This is the information page about the shipwreck Hms kale (probably)(part of), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 41.944 N,1 44.712 E (51.7619167, 1.5857333)
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The texts accompanying this shipwreck are in English ๐ฌ๐ง, 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.
Name: HMS KALE (PROBABLY)(PART OF)
Year of registration: 1971
Water depth above wreck: 28 meter, Height above seabed: 213 cm
Known since: 1971, last detected: 20160223
Details measurements/cartography: H4988/71 4.1.71 LOCATED IN 514200N, 014448E [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. POSSIBLE WK, PROBABLY PART OF HMS KALE. DCS3 HT 27FT (SEABED 28.6MTRS OR 94FT, DEPTH 67FT). NOT EXAMINED. (HMS FAWN). HMS KALE REPD IN 514230N, 014536E. INS AS WK 11FMS.
- NM 123/72. 23.5.73 AMEND TO WK 20.0MTRS. NC 2051. HH090/667/01 21.12.95 NOT LOCATED BY DCS3 ON 100MTR RANGE AND MAGNETOMETER. (OCEONICS, HI 667). SOUNDING OF 23.9MTRS LIES 275MTRS NW IN GEN DEPTH 27-28MTRS. AMENDED DEAD. BR STD. SEP 2015/000083463 14.7.16 EXAM'D 23.02.16 IN 5141.944N, 0144.712E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 22.7MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 28MTRS. LENGTH 41MTRS, WIDTH 31MTRS, HT 5.3MTRS, ORIENTATION 213/185. SCOUR LENGTH 115MTRS, 1.3MTRS DEEP, TOWARDS 200DEGS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. WK IS WELL BROKEN UP AND APPEARS TO BE BROKEN IN HALF.(MMT, HI 1474). AMEND DW 22.5MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Position: 51 41.944 N,1 44.712 E