
150. Tam o shanter (part)(possibly)
151. Telegraaf xviii
152. The sultan
153. Tina primo
154. Tongue sand tower (remains)
155. Treport
156. Tummel (probably)
157. U 48
158. Uama
159. Uc 21 (possibly)
160. Ursus (part)
161. Walsingham
162. Westerley star
163. Wheatman (possibly)
164. Winkfield
165. Woodtown (possibly)
166. Yassou
167. Ypapanti

 

Name: HMS GUARDSMAN

Length 27.4 meter, width: 5.5 meter, draught: 2.7, tonnage 102 ton

Cause: 19.8.39 built in 1905. triple expansion engine, single shaft. hired as dockyard tug 12.1915 to 1919 and from 19.8.39. mined. 2 men lost. (sibi).

Year of registration: 1940

Water depth above wreck: 13 meter, Height above seabed: 66 cm

Known since: 1940, last detected: 20190311

Details measurements/cartography: H01032/40 30.12.40 INS DW. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED)

- NM 3021/40. H01032/40 27.1.44 AMENDED TO WK 4FMS 4FT. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED)

- NM 197/44. H01032/40 11.3.44 AMENDED TO WK 5FMS 4FT. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED)

- NM 538/44. H01032/40 6.8.46 DISPERSED TO SEABED. (CAPT MS SHEERNESS). DELETED.

- NM 2436/46. H4527/69 30.7.69 POSN OF THIS WK LIES CLOSE TO A BANK & A PERSISTENT ASDIC CONTACT WAS FOUND IN A POSN ABOUT 300FT WNW OF GIVEN POSN. THERE WAS NO SIGN OF WRECKAGE ON CLOSE SOUNDING THE AREA. IT IS CONSIDERED PROBABLE THAT THE WK HAS BEEN COVERED BY THE BANK & MAY UNCOVER & SHOULD THEREFORE BE REINVESTIGATED AT NEXT ROUTINE SURVEY. NOT LOCATED 8.5.69. (HMS EGERIA, HI 161/69). H4118/71 25.8.71 NOT LOCATED. (PLA). H4527/69 22.9.71 POSSIBLE WRECK LOCATED USING FISHERMANS SONAR IN 512736N, 012600E. (HMS ECHO R.O.S 12.8.71) NCA. H3179/74 4.6.74 NOT LOCATED, BOTTOM ECHO ONLY. (ISS 1974). H4118/71 5.5.77 LOCATED IN 512728N, 012608E [OGB] SWEPT CLEAR 11, FOUL 11.5MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 11.3 IN GEN DEPTH 12.5MTRS. SCOUR 14MTRS. PIECE OF WRECKAGE, STANDING 1MTR ABOVE SEABED. (PLA WK REPORT,4.1.77). BR STD. H3179/74 5.12.77 LOCATED 13.10.77 512729N, 012611E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 13MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 13MTRS. SCOUR 14.2MTRS. APPROX 60FT LONG. LIES NE/SW. (HMS EGERIA, ROS DTD 31.10.77). RETAIN SWEPT DEPTH. H3179/74 27.6.80 EXAM'D 26.3.80 IN 512729N, 012611E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. CLEAR AT 10.5, FOUL AT 10.6MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 10.6MTRS. DCS3 HT 0.5MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 11.5MTRS. SCOUR 14MTRS. LEAST DEPTH AT NE CORNER WITH LARGE DEEP SCOUR EXTENDING S & E FROM WK. (HMS ENTERPRISE, HI 60C/80). BR STD. H2051/82 20.4.84 EXAM'D 1/2.11.83 IN 512728N, 012610E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 12.2 IN GEN DEPTHS 13.5-14MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 14.7MTRS. TWO PARTS EXPOSED, SW'LY IS SHOALEST. APPARENT LENGTH OF MAIN CONTACT 23MTRS. RETAIN SWEPT DEPTH. (HMS ECHO, HI 124). NCA H3936/88 15.2.90 LOCATED, NOT EXAMINED. (NP 1016, HI 458). HH090/657/01 3.10.95 EXAM'D 23.8.95 IN 512728.7N, 012611.0E [OGB] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR 11.9, FOUL 12.3MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 12.1 IN GEN DEPTH 13MTRS. NO SCOUR. NO DCS3 HT. LENGTH 25MTRS, WIDTH 5MTRS. LIES 175/355 DEGS. MODERATE MAGNETOMETER ANOMALY. (NP 1016, HI 657). BR STD. HH090/939/01 12.9.01 EXAM'D 21.6.01 IN 5127.505N, 0126.079E [WGD] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR 12.7, FOUL 12.8MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 12.8 IN GEN DEPTH 13.5MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 10MTRS, WIDTH 5MTRS. NO DCS3 HT. NO MAGNETIC ANOMALY. POORLY DEFINED. (NP 1016, HI 939). SMALL AREA OF WRECKAGE. AMEND TO SW 12.7MTRS. BR STD. HH091/255/01 26.9.07 EXAM'D 2.6.07 IN 5127.508N, 0126.082E [WGD] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR 12.5, FOUL 12.7MTRS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 12.17 IN GEN DEPTH 15MTRS. LENGTH 26MTRS, WIDTH 8MTRS, HT 2.8MTRS. LIES 075/255 DEGS. WELL DEFINED WK, PART BURIED. (NETSURVEY, HI 1225). AMEND SW 12.5MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. SEP 2019/000057851 15.3.19 EXAM'D IN 5127.508N, 0126.082E[WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 12.36MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 13MTRS. LENGTH 25.5MTRS, WIDTH 9.65MTRS, HT 3.0MTRS. ORIENTATION 66DEGS. SCOUR DIMENSIONS LENGTH 14MTRS, WIDTH 8.5MTRS, 15.6MTRS DEEP, TOWARDS 66DEGS. WELL DEFINED. PARTIALLY BURIED. SCOUR AT BOW. NFS.(A-2-SEA SOLUTIONS LTD, HI 1616). AMEND DW TO 12.3MTRS.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: WELL DEFINED, PART BURIED.

Position: 51 27.508 N,1 26.082 E

 

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