This is the information page about the shipwreck Hms southsea, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 55 0.305 N,1 25.197 W (54.93705, -1.1630333333333)

 

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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. Adams beck (probably)
2. Albano
3. Aurora
4. Azira
5. Balzac
6. Bangarth
7. Blairhall
8. Blue dawn
9. British officer (after part)
10. Bullger
11. Cairnglen
12. Carmarthen coast
13. Carmarthen coast (possibly)
14. Carmarthen coast (possibly)
15. Cecilia (possibly) (or angela madre)
16. Clare (possibly)
17. Denham (probably)
18. Dolphin (ex-hms pandora).
19. Dora
20. Eagle iii
21. Eston
22. Eugenia chandris & oslofjord
23. Eugenia chandris (& oslofjord)
24. Eugenia chandris (& oslofjord)
25. Eventide
26. Fenella
27. Ferryhill
28. Firelight (possibly)
29. General havelock
30. Gottfried (possibly)
31. Gran
32. Grit
33. Gudbrand (possibly)
34. H a brightman
35. H c flood (possibly)
36. H c flood (probably)
37. Hanne
38. Hebble (probably)
39. Hekla (possibly)
40. Helvetia (possibly)
41. Hercules
42. Heros (possibly)
43. Hmms 180
44. Hms ben ardna (probably)
45. Hms elise
46. Hms elise (possibly)
47. Hms ethel taylor
48. Hms james ludford
49. Hms mollusc (ex medusa)
50. Hms snaefell (probably)
51. Hms southsea
52. Hms star of devoran
53. Hms summer rose
54. Hms william hallet (possibly)
55. Hms witherington
56. Hmsm unity (probably)
57. Hogarth
58. Humber
59. Ilios (possibly)
60. Ilious
61. Intent
62. Invergyle
63. Inverlane (part of)
64. Inverlane (stern section)
65. Jenny m (possibly)
66. Jolly girls
67. Jolly girls (possibly)
68. Jonkoping i (possibly)
69. Kalua
70. Kamma
71. Kasko
72. Lafonia
73. Linden (probably)
74. Llwyngwair (possibly)
75. Loch-na-gar (probably)
76. Lonclara (ex-pla hopper no 20)
77. Longbird
78. Lyng
79. Maindy bridge (possibly)
80. Marcheller (possibly)
81. Margaret sutton
82. Marne (part of)(possibly)
83. Mars
84. Mayoress pelican
85. Mile end (possibly)
86. Nike (possibly)
87. Nordheim (possibly)
88. Nyula
89. Orion (probably)
90. Oslofjord (& eugenia chandris)
91. Polleon (possibly)
92. Poltava (possibly)
93. Povena
94. Presto (possibly)
95. Presto (possibly)
96. Princess maud (possibly)
97. Protector (possibly)
98. Providence
99. Prunelle
100. Queen wilhelmina
101. Quillota
102. Ragnhild (possibly)
103. Ragni (probably)
104. Ravensbourne (possibly)
105. Recorder (possibly)
106. Regian
107. Renen
108. Rfa creosol
109. Richard de larrinaga
110. Rio colorado
111. Rising sun (part of)
112. Rising sun (part of)
113. Rosa (possibly)
114. Rotha
115. Saga (possibly)
116. Sargasso (possibly)
117. Scott miller
118. Snowdrop (possibly)
119. Spray
120. Stag 5 (probably)
121. Staithes (possibly)
122. Strinheim
123. Sunniva (possibly)
124. Svava
125. Swiftly
126. Teal (probably)
127. Thames (probably)
128. The stewarts court (probably)
129. Ub 115 (possibly)
130. Uc 32 (probably)
131. Upcerne
132. Vestra
133. Vianna (possibly)
134. Vianna (probably)
135. Wearsider
136. Zeeland (possibly)

 

Name: HMS SOUTHSEA

Length 74.4 meter, width: 9.1 meter, draught: 3, tonnage 825 ton

Cause: 25.5.41 built in 1930 by fairfield & co, glasow. originally owned by the southern railway co and employed between portsmouth and the isle of wight. owned at time of loss by the admiralty. two boilers, compound engine of 213hp, paddle propulsion. hired as a minesweeper from 2.1940. struck a mine off s shields and sank between the piers. carried inshore on 25.5.41 and beached the following day. handed over to breakers and broken up on the spot.

Year of registration: 1941

Water depth above wreck: 1 meter

Known since: 1941, last detected: 2001

Details measurements/cartography: H0423/41 BEACHED OFF SOUTH SHIELDS. (DODS). NCA, POSN 550036N, 012500W [OGB] FOR FILING ONLY. 11.12.99 ABOVE POSN PLOTS IN DREDGED ENTRANCE REACH INSIDE HARBOUR WALLS OF TYNE. MORE REALISTIC POSN 5500.200N, 0124.500W [OGB] FOR FILING ONLY. 10.7.01 REMAINS LIE ABOUT 200YDS N OF 'STAR OF DEVORAN' ON THE HERD SANDS. THE HIGHEST SECTIONS STAND ABOUT 0.7-1.0MTR HIGH. EIGHT PORTHOLES RECOVERED FROM A SECTION OF HULL PLATES THAT UNCOVERED AFTER A STORM LAST YEAR. (R YOUNG). NCA, POSN 5500.30N, 0125.1W [OGB].
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 55 0.305 N,1 25.197 W

 

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