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 (51.4419333, 0.9285833)

 

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