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 (50.717333333333, 0.60878333333333)

 

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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. Dorothy j (possibly)
23. Duc richard
24. Durango
25. Eagle (possibly)
26. Eco vouga
27. Electra
28. Ella sayer
29. Enero (probably)
30. Euphorbia
31. Evg(no rx152)?
32. Excellence pleske
33. G-asad
34. Grit (probably)
35. Grosser kurfurst
36. Gwendoline (part of)(possibly)
37. Henry moon
38. Heron
39. Hms anne
40. Hms blackwater
41. Hms caulonia
42. Hms cleon
43. Hms ghurka
44. Hms myrmidon
45. Hms waterfly
46. Hmt gullfoss
47. Hoheweg
48. Holland
49. Hydaspes (possibly)
50. Irene
51. Jan brons
52. Jokai
53. Josephine willis
54. Kingfisher (probably)
55. La somme (probably)
56. Lacer
57. Lady alice
58. Leila najia
59. Lepanto/le panto/panta/panto
60. Lizzonia
61. Maxwell
62. Milbanke (probably)
63. Mon bijou/fias
64. Morgenster
65. Mrav
66. My astor
67. Naranco
68. Newcastle
69. Northfleet
70. Nunima
71. Portslade (possibly)
72. River levan
73. Robin hood
74. Roecliff
75. Roode zee (possibly)
76. Roseburn
77. Rushing water
78. Rydal hall (possibly)
79. Saint emilion (probably)
80. Saint jean pierre
81. Salbya (possibly)
82. Samida
83. Sea serpent
84. Seine
85. Shenandoah
86. Sierra bravia
87. Sir robert wigham
88. Sir russell
89. Skerryvore
90. Sparta (possibly)
91. St cecilia
92. Startled fawn (possibly)
93. Storaa
94. Swale (probably)
95. T s webb
96. Tokufuku maru
97. Trooper
98. Ub 31 ?
99. Ub 58 (possibly)
100. Umba (probably)
101. Veerman
102. Ville de dunkirk (stern) (possibly)
103. Vittoria claudia
104. War monarch
105. Waterland (possibly)
106. Welsh belle
107. 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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