This is the information page about the shipwreck Hms william stephen, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 53 1.198 N,1 39.761 E (52.7959833, 1.6965)

 

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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. Aberhill
2. Actuosity (possibly)
3. Afon towy and deerwood (possibly)
4. Alice taylor
5. Alster
6. Alston
7. Angele-erika
8. Artemisia
9. Asteria
10. Barrhill
11. Bertha
12. Boulderpool (fwd part)
13. British triumph
14. Camilla weston
15. Cantabria (probably)
16. Cardanel
17. Chevington
18. Clansman (possibly)
19. Continental (possibly)
20. Corchester
21. Cordene
22. Corduff
23. Courier (probably)
24. Dashwood
25. Duncarron
26. Efos
27. Ems
28. English trader
29. Ethel
30. Friesland
31. Fulgens
32. Galatea (possibly)
33. Gallois and oxshott (possibly)
34. Gardenia
35. Georgia (for'd part)
36. Georgia (stern section)
37. Glen derry (probably)
38. Granta
39. Hauxley (possibly)
40. Hector gannet
41. Hms agate
42. Hms caroline moller
43. Hms cloughton wyke
44. Hms dhoon (probably)
45. Hms dungeness
46. Hms force
47. Hms francolin
48. Hms tranio
49. Hms vortigern
50. Hms william stephen
51. Hmsm c 11
52. Homefire
53. I t l anna b
54. Ilse
55. Ionian (probably)
56. Jessie maersk
57. Jevington court
58. Kenton
59. Keymun
60. King egbert
61. La perouse (possibly)
62. Leelite
63. Londoner (probably)
64. Marden
65. Marsworth
66. Montferland
67. Mount ida
68. Norman queen
69. Oakgrove
70. Ole bull
71. Osprey
72. Otter
73. Oxshott (possibly)
74. Pacific (possibly)
75. Pacific (possibly)
76. Pegrix
77. Robrix
78. Roine
79. Rose marie
80. Roy
81. Rye
82. Salvus ii
83. Seagull
84. Seaham
85. Sheaf water
86. St mark
87. St thomas (possibly)
88. Teddington
89. Thursonian
90. Trelissick
91. Trevethoe
92. Upminster
93. Varoy
94. Walkure
95. Welholme (possibly)
96. Whintown (possibly)
97. Willowpool
98. Xanthe

 

Name: HMS WILLIAM STEPHEN

Year of registration: 1944

Water depth above wreck: 32 meter, Height above seabed: 113 cm

Known since: 1944, last detected: 20190219

Details measurements/cartography: H03437/44 18.5.44 SUNK IN 530108N, 013959E. (ADMIRALTY). INS AS NDW.

- NM 1046/44. 11.5.72 AMEND TO USC 20MTRS. NC 106. HH090/524/01 6.1.92 EXAM'D 8.7.91 IN 530111N, 013951.3E [OGB] USING SYLEDIS. SWEPT CLEAR AT 26.4, FOUL AT 26.6MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 27.2 IN GEN DEPTH 32MTRS. SCOUR 0.5MTR DEEP. DCS3 HT 4.5MTRS, LENGTH 70MTRS, WIDTH 12MTRS. LIES 298/118 DEG WITH A SMALL AMOUNT OF DEBRIS AT END OF SCOUR SOME 25MTRS TO S OF WK. APPARENTLY REMAINS IN GENERALLY GOOD CONDITION. (LAND & MARINE, HI 525). AMEND TO SW 26.5MTRS.

- NM 387/92. 1.8.06 DIVED 22.7.06 IN LISTED POSN. STANDS 4MTRS HIGH BY DEPTH GAUGE. WK IS COMPLETELY INVERTED. MOSTLY INTACT WITH A BREAK ACROSS THE KEEL MIDSHIPS. HAS BOTH ANCHOR AND PROPELLOR INTACT. (G BUXTON). NCA. SEP 2020/000100123 13.5.20 EXAM'D 19.02.19; IN 5301.198N, 0139.761E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 26.51MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 32MTRS, LENGTH 69.87MTRS, WIDTH 28.28MTRS, HEIGHT 5.4MTRS, ORIENTATION 113/293 DEGS. SCOUR LENGTH 4.2MTRS, WIDTH 23.6MTRS, 0.5MTRS DEEP, TOWARDS 231 DEGS. WRECK IN THREE PARTS, HULL INVERTED AND BROKEN IN TWO. (MERITAITO, HI 1580). AMEND DW 26.5MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: INVERTED

Position: 53 1.198 N,1 39.761 E

 

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