This is the information page about the shipwreck Hms mastiff (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 30.3 N,1 27.5 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 MASTIFF (POSSIBLY)
Length 45.7 meter, width: 8.2 meter, tonnage 520 ton
Cause: Built in 1938 by robb, leith. owned at time of loss by the royal navy. purpose built as a minesweeper, based on a trawler hull. one boiler, triple expansion engine of 950 nhp, single shaft. 1 x 4 inch, 2 x .303 inch machine guns. mined in thames estuary. (ww2 sl & sibi).
Year of registration: 1939
Water depth above wreck: 17 meter, Height above seabed: 100 cm
Known since: 1939, last detected: 2009
Details measurements/cartography: H0166/39 20.11.39 H0166/39 20.11.39 SANK 093DEGS, 1M FROM TONGUE LTV. (C IN C NORE). - PNM 2641/39. H1602/47 26.3.47 H1602/47 26.3.47 EXAM'D 24.9.46 IN 513015N, 012736E OR 077.75DEG, 3.54M FROM TONGUE SAND TWR. SWEPT CLEAR AT 40FT, FOUL AT 41.5FT. SMALL CONTACT, GAVE SLIGHT A/S TRACE. (HMS FRANKLIN, 1.11.46 E7934).
- NM 785/47. H1602/47 10.7.50 H1602/47 10.7.50 NOW CLEAR AT 50FT. (C IN C NORE, 10.7.50). H1602/47 11.10.50 H1602/47 11.10.50 AMEND TO WK 7FMS 3FT. (HMS FRANKLIN).
- NM 1953/50. H926/62 15.3.62 H926/62 15.3.62 LOCATED USING HSA & DECCA. DRIFT SWEPT CLEAR AT 47FT, FOUL AT 49FT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 55FT IN GEN DEPTH 59FT. SCOUR DEPTH 67FT. (HMS ECHO, 10.10.61). NC 1607. H351/67 25.1.67 H351/67 25.1.67 LEAST E/S DEPTH 53FT IN GEN DEPTH 58FT. SCOUR DEPTH 62FT. (ISS, R OF S 26.12.66). 27.1.69 27.1.69 WK 7FMS 4FT [LAT] SHOWN ON NE 1607. 13.6.72 13.6.72 CHART AS WK SW 14MTRS [LAT]. NC 1828. 10.11.82 10.11.82 CHART AS WK SW 14MTRS IN 513017N, 012741E. NC 1183. H2050/82 23.2.84 H2050/82 23.2.84 EXAM'D 22.11.83 IN 513017N, 012738E USING HIFIX 6 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 15.6MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 17.5-18MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 18.5MTRS. DCS3 HT 1.9MTRS. LYING APPROX 280/100 DEGS. SMALL DETACHED PIECES OF WKGE NEARBY. REQUIRES TO BE WIRE SWEPT. (HMS EGERIA, HI 123, WK 25). NCA, RETAIN SWEPT DEPTH. H3936/88 15.2.90 H3936/88 15.2.90 EXAM'D 8.9.89 IN 513017N, 012738E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [5 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 15.8MTRS, FOUL AT 15.9MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 15.8MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 17.5MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 18.1MTRS. DCS3 HT 1.6MTRS. BROKEN UP, LYING 110/290DEGS APPROX. GIVES MAGNETOMETER DEFLECTION. (NP 1016, HI 458).
- NM 691/90. HH090/667/01 4.1.96 HH090/667/01 4.1.96 EXAM'D 27.7.95 IN 513018.94N, 012730.00E [WGD] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR AT 15.5MTRS, NOT FOULED. LEAST E/S DEPTH 15.8MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 17.0MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 0.3MTRS. DCS3 HT 1.9MTRS. LENGTH 57MTRS, WIDTH 12MTRS. LIES 097/277DEGS. GOOD MAGNETIC ANOMALY. UPRIGHT AND SEMI BURIED. BROKEN IN TWO WITH 25MTRS BETWEEN THE PARTS. (OCEONICS, HI 667). SWEEP NOT COMPLETE. RETAIN AS WK SW 15.8MTRS. NCA. HH091/269/01 9.2.09 HH091/269/01 & SEP 2009/000017145 9.2.09 EXAM'D 8.9.08 IN 5130.300N, 0127.500E [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 15.4MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 17MTRS. NO SCOUR ON MAIN PART. MAIN PART: LENGTH 75MTRS, WIDTH 10MTRS, HT 1.6MTRS. LIES 100/280 DEGS. SMALLER PART: LENGTH 10MTRS, WIDTH 10MTRS, HT 1.6MTRS. LIES 10MTRS NE OF MAIN PART. (MARIN MATTEKNIK, HI 1269). ?MAIN BOW AND STERN PORTIONS IN LINE (LENGTH C 50MTRS), WITH CENTRE PART (?BOILER/ENGINE) DISPLACED NE. SCOUR 1.5MTRS DEEP AT SMALLER PART. AMEND WK 15.4MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
- NM 1729/09. 24.7.09 SEP 2009/000097975 24.7.09 SURVEY DATA REVIEWED. AMEND WK 15.3MTRS. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: WELL BURIED, ?UPRIGHT, IN TWO PARTS WITH DEBRIS
Position: 51 30.3 N,1 27.5 E