This is the information page about the shipwreck Hms insolent, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 48.787 N,1 5.704 W (50.802333333333, -1.0303)

 

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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. Ala
2. Albatros
3. Algerian
4. Angry fish
5. Armenier
6. Arno (possibly)
7. Asborg
8. Bettann (bow section)
9. Bettann (stern section)
10. Camberwell
11. Cambrian
12. Cambrian (part of)
13. Cambrian princess (probably)
14. Campeador 5 (bow section)(probably)
15. Camswan
16. Capable
17. Cuba
18. Diadem of bursledon (probably)
19. Duddon (probably)
20. Elford
21. Empress queen
22. Excelsior
23. Flag theofano
24. Fpt iv
25. France aimee (part of)(possibly)
26. G-cbpt
27. Gerarda
28. Germa geisha
29. Glen (possibly)
30. Grace dieu
31. Grip fast
32. Harry sharman
33. Hauler
34. Highland brigade
35. Hm lct 427 (after part)
36. Hm lct 427 (fwd part)
37. Hms apley (possibly)
38. Hms boxer
39. Hms hazard
40. Hms hazardous
41. Hms insolent
42. Hms invincible
43. Hms p12 (stern section).
44. Hms prince leopold
45. Hms undine
46. Hms velox
47. Hmsm a1
48. Irishman
49. Island mist
50. Isleworth
51. Kurland
52. Lct 1068
53. Leon
54. Lowmount
55. Luciston
56. Luis
57. Mary rose
58. Montecrana (possibly)
59. Moonraker (probably)
60. Neath (possibly)
61. Oriflamme
62. Orion
63. Pearl (probably)
64. Ps ryde
65. Roway
66. Rtc no.9
67. Sinah
68. Stokes bay pier (remains)
69. Syrinx (part of)(possibly)
70. U 1195
71. U 90
72. Ub 21
73. Vadne
74. Vanessa (probably)
75. Venus
76. Volkerak
77. Wapello
78. Weston maid (possibly)
79. Withern

 

Name: HMS INSOLENT

Length 26.8 meter, width: 7.9 meter, tonnage 265 ton

Cause: foundered in portsmouth harbour. (colledge). sold to pounds, portsmouth, for breaking in 1925. moved from sinking posn to present posn in 1926.

Year of registration: 1922

Water depth above wreck: 1 meter, Height above seabed: 10 cm

Known since: 1922, last detected: 1985

Details measurements/cartography: H6580/23 24.9.23 SUNK IN 504845N, 010545W. LEAST DEPTH 14FT. MARKED BY R BUOY. (HMD PORTSMOUTH, HN 18.9.23). H7889/24 20.11.24 WK SOLD. SALVAGE OPS TO BE UNDERTAKEN. H3849/25 12.6.25 SALVAGE ATTEMPT UNSUCCESSFUL. NCA. H2630/26 22.4.26 WK MOVED ABOUT 60YDS TO E. FURTHER SALVAGE WORK CONTEMPLATED. (KHM PORTSMOUTH, 20.4.26). H2630/26 4.10.26 WK NOW AGROUND IN POSN 152DEGS, 920FT FROM WHALE ISLAND PARADE GROUND F.S. (CP 27026/26). CHART AS ST, WRECK (1923). NM. H3360/27 25.5.27 LIES SUNK ADJACENT TO TWO EX-GERMAN TBDS IN 504845N, 010537W. LENGTH 88FT. ORIENTATION 010/190DEGS. (KHM PORTSMOUTH, CHART CUTTINGS). AMEND TO DWP IN REVISED POSN. NOTE. H8177/27 10.12.27 WK DEMOLISHED. (CP 32236/27). 1928 DEMOLITION WORK STILL IN PROGRESS. (CP 11551/28). H8177/27 30.12.59 WK RAISED BY MR POUNDS AND REMOVED TO HIS YARD FOR BREAKING. (CP 22963/28). DELETE. NOTE. HH238/400/04 12.5.93 WKGE STILL APPARENTLY EXISTS IN PREVIOUSLY CHARTED POSN. (LT CDR G W S ROTHWELL, OIC PORTSMOUTH COMMAND SAILING CENTRE, 14.5.93 - MARKED-UP AIR PHOTO OF 1985). NCA YET. RETAIN POSN FOR FILING ONLY.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 50 48.787 N,1 5.704 W

 

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