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 (52.795983333333, 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. Ayrshire (possibly)
11. Barrhill
12. Bertha
13. Boulderpool (fwd part)
14. British triumph
15. Camilla weston
16. Cantabria (probably)
17. Cardanel
18. Chevington
19. Clansman (possibly)
20. Continental (possibly)
21. Corchester
22. Cordene
23. Corduff
24. Courier (probably)
25. Dashwood
26. Duncarron
27. Efos
28. Ems
29. English trader
30. Ethel
31. Friesland
32. Fulgens
33. Galatea (possibly)
34. Gallois and oxshott (possibly)
35. Gardenia
36. Georgia (for'd part)
37. Georgia (stern section)
38. Glen derry (probably)
39. Granta
40. Hauxley (possibly)
41. Hector gannet
42. Hms agate
43. Hms caroline moller
44. Hms cloughton wyke
45. Hms dhoon (probably)
46. Hms dungeness
47. Hms force
48. Hms francolin
49. Hms nogi
50. Hms tranio
51. Hms vortigern
52. Hms william stephen
53. Hmsm c 11
54. Homefire
55. I t l anna b
56. Ilse
57. Ionian (probably)
58. Jessie maersk
59. Jevington court
60. Kenton
61. Keymun
62. King egbert
63. La perouse (possibly)
64. Leelite
65. Londoner (probably)
66. Marden
67. Marsworth
68. Meriones
69. Montferland
70. Mount ida
71. Norman queen
72. Oakgrove
73. Ole bull
74. Osprey
75. Otter
76. Oxshott (possibly)
77. Pacific (possibly)
78. Pacific (possibly)
79. Pegrix
80. Robrix
81. Roine
82. Rose marie
83. Roy
84. Rye
85. Salvus ii
86. Seagull
87. Seaham
88. Sheaf water
89. St mark
90. St thomas (possibly)
91. Teddington
92. Thursonian
93. Trelissick
94. Trevethoe
95. Upminster
96. Varoy
97. Walkure
98. Welholme (possibly)
99. Whintown (possibly)
100. Willowpool
101. 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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