This is the information page about the shipwreck Hms london , the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 29.729 N,0 44.393 E (51.441933333333, 0.92858333333333)

 

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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. Alf everard (part of)
3. Alf everard (part of)
4. Argus
5. Aridity (probably)
6. Atherton
7. Beacon 'f'
8. Bolbec (possibly)
9. C 128
10. Chieftain
11. Duluth
12. E oaze light vessel
13. East shoebury bn (remains of)
14. Enterprise ranger 2
15. Explorer
16. Fox
17. Georgia
18. Gordon
19. Great nore tower (remains)
20. Great nore towers (remains)
21. Great nore towers (remains).
22. H k daniels
23. Hans egede
24. Herland (part of)
25. Herland (part of)
26. Hmnls van meerlant (part of)
27. Hms aisha
28. Hms amethyst
29. Hms ash
30. Hms beagle (re-named cgwv no 7 in 1851)
31. Hms bulwark
32. Hms capricornus
33. Hms conquistador
34. Hms danube 3
35. Hms london
36. Hms london
37. Hms new spray
38. Hms princess irene
39. Hms receptive
40. Hms resolvo (part of)
41. Hms restango
42. Hms tyne
43. Hms vimiera (bow section)
44. Hms vimiera (part of)
45. Hms vimiera (stern)
46. Holba
47. Honiton
48. Hopper number 19
49. Houston city
50. How (probably)
51. Intrepid
52. Janie b
53. Lady mine
54. Lca 551
55. Letchworth
56. Lion (part of)
57. Lowlands
58. Maitland
59. Malrix (possibly)
60. Maplin survey platform
61. Molliette
62. Nass beacon (ruins)
63. Pinto
64. Pisces
65. Radiant
66. Revenge
67. Richard montgomery
68. Rosme
69. Rover (possibly)
70. Selnes
71. Silverstone
72. Sparsholt
73. Strom trooper
74. Sunrise (possibly)
75. Supremity
76. Toreador
77. Van meerlant (part of)
78. Wardie
79. Warp
80. William j taylor (part of)
81. Zarga

 

Name: HMS LONDON

Year of registration: 1985

Water depth above wreck: 11 meter, Height above seabed: 121 cm

Known since: 1985, last detected: 20221031

Details measurements/cartography: 7.10.85 WK IN 512943N, 004429.5E [OGB]. SWEPT CLEAR 8.2MTRS. (PLA 125-2). NE 1185. H2312/72 10.12.85 EXAM'D 23.10.85 DURING SEARCH FOR WK OF THE LONDON. POSN 512944N, 004431E [OGB] - 046 DEG, 350YDS FROM SR BUOY. LIES 285/105 DEG IN GEN DEPTH 12MTRS. APPEARS TO HAVE TOO LARGE AN IRON CONTENT TO BE A 17TH CENTURY VESSEL. REQUIRES FURTHER INVESTIGATION. (CMCM, ROSYTH, 4.12.85). NCA. HH244/351/01 7.1.91 WK EXAM'D 9.4.90 IN 512942.1N, 004429.5E [OGB] USING MICROFIX. LEAST E/S DEPTH 8.7 IN GEN DEPTH 9.5 TO 11MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 12.3MTRS. CANNONS RECOVERED FROM WK IN 1980. (PLA WK NO.343/2). NCA. HH246/400/07 30.11.04 LOCATED IN 5129.753N, 0044.405E [WGD] USING DGPS. (HMS GRIMSBY, SEPT 2004). NCA. HH091/092/01 23.8.05 LOCATED IN 5129.732N, 0044.391E [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 9.83 IN GEN DEPTH 10.9MTRS. SCOUR 0.1MTR DEEP. LENGTH 47.1MTRS, WIDTH 28.4MTRS. LIES NE/SW. APPEARS TO HAVE BROKEN UP. (HMSML GLEANER, HI 1092). RETAIN SW 8.2MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. SEP 2008/000089346 3.11.08 DESIGNATED AS AN HISTORIC WK. REST'D AREA BOUNDED BY: 5129.7477N, 0044.3802E [WGD]; 5129.7435N, 0044.4159E; 5129.7240N, 0044.4091E & 5129.7287N, 0044.3734E. (SI 2775/08). BA 1185 IS STS TO SHOWN REST'D AREA. INS LEGEND: HISTORIC WK, SEE NOTE.

- NM 6648/08. 13.7.12 RES'T AREA NOW BOUNDED BY: 5129.7477N, 0044.3802E [WGD]; 5129.7435N, 0044.4159E; 5129.7108N, 0044.4046E & 5129.7155N, 0044.3689E. (SI 1773/12). BA 1185 STS TO SHOW REST'D AREA. NCA. SEP 2020/000209485 3.9.20 EXAM'D BY BDC 28.8.2020 IN 5129.7348N, 0044.3952E. LEAST M/B DEPTH 10.37MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 11MTRS. LENGTH 16.16MTRS, WIDTH 19.54MTRS, HEIGHT 1.13MTRS, ORIENTATION 310/130 DEGS. NFS. NFA. SEP 2021/000232613 06.09.2021 EXAM'D BY BDC FROM PLA SURVEY 08.07.2021 IN 51.4955226 N 0.7397774 E. LEAST M/B DEPTH 10.67MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 12MTRS. LENGTH 17.9MTRS, WIDTH 24.0MTRS, HEIGHT 0.8MTRS, ORIENTATION 021 DEGS. RETAINED SWEPT DEPTH 8.2MTRS IN WKS LAYER NOTE BY BDC have included the little hump to the NE of the main shape and included this in the dimensions recorded. Gap in data over wreck, so least depth may not be captured. NFS. NFA. SEP 2022/000002753 27.1.22 EXAM'D BY BDC FROM PLA SURVEY DTD 22.9.21 IN 5129.735N 0044.364E. LEAST M/B DEPTH 10.49 MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 11MTRS. LENGTH 27MTRS, WIDTH 25MTRS, HEIGHT 0.9MTRS. RETAIN DEPTH 8.2MTRS. (H525.2 FEATURE REPORT). NFS. RSDRA2022000193284 18.08.2022 EXAM'D BY BDC FROM PLA SURVEY 02.02.2022 IN 51.4955845 N, 0.7399544 E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 10.18MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 11.5MTRS. HEIGHT 1.4MTRS, LENGTH 16.2MTRS, WIDTH 14.8MTRS. NFS. (H525.2 FEATURE REPORT). NFA. RSDRA2022000192707 3.5.23 PLA REQUESTED DEPTH AMENDMENT TO 10.18MTRS. (NE PROOFING REQUESTS FROM PLA DTD JULY 2022). AMEND DEPTH TO 10.18MTRS. RSDRA2023000001436 3.5.23 EXAM'D BY BDC FROM PLA SURVEY 31.10.22 IN 5129.734N, 0044.396E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 10.65MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 11.5MTRS. HEIGHT 0.8MTRS, LENGTH 34.4MTRS, WIDTH 14.3MTRS. NFS. (H525.2 FEATURE REPORT). RETAIN DEPTH 10.18MTRS.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: AREA OF WRECKAGE Chart No: BA 1185

Position: 51 29.729 N,0 44.393 E

 

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