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 (51.468866666667, 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. 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. Brendonia
19. Camisard
20. Carmen
21. Cathay (part of)
22. Cedrington court
23. Christianssund
24. City of dresden (possibly)
25. Colbert
26. Constanzia
27. Corhaven
28. Corheath
29. Correct
30. D'artagnan
31. Dalryan
32. Dartmore
33. Diana
34. Dinard
35. Dixie
36. Dolcoath (part)
37. Dolcoath (part)
38. Dorothy j (possibly)
39. Dortejensen
40. Dunbar castle
41. E goodwin ltv
42. Efford
43. Eidsiva (probably)
44. Eleonora
45. Embla (possibly)
46. Emile deschamps
47. Emma
48. Emma (possibly)
49. Empire lough (probably)
50. Empress of fort william (probably)
51. Empress of midland (possibly)
52. En avant
53. Falcon (probably)
54. Fearless
55. Filleigh
56. Flachsee
57. Flandres
58. Francesco ciampa
59. Fred everard
60. Frons olivae (probably)
61. G 85 (possibly)
62. G-42 (possibly)
63. Gad 23
64. Genimar
65. Girasol
66. Grazia (possibly)
67. Grosser kurfurst
68. Grosser kurfurst (possibly)
69. Halcyon
70. Harcalo
71. Henry moon
72. Hm mgb 328 (possibly)
73. Hmhs anglia
74. Hms alert ?
75. Hms aragonite (part of)
76. Hms aragonite (part of)
77. Hms aries (possibly)
78. Hms artic trapper
79. Hms blanche
80. Hms brazen
81. Hms carilon
82. Hms carlton
83. Hms cayton wyke (probably)
84. Hms chestnut (probably)
85. Hms city of dundee
86. Hms cleon
87. Hms drumtochty (possibly)
88. Hms falmouth iii (possibly)
89. Hms fauvette
90. Hms flirt
91. Hms glen boyne
92. Hms gracie (probably)
93. Hms guardsman
94. Hms kingston galena
95. Hms lydian
96. Hms marcella
97. Hms mastiff (possibly)
98. Hms myrtle
99. Hms napia
100. Hms niger (possibly)
101. Hms northumberland (probably)
102. Hms othello ii
103. Hms peridot
104. Hms pyrope
105. Hms ray of hope
106. Hms restoration (possibly)
107. Hms rodino
108. Hms stella orion
109. Hms stirling castle (probably)
110. Hms tamarisk
111. Hms torbay ii (probably)
112. Hms tourmaline
113. Hms tranquil
114. Hms venetia
115. Hms war sepoy
116. Hms weigelia
117. Hmsm b2
118. Hundvaag
119. Ilaro
120. Ira (possibly)
121. Irene
122. Jacob luckenbach
123. James harrod
124. Josephine charlotte
125. Josephine willis
126. Kabinda
127. Kadru
128. Karmt
129. Katharina kolkmann
130. Kielce
131. Kirsten skou
132. Koenigshaven
133. L'armandeche
134. Lady stella
135. Latona
136. Laurl coin
137. Lbv (m)396
138. Lcp(r) 1961 (possibly)
139. Le pelerin de la mer
140. Leicester
141. Leila najia
142. Leo
143. Lighter 83
144. Lisbeth m
145. Lizzonia
146. Loanda
147. Lolworth
148. Lord hamilton (possibly)
149. Luray victory
150. Lusitania
151. Mahratta
152. Mahratta ii
153. Maloja 1
154. Malta (probably)
155. Margate sand beacon
156. Menapier
157. Merel (part of)(possibly)
158. Mersey
159. Monarch
160. Monica (possibly)
161. Mrav
162. Mudlark
163. Munificent
164. Murillo
165. Nancy moran
166. Naranco
167. Newcastle
168. Newlands
169. Niki
170. Norman
171. Norman
172. North eastern victory
173. Notre dame des trois epis
174. Nunima
175. Ocean king (possibly)
176. Opal
177. Ousel (probably)
178. Pallieter
179. Paros isle
180. Polgrange
181. Ponzano
182. Portslade (possibly)
183. Preussen
184. Pulborough
185. Quentovic
186. Regin (possibly)
187. Rio parana
188. River levan
189. Rooswijk
190. Rubislaw
191. Rydal force
192. Rynanna
193. S goodwin ltv (lv 69)
194. S.folkestone gate (ltv no.75)
195. Sabac
196. Saidieh
197. Saint michael veillez sur nous
198. Saint ronan (possibly)
199. Saint ronan (possibly)
200. Sambut
201. Santagata
202. Santagata (?part of)
203. Sea serpent
204. Selma (possibly)
205. Shenandoah
206. Sir russell
207. Slesvig
208. Smarapaan
209. Spanish prince
210. St cecilia
211. St claire (possibly)
212. Strathclyde
213. Surrey
214. Teeswood
215. Texaco caribbean (after section)
216. Texaco caribbean (forward section)
217. The queen
218. Tina primo
219. Tongue sand tower (remains)
220. Toromoree
221. Toward
222. Traquair (probably)
223. Treport
224. U 11 (possibly)
225. U 16 (possibly)
226. U 48
227. U 8
228. Uama
229. Ub 108 (possibly)
230. Ub 109
231. Ub 12 (possibly)
232. Ub 29 (possibly)
233. Ub 31 ?
234. Ub 38
235. Ub 55 (probably)
236. Ub 56 (possibly)
237. Ub 58 (possibly)
238. Ub 78
239. Ub-33 (probably)
240. Uc 21 (possibly)
241. Uc 26
242. Uc 46
243. Uc 46 (possibly)
244. Uc 77 (possibly)
245. Uc 78 or uc 79
246. Unity
247. Virginie
248. W a scholten
249. Warfleth
250. Westerley star
251. Wheatman (possibly)
252. Will and maggie (probably)
253. 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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