This is the information page about the shipwreck Hms war sepoy, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 6.74 N,1 19.681 E (51.075983333333, 1.4147)

 

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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. Africa
4. Agen
5. Amplegarth
6. Andaman
7. Angelus (possibly)
8. Ashley
9. Atlantic (possibly)
10. Avoca
11. Bobby
12. Brandenburg
13. Bravore
14. Brendonia
15. Cabo espartel
16. Carmen
17. Cathay (part of)
18. Cedrington court
19. Charente
20. Christianssund
21. City of dresden (possibly)
22. Colbert
23. Constanzia
24. Corhaven
25. Correct
26. D'artagnan
27. De fontaine
28. Diana
29. Dinard
30. Dorothy j (possibly)
31. Dunbar castle
32. E goodwin ltv
33. Efford
34. Eidsiva (probably)
35. Eleonora
36. Emile deschamps
37. Emma
38. Emma (possibly)
39. Empire lough (probably)
40. Empress of fort william (probably)
41. En avant
42. Falcon (probably)
43. Fearless
44. Flachsee
45. Flandres
46. Francesco ciampa
47. Frons olivae (probably)
48. G-42 (possibly)
49. G-asad
50. Gad 23
51. Gladys
52. Gloire a sainte therese
53. Grit (probably)
54. Grosser kurfurst
55. Grosser kurfurst (possibly)
56. Halcyon
57. Harcalo
58. Henry moon
59. Heron
60. Hm mgb 328 (possibly)
61. Hmhs anglia
62. Hms alert ?
63. Hms aragonite (part of)
64. Hms aragonite (part of)
65. Hms aries (possibly)
66. Hms artic trapper
67. Hms blackwater
68. Hms brazen
69. Hms carilon
70. Hms carlton
71. Hms cayton wyke (probably)
72. Hms city of dundee
73. Hms cleon
74. Hms drumtochty (possibly)
75. Hms falmouth iii (possibly)
76. Hms fauvette
77. Hms glen boyne
78. Hms kingston galena
79. Hms lord grey
80. Hms lydian
81. Hms marcella
82. Hms napia
83. Hms niger (possibly)
84. Hms northumberland (probably)
85. Hms othello ii
86. Hms peridot
87. Hms restoration (possibly)
88. Hms rodino
89. Hms stirling castle (probably)
90. Hms torbay ii (probably)
91. Hms tourmaline
92. Hms tranquil
93. Hms war sepoy
94. Hms weigelia
95. Hmsm b2
96. Holland
97. Hundvaag
98. Hydaspes (possibly)
99. Ilaro
100. Ira (possibly)
101. Jacob luckenbach
102. James harrod
103. Jokai
104. Josephine willis
105. Kabinda
106. Kadru
107. Katharina kolkmann
108. Kielce
109. Kirsten skou
110. Koenigshaven
111. L'armandeche
112. La fleche
113. Lady stella
114. Latona
115. Lcp(r) 1961 (possibly)
116. Le pelerin de la mer
117. Le tregor
118. Leicester
119. Leila najia
120. Leo
121. Lighter 83
122. Lizzonia
123. Loanda
124. Lolworth
125. Lord hamilton (possibly)
126. Luray victory
127. Lusitania
128. Mahratta
129. Mahratta ii
130. Maloja 1
131. Malta (probably)
132. Merel (part of)(possibly)
133. Mersey
134. Monarch
135. Monica (possibly)
136. Mrav
137. Murillo
138. Nancy moran
139. Naranco
140. Negrier
141. Newcastle
142. Niki
143. Norman
144. North eastern victory
145. Northfleet
146. Notre dame des trois epis
147. Nunima
148. Ocean king (possibly)
149. Opal
150. Ousel (probably)
151. Phoenix
152. Polgrange
153. Portslade (possibly)
154. Preussen
155. Pulborough
156. Regin (possibly)
157. Rio parana
158. River levan
159. Rochester castle (possibly)
160. Rooswijk
161. Rover (possibly)
162. Rydal force
163. Rynanna
164. S goodwin ltv (lv 69)
165. S.folkestone gate (ltv no.75)
166. Sabac
167. Saint ronan (possibly)
168. Saint ronan (possibly)
169. Sambut
170. Samida
171. Santagata
172. Santagata (?part of)
173. Sea serpent
174. Seine
175. Selma (possibly)
176. Shenandoah
177. Sir russell
178. Spanish prince
179. St cecilia
180. St claire (possibly)
181. Strathclyde
182. Surrey
183. Teeswood
184. Texaco caribbean (after section)
185. Texaco caribbean (forward section)
186. The queen
187. Toromoree
188. Toward
189. Traquair (probably)
190. U 11 (possibly)
191. U 16 (possibly)
192. U 48
193. U 8
194. Ub 103 (possibly)
195. Ub 108 (possibly)
196. Ub 109
197. Ub 12 (possibly)
198. Ub 31 ?
199. Ub 38
200. Ub 55 (probably)
201. Ub 56 (possibly)
202. Ub 58 (possibly)
203. Ub 78
204. Ub-33 (probably)
205. Uc 46
206. Uc 46 (possibly)
207. Uc 63
208. Uc 77 (possibly)
209. Uc 78 or uc 79
210. Unity
211. Vittoria claudia
212. W a scholten
213. Wheatman (possibly)
214. Will and maggie (probably)

 

Name: HMS WAR SEPOY

Length 121.9 meter, width: 15.8 meter, draught: 8.5, tonnage 5575 ton

Cause: 26.4.64 built in 1918 by william grey & co. west hartlepool. transferred to the admiralty in 1921. three boilers, triple expansion engine, single shaft. attacked by enemy aircraft and burnt out. filled with concrete and sunk as blockship in the w entrance to dover harbour. sunk so that her forepart touched the wk of spanish prince, which was in the deepest part. disposal work commenced 26.4.64 after which the entrance was clear. (sibi & dods).

Year of registration: 1926

Water depth above wreck: 11 meter, Height above seabed: 0 cm

Known since: 1926, last detected: 20201109

Details measurements/cartography: H6345/26 FOUL AREA IN SHAPE OF VESSEL WITH 4FR LTS IN LINE ALONG CENTRE OF SHAPE. (ADMIRALTY). NOTE. H7393/30 10.11.30 EASTERN BLOCK SHIP DRIES 4FT BETWEEN LT BEACONS, WHILE THERE IS A LEAST DEPTH OF 12FT AT OUTER BEACON. WESTERN BLOCK SHIP, LEAST DEPTH BETWEEN BEACONS 11FT, DEPTH OUTER BEACON 18FT. (HMS KELLETT, 1.11.30). H1107/31 23.2.31 REMOVAL TO COMMENCE ON 2.3.31. (HM DOVER). - TNM 297/31 ISSUED. H955/32 12.2.32 SHIP CUT INTO THREE & WILL SOON BE RAISED. (HM DOVER). TNM CANCELLED. H955/32 20.5.33 SALVAGE OF WESTERN BLOCK SHIP. ONE PORTION OF THE WK WAS REMOVED TO THE INSIDE OF THE OUTER HARBOUR BEARING 22DEGS, 325FT FROM THE END OF THE WESTERN JETTY OF THE CAMBER. A SECOND PORTION ABOUT 150FT IN LENGTH WAS REMOVED TO THE EASTWARD END OF THE EASTERN ARM, A TRACING OF WHICH IS HELD. (HM DOVER, 17.5.33). H955/32 15.6.33 PORTION LYING AT THE END OF WESTERN JETTY LIFTED & TAKEN FURTHER INSHORE TO THE WEST SIDE OF THIS PIER. TRACING HELD. (HM DOVER, 10.6.33). H955/32 10.7.33 BOTH OF THESE PORTIONS ARE JUST AWASH AT LWST & EACH PORTION IS APPROX 145X43FT WIDE. (HM DOVER, 6.7.33). NOTE. H5678/34 29.9.34 PORTION LYING WEST OF WEST JETTY REMOVED. (HMS KELLETT, 25.9.34). H0573/41 7.4.41 WK IN 510645N, 011953E IS IN 3 SECTIONS; 1.311DEGS, 400FT, 2.245DEGS, 330FT, 3.229DEGS, 630FT, ALL FROM LT ON SW END OF DETACHED MOLE. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). H5141/49 1.12.49 SHAPE OF AND DEPTH OVER REMAINING WRECKAGE IN W ENTRANCE TO DOVER HARBOUR SHOWN ON SURVEY [E8591]. H5141/49 26.4.50 SALVAGE OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS. (DOVER, 22.4.50). H5141/49 16.2.52 SHAPE & DEPTHS OF REMAINING WKGE IN W ENTRANCE TO DOVER HBR SHOWN ON 1950 SURVEY [E8726]. H3899/60 11.4.61 FORE PART OF 'WAR SEPOY' LYING ALONGSIDE 1914 BLOCK SHIP 'SPANISH PRINCE' [13622]. BOW TO SEAWARD. LEAST DEPTH OVER WK 21FT. LENGTH OF PORTION EXTENDED FROM 172FT TO APPROX 200FT DUE TO COLLAPSE OF BRIDGE SUPERSTRUCTURE. TOTAL WEIGHT OF SCRAP METAL ABOUT 950 TONS CONDITION OF WK MUCH DETERIORATED SINCE 1951. AGREEMENT BETWEEN ADMIRALTY & DOVER HBR BRD ON THE REMOVAL OF 'WAR SEPOY' STATES THAT: [1] ADMIRALTY WILL REMOVE AFTER END AS CHARGE TO NAVY VOTE. [2] THE HARBOUR BOARD WILL MAKE NO FURTHER CLAIM ON THE ADMIRALTY FOR REMOVAL OF FORE PART. (ADMIRALTY SALVAGE OFFICER, JUL'60, REFERENCE TO AGREEMENT GF 570/59). H1280/77/32 29.9.77 WK REMOVED ON 26.4.1964, & THE WESTERN HARBOUR ENTRANCE WAS OPENED FOR TRAFFIC. (R A LEE, LTR DTD 14.1.77). 27.9.79 SHOWN AS FA, LEAST DEPTH 8.8MTRS ON DHB SURVEY [K1875/21]. NE 1698. 11.1.85 LEAST DEPTH SHOWN AS 9.2MTRS ON DOVER HBR BRD SURVEY SEP'83-JAN'84 [K1875/27]. 25.3.88 SHOWN WITH LEAST DEPTH 8.8MTRS ON DOVER HBR BRD SURVEY OF 1987. 3.5.90 SHOWN WITH LEAST DEPTH 8.2MTRS ON DBH SURVEY 3 [6], JUL-AUG'89. NE 1698. 9.10.96 SHOWN WITH LEAST DEPTH 9MTRS ON DHB SURVEY 3 [13] DTD JUNE 1996. NE 1698. HH242/410/07 18.2.98 LEAST DEPTH 8.4MTRS IN 510640.5N, 011946.3E [OGB]. (DOVER HARBOUR BOARD DIGITAL SURVEY DHB3, [UKHO BATHY ID 19985010]).

- NM 709/98. 3.1.01 SHOWN AS FA, LENGTH 225MTRS, WIDTH 100MTRS AT THE WIDEST POINT, LEAST DEPTH 8.3MTRS IN 5106.682N, 0119.750E [OGB] ON DOVER HBR BOARD SURVEY DHB3-22 DTD 14.7.20. NE 1698. 17.2.05 SHOWN WITH LEAST DEPTH 9.5MTRS IN 5106.710N, 0119.649E [EUT] ON DOVER HARBOUR BOARD SURVEY DHB3-32 DTD OCT 2004. NE 1698. HH091/093/01 12.5.05 EXAM'D 7.10.04. LEAST E/S DEPTH 9.1MTRS IN 5106.720N, 0119.604E [WGD] USING DGPS. GEN DEPTH 11.5MTRS. SCOUR 14.1MTRS. LENGTH 88.0MTRS, WIDTH 25.3MTRS. LIES 055/235 DEGS. NO MAGNETIC ANOMALY. DEBRIS EXTENDS 132MTRS TOWARDS 055 DEGS. VESSEL-SHAPED FOUL AREA. MAX VERTICAL EXTENT 3.2MTRS BY SBES NOT CONFIRMED BY WIRE SWEEP. (HMSML GLEANER, HI 1093). NCA. 24.2.11 SHOWN AS FOUL AREA WITH DEPTH 8.7MTRS AT SW END ON BA 2698. [EDN 12 DTD 20.1.11]. SEE CHART FOR DETAILS. 15.9.15 EXTENT OF FOUL AREA TAKEN FROM MBES SURFACE FROM HMS GLEANER HI 1448. AMEND FOUL AREA LIMITS SHOALEST DEPTH 8MTRS. SEP 2018/000049341 29.3.18 FOUL AREA EXAM'D 14.1.18. LEAST M/B DEPTH 8.970 MTRS.(DOVER HARBOUR BOARD). AMEND TO OBSTN AREA 8.9MTRS. CHANGE CONFIRMED BY DHB BY EMAIL dd 27.3.18. SEP 2018/000188933 3.8.18 EXAM'D 28.6.18 IN 5106.715N 119.651E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 8.870 MTRS.(DOVER HARBOUR BOARD SURVEY). AMEND TO OBSTN AREA 8.8MTRS. SEP 2020/000289407 4.12.20 EXAM'D 9.11.20; IN 5106.712N, 0119.670E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 9.13MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 11MTRS, LENGTH 157MTRS, WIDTH 134MTRS, HEIGHT 2.2MTRS, ORIENTATION 000 DEGS. (UKHO, H525.2 FEATURE REPORT). NFS. RETAIN PREVIOUS DEPTH IN AMENDED OBSTRN AREA. SEP 2022/000028393 24.11.21 EXAM'D 24.11.21; IN 5106.712N, 0119.670E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 8.97MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 11MTRS, LENGTH 6.3MTRS, WIDTH 4.4MTRS, HEIGHT 2.13MTRS. (UKHO, H525.2 FEATURE REPORT). RETAIN PREVIOUS DEPICTION
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: EXTENT OF FOUL AREA TAKEN FROM CSAR SEE ALSO WK ID[82090]

Position: 51 6.74 N,1 19.681 E

 

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