This is the information page about the shipwreck Hms st seiriol, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 54.897 N,1 35.06 E (51.761916666667, 1.5857333333333)
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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 ST SEIRIOL
Length 73.2 meter, width: 9.1 meter, draught: 3, tonnage 928 ton
Cause: 5.5.1915 built of steel in 1914. hired 5.5.1915 as minesweeper. triple expansion engine, single shaft. two 6pdr guns. sunk by mine. towed to shipwash shoal. towing wire fouled submerged object.
Year of registration: 1918
Water depth above wreck: 3 meter
Known since: 1918, last detected: 2005
Details measurements/cartography: 26.4.18 M21207/18 26.4.18 WK [OLD SYMBOL] 515450N, 013506E. (PMSO HARWICH). - FNM 504B/18. 1923 AMENDED TO DW. NE 2052. H331/31 16.1.31 H331/31 16.1.31 INS AS DW ON CHARTS. H3409/52 H3409/52 DELETED. (HMS SHARPSHOOTER, 1952 SURVEY).
- NM BLOCK 1840/52. H3186/73 8.5.73 H3186/73 8.5.73 LOCATED BY CLOSE SOUNDING & SONAR, SHADOW ONLY IN 515452N, 013510E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. (HMS ENTERPRISE). INS AS FOUL. NC 2052. H4358/74 18.2.76 H4358/74 18.2.76 NOT SEARCHED FOR. (HMS ECHO HI 12/75 OCT '75) NCA. H4726/77 16.3.79 H4726/77 16.3.79 NOT LOCATED DURING INTENSIVE SEARCH OF AREA. (HMS ENTERPRISE, ROS DTD 4.12.78 [K8120/2]). NCA. H1955/80 25.3.82 H1955/80 25.3.82 NOT LOCATED DURING AREA SEARCH. NO SPECIAL SEACH CONDUCTED. (SOISS, HI 25). DELETED. BR STD. H2913/83 18.10.84 H2913/83 18.10.84 NOT FOUND. (HMS ECHO, HI 192) AMENDED TO DEAD. HH090/851/01 9.7.99 HH090/851/01 9.7.99 LOCATED BY MAGNETOMETER ONLY IN LISTED POSN. CONSIDERED THAT WK MAY BE UNCOVERING. GEN DEPTH NOW 2.5MTRS. INS AS FOUL. (NP 1016, HI 851). BR STD. HH090/993/01 1.7.02 HH090/993/01 1.7.02 NOT LOCATED. GEN DEPTH 3MTRS. (NP 1016, HI 993). NCA. HH091/115/01 18.10.05 HH091/115/01 18.10.05 LOCATED BY MAGNETOMETER ONLY. POOR MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (NP 1016, HI 1115). NCA. 30.3.06 30.3.06 [EUT] POSN: 5154.897N, 0135.060E. NC 2692. HH091/262/01 5.2.09 HH091/262/01 5.2.09 NOT LOCATED BY M/B. (MARIN MATTEKNIK, HI 1262). NCA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Position: 51 54.897 N,1 35.06 E