This is the information page about the shipwreck Hms ludlow, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 58.006 N,1 29.054 E (51.761916666667, 1.5857333333333)

 

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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. Ability
2. Afrin (probably)
3. Agamemnon
4. Aircraft
5. Alastair
6. Ambient (probably)
7. Annie
8. Atlanticos
9. Balgownie (probably)
10. Baltrader
11. Bella donna
12. Blackhill
13. Bonnington court
14. British fortune (probably)
15. Cairnside
16. Carica milica
17. Cedarwood (possibly)
18. Churston
19. Clan monroe
20. Coalgas
21. Corcrest
22. Cormount (probably)
23. Coureur des mers
24. Cressdene (possibly)
25. Cresta
26. Dagmar (probably)
27. Denewood
28. Denise germaine (possibly)
29. Disa (possibly)
30. Drofli
31. Dulwich
32. Dunwich bank wk
33. Dynamo
34. Edernian
35. El argentino
36. Empire bridge
37. Empire ghyll
38. Erna boldt (probably)
39. Estrella (possibly)
40. European gateway (part of)
41. Eva witte
42. Excelsior
43. F stobart (probably)
44. Faithful star
45. Farmatyr
46. Firth
47. Fleurita
48. Flores (probably)
49. Fort massac
50. Forth
51. Friargate (possibly)
52. Friargate (possibly)
53. Gannet (possibly)
54. Gena
55. Ghc (possibly)
56. Golconda (possibly)
57. Grantleyhall (possibly)
58. Grisdeale
59. Groeswen (probably)
60. Harlington (probably)
61. Harlyn (probably)
62. Harriet
63. Hebe
64. Heworth
65. Highwave (probably)
66. Hm mgb 76 (possibly)
67. Hm torpedo boat no.12
68. Hmml 127 (possibly)
69. Hmmtb 16 (possibly)
70. Hms arethusa
71. Hms coquette
72. Hms donna nook
73. Hms duchess of hamilton
74. Hms dundalk
75. Hms eros (possibly)
76. Hms forward iii
77. Hms franc tireur
78. Hms hastfen
79. Hms hirose (probably)
80. Hms japan
81. Hms john e lewis (possibly)
82. Hms kale (probably)(part of)
83. Hms leandros
84. Hms lord airedale
85. Hms lord st vincent (part of)
86. Hms ludlow
87. Hms marconi
88. Hms marsa
89. Hms nadine
90. Hms new comet (possibly)
91. Hms oriana
92. Hms reed (possibly)
93. Hms resono (possibly)
94. Hms rhiannon (possibly)
95. Hms sisapon
96. Hms sisters melville
97. Hms st seiriol
98. Hms tervani
99. Hms tunisian
100. Hms velia (possibly)
101. Hms whooper
102. Hms william wesney
103. Hmsm e6
104. Hmtb 10
105. Hmtb no.11 (possibly)
106. Hnlms 227
107. Ignis (possibly)
108. Ingi
109. Iris (possibly)
110. J c dalble
111. Janny
112. Jim
113. Josefina thorden (after part)
114. Kankakee
115. Khartoum (possibly)
116. Knarsdale
117. Koningen emma (part of)(probably)
118. Koningen emma (possibly)
119. Kwasind
120. Lady salisbury
121. Lincairn (possibly)
122. Lindfar
123. Lisette
124. Little world
125. Lonhelen (possibly)
126. Lowland
127. Mac 5 (possibly)
128. Magdapur
129. Mahseer
130. Main topman
131. Mangara
132. Marie leonhardt (probably)
133. Mascotte
134. Mendibil mendi (possibly)
135. Mexico
136. Michail ontchoukoff (possibly)
137. Morar
138. Neptune (possibly)
139. Nereus
140. Nico
141. Nicolaos piangos
142. Norhauk
143. Norwich trader
144. Ocean lassie
145. Ocean pride
146. Old charlton
147. Pallieter (possibly)
148. Paullette
149. Peik
150. Persistant whisper
151. Pescado
152. Phryne
153. Polgarth
154. Prince igor (probably)
155. Princess juliana
156. Profit
157. Protinus (possibly)
158. Quickstep
159. Ravenscraig (possibly)
160. Resolute
161. Rumania
162. Salerno (possibly)
163. Salerno (possibly)
164. Savona (probably)
165. Sea king
166. Second chance (possibly)
167. Sheaf field
168. Simon bolivar
169. Stad maastricht
170. Storm
171. Sunbeam
172. Sunk beacon (remains)
173. Sunk head tower
174. Sweep ii
175. Tam o shanter (part)(possibly)
176. Tam o shanter (part)(possibly)
177. Tay bar
178. Telegraaf xviii
179. Terukuni maru
180. The sultan
181. Thornaby (possibly)
182. Thyra
183. Torchbearer
184. Uc 11 (possibly)
185. Uc 72 (possibly)
186. Vancouver
187. Volscian (possibly)
188. Walsingham
189. Wearside
190. White ghost
191. Wychwood (possibly)
192. Yampa (part of)
193. Yampa (part of)
194. Yampa (part of)
195. Yampa (part of)(possibly)
196. Yassou
197. Ypapanti

 

Name: HMS LUDLOW

Length 75 meter, width: 8.8 meter, tonnage 810 ton

Cause: an 'ascot' class minesweeper. built in 19156 by goole sb co ltd. taken into rn service at completion. one boiler, triple expansion engine, paddle propulsion. mined.

Year of registration: 1916

Water depth above wreck: 12 meter, Height above seabed: 191 cm

Known since: 1916, last detected: 2017

Details measurements/cartography: H3095/18 30.5.18 BEING DISPERSED. (TH). NCA YET. H260/17 BUOY NW OF WK(MONTHLY LIST). - FNM 504B. H7062/18 NOT YET DISPERSED. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED).

- NM 684/19. NOW CHARTED AS WK 36FT (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). H4282/26 BUOY WITHDRAWN. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). BR STD. H4892/50 31.7.50 SWEPT BY SMLS 322 & 323 ON 8.7.50. FOUL AT 28FT, CLEAR AT 27FT. SURROUNDING DEPTH 36FT. LEAST DEPTH BY E/S 31FT. (HMS SCOTT, 12.7.50). BR STD. H3186/73 11.5.73 LOCATED IN 515759N, 012908E [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. ESTIMATED LENGTH 150FT, HEIGHT 10FT IN 60FT. (HMS NURTON, 30.3.73). NCA. H3186/73 21.8.73 EXAM'D IN 515758N, 012909.5E [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 8.5MTRS[28FT], FOUL AT 8.7MTRS. LEAST E/S 8.7MTRS IN 11.7MTRS. SCOUR 11.8MTRS. LYING 340/160DEG BUT SUBMERGED WELL INTO SAND. (HMS ENTERPRISE). NC 2052. H2915/83 26.3.85 EXAM'D 30.10.84 IN 515759N, 012908E [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 9.7 IN GEN DEPTH 12.5MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 13MTRS. DCS3 HT 3.4MTRS, LENGTH 50MTRS APPROX. LYING 160/340 DEG. WK IS BREAKING UP TOWARDS THE NE. (HMS EGERIA, HI 194). RETAIN SWEPT DEPTH. NCA. 22.1.99 DIVED 16.8.98 NETS CAUGHT UP ON THE BOILERS WHICH IS HIGHEST POINT OF WK. (D BARBER, THURROCK AQUALUNG CLUB, FAX DATED 20.1.99). NCA. SEP 2012/00021216114 14.1.12 LOCATED IN 5158.002N, 0129.054E [WGD]. HT 1.4MTRS. (EAST ANGLIA OFFSHORE WIND LTD, REPORT BY EMU LTD DTD 12.6.12). LEAST M/B DEPTH IN DIGITAL DATA 8.6MTRS. RETAIN SW 8.5MTRS IN REVISED POSN. SEP 2016/000300135 22.5.17 EXAM'D 2016 IN 5158.006N, 0129.054E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 8.9MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 12MTRS, LENGTH 50MTRS, WIDTH 17MTRS, HEIGHT 3MTRS, ORIENTATION 190 DEGS. OBVIOUS HULL STRUCTURE SITTING UPRIGHT ON SEAFLOOR. 2 PADDLE WHEEL STRUCTURES EITHER SIDE. SOME SUPERSTRUCTURE STILL INTACT, BOILERS INTACT. (HARWICH HAVEN AUTHORITY, NORTH WEST SHIPWASH). RETAIN PREVIOUS DEPTH, POSN AMENDED. NFS.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 51 58.006 N,1 29.054 E

 

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