This is the information page about the shipwreck Hms waterfly, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 49.599 N,0 53.852 E (50.7173333, 0.6087833)

 

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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. Afghanistan (bow section)
3. Afghanistan (probably)
4. Albuera
5. Alcantara
6. Alice
7. Argonaut
8. Ash
9. Australier (probably)
10. Avoca
11. Bobby
12. Broderick (probably)
13. Cabo espartel
14. Carlisle castle
15. Ceta (stern section)
16. Charente
17. Christianssund
18. City of dresden (possibly)
19. Corinia (possibly)
20. De fontaine
21. Dona isabel (probably)
22. Duc richard
23. Durango
24. Eagle (possibly)
25. Eco vouga
26. Electra
27. Ella sayer
28. Enero (probably)
29. Euphorbia
30. Evg(no rx152)?
31. Excellence pleske
32. G-asad
33. Grit (probably)
34. Grosser kurfurst
35. Gwendoline (part of)(possibly)
36. Henry moon
37. Heron
38. Hms anne
39. Hms blackwater
40. Hms caulonia
41. Hms cleon
42. Hms ghurka
43. Hms myrmidon
44. Hms waterfly
45. Hmt gullfoss
46. Hoheweg
47. Holland
48. Hydaspes (possibly)
49. Irene
50. Jan brons
51. Jokai
52. Josephine willis
53. Kingfisher (probably)
54. La somme (probably)
55. Lacer
56. Lady alice
57. Leila najia
58. Lepanto/le panto/panta/panto
59. Lizzonia
60. Maxwell
61. Milbanke (probably)
62. Mon bijou/fias
63. Morgenster
64. Mrav
65. My astor
66. Naranco
67. Newcastle
68. Northfleet
69. Nunima
70. Portslade (possibly)
71. River levan
72. Robin hood
73. Roecliff
74. Roode zee (possibly)
75. Roseburn
76. Rushing water
77. Rydal hall (possibly)
78. Saint emilion (probably)
79. Saint jean pierre
80. Salbya (possibly)
81. Samida
82. Sea serpent
83. Seine
84. Shenandoah
85. Sierra bravia
86. Sir robert wigham
87. Sir russell
88. Skerryvore
89. Sparta (possibly)
90. St cecilia
91. Startled fawn (possibly)
92. Storaa
93. Swale (probably)
94. T s webb
95. Tokufuku maru
96. Trooper
97. Ub 31 ?
98. Ub 58 (possibly)
99. Umba (probably)
100. Veerman
101. Ville de dunkirk (stern) (possibly)
102. Vittoria claudia
103. War monarch
104. Waterland (possibly)
105. Welsh belle
106. Wittering

 

Name: HMS WATERFLY

Year of registration: 1942

Water depth above wreck: 31 meter, Height above seabed: 45 cm

Known since: 1942, last detected: 20150620

Details measurements/cartography: H067/42 1.11.42 SUNK IN APPROX 504930N, 005400E. NOT DANGEROUS. (V A DOVER). NCA. H4959/73 9.4.75 WK EXAM'D 22.5.74 IN 504938N, 005406E [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 28 IN GEN DEPTH 33MTRS. SCOUR 2MTRS DEEP. DCS3 LENGTH 100FT. (HMS BEAGLE, HI 55/74). CHART AS WK 28MTRS (15FMS). NE 536. H4121/76 28.7.76 SWEPT CLEAR AT 24.9MTRS. (SOISS, SIGNAL DTD 14.6.76). AMEND TO SW 24.9MTRS (13FMS 3FT).

- NM 1548/76. H4121/76 4.8.76 EXAM'D 11.6.76. SWEPT CLEAR AT 24.9, FOUL AT 25.6MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 25.3 IN GEN DEPTH 32MTRS. SCOUR 35MTRS. LIES 130/310DEGS. DCS3 LENGTH 104FT. (HMS ENTERPRISE, HI 41/76). NCA. 26.3.93 NOW CHARTED AS SW 24.5MTRS. NE 536. HH232/720/10 7.1.04 DIVED IN 5049.608N, 0053.865W [WGD] USING GPS. STANDS 5MTRS HIGH. LIES 050/230 DEGS. LIES ALMOST ON ITS SIDE WITH THE DECK FACING EAST AND THE KEEL FACING WEST. HULL SLUMPED WITH DEBRIS SPILLING OUT OF HULL TO THE EAST. ARMED WITH HIGH ANGLE AA DEFENCE. SPENT MACHINE GUN AMMUNITION CASES SEEN WITH A BROAD ARROW AND DATED 1938. PIECES OF COAL NOTED. BELL MARKED 'WATER?LY' HAS BEEN RECOVERED. CINC REQUESTED. (D BARBER, 18.9.02). RETAIN AS SW 24.5MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. 15.11.13 CINC DELETED. MORE THAN FIVE YEARS. SEP 2015/000083464 12.2.16 EXAM'D 20.6.15; IN 5049.599N, 0053.852E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 24.04MTRS, GEN DEPTH 31MTRS. LENGTH 43MTRS, WIDTH 10MTRS, HT 6.5MTRS, ORIENTATION 045/225. WK BROKEN, PARTIALLY BURIED, STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (HI 1475, GARDLINE GEOSURVEY). AMEND DW 24MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 50 49.599 N,0 53.852 E

 

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