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 (51.761916666667, 1.5857333333333)

 

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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. Aircraft
5. Ambient (probably)
6. Angelus
7. Annie
8. Atlanticos
9. Balgownie (probably)
10. Baltrader
11. Bella donna
12. Blackhill
13. Bonnington court
14. British fortune (probably)
15. Brixton
16. Cairnside
17. Carica milica
18. Cedarwood (possibly)
19. Churston
20. Clan monroe
21. Coalgas
22. Corcrest
23. Cormount (probably)
24. Coureur des mers
25. Cressdene (possibly)
26. Dagmar (probably)
27. Denise germaine (possibly)
28. Disa (possibly)
29. Drofli
30. Dulwich
31. Dynamo
32. Empire bridge
33. Empire ghyll
34. Erna boldt (probably)
35. Estrella (possibly)
36. European gateway (part of)
37. Excelsior
38. F stobart (probably)
39. Faithful star
40. Fleurita
41. Flores (probably)
42. Fort massac
43. Forth
44. Franz fischer (possibly)
45. Friargate (possibly)
46. Friargate (possibly)
47. Gannet (possibly)
48. Gena
49. Gerhard
50. Ghc (possibly)
51. Golconda (possibly)
52. Grantleyhall (possibly)
53. Grenadier (probably)
54. Grisdeale
55. Groeswen (probably)
56. Hardingham (probably)
57. Harlington (probably)
58. Harlyn (probably)
59. Harriet
60. Hebe
61. Heworth
62. Highwave (probably)
63. Hillglen
64. Hm mgb 76 (possibly)
65. Hm torpedo boat no.12
66. Hmml 127 (possibly)
67. Hmmtb 16 (possibly)
68. Hms adonis (possibly)
69. Hms arethusa
70. Hms coquette
71. Hms donna nook
72. Hms duchess of hamilton
73. Hms dundalk
74. Hms eros (possibly)
75. Hms forward iii
76. Hms franc tireur
77. Hms hastfen
78. Hms hirose (probably)
79. Hms japan
80. Hms john e lewis (possibly)
81. Hms kale (probably)(part of)
82. Hms leandros
83. Hms lord airedale
84. Hms lord st vincent (part of)
85. Hms ludlow
86. Hms marconi
87. Hms marsa
88. Hms monarch
89. Hms moravia (possibly)
90. Hms nadine
91. Hms new comet (possibly)
92. Hms oriana
93. Hms resono (possibly)
94. Hms rhiannon (possibly)
95. Hms sisapon
96. Hms sisters melville
97. Hms st seiriol
98. Hms tervani
99. Hms tunisian
100. Hms velia (possibly)
101. Hms william wesney
102. Hmsm e6
103. Hmtb 10
104. Hmtb no.11 (possibly)
105. Hnlms 227
106. Hornchurch
107. Ignis (possibly)
108. Ingi
109. Iris (possibly)
110. J c dalble
111. Janny
112. Jim
113. Josefina thorden (after part)
114. Kankakee
115. Khartoum (possibly)
116. Knarsdale
117. Koningen emma (part of)(probably)
118. Koningen emma (possibly)
119. Kwasind
120. Lady salisbury
121. Lincairn (possibly)
122. Lindfar
123. Lisette
124. Little world
125. Lonhelen (possibly)
126. Lowland
127. Mac 5 (possibly)
128. Magdapur
129. Mahseer
130. Main topman
131. Marie leonhardt (probably)
132. Mendibil mendi (possibly)
133. Mexico
134. Michail ontchoukoff (possibly)
135. Moidart
136. Morar
137. Neptune (possibly)
138. Nereus
139. Nico
140. Nicolaos piangos
141. Niore
142. Norhauk
143. Norwich trader
144. Ocean lassie
145. Ocean pride
146. Old charlton
147. Ostprussen (possibly)
148. Pallieter (possibly)
149. Paullette
150. Peik
151. Persistant whisper
152. Pescado
153. Peter hamre
154. Petshenga (possibly)
155. Phryne
156. Polgarth
157. Port dalhousie (possibly)
158. Prince igor (probably)
159. Princess juliana
160. Profit
161. Protinus (possibly)
162. Quickstep
163. Ravenscraig (possibly)
164. Rhenas (possibly)
165. Rumania
166. Salerno (possibly)
167. Salerno (possibly)
168. Savona (probably)
169. Scimitar
170. Second chance (possibly)
171. Sheaf field
172. Simon bolivar
173. Stad maastricht
174. Storm
175. Sunbeam
176. Sunk beacon (remains)
177. Sunk head tower
178. Sweep ii
179. Tay bar
180. Telegraaf xviii
181. Tergestea
182. Terukuni maru
183. The sultan
184. Thornaby (possibly)
185. Thyra
186. Torchbearer
187. Uc 11 (possibly)
188. Uc 72 (possibly)
189. Vae victis
190. Vancouver
191. Volante (possibly)
192. Volscian (possibly)
193. Walsingham
194. Wearside
195. White ghost
196. Wychwood (possibly)
197. Yampa (part of)
198. Yampa (part of)
199. Yampa (part of)
200. Yampa (part of)(possibly)
201. Yassou
202. Yewkyle (possibly)
203. 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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