This is the information page about the shipwreck Hms william wesney, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 53.997 N,1 32.927 E (51.7619167, 1.5857333)

 

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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. Aduatiek (possibly)
2. Afrin (probably)
3. Agamemnon
4. Ambient (probably)
5. Angelus
6. Atlanticos
7. Balgownie (probably)
8. Baltrader
9. Bonnington court
10. British fortune (probably)
11. Brixton
12. Cairnside
13. Carica milica
14. Cedarwood (possibly)
15. Churston
16. Clan monroe
17. Coalgas
18. Corcrest
19. Cormount (probably)
20. Coureur des mers
21. Cressdene (possibly)
22. Dagmar (probably)
23. Denise germaine (possibly)
24. Disa (possibly)
25. Dulwich
26. Dynamo
27. Empire bridge
28. Empire ghyll
29. Erna boldt (probably)
30. Estrella (possibly)
31. European gateway (part of)
32. F stobart (probably)
33. Faithful star
34. Fleurita
35. Flores (probably)
36. Fort massac
37. Forth
38. Franz fischer (possibly)
39. Friargate (possibly)
40. Friargate (possibly)
41. Gannet (possibly)
42. Gena
43. Gerhard
44. Ghc (possibly)
45. Golconda (possibly)
46. Grantleyhall (possibly)
47. Grenadier (probably)
48. Grisdeale
49. Groeswen (probably)
50. Hardingham (probably)
51. Harlington (probably)
52. Harlyn (probably)
53. Harriet
54. Hebe
55. Highwave (probably)
56. Hillglen
57. Hm mgb 76 (possibly)
58. Hm torpedo boat no.12
59. Hmml 127 (possibly)
60. Hmmtb 16 (possibly)
61. Hms adonis (possibly)
62. Hms arethusa
63. Hms coquette
64. Hms donna nook
65. Hms duchess of hamilton
66. Hms eros (possibly)
67. Hms forward iii
68. Hms franc tireur
69. Hms hastfen
70. Hms hirose (probably)
71. Hms japan
72. Hms john e lewis (possibly)
73. Hms kale (probably)(part of)
74. Hms leandros
75. Hms lord airedale
76. Hms ludlow
77. Hms marconi
78. Hms marsa
79. Hms monarch
80. Hms moravia (possibly)
81. Hms nadine
82. Hms new comet (possibly)
83. Hms oriana
84. Hms resono (possibly)
85. Hms rhiannon (possibly)
86. Hms sisapon
87. Hms sisters melville
88. Hms tervani
89. Hms tunisian
90. Hms velia (possibly)
91. Hms william wesney
92. Hmsm e6
93. Hmtb 10
94. Hnlms 227
95. Hornchurch
96. Ignis (possibly)
97. Ingi
98. J c dalble
99. Janny
100. Jim
101. Josefina thorden (after part)
102. Kankakee
103. Khartoum (possibly)
104. Knarsdale
105. Koningen emma (part of)(probably)
106. Koningen emma (possibly)
107. Kwasind
108. Lady salisbury
109. Lincairn (possibly)
110. Lindfar
111. Lisette
112. Lonhelen (possibly)
113. Lowland
114. Mac 5 (possibly)
115. Magdapur
116. Mahseer
117. Main topman
118. Marie leonhardt (probably)
119. Mendibil mendi (possibly)
120. Mexico
121. Michail ontchoukoff (possibly)
122. Moidart
123. Morar
124. Neptune (possibly)
125. Nereus
126. Nico
127. Nicolaos piangos
128. Niore
129. Norhauk
130. Norwich trader
131. Ocean pride
132. Old charlton
133. Ostprussen (possibly)
134. Pallieter (possibly)
135. Paullette
136. Peik
137. Persistant whisper
138. Pescado
139. Peter hamre
140. Petshenga (possibly)
141. Phryne
142. Polgarth
143. Port dalhousie (possibly)
144. Prince igor (probably)
145. Princess juliana
146. Profit
147. Protinus (possibly)
148. Quickstep
149. Ravenscraig (possibly)
150. Rhenas (possibly)
151. Salerno (possibly)
152. Salerno (possibly)
153. Savona (probably)
154. Scimitar
155. Second chance (possibly)
156. Simon bolivar
157. Stad maastricht
158. Storm
159. Sunbeam
160. Sunk beacon (remains)
161. Sunk head tower
162. Sweep ii
163. Tay bar
164. Telegraaf xviii
165. Tergestea
166. Terukuni maru
167. The sultan
168. Thornaby (possibly)
169. Thyra
170. Torchbearer
171. Uc 11 (possibly)
172. Uc 72 (possibly)
173. Vae victis
174. Vancouver
175. Volscian (possibly)
176. Walsingham
177. Wearside
178. White ghost
179. Wychwood (possibly)
180. Yassou
181. Yewkyle (possibly)
182. Ypapanti

 

Name: HMS WILLIAM WESNEY

Length 44.4 meter, width: 7.4 meter, draught: 4, tonnage 364 ton

Cause: Built in 1930 by cook, welton & gemell, beverley. originally owned by the crampin steam navigation co. hired as an armed minesweeper from 9.1939. one boiler, triple expansion engine of 91nhp, single shaft. mined. crew of five lost. (ww2sl & sibi).

Year of registration: 1940

Water depth above wreck: 12 meter, Height above seabed: 75 cm

Known since: 1940, last detected: 1994

Details measurements/cartography: H01023/40 25.11.40 H01023/40 25.11.40 DW IN 515348N, 013336E, OR 322DEGS 6C FROM SHIPWASH BUOY. 2 MASTS VISIBLE LYING HEADING NNE. MARKED BY G CONL LT BUOY, GPFL(3)10S 100YDS SW OF WK. (FOIC HARWICH 7.11.40, 13.11.40 & TH 25.11.40). - PFNM 2775 & TFNM 2776/40. LATER

- NM 286/41. H01023/40 25.4.41 H01023/40 25.4.41 BUOY IN 515346N, 013251E, OR 265DEGS, 4C FROM WK. (12 MINESWEEPING FLOTILLA NO.OD 8/22, 4.4.41). - TFNM 978/41. H01023/40 8.10.41 H01023/40 8.10.41 BUOY POSN 515354N, 013303E. (12 MINESWEEPING FLOTTILLA NO.061/27, 14.6.41). WK PROBABLY NOT FIXED WITH EXACTITUDE WHEN ORIGINALLY SUNK. TH LAID BUOY WHEN 2 MASTS VISIBLE. CONFIRMED BY TH HARWICH THAT BUOY & WK RELATIVELY SITUAUTED, WHICH GIVES WK POSN 515356N, 013306E, OR 295DEGS, 2.75C FROM CHARTED POSN.

- NM 2445/41 & FNM 2447/41. H01023/40 13.1.43 H01023/40 13.1.43 BUOY DAMAGED BY COLLISION. REPLACED ON STATION IN ORIGINAL POSN 300FT SW OF WK. (FOIC HARWICH, 9.3.42 & 13.1.43, TH, 25.3.42 & 10.4.42). NCA. H01023/40 28.9.43 H01023/40 28.9.43 NOW MARKED BY G CAN LT BUOY, GPFL(2)10S, 225DEGS, 1C FROM WK. (FOIC HARWICH, (27.9.43).

- NM 2121/43. H01023/40 21.6.44 H01023/40 21.6.44 DRIFT SWEEPING, ASDIC SWEEPING & E/S CARRIED OUT 27.5.44, BY HMT VALESCA FOLLOWING DISPERSAL. CLEAR 22FT, FOUL 23FT. (FOIC HARWICH, 28.5.44 & CAPT M/S SHEERNESS HN DTD 19.6.44).

- NM 1403/44. H01023/40 22.9.44 H01023/40 22.9.44 DRIFT SWEEP, ASDIC SWEEP & E/S CARRIED OUT BY HMT VALESCA ON 19.8.44. CLEAR AT 28FT, FOUL AT 29FT AT CHART DATUM. (FOIC HARWICH, 21.8.44 & HN DTD 22.8.44).

- NM 2040/44. H01023/40 27.5.47 H01023/40 27.5.47 WK IN 515354N, 013306E, CLEAR TO 39FT IN GEN DEPTH 40FT. REQUEST SURVEY. (CINC NORE, 20.5.47). H01023/40 9.9.48 H01023/40 9.9.48 SWEPT MAY 1948. CLEAR AT 33FT, FOUL AT 35FT IN GEN DEPTH 39FT. POSN 515358N, 0133091E. (HMS SHARPSHOOTER, 27.7.48). BUOY WITHDRAWN. (TH, 25.8.48, 26.8.48 & 2.9.48).

- NM 2022/48. H1144/65 3.8.65 H1144/65 3.8.65 LEAST E/S DEPTH 36 IN 40FT. SCOUR 44FT. DEFINITE E/S TRACE, POOR A/S. WK APPEARS TO HAVE PARTLY FALLEN INTO 44FT SCOUR. POSN 515358N, 013303E. (HMS ECHO, 29.10.64). H2134/70 25.2.70 H2134/70 25.2.70 SWEPT 13.6.69 IN 515359N, 013303E. CLEAR AT 9.9, FOUL AT 10.2MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 10.3 IN GEN DEPTHS 12-13MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 13.4MTRS. GOOD SONAR CONTACT FROM SW & NE. (HMS ENTERPRISE, HI 1/69). H3186/73 8.5.73 H3186/73 8.5.73 GOOD E/S & SONAR CONTACT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 10.6 [35FT] IN GEN DEPTH 12.8MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 14.0MTRS. POSN 515358N, 013302E. (HMS ENTERPRISE). H3186/73 11.5.73 H3186/73 11.5.73 POSN 515404N, 013309E. SCATTERED WRECKAGE, 150FT LONG. LIES 150/330 DEG. (HMS NURTON, 30.3.73). NCA. H4726/77 16.3.79 H4726/77 16.3.79 LOCATED IN 515401N, 013303E [OGB]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 11.1MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 12MTRS. NFS. (HMS ENTERPRISE, 4.12.78 & K8120). NCA. H2007/81 16.2.81 H2007/81 16.2.81 EXAM'D 1.4.80 IN 515358N, 013302E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 9.3, FOUL AT 9.6MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 9.7 IN GEN DEPTH 11.5-12.5MTRS. DCS3 HT 2MTRS, SCOUR 1MTR DEEP TO NW OF WK. LYING 040/220 DEGS, LENGTH 50MTRS, BEAM 10MTRS. (HMS ECHO, HI 68B/80). NE 2052. H1955/80 25.3.82 H1955/80 25.3.82 EXAM'D 19.11.81 IN 515358N, 013303E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 10.3, FOUL AT 10.5MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 11.3 IN GEN DEPTH 12MTRS. SCOUR 1.5MTRS. DCS3 HT 2MTRS. LYING BROKEN IN SCOUR 140/320DEGS. LENGTH 35MTRS, BREADTH 15MTRS, APPROX (SOISS HI 25). NCA, RETAIN ECHO'S 1980 SWEPT DEPTH. H2913/83 18.10.84 H2913/83 18.10.84 LOCATED 14.6.84. NOT FULLY SURVEYED. (HMS ECHO. HI 192). H4024/86 17.2.88 H4024/86 17.2.88 EXAM'D 22.8.87 IN 515358N, 013302E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [4 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 9.6, FOUL AT 9.9MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 9.6 IN GEN DEPTH 12MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 13.8MTRS. APPEARS AS GROUP OF FIRM CONTACTS WITH IN SOME 60 X 40MTRS AND WITH NO FIRM ORIENTATION. NO SONAR SHADOW. MAG ANOMALY INDICATES IRON CONTENT OF A MAX OF 140 TONNES. (NP 1016, HI 373).

- NM 768/88. H6335/87 12.7.88 H6335/87 12.7.88 EXAM'D 21.5.88 IN 515358N, 013302E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [5 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 9.7, FOUL AT 10.0MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 9.9 IN GEN DEPTH 12MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 13.5MTRS. SONAR TRACE INDISTINCT BUT WK APPARENTLY INTACT LYING 160/340 DEG. MAG ANOMALY INDICATES FERROUS CONTENT OF ABOUT 100 TONS. (NP 1016, HI 418). RETAIN AS CHARTED. H3933/88 19.9.89 H3933/88 19.9.89 LOCATED DURING AREA SEARCH. NOT EXAM'D. (NP 1016, HI 455). NCA. HH090/625/01 23.5.94 HH090/625/01 23.5.94 EXAM'D 22.4.94 IN 515358N, 013302E USING TRISPONDER [3 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 10.3MTRS, FOUL AT 10.5MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 10.5 IN GEN DEPTH 12.5MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 13.7MTRS. NO DCS3 HT. SMALL WK COVERING AN AREA ABOUT 25 X 6MTRS, ORIENTATED 075/255 DEGS. LARGE MAGNETIC ANOMALY. CHART AS SW 10.3MTRS. (NP 1016 HI 625). RETAIN SW 9.6MTRS. NCA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 51 53.997 N,1 32.927 E

 

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