This is the information page about the shipwreck Hms venetia, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 31.325 N,1 7.996 E (51.441933333333, 0.92858333333333)

 

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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. Ability
2. Actuality
3. Africa
4. Agamemnon
5. Airston (probably)
6. Alberta
7. Albion (probably)
8. Alf everard (part of)
9. Alf everard (part of)
10. Algeria
11. Alice marie
12. Archon
13. Argus
14. Aridity (probably)
15. Astrologer
16. Atherton
17. Avon
18. Azariah (poss)
19. Balakani
20. Baltrader
21. Beacon 'f'
22. Bella donna
23. Blue mermaid
24. Bolbec (possibly)
25. Bradglen
26. British oak
27. Chieftain
28. City of brisbane
29. Corheath
30. Daisy maud
31. Dalryan
32. Dela
33. Delce
34. Diana
35. Dinard
36. Dortejensen
37. Drofli
38. E oaze light vessel
39. East shoebury bn (remains of)
40. Embla (possibly)
41. Empire ghyll
42. Enterprise ranger 2
43. Erins isle (possibly)
44. Explorer
45. Fearless
46. Fleurita
47. Fred everard
48. Georgia
49. Ghc (possibly)
50. Girasol
51. Gordon
52. Great nore tower (remains)
53. Great nore towers (remains)
54. Great nore towers (remains).
55. H k daniels
56. Harcourt
57. Hawksdale
58. Hawnby
59. Herland (part of)
60. Herland (part of)
61. Hibernia
62. Hm mms 39 (part of)(possibly)
63. Hm mms 39 (part of)(probably)
64. Hm torpedo boat no.12
65. Hmml 127 (possibly)
66. Hmmtb 16 (possibly)
67. Hmnls van meerlant (part of)
68. Hms aisha
69. Hms amethyst
70. Hms amethyst (part of)(possibly)
71. Hms aragonite (part of)
72. Hms aragonite (part of)
73. Hms ash
74. Hms capricornus
75. Hms chestnut (probably)
76. Hms conquistador
77. Hms danube 3
78. Hms desiree
79. Hms drummer
80. Hms gracie (probably)
81. Hms guardsman
82. Hms kennymore (part of)(probably)
83. Hms marcella
84. Hms myrtle
85. Hms napia
86. Hms niger (possibly)
87. Hms oriana
88. Hms pyrope
89. Hms ray of hope
90. Hms receptive
91. Hms reed (possibly)
92. Hms resolvo (part of)
93. Hms restango
94. Hms stella orion
95. Hms tamarisk
96. Hms venetia
97. Hms vimiera (bow section)
98. Hms vimiera (part of)
99. Hms vimiera (stern)
100. Holba
101. Hopper number 19
102. Houston city
103. Ilaro
104. Intrepid
105. Jacob luckenbach
106. James harrod
107. Janie b
108. Lady jane
109. Lca 551
110. Lcp(r) 1961 (possibly)
111. Letchworth
112. Lindfar
113. Lowlands
114. Mahseer
115. Maitland
116. Maplin light house
117. Maplin survey platform
118. March
119. Margam abbey
120. Margate sand beacon
121. Mercy
122. Mi amigo
123. Molliette
124. Monica (possibly)
125. Mudlark
126. Nass beacon (ruins)
127. Neptune (possibly)
128. Newlands
129. Norman
130. Nw shingles bn (remains of)
131. Old whitaker bn (remains of)
132. Opal
133. Paros isle
134. Pinto
135. Pisces
136. Prince igor (probably)
137. Radiant
138. Rd barge 59 (part of)(possibly)
139. Resolute
140. Restless wave (possibly)
141. Revenge
142. Rosme
143. Rover (possibly)
144. Rubislaw
145. Ryal
146. San calisto
147. Selnes
148. Slesvig
149. Spaarndem
150. Stad maastricht
151. Strathearn
152. Strom trooper
153. Sun vii
154. Sunk beacon (remains)
155. Sunrise (possibly)
156. Supremity
157. Tam o shanter (part)(possibly)
158. Tam o shanter (part)(possibly)
159. The sultan
160. Thorvin karsven
161. Tongue sand tower (remains)
162. Toreador
163. Treport
164. Uama
165. Van meerlant (part of)
166. Vera
167. Volante
168. Wardie
169. Warfleth
170. Warp
171. Westerley star
172. William j taylor (part of)
173. Winifred
174. Winkfield
175. Yassou
176. Zarga

 

Name: HMS VENETIA

Length 95.1 meter, width: 9.1 meter, draught: 2.7, tonnage 1090 ton

Cause: built in 1918 by fairfield, glasgow. s turbines of 27000hp, twin shaft. 4 x 4 inch, 1 x 3 inch guns, 6 torpedo tubes. mined.

Year of registration: 1940

Water depth above wreck: 14 meter

Known since: 1940, last detected: 2007

Details measurements/cartography: H0941/40 30.12.40 H0941/40 30.12.40 DW IN 513113N, 010806E, MARKED BY G CONL LT BUOY, GPFL(3)G 10S, 0.5C SE OF WK. (ADMIRALTY). - TFNM 3017/40 ISSUED RE BUOY. INS DW.

- NM 2902/40. H0941/40 24.10.41 H0941/40 24.10.41 INS G CONL LT BUOY, GPFL(3)G10S 0.5C SE OF WK. - FNM 2474/41. H0941/40 3.4.44 H0941/40 3.4.44 LEAST DEPTH OVER WK 4FMS. (ADMIRALTY).

- NM 700/44. H0941/40 11.5.44 H0941/40 11.5.44 POSN 513118N, 010806E USING HSA. (CAPT M/S SHEERNESS, 20.4.44). AMEND POSN & BUOY TO 166DEGS 220YDS FROM WK.

- NM 999/44. H0941/40 29.7.44 H0941/40 29.7.44 LEAST DEPTH NOW 6FMS 2FT. (ADMIRALTY).H0941/40 29.7.44 AMEND TO WK 6FMS 2FT.

- NM 1636/44. H0941/40 26.4.46 H0941/40 26.4.46 SWEPT 8.4.46 AFTER DISPERSAL. CLEAR AT 45FT, FOUL AT 45FT 6INS. LEAST DEPTH 45FT. (CAPT M/S SHEERNESS, 10.4.46). AMEND TO WK 7FMS 3FT.

- NM 1443/46. H0941/40 21.7.47 H0941/40 21.7.47 WK NOW MARKED BY 'VENETIA' B CONL LT BUOY, FL10S 257DEGS 3.08M FROM NW SHINGLES BN. (TH NM 66/47). AMEND BUOY.

- NM 1637/47. H0941/40 29.7.44 H0941/40 29.7.44 AMEND TO WK 6FMS 2FT.

- NM 1636/44. H782/62 14.3.62 H782/62 14.3.62 NOT SEARCHED FOR, BUT SMALL SCOUR FOUND BY THE SIDE OF CHARTED POSN WHILST SOUNDING. (ISS, 1961). H2813/60 3.5.66 H2813/60 3.5.66 EXAM'D 22.9.65. LEAST DEPTH BY E/S 47FT. GEN DEPTH 50FT. SCOUR 52FT. (HMS ENTERPRISE). H782/62 13.7.67 H782/62 13.7.67 SWEPT CLEAR AT 6FMS 2FT. (HMS ENTERPRISE, SIGNAL DTD 6.7.67). AMEND TO SW 6FMS 2FT.

- NM 1299/67. H782/62 22.8.67 H782/62 22.8.67 SWEPT CLEAR AT 38FT, FOUL AT 39FT. LEAST DEPTH OVER WK BY E/S 45FT. GEN DEPTH 50FT. (HMS ENTERPRISE). 27.1.69 27.1.69 AMEND TO SW 6FMS 1FT [LAT]. NE 1607. 27.9.73 27.9.73 AMEND TO WK 11.3MTRS. NC 1607. H3162/59 11.10.73 H3162/59 11.10.73 EXAM'D IN 513117N, 010806E [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 41.7FT, FOUL AT 42.5FT. LEAST DEPTH BY E/S 43.7FT IN GEN DEPTH 48FT. SCOUR 52FT [LAT]. WRECKAGE WITHIN CIRCLE OF 100FT RADIUS. DISPERSED & DIFFICULT TO FIND. SCOUR TO W. (PLA MAPLIN). AMEND TO SW 12.5MTRS. BR STD. HH244/351/01 6.4.90 HH244/351/01 & HH244/260/01 6.4.90 EXAM'D APRIL 87 IN 513116.6N, 010806.7E [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR 12.7MTRS. GEN DEPTH 15MTRS. (PLA 202/1 & 3, PLA WK/OB REPORT NO.E12/88). BR STD. 26.2.07 26.2.07 EXAM'D 16.9.03 IN 5131.3250N, 0107.9963E [WGD]. SWEPT CLEAR 13.0MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 13.7 IN GEN DEPTH 14.2MTRS. SCOUR 1.3MTRS. CHART AS SW 13.0MTRS. (PLA WK RECORD DTD 13.12.04). AMEND SW 13MTRS IN REVISED POSN.

- NM ACTION.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: AREA OF WRECKAGE WITHIN A 100MTR RADIUS

Position: 51 31.325 N,1 7.996 E

 

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