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 (51.089833333333, 1.7715833333333)

 

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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. Brendonia
18. Ca 4
19. Camisard
20. Cap de la hague
21. Carmen
22. Cathay (part of)
23. Cedrington court
24. Christianssund
25. Colbert
26. Colbert (possibly)
27. Constanzia
28. Corhaven
29. Corheath
30. Correct
31. D'artagnan
32. Dalryan
33. Dartmore
34. Diana
35. Dinard
36. Dixie
37. Dolcoath (part)
38. Dolcoath (part)
39. Dorothy j (possibly)
40. Dortejensen
41. Dunbar castle
42. E goodwin ltv
43. Efford
44. Eidsiva (probably)
45. Eleonora
46. Embla (possibly)
47. Emile deschamps
48. Emma
49. Emma (possibly)
50. Empire lough (probably)
51. Empress of fort william (probably)
52. Empress of midland (possibly)
53. En avant
54. Falcon (probably)
55. Fearless
56. Filleigh
57. Flachsee
58. Flandres
59. Francesco ciampa
60. Fred everard
61. Frons olivae (probably)
62. G 85 (possibly)
63. G-42 (possibly)
64. Gad 23
65. Genimar
66. Girasol
67. Grazia (possibly)
68. Grosser kurfurst (possibly)
69. Halcyon
70. Harcalo
71. Henry moon
72. Hm mgb 328 (possibly)
73. Hmhs anglia
74. Hms alert ?
75. Hms aragonite (part of)
76. Hms aragonite (part of)
77. Hms aries (possibly)
78. Hms artic trapper
79. Hms blanche
80. Hms brazen
81. Hms carilon
82. Hms carlton
83. Hms cayton wyke (probably)
84. Hms chestnut (probably)
85. Hms city of dundee
86. Hms cleon
87. Hms drumtochty (possibly)
88. Hms falmouth iii (possibly)
89. Hms fauvette
90. Hms flirt
91. Hms glen boyne
92. Hms gracie (probably)
93. Hms guardsman
94. Hms kingston galena
95. Hms lydian
96. Hms marcella
97. Hms mastiff (possibly)
98. Hms myrtle
99. Hms napia
100. Hms niger (possibly)
101. Hms northumberland (probably)
102. Hms othello ii
103. Hms peridot
104. Hms pyrope
105. Hms ray of hope
106. Hms restoration (possibly)
107. Hms rodino
108. Hms stirling castle (probably)
109. Hms tamarisk
110. Hms torbay ii (probably)
111. Hms tourmaline
112. Hms tranquil
113. Hms war sepoy
114. Hms weigelia
115. Hms wessex
116. Hmsm b2
117. Hundvaag
118. Ilaro
119. Ira (possibly)
120. Irene
121. Jacob luckenbach
122. James harrod
123. Josephine charlotte
124. Josephine willis
125. Kabinda
126. Kadru
127. Karmt
128. Katharina kolkmann
129. Kielce
130. Kirsten skou
131. Koenigshaven
132. L'armandeche
133. Lady stella
134. Latona
135. Laurl coin
136. Lbv (m)396
137. Lcp(r) 1961 (possibly)
138. Le pelerin de la mer
139. Leicester
140. Leila najia
141. Leo
142. Lighter 83
143. Lisbeth m
144. Loanda
145. Lolworth
146. Lord hamilton (possibly)
147. Luray victory
148. Lusitania
149. Mahratta
150. Mahratta ii
151. Maloja 1
152. Malta (probably)
153. Margate sand beacon
154. Mariner moon
155. Menapier
156. Merel (part of)(possibly)
157. Mersey
158. Monarch
159. Monica (possibly)
160. Mrav
161. Mudlark
162. Munificent
163. Murillo
164. Nancy moran
165. Newlands
166. Niki
167. Norman
168. Norman
169. North eastern victory
170. Notre dame des trois epis
171. Ocean king (possibly)
172. Opal
173. Ousel (probably)
174. Pallieter
175. Paros isle
176. Polgrange
177. Ponzano
178. Portslade (possibly)
179. Preussen
180. Pulborough
181. Quentovic
182. Regin (possibly)
183. Rio parana
184. River levan
185. Rooswijk
186. Rubislaw
187. Rydal force
188. Rynanna
189. S goodwin ltv (lv 69)
190. S.folkestone gate (ltv no.75)
191. Sabac
192. Saidieh
193. Saint michael veillez sur nous
194. Saint ronan (possibly)
195. Saint ronan (possibly)
196. Sambut
197. Santagata
198. Santagata (?part of)
199. Sea serpent
200. Selma (possibly)
201. Shenandoah
202. Sir russell
203. Slesvig
204. Smarapaan
205. Spanish prince
206. Sperrbrecher 171 (possibly)
207. St cecilia
208. St claire (possibly)
209. Strathclyde
210. Surrey
211. Teeswood
212. Texaco caribbean (after section)
213. Texaco caribbean (forward section)
214. The queen
215. Tina primo
216. Tongue sand tower (remains)
217. Toromoree
218. Toward
219. Traquair (probably)
220. Treport
221. U 11 (possibly)
222. U 16 (possibly)
223. U 48
224. U 8
225. Uama
226. Ub 108 (possibly)
227. Ub 109
228. Ub 12 (possibly)
229. Ub 29 (possibly)
230. Ub 31 ?
231. Ub 38
232. Ub 55 (probably)
233. Ub 56 (possibly)
234. Ub 58 (possibly)
235. Ub 78
236. Ub-33 (probably)
237. Uc 21 (possibly)
238. Uc 26
239. Uc 46
240. Uc 46 (possibly)
241. Uc 77 (possibly)
242. Uc 78 or uc 79
243. Unity
244. Virginie
245. W a scholten
246. Warfleth
247. Westerley star
248. Wheatman (possibly)
249. Will and maggie (probably)
250. Woodtown (possibly)
251. 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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