This is the information page about the shipwreck Hms ramillies, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 14.252 N,3 51.903 W (50.207816666667, -3.7034)
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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 RAMILLIES
Length 46.6 meter, width: 12.2 meter, tonnage 1689 ton
Cause: driven ashore s of bolt tail during a hurricane. only 26 survivors of crew of 726. built in 1664. (dive south devon & shipwreck index of british isles).
Year of registration: 1969
Water depth above wreck: 10 meter
Known since: 1975, last detected: 1982
Details measurements/cartography: H1246/69 13.5.69 STERN OF THE WK OF THE JEBBA IN 501418N, 035203W STRADDLES THE WK OF THE RAMILLIES. (J A BROOKS, LTR REC'D 13.5.69). H1288/75/378 4.11.75 DIVED 17.9.75. LOCATED CANNONBALLS IN VAST QUANTITIES & ONE LARGE CANNON. A COMPLETE SURVEY WAS DONE IN 1972 BY NACSAC. WRECK OWNED BY TWO PEOPLE FROM BRISTOL. (R FIELD, 29.9.75). 5.4.82 LITTLE REMAINS OTHER THAN 3 CANNON AND MANY CANNON BALLS. ALSO PART OF RUDDER POST LIES IN COVE ABOUT 700MTRS SE OF BOLT TAIL, JUST SE OF RAMILLIES HEADLAND. OWNED BY D A LANGFIELD, 3 ROCKLEAZE, BRISTOL. LIES IN GEN DEPTH 5-15MTRS. (BSCA WK REGISTER, VOL II). 16.8.11 POSN NOT ACCESSIBLE. TOO CLOSE INSHORE. (MARIN MATTEKNIK, HI 1356). NCA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Position: 50 14.252 N,3 51.903 W