This is the information page about the shipwreck Hms speeton (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 52 30.935 N,1 52.601 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 SPEETON (POSSIBLY)
Length 18 meter, width: 3.4 meter, tonnage 205 ton
Cause: Sunk by mine off lowestoft whilst on admiralty service. (ll ww1).
Year of registration: 1915
Water depth above wreck: 31 meter, Height above seabed: 180 cm
Known since: 1915, last detected: 20161218
Details measurements/cartography: 31.12.15 SANK IN 523300N, 015100E APPROX. (MS 31.12.15). H5371/51 18.9.51 LUCAS WIRE DRIFT SWEEP SMLS 323AND 325 12.7.51 IN 523055N, 015243E USING HSA. CLEAR AT 80FT FOUL AT 82FT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 90FT IN GEN DEPTH 94FT ON THE S SIDE AND 99FT ON THE N SIDE WITH A SCOUR ON EITHER SIDE 20FT DEEPER. HEIGHT ABOVE SEA BED 14FT. A SMALL WRECK. (HMS SHARPSHOOTER, 31.8.51). CHART AS WK 13FMS [24MTRS]. BR STD. H1942/80 2.9.82 EXAM'D 25.2.82 IN 523054N, 015243E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [3 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 26.2 IN GEN DEPTH 29.5MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 5MTRS. HYDROSEARCH VERTICAL HT 4.8MTRS, LENGTH 18MTRS, BEAM 3.4MTRS. LYING 028/208DEGS. APPARENTLY WK OF SMALL FV LAYING IN A SCOUR. (HMS BULLDOG, HI 11). RETAIN SWEPT DEPTH IN REVISED POSN. SEP 2016/000091758 20.7.17 EXAM'D 18.12.16; IN 5230.935N, 0152.601E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 28.94MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 31MTRS, LENGTH 12.2MTRS, WIDTH 4.6MTRS, HEIGHT 4.3MTRS, ORIENTATION 180/000 DEGS. SCOUR LENGTH 40MTRS, 2.9MTRS DEEP, TOWARDS 003 DEGS. WRECK IS SMALL AND BROKEN. (GARDLINE, HI 1494). AMEND DW 28.5MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Position: 52 30.935 N,1 52.601 E