This is the information page about the shipwreck Hms weigelia, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 8.547 N,1 27.114 E (51.0759833, 1.4147)
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The texts accompanying this shipwreck are in English ๐ฌ๐ง, 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.
Name: HMS WEIGELIA
Length 38.1 meter, width: 6.7 meter, draught: 3.7, tonnage 262 ton
Cause: Mined off dover whilst on admiralty service. (ll ww1).
Year of registration: 1916
Water depth above wreck: 25 meter, Height above seabed: 340 cm
Known since: 1916, last detected: 1919
Details measurements/cartography: H1401/16 H1401/16 SANK IN 510830N, 012735E. (ADMIRALTY). - FNM 104/16. H6391/19 9.3.20 H6391/19 9.3.20 CHART AS WK [OLD SYMBOL] (1916). SQ. DATE. 2.10.25 2.10.25 AMENDED TO NDW. NE 1828. H5824/60 1.3.61 H5824/60 1.3.61 FIXED USING DECCA. LEAST E/S DEPTH 65FT. (HMS SCOTT, 31.3.60). NCA YET. H5824/60 17.11.61 H5824/60 17.11.61 LOCATED IN 510829N, 012713E USING HSA [500FT SE OF 1960 POSN]. DRIFT SWEEP, CLEAR AT 59FT, FOUL AT 61FT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 62 IN GEN DEPTH 82FT. (HMS SCOTT, 26.4.61). AMENDED TO WK 9FMS 5FT IN REVISED POSN. R/S. 4.3.69 4.3.69 NOW CHARTED AS WK 9FMS 3FT [LAT]. NE 1828. 15.6.72 15.6.72 NOW CHARTED AS SW 18.0MTRS. NC 1828. H4453/72 19.4.79 H4453/72 19.4.79 EXAM'D 19.4.78 IN 510832N, 012713E USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 18.8 IN GEN DEPTH 25.5MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 4.9MTRS, LENGTH APPROX 75FT, LYING NW/SE. FAIR ALL ROUND SONAR CONTACT. (HMS ENTERPRISE, HI 53/77). RETAIN SWEPT DEPTH IN NEW POSN. HH090/647/01 31.1.96 HH090/647/01 31.1.96 EXAM'D 9.10.95 IN 510831.0N, 012712.6E [OGD] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR AT 19.9, FOUL AT 20.1MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 19.9 IN GEN DEPTH 25.5MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 5.5MTRS. LENGTH 60MTRS, WIDTH 10MTRS. LIES 170/350DEGS. LARGE MAGNETIC ANOMALY. INTACT. (NP 1016, HI 647). AMEND TO SW 19.9MTRS IN 510831N, 012713E [OGB]. BR STD. SEP 2019/000022679 25.6.19 EXAM'D 28.2.19; IN 5108.547N, 0127.114E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 20.73MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 25.2MTRS, LENGTH 36.5MTRS, WIDTH 8.3MTRS, HT 4.5MTRS, ORIENTATION 340 DEGS. PARTIALLY DEGRADED BUT CLEAR WK IN UPRIGHT POSITION. MAST-LIKE FEATURE POINTING OUT (TOWARDS AFT) ON PORT SIDE. (CLINTON MARINE SURVEY AB, HI1585). AMEND DW 20.7MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: INTACT
Position: 51 8.547 N,1 27.114 E