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 (51.4688667, 1.5197833)

 

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