This is the information page about the shipwreck Hms marcella, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 14.77 N,1 26.003 E (51.468866666667, 1.5197833333333)

 

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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. Advent
4. Africa
5. Agen
6. Alabama (possibly)
7. Albion (probably)
8. Algeria
9. Amplegarth
10. Andaman
11. Angelus (possibly)
12. Archon
13. Ashley
14. Atlantic (possibly)
15. Avoca
16. Avon
17. Balakani
18. Brandenburg
19. Bravore
20. Brendonia
21. Camisard
22. Carmen
23. Cathay (part of)
24. Cedrington court
25. Christianssund
26. City of brisbane
27. Colbert
28. Constanzia
29. Corhaven
30. Corheath
31. Correct
32. D'artagnan
33. Dalryan
34. Dartmore
35. Diana
36. Dinard
37. Dixie
38. Dolcoath (part)
39. Dolcoath (part)
40. Dorothy j (possibly)
41. Dortejensen
42. Duiveland
43. Dunbar castle
44. E goodwin ltv
45. Efford
46. Eidsiva (probably)
47. Eleonora
48. Embla (possibly)
49. Emile deschamps
50. Emma
51. Emma (possibly)
52. Empire lough (probably)
53. Empress of fort william (probably)
54. Empress of midland (possibly)
55. En avant
56. Falcon (probably)
57. Fearless
58. Filleigh
59. Flachsee
60. Flandres
61. Francesco ciampa
62. Fred everard
63. Frons olivae (probably)
64. Fulmar
65. G 85 (possibly)
66. G-42 (possibly)
67. Gad 23
68. Genimar
69. Girasol
70. Grazia (possibly)
71. Grit (probably)
72. Grosser kurfurst
73. Grosser kurfurst (possibly)
74. Halcyon
75. Harcalo
76. Hawksdale
77. Hawnby
78. Henry moon
79. Heron
80. Hm mgb 328 (possibly)
81. Hmhs anglia
82. Hms alert ?
83. Hms aragonite (part of)
84. Hms aragonite (part of)
85. Hms aries (possibly)
86. Hms artic trapper
87. Hms blanche
88. Hms brazen
89. Hms carilon
90. Hms carlton
91. Hms cayton wyke (probably)
92. Hms chestnut (probably)
93. Hms city of dundee
94. Hms cleon
95. Hms desiree
96. Hms drumtochty (possibly)
97. Hms falmouth iii (possibly)
98. Hms fauvette
99. Hms flirt
100. Hms glen boyne
101. Hms gracie (probably)
102. Hms guardsman
103. Hms kingston galena
104. Hms lydian
105. Hms marcella
106. Hms mastiff (possibly)
107. Hms myrtle
108. Hms napia
109. Hms niger (possibly)
110. Hms northumberland (probably)
111. Hms othello ii
112. Hms peridot
113. Hms pyrope
114. Hms ray of hope
115. Hms restoration (possibly)
116. Hms rodino
117. Hms stella orion
118. Hms stirling castle (probably)
119. Hms tamarisk
120. Hms torbay ii (probably)
121. Hms tourmaline
122. Hms tranquil
123. Hms venetia
124. Hms war sepoy
125. Hms weigelia
126. Hmsm b2
127. Hundvaag
128. Ilaro
129. Ira (possibly)
130. Irene
131. Jacob luckenbach
132. James harrod
133. Josephine charlotte
134. Josephine willis
135. Kabinda
136. Kadru
137. Karmt
138. Katharina kolkmann
139. Kielce
140. Kirsten skou
141. Koenigshaven
142. L'armandeche
143. Lady stella
144. Latona
145. Laurl coin
146. Lbv (m)396
147. Lcp(r) 1961 (possibly)
148. Le pelerin de la mer
149. Leicester
150. Leila najia
151. Leo
152. Lighter 83
153. Lisbeth m
154. Lizzonia
155. Loanda
156. Lolworth
157. Lord hamilton (possibly)
158. Luray victory
159. Lusitania
160. Mahratta
161. Mahratta ii
162. Maloja 1
163. Malta (probably)
164. Margam abbey
165. Margate sand beacon
166. Menapier
167. Merel (part of)(possibly)
168. Mersey
169. Monarch
170. Monica (possibly)
171. Mrav
172. Mudlark
173. Murillo
174. Nancy moran
175. Naranco
176. Newcastle
177. Newlands
178. Niki
179. Norman
180. Norman
181. North eastern victory
182. Nunima
183. Nw shingles bn (remains of)
184. Ocean king (possibly)
185. Opal
186. Ousel (probably)
187. Pallieter
188. Paros isle
189. Polgrange
190. Ponzano
191. Portslade (possibly)
192. Preussen
193. Pulborough
194. Quentovic
195. Rd barge 59 (part of)(possibly)
196. Regin (possibly)
197. River levan
198. Rooswijk
199. Rubislaw
200. Rydal force
201. Rynanna
202. S goodwin ltv (lv 69)
203. S.folkestone gate (ltv no.75)
204. Sabac
205. Saidieh
206. Saint michael veillez sur nous
207. Saint ronan (possibly)
208. Saint ronan (possibly)
209. Sambut
210. San calisto
211. Santagata
212. Santagata (?part of)
213. Sea serpent
214. Selma (possibly)
215. Shenandoah
216. Sir russell
217. Slesvig
218. Spaarndem
219. Spanish prince
220. St cecilia
221. St claire (possibly)
222. Strathclyde
223. Surrey
224. Teeswood
225. Texaco caribbean (after section)
226. Texaco caribbean (forward section)
227. The queen
228. Tina primo
229. Tongue sand tower (remains)
230. Toromoree
231. Toward
232. Traquair (probably)
233. Treport
234. Tummel (probably)
235. U 11 (possibly)
236. U 16 (possibly)
237. U 48
238. Uama
239. Ub 108 (possibly)
240. Ub 109
241. Ub 12 (possibly)
242. Ub 29 (possibly)
243. Ub 31 ?
244. Ub 38
245. Ub 55 (probably)
246. Ub 56 (possibly)
247. Ub 58 (possibly)
248. Ub 78
249. Uc 21 (possibly)
250. Uc 26
251. Uc 46
252. Uc 46 (possibly)
253. Uc 77 (possibly)
254. Ursus (part)
255. Virginie
256. W a scholten
257. Warfleth
258. Westerley star
259. Wheatman (possibly)
260. Will and maggie (probably)
261. Woodtown (possibly)

 

Name: HMS MARCELLA

Year of registration: 1917

Water depth above wreck: 8 meter, Height above seabed: 15 cm

Known since: 1917, last detected: 20190503

Details measurements/cartography: CHARTED AS WK 9FT IN 511445N, 012606E. UNCHARTED BUOY TO THE SE. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). - FNM 145/17. H3849/18 3.8.18 POSN CONFIRMED AS 511445N, 012606E. (VA DOVER). H789/19 22.1.19 NOW CHARTED AS WRECK [OLD SYMBOL] 15FT (1917). H2977/22 18.5.22 RECENT SURVEY HAS FAILED TO TRACE ANY REMAINS OF THIS WRECK BEYOND FOUL GROUND. IN THE CIRCUMSTANCES THE UNLIT BUOY WAS PICKED UP AND REMOVED. (TRINITY HOUSE, 2356/22). AMEND TO F 30FT (1922) AND DELETE BUOY. BR STD. H2602/28 27.4.28 F 30FT 1922 DELETED. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). NE 1828. H2344/71 7.6.72 WK IN 511446N, 012606E USING DECCA. SMALL WK, APPROX 120TONS, CLEAR OF SUPERSTRUCTURE, SMALL GUNS FORE & AFT & AMMUNITION LOCKER IN STERN. NUMEROUS 'COASTER' SIZE ANCHORS & CABLES WRAPPED AROUND WK. (MR BEAZLEY, GB DIVING SERVICES, JUNE 1972). CHART AS WK 2FMS 3FT IN REVISED POSN.

- NM 1161/72. 6.7.73 NOW CHARTED AS WK 4.6MTRS. NC 1828. H2100/74 8.8.74 LOCATED IN 511444N, 012608E USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR 4.4MTRS, FOUL 4.6MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 5.9 IN GEN DEPTH 9-10MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 9.6MTRS. GOOD CONTACT ON SSS TRACE. LIES ENE/WSW. ABOUT 20MTRS LONG. (ISS, 2.5.74). AMEND TO SW 4.4MTRS IN REVISED POSN. NE 1828. H1310/84/23 12.9.84 WK SILTED UP. BOW INTACT, STERN HEAVILY DAMAGED. (EAST KENT MARITIME TRUST, 23.7.84). NCA. HH090/647/01 1.2.96 EXAM'D 11.9.95 IN 511444.3N, 012606.2E [OGD] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR 5.8, FOUL 6.1MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 6.1 IN GEN DEPTH 8.5MTRS. NO SCOUR. NO DCS3 HT. NO MAGNETIC ANOMALY. SMALL SOLID INTACT WK. (NP 1016, HI 647). AMEND TO SW 5.8MTRS IN 511444.5N, 012606.0E. BR STD. HH242/400/12 21.8.00 EXAM'D IN 5114.71N, 0126.30E [OGB] USING DGPS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 5.1MTRS. NOT LOCATED IN PREVIOUSLY CHARTED POSN. (TH GULL STREAM SURVEY, LTR DTD 24.7.00). AMEND TO WK 5.1MTRS IN REVISED POSN.

- NM 3812/00. HH091/028/01 24.6.03 EXAM'D 8.5.03 IN 5114.769N, 0126.007E [WGD] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR 6.3, FOUL 6.6MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 6.7 IN GEN DEPTH 9MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 12MTRS, WIDTH 5MTRS. DCS3 HT 2.3MTRS. LIES 030/210 DEGS. POOR MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (NP 1016, HI 1028). INTACT. AMEND TO SW 6.3MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. HH242/400/14 24.8.04 LEAST E/S DEPTH 5.4MTRS. (TH SURVEY DTD 29/30.5.04). NCA. SEP 2011/000169714 12.10.11 LEAST M/B DEPTH 6.5MTRS. (TH SURVEY DTD JULY 2011). NCA. SEP 2019/000022679 27.6.19 EXAM'D 3.5.19; IN 5114.770N, 0126.003E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 6.15MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 8.5MTRS, LENGTH 34.12MTRS, WIDTH 7.53MTRS, HT 2.73MTRS, ORIENTATION 015 DEGS. SLIGHTLY DEGRADED WK, LAYING ON SEABED. CLEAR STRUCTURES VISIBLE IN SONAR DATA. (CLINTON MARINE SURVEY AB, HI1585). AMEND DW 6.1MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: INTACT WK

Position: 51 14.77 N,1 26.003 E

 

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