This is the information page about the shipwreck Hms tranquil, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 13.183 N,1 27.753 E (51.0898333, 1.7715833)

 

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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. 150
2. Admiral gardner
3. Advent
4. Africa
5. Agen
6. Algeria
7. Amplegarth
8. Andaman
9. Angelus (possibly)
10. Archon
11. Ashley
12. Atlantic (possibly)
13. Avon
14. Balakani
15. Brandenburg
16. Bravore
17. Ca 4
18. Camisard
19. Cap de la hague
20. Carmen
21. Cathay (part of)
22. Cedrington court
23. Christianssund
24. Colbert
25. Colbert (possibly)
26. Constanzia
27. Corhaven
28. Correct
29. D'artagnan
30. Dalryan
31. Dartmore
32. Diana
33. Dinard
34. Dixie
35. Dolcoath (part)
36. Dolcoath (part)
37. Dunbar castle
38. E goodwin ltv
39. Efford
40. Eidsiva (probably)
41. Eleonora
42. Embla (possibly)
43. Emile deschamps
44. Emma
45. Emma (possibly)
46. Empire lough (probably)
47. Empress of fort william (probably)
48. Empress of midland (possibly)
49. En avant
50. Falcon (probably)
51. Fearless
52. Filleigh
53. Flachsee
54. Flandres
55. Francesco ciampa
56. Fred everard
57. Frons olivae (probably)
58. G 85 (possibly)
59. G-42 (possibly)
60. Gad 23
61. Genimar
62. Grazia (possibly)
63. Grosser kurfurst (possibly)
64. Halcyon
65. Harcalo
66. Henry moon
67. Hm mgb 328 (possibly)
68. Hmhs anglia
69. Hms alert ?
70. Hms aragonite (part of)
71. Hms aries (possibly)
72. Hms artic trapper
73. Hms brazen
74. Hms carilon
75. Hms carlton
76. Hms cayton wyke (probably)
77. Hms chestnut (probably)
78. Hms city of dundee
79. Hms cleon
80. Hms drumtochty (possibly)
81. Hms falmouth iii (possibly)
82. Hms fauvette
83. Hms flirt
84. Hms glen boyne
85. Hms gracie (probably)
86. Hms guardsman
87. Hms kingston galena
88. Hms lydian
89. Hms marcella
90. Hms mastiff (possibly)
91. Hms myrtle
92. Hms napia
93. Hms niger (possibly)
94. Hms northumberland (probably)
95. Hms othello ii
96. Hms peridot
97. Hms pyrope
98. Hms ray of hope
99. Hms restoration (possibly)
100. Hms rodino
101. Hms stirling castle (probably)
102. Hms tamarisk
103. Hms torbay ii (probably)
104. Hms tourmaline
105. Hms tranquil
106. Hms war sepoy
107. Hms weigelia
108. Hms wessex
109. Hmsm b2
110. Hundvaag
111. Ilaro
112. Ira (possibly)
113. Irene
114. Jacob luckenbach
115. James harrod
116. Josephine willis
117. Kabinda
118. Kadru
119. Karmt
120. Katharina kolkmann
121. Kielce
122. Kirsten skou
123. Koenigshaven
124. L'armandeche
125. Lady stella
126. Latona
127. Laurl coin
128. Lbv (m)396
129. Le pelerin de la mer
130. Leicester
131. Leila najia
132. Leo
133. Lisbeth m
134. Loanda
135. Lord hamilton (possibly)
136. Luray victory
137. Lusitania
138. Mahratta
139. Mahratta ii
140. Maloja 1
141. Malta (probably)
142. Mariner moon
143. Menapier
144. Merel (part of)(possibly)
145. Mersey
146. Monarch
147. Mrav
148. Mudlark
149. Munificent
150. Murillo
151. Nancy moran
152. Newlands
153. Niki
154. Norman
155. Norman
156. North eastern victory
157. Notre dame des trois epis
158. Opal
159. Ousel (probably)
160. Pallieter
161. Paros isle
162. Polgrange
163. Ponzano
164. Portslade (possibly)
165. Preussen
166. Pulborough
167. Quentovic
168. Rio parana
169. River levan
170. Rubislaw
171. Rydal force
172. Rynanna
173. S goodwin ltv (lv 69)
174. S.folkestone gate (ltv no.75)
175. Sabac
176. Saidieh
177. Saint michael veillez sur nous
178. Saint ronan (possibly)
179. Saint ronan (possibly)
180. Sambut
181. Santagata
182. Santagata (?part of)
183. Sea serpent
184. Selma (possibly)
185. Shenandoah
186. Sir russell
187. Slesvig
188. Smarapaan
189. Sperrbrecher 171 (possibly)
190. St cecilia
191. Strathclyde
192. Surrey
193. Teeswood
194. Texaco caribbean (after section)
195. Texaco caribbean (forward section)
196. The queen
197. Tina primo
198. Tongue sand tower (remains)
199. Toward
200. Traquair (probably)
201. Treport
202. U 11 (possibly)
203. U 16 (possibly)
204. U 48
205. U 8
206. Uama
207. Ub 108 (possibly)
208. Ub 109
209. Ub 31 ?
210. Ub 38
211. Ub 55 (probably)
212. Ub 56 (possibly)
213. Ub 58 (possibly)
214. Ub 78
215. Ub-33 (probably)
216. Uc 21 (possibly)
217. Uc 26
218. Uc 46
219. Uc 46 (possibly)
220. Uc 77 (possibly)
221. Uc 78 or uc 79
222. Unity
223. Virginie
224. W a scholten
225. Westerley star
226. Wheatman (possibly)
227. Will and maggie (probably)
228. Woodtown (possibly)
229. Xanthence

 

Name: HMS TRANQUIL

Year of registration: 1942

Water depth above wreck: 16 meter, Height above seabed: 86 cm

Known since: 1942, last detected: 20190503

Details measurements/cartography: H02133/42 27.11.42 WK IN 511306N, 012750E. DISPERSED TO 30FT. (TH, 13.4.43). CHART AS WK 5FMS.

- NM 2596/42 & FNM 2593/42. H02133/42 9.3.50 CLEAR TO 39FT [MLWS]. (C-IN-C NORE, 9.3.50). H021333/42 25.5.50 LUCAS WIRE DRIFT SWEEP 1 & 2.5.50 SMLS 324 & 325 IN 511312N, 012745E USING HSA. CLEAR AT 39FT, FOUL AT 40FT. GEN DEPTH 40-45FT. (HMS SHARPSHOOTER, CO SML 324, 6.5.50). AMEND TO WK 6FMS 3FT IN REVISED POSN.

- NM 973/50. H927/59 30.9.60 SWEPT CLEAR AT 34FT, FOUL AT 35FT. (ECES, 1959). H02133/42 4.10.60 LUCAS WIRE DRIFT SWEEP WK IS NOW 5FT LESS THAN IN 1950, PROBABLY ACCOUNTED FOR BY ITS MOVEMENT. CLEAR AT 34FT, FOUL AT 35FT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 38FT IN GEN DEPTH 46-58FT. SCOUR DEPTH 59FT. FIXED BY HSA. (ECES, 9.7.59). AMEND TO WK 5FMS 4FT.

- NM 727/60 & NM 905/60. H02133/42 23.8.62 DRIFT SWEEP CLEAR AT 32FT, FOUL AT 33FT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 36FT IN GEN DEPTH 55FT. SCOUR DEPTH 61FT. FIXED BY HSA. (HMS EGERIA, 9.5.62). AMEND TO SW 5FMS 2FT. LC 1828. H3890/68 19.3.68 LEAST E/S DEPTH 37FT IN GEN DEPTH 54FT. SEABED BUMPY. GOOD SONAR FROM S AND NE. [+2FT TO ALL SOUNDINGS TO AGREE WITH CHART 1828 ON NEW DATUM]. (HMS ECHO, R-OF-S 27/67, 25.9.67). AMEND TO WK 6FMS 3FT. R/S. 4.3.69 NOW CHARTED AS SW 5FMS. NE 1828. 12.2.70 SHOWN AS SW 5FMS 2FT ON BA 1895. 13.6.72 NOW CHARTED AS SW 9.1MTRS. NC 1828. H2100/74 30.1.74 LOCATED IN 511307.5N, 012752E USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. CLOSE SOUNDED. LEAST E/S DEPTH 10.0MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 16.0MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 17.0MTRS [LAT]. FLAT SEABED. NO SWIRL VISIBLE ON SURFACE ALTHOUGH STRONG E/S CONTACT LIES E/W WITH SMALL SCOUR. (HMS ENTERPRISE, H525 NO.229/73). NCA. H4453/72 18.4.79 EXAM'D 3.3.77 & 13.4.78 IN 511309N, 012753E USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 11.3 IN GEN DEPTH 16.4MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 0.5MTRS. DCS3 HT 4.2MTRS, LENGTH ABOUT 100FT, LYING NW/SE. GOOD SONAR RESPONSE FROM ALL DIRECTIONS. (HMS ENTERPRISE, HI 53/77). RETAIN SWEPT DEPTH IN VIEW TENDENCY THIS WK HAS TO ALTER LEAST DEPTH MARKEDLY. AMEND TO REVISED POSN. BR STD. H4453/72 13.3.80 LOCATED DURING DCS3 AREA SEARCH. NOT INVESTIGATED. (HMS ECHO, HI 62/79). H1938/78 20.3.81 LOCATED DURING AREA SONAR SEARCH. NO INVESTIGATION REQUIRED. (HMS ENTERPRISE, HI 618/80). H2331/85 11.11.86 EXAM'D 29.6.86 IN 511309N, 012751E USING TRISPONDER. LEAST E/S DEPTH 11.8 IN GEN DEPTH 16-17MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 17.7MTRS. WK IS COMPACT BUT HAS CAUSED CONSIDERABLE AREA OF SEABED DISTURBANCE. RECOMMEND RETAIN SWEPT DEPTH. (NP 1016, HI 298). NCA. HH090/647/01 1.2.96 EXAM'D 7.10.96 IN 511308.8N, 012753.0E [OGD] USING DGPS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 11.9 IN GEN DEPTH 16.0MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 3MTRS. LENGTH 45MTRS, WIDTH 20MTRS. LIES 060/240DEGS. MODERATE MAGNETIC ANOMALY. NOT POSSIBLE TO SWEEP DUE TO FISHING FLOATS. (NP 1016, HI 647). NCA. SEP 2019/000022679 27.6.19 EXAM'D 3.5.19; IN 5113.183N, 0127.753E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 11.58MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 16.1MTRS, LENGTH 40.75MTRS, WIDTH 13.55MTRS, HT 5.46MTRS, ORIENTATION 086 DEGS. WK LIGHTLY DEGRADED. LYING UPRIGHT WITH SLIGHT TILT WHERE IT HAS SUNK IN THE BOTTOM ON ONE SIDE. SMALL STRAIGHT PROTRUCTIONS ON RIGHT SIDE. (CLINTON MARINE SURVEY AB, HI1585). AMEND DW 11.5MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 51 13.183 N,1 27.753 E

 

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