This is the information page about the shipwreck Hms niger (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 13.244 N,1 26.373 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. Algeria
7. Amplegarth
8. Andaman
9. Angelus (possibly)
10. Archon
11. Ashley
12. Atlantic (possibly)
13. Avoca
14. Avon
15. Balakani
16. Brandenburg
17. Bravore
18. Camisard
19. Carmen
20. Cathay (part of)
21. Cedrington court
22. Christianssund
23. City of dresden (possibly)
24. Colbert
25. Constanzia
26. Corhaven
27. Correct
28. D'artagnan
29. Dalryan
30. Dartmore
31. Diana
32. Dinard
33. Dixie
34. Dolcoath (part)
35. Dolcoath (part)
36. Dunbar castle
37. E goodwin ltv
38. Efford
39. Eidsiva (probably)
40. Eleonora
41. Embla (possibly)
42. Emile deschamps
43. Emma
44. Emma (possibly)
45. Empire lough (probably)
46. Empress of fort william (probably)
47. Empress of midland (possibly)
48. En avant
49. Falcon (probably)
50. Fearless
51. Filleigh
52. Flachsee
53. Flandres
54. Francesco ciampa
55. Fred everard
56. Frons olivae (probably)
57. G 85 (possibly)
58. G-42 (possibly)
59. Gad 23
60. Genimar
61. Grazia (possibly)
62. Grosser kurfurst
63. Grosser kurfurst (possibly)
64. Halcyon
65. Harcalo
66. Henry moon
67. Hm mgb 328 (possibly)
68. Hmhs anglia
69. Hms alert ?
70. Hms aragonite (part of)
71. Hms aries (possibly)
72. Hms artic trapper
73. Hms brazen
74. Hms carilon
75. Hms carlton
76. Hms cayton wyke (probably)
77. Hms chestnut (probably)
78. Hms city of dundee
79. Hms cleon
80. Hms drumtochty (possibly)
81. Hms falmouth iii (possibly)
82. Hms fauvette
83. Hms flirt
84. Hms glen boyne
85. Hms gracie (probably)
86. Hms guardsman
87. Hms kingston galena
88. Hms lydian
89. Hms marcella
90. Hms mastiff (possibly)
91. Hms myrtle
92. Hms napia
93. Hms niger (possibly)
94. Hms northumberland (probably)
95. Hms othello ii
96. Hms peridot
97. Hms pyrope
98. Hms ray of hope
99. Hms restoration (possibly)
100. Hms rodino
101. Hms stella orion
102. Hms stirling castle (probably)
103. Hms tamarisk
104. Hms torbay ii (probably)
105. Hms tourmaline
106. Hms tranquil
107. Hms venetia
108. Hms war sepoy
109. Hms weigelia
110. Hmsm b2
111. Hundvaag
112. Ilaro
113. Ira (possibly)
114. Irene
115. Jacob luckenbach
116. James harrod
117. Josephine willis
118. Kabinda
119. Kadru
120. Karmt
121. Katharina kolkmann
122. Kielce
123. Kirsten skou
124. Koenigshaven
125. L'armandeche
126. Lady stella
127. Latona
128. Laurl coin
129. Lbv (m)396
130. Le pelerin de la mer
131. Leicester
132. Leila najia
133. Leo
134. Lisbeth m
135. Lizzonia
136. Loanda
137. Lord hamilton (possibly)
138. Luray victory
139. Lusitania
140. Mahratta
141. Mahratta ii
142. Maloja 1
143. Malta (probably)
144. Menapier
145. Merel (part of)(possibly)
146. Mersey
147. Monarch
148. Mrav
149. Mudlark
150. Munificent
151. Murillo
152. Nancy moran
153. Naranco
154. Newcastle
155. Newlands
156. Niki
157. Norman
158. Norman
159. North eastern victory
160. Notre dame des trois epis
161. Nunima
162. Opal
163. Ousel (probably)
164. Pallieter
165. Paros isle
166. Polgrange
167. Ponzano
168. Portslade (possibly)
169. Preussen
170. Pulborough
171. Quentovic
172. Rio parana
173. River levan
174. Rubislaw
175. Rydal force
176. Rynanna
177. S goodwin ltv (lv 69)
178. S.folkestone gate (ltv no.75)
179. Sabac
180. Saidieh
181. Saint michael veillez sur nous
182. Saint ronan (possibly)
183. Saint ronan (possibly)
184. Sambut
185. Santagata
186. Santagata (?part of)
187. Sea serpent
188. Selma (possibly)
189. Shenandoah
190. Sir russell
191. Slesvig
192. Smarapaan
193. St cecilia
194. Strathclyde
195. Surrey
196. Teeswood
197. Texaco caribbean (after section)
198. Texaco caribbean (forward section)
199. The queen
200. Tina primo
201. Tongue sand tower (remains)
202. Toward
203. Traquair (probably)
204. Treport
205. U 11 (possibly)
206. U 16 (possibly)
207. U 48
208. U 8
209. Uama
210. Ub 108 (possibly)
211. Ub 109
212. Ub 31 ?
213. Ub 38
214. Ub 55 (probably)
215. Ub 56 (possibly)
216. Ub 58 (possibly)
217. Ub 78
218. Ub-33 (probably)
219. Uc 21 (possibly)
220. Uc 26
221. Uc 46
222. Uc 46 (possibly)
223. Uc 77 (possibly)
224. Uc 78 or uc 79
225. Unity
226. Virginie
227. W a scholten
228. Westerley star
229. Wheatman (possibly)
230. Will and maggie (probably)
231. Woodtown (possibly)

 

Name: HMS NIGER (POSSIBLY)

Length 70.1 meter, width: 8.2 meter, tonnage 810 ton

Cause: Torpedoed & sunk, while at anchor, by german submarine u 12.

Year of registration: 1914

Water depth above wreck: 13 meter, Height above seabed: 42 cm

Known since: 1914, last detected: 20190503

Details measurements/cartography: H6657/16 8.11.16 CHARTED AS WK 46FT IN 511315N, 012615E. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). - FNM 521/16. H2234/71 2.2.71 NOT LOCATED AFTER CLOSE INVESTIGATION. (SOISS, 1970). DELETED. LC 1828. H4453/72 18.4.79 NOT FOUND DURING BASIC SONAR SWEEP. (HMS ENTERPRISE, HI 53/77). H1938/78 23.3.81 CONSIDERED TO BE SEPARATE 'UNKNOWN' WK AND PART OF 'JACOB LUCKENBACH' [SEE WK [13761] IN 511310N, 012631.5E]. EXAM'D 10/11.11.80 IN 511312N 012629E USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 9.9MTRS. NO FOUL OBTAINED [WK CLOSE SE FOULED AT 9.6MTRS]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 11.8 IN GEN DEPTH 14MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 2.2MTRS, LENGTH 75MTRS, BEAM 22MTRS. LYING 040/220DEGS. SMALL PIECE OF WKGE, HT 1.8MTRS, LIES 15MTRS NW OF MAIN WK. (HMS ENTERPRISE, HI 61B/80). [POSSIBLY WK OF HMS NIGER]. CHART AS SW 9.9MTRS IN 511312N, 012629E. R/P H1310/84/23 12.9.84 WELL BROKEN UP. (EAST KENT MARITIME TRUST, 23.7.84). HH090/647/01 1.2.96 EXAM'D 12.9.95 IN 511313.6N, 012629.5E [OGD] USING DGPS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 12.0 IN GEN DEPTH 14MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 3MTRS. LENGTH 65MTRS, WIDTH 15MTRS. LIES 030/210DEGS. MEDIUM MAGNETIC ANOMALY. WELL BROKEN UP. NOT SWEPT DUE TO FISHING FLOATS. (NP 1016, HI 647). RETAIN SWEPT DEPTH IN 511313.5N, 012629.5E. BR STD. SEP 2019/000022679 27.6.19 EXAM'D 3.5.19; IN 5113.244N, 0126.373E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 11.28MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 13.77MTRS, LENGTH 75.66MTRS, WIDTH 19.67MTRS, HT 2.28MTRS, ORIENTATION 042 DEGS. SCOUR LENGTH 67.95MTRS, WIDTH 10.32MTRS, 14.43MTRS DEEP, TOWARDS 042 DEGS. WK HEAVILY DEGRADED. DEBRIS FIELD; LENGTH 8.6MTRS WITH 1 or 2 OBJECTS LOCATED 8 MTRS TO LEFT OF WK.(CLINTON MARINE SURVEY AB, HI1585). AMEND DW 11.2MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: WELL BROKEN UP

Position: 51 13.244 N,1 26.373 E

 

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