This is the information page about the shipwreck Hms ocean plough (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 52 27.778 N,1 52.822 E (52.4370167, 1.7918333)
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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 OCEAN PLOUGH (POSSIBLY)
Year of registration: 1916
Water depth above wreck: 28 meter, Height above seabed: 0 cm
Known since: 1916, last detected: 1982
Details measurements/cartography: 1916 POSN 522730N, 015230E. H3085/26 H3085/26 CONFIRMS LOSS AND GIVES TONNAGE. H4282/26 H4282/26 CHARTED AS NDW (1917) PA ON BA 1543. H335/31 13.1.31 H335/31 13.1.31 NOW CHARTED AS NDW PA. BA 1543. H8469/31 10.12.51 H8469/31 10.12.51 LUCAS WIRE DRIFT SWEEP 29.6.51 BY SMLS 323 AND 325 IN 522742N 015240E. CLEAR AT 82FT. GEN DEPTH 90FT. A CLEARING SWEEP ONLY WAS CARRIED OUT. A SMALL NON SUB CONTACT WAS OBTAINED IN THIS POSN AND WAS FIXED BY A/S RANGE AND BEARINGS FROM SHIP STATIONS. SEVERAL ATTACKS WERE MADE BY A/S BUT NO WRECK WAS DISCOVERED THOUGH A SMALL SCOUR WAS FOUND IN THIS POSN. (HMS SHARPSHOOTER, 16.10.51). AMEND TO REVISED POSN AND DELETE PA. BR STD. 31.7.74 31.7.74 NOW CHARTED AS SW 24.5MTRS [LAT]. NC 1543. H1942/80 1.9.82 H1942/80 1.9.82 EXAM'D 25.2.82 IN 522745N, 015256E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [3 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 24.4 IN GEN DEPTH 28MTRS. NO SCOUR. HYDROSEARCH VERTICAL HT 6.7MTRS, LENGTH 61MTRS, BEAM 7.4MTRS. LYING N/S, BOWS N, AND VERY BROKEN UP. (HMS BULLDOG HI 11). CHART AS WK 21.0MTRS IN REVISED POSN. R/P.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: BOWS N, AND VERY BROKEN UP
Position: 52 27.778 N,1 52.822 E