This is the information page about the shipwreck Hms recoil (stern section)(probably), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 26.413 N,2 44.136 W (50.46995, -3.0108833333333)

 

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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.

 

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7. Apache
8. Athen
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11. Bayonne
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13. Bokn (possibly)
14. Borgund i (possibly)
15. Britannia (possibly)
16. Broomhill (probably)
17. Chateau yqem
18. Conch
19. Franziska
20. Frogner ?
21. Gibel-hamam
22. Gorizia
23. Grane
24. Greta c
25. Gripfast
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27. Hartlepool (part of)
28. Heroine (probably)
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31. Hms bittern
32. Hms bittern (parts of)(probably)
33. Hms boadicea
34. Hms buccaneer
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36. Hms fisgard ii
37. Hms harstad
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39. Hms james fennel
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42. Hms manor
43. Hms recoil (bow section)(probably)
44. Hms recoil (stern section)(probably)
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47. Hmsm m2
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50. Inisinver
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57. Lst 507 (stern section)
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60. Majorca
61. Marguerite (possibly)
62. Marie therese
63. Martha
64. Memnon
65. Merchant royal
66. Minerva (probably)
67. Modavia
68. Moidart
69. Motano (probably)
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76. Pergo
77. Pomella
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79. Reggestroom (probably)
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84. Salsette ii
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87. Sparkling foam (possibly)
88. St dunstan
89. Stancrest
90. Sudon (possibly)
91. Tandil (probably)
92. Thera (possibly)
93. Tracy
94. Trito
95. U 322 (possibly)
96. Ub 74
97. Ull (probably)
98. Ursa (probably)

 

Name: HMS RECOIL (STERN SECTION)(PROBABLY)

Year of registration: 1940

Water depth above wreck: 48 meter, Height above seabed: 146 cm

Known since: 1940, last detected: 2003

Details measurements/cartography: H1044/40 28.9.40 H1044/40 28.9.40 POSN 502630N, 024500W. (M/S SUMMARY NO 52, 16.10.40). H113/45 4.7.45 H113/45 4.7.45 SONAR CONTACT IN 502642N, 024342W, APPROX. PROBABLE WK - GAVE OFF OIL. (PLYMOUTH LIST, 4.7.45) & (AUBD 303/56). H2507/53 22.7.55 H2507/53 22.7.55 EXAM'D IN 502623N, 024401W USING DECCA. . LEAST E/S DEPTH 22 IN GEN DEPTH 26FMS. SEABED SHELL, STONES AND SAND. GOOD A/S RESPONSE. (HMS SCOTT, 4.10.54). BR STD. H5982/82 25.1.83 H5982/82 25.1.83 WK SHOWN IN 502620N, 024353W ON KINGFISHER CHART K(SW)1, 1982. HH100/351/10 17.7.95 HH100/351/10 17.7.95 DIVED JULY 1995. BELIEVED TO BE HMS RECOIL. IN TWO SECTIONS, LYING NNW/SSE, WITH BOWS SSE. APPEARANCE OF A LARGE TRAWLER WRECK ON PORT SIDE, THOUGH STERN UPRIGHT. MUCH DAMAGE JUST ABAFT MIDSHIPS. MODERN BAYONET LIGHT FITTING RECOVERED. FWD PART ABOUT 90FT LONG BY 20FT WIDE. (N R CHIPCHASE). PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT TO BE AN LST. HH100/351/10 14.8.95 HH100/351/10 14.8.95 DEPTH CHARGES AND SHELLS NOTED. CONFIRMS AS WAR LOSS. (N R CHIPCHASE). HH090/961/01 2.12.03 HH090/961/01 2.12.03 EXAM'D 27.7.03 IN 5026.413N, 0244.136W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 42.5 IN GEN DEPTH 48MTRS. NO SCOUR. DIMENSIONS OF SHOALER STERN PART: LENGTH 15MTRS, WIDTH 8MTRS. DCS3 HT 7.0MTRS. LIES 146/326 DEGS. MODERATE MAGNETIC ANOMALY. IN TWO PARTS, THE LARGER BOW SECTION LIES 44MTRS SE. (GARDLINE, HI 961). AMEND WK 42MTRS. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: SEE [63441] FOR BOW

Position: 50 26.413 N,2 44.136 W

 

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