This is the information page about the shipwreck Hms warspite, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 7.113 N,5 28.891 W (50.27365, -5.4894666666667)

 

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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. Acadian
2. Acklington
3. Adolf vinnen
4. Aida lauro
5. Alacrity
6. Alster (possibly)
7. Antwerpen
8. Arab
9. Arbel (probably)
10. Ardgarry
11. Arnside (possibly)
12. Asaba (possibly)(part of)
13. Asaba (possibly)(part of)
14. Asia
15. Aurelien
16. Austria (possibly)
17. Balbec
18. Ballarat
19. Bard (possibly)
20. Bellucia
21. Besse (probably)
22. Bessemer city (probably)
23. Bill (part of)(possibly)
24. Bill (possibly)
25. Brest
26. Busby
27. Cheerful
28. Chimu
29. Christina
30. Christos markettos
31. City of cardiff
32. City of corinth (possibly)
33. City of westminster (& kul)
34. Clan malcolm
35. Congener
36. Conqueror
37. Corvus
38. Courtown
39. Cristina
40. Cromdale
41. Czar
42. Dageid
43. Denebola
44. Depois
45. Devon
46. Dunaskin
47. Dundee (probably)
48. Dux (possibly)
49. Empire flamingo (for'd section)
50. Enrico parodi
51. Facto
52. Fanny lambert
53. Friday (vrijdag) possibly
54. Gallier (possibly)
55. Garthclyde (possibly)
56. Gemini
57. Genevieve (possibly)
58. Glamorgan coast
59. Glendale
60. Gleno
61. Grip (part of)
62. Hampshire
63. Hanover
64. Hansy
65. Helene (probably)
66. Hellopes
67. Hms anson
68. Hms brandlebas
69. Hms gloaming
70. Hms roche bonne
71. Hms royalo
72. Hms warspite
73. Hms warspite (part of)
74. Hockwold
75. Holland xix
76. Hopeful (possibly)
77. Iona
78. J duncan
79. Jose de aramburu
80. Joshua nicholson
81. Juan ferrer
82. Juanita
83. Kate thomas (possibly)
84. Kildonan ?
85. Kilmaho
86. Kintuck
87. Lake grafton
88. Lake grafton (possibly)
89. Le vieux tigre
90. Lia'g
91. Liberty
92. Lincoln
93. Loe bar wk
94. Luna
95. Lutece (part of)(possibly)
96. Luxembourg (probably)
97. Lyminge
98. Madeline
99. Marie roberts
100. Maroc
101. Mervyn (possibly)
102. Moorview
103. Mosel
104. Mystique (possibly)
105. Nanna (possibly)
106. New pioneer
107. Nile
108. Noya (possibly)
109. Ocean harvest
110. Orfordness
111. Ospra
112. Pearl (possibly)
113. Peer gynt (possibly)
114. Petersham
115. Phoenix 202
116. Phoenix 203
117. Pioneer (possibly)
118. Polesley (possibly)
119. Poljames
120. Poljames
121. Ponthieu
122. Prestige
123. Primo ?
124. Primrose (remains of)(possibly)
125. Princess royal
126. Quarnero
127. Reidar (possibly)
128. Rms mulheim
129. Robert
130. Rossmore (possibly)
131. Royal anne galley
132. Saint guenole
133. Santo christo de castello (possibly)
134. Saxon briton
135. Schiedam
136. Sea viper
137. Secil japan (bow section)
138. Secil japan (stern section)
139. Setubel(probably)
140. Sirius (possibly)
141. St anthony (possibly)
142. St chamond
143. St george (possibly)
144. Stabil (possibly)
145. Sten (possibly)
146. Sylvia-mary z-525
147. Thorsa (part of)(possibly)
148. Traute sarnow
149. Tungufoss
150. Tyrhaug
151. U 1018
152. U 1209 (possibly)
153. U 399
154. U 95
155. Umbre
156. Underwood
157. Union crystal (possibly)
158. Union star (parts of)(probably)
159. Veghtstroom (possibly)
160. Vesuvius
161. Vigrid (possibly)
162. Vine branch (possibly)
163. Vinovia
164. War baron (probably)
165. Westwood (possibly)
166. Wild boar
167. William cory
168. Wyndcliffe
169. Yewcroft
170. Zebra
171. Zone (probably)

 

Name: HMS WARSPITE

Length 195.1 meter, width: 31.7 meter, draught: 9.4, tonnage 30600 ton

Cause: built in 1913 by devonport dockyard. twenty four boilers, steam turbines of 75000 hp, quarduple shafts. broke away from tug while being towed portsmouth for the clyde for breaking. grounded and was later beached. scrapped in situ over a period of five years.

Year of registration: 1947

Water depth above wreck: 7 meter, Height above seabed: 69 cm

Known since: 1947, last detected: 2022

Details measurements/cartography: H5257/56 17.8.56 BEACHED IN PENZANCE BAY IN 1950(?). SALVAGE OPS SINCE THEN HAVE BEEN COMPLETED. THE HULK HAS FINALLY BEEN REMOVED AND NOTHING REMAINS. (MOT DOCKET M1844/50, HM CG ST JUST). H5868/56 11.10.56 EXAM'D 1.9.56. WRECKAGE OF 2 BOILERS AND PLATING REMAIN IN POSN 294DEGS, 1080FT FROM ST MICHAEL'S MOUNT FS. WRECKAGE CLEAR AT 8FT [LWST]. (TH, 18.9.56). CHART AS OBSTN 1FM 2FT.

- NM 2559/56. H3481/65 19.11.65 METAL OF BOILERS IS IN RELATIVELY GOOD CONDITION, RESTING ON HARD SAND. LEAST E/S DEPTH 8FT. POSN 312.5DEG, 1100FT FROM ST MICHAEL'S MOUNT FS. (HYDROGRAPHIC SCHOOL, ST BUDEAUX, 20.7.65). H3481/65 18.6.70 CHART AS OBSTN 2.4MTRS IN 500705N, 052851W. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). NC 2345. H3843/86 3.6.88 SOUNDED BUT NOT SWEPT. (HMS BULLDOG, HI 362A). NO RESULTS FORWARDED. HH100/351/16 28.12.00 DIVED IN 5007.116N, 0528.850W [WGD] USING GPS. STANDS 7MTRS HIGH BY E/S. STANDS 7.4MTRS HIGH BY DEPTH GAUGE. LENGTH 30MTRS, WIDTH 12MTRS. NO SCOUR. SEABED SAND. TWO HUGE, VERTICAL BOILERS FORM THE MAIN PART OF THE WK, WITH HULL PLATING AND SCATTERED DEBRIS IN BETWEEN. VERY PROMINENT FEATURE ON E/S. (G LOCKETT, 18.12.00). AMEND POSN. BR STD. HH091/246/01 13.5.09 LOCATED IN 5007.1136N, 0528.8895W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST DEPTH 4.98MTRS. LENGTH 13MTRS BY 5MTRS OVERALL, WITH MORE PROMINENT FEATURE SOME 7MTRS BY 5MTRS. MX HT ABOVE SEABED APPROX 1.7MTRS. (SDC DIGITAL BATHY, EXAMINATION OF DIGITAL DATA FROM HI 1246 [M4807, NETSURVEY]. APPEARS HIGHER IN SUPPLIED IMAGES. RETAIN OBSTN 2.4MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. HI1770 28.06.23 EXAM'D 31.08.22 IN 5007.113N, 0528.891W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 4.15MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 7.2MTRS. LENGTH 16.15MTRS, WIDTH 15.58MTRS, HT 3.05MTRS, ORIENTATION 069/249 DEGS. WRECK REMAINS ARE PARTIALLY INTACT AND BURIED, NO SCOUR BUT A DEBRIS FIELD SURROUNDING THE MAIN FEATURE. (A-2-SEA SOLUTIONS LTD, HI 1770). AMEND DW 4.15MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: TWO BOILERS REMAIN, WRECK REMAIN ARE PARTIALLY INTACT AND BURIED, NO SCOUR BUT A DEBRIS FIELD SURROUNDING THE MAIN FEATURE

Position: 50 7.113 N,5 28.891 W

 

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