This is the information page about the shipwreck Hnlms 227, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 52.306 N,1 35.661 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. Cerne
20. Churston
21. Clan monroe
22. Coalgas
23. Corcrest
24. Cormount (probably)
25. Coureur des mers
26. Cressdene (possibly)
27. Dagmar (probably)
28. Denise germaine (possibly)
29. Disa (possibly)
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. Gerhard
49. Ghc (possibly)
50. Golconda (possibly)
51. Grantleyhall (possibly)
52. Grenadier (probably)
53. Grisdeale
54. Groeswen (probably)
55. Hardingham (probably)
56. Harlington (probably)
57. Harlyn (probably)
58. Harriet
59. Hebe
60. Hendon hall
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 resono (possibly)
93. Hms rhiannon (possibly)
94. Hms river clyde (possibly)
95. Hms sisapon
96. Hms sisters melville
97. Hms st seiriol
98. Hms tervani
99. Hms tunisian
100. Hms velia (possibly)
101. Hms waveflower
102. Hms william wesney
103. Hmsm e6
104. Hmtb 10
105. Hmtb no.11 (possibly)
106. Hnlms 227
107. Ignis (possibly)
108. Ingi
109. Iris (possibly)
110. J c dalble
111. Janny
112. Josefina thorden (after part)
113. Kankakee
114. Khartoum (possibly)
115. Knarsdale
116. Koningen emma (part of)(probably)
117. Koningen emma (possibly)
118. Kwasind
119. Lady salisbury
120. Lincairn (possibly)
121. Lindfar
122. Lisette
123. Little world
124. Lonhelen (possibly)
125. Lowland
126. Mac 5 (possibly)
127. Mahseer
128. Main topman
129. Marie leonhardt (probably)
130. Mecklenburg
131. Mendibil mendi (possibly)
132. Mexico
133. Mi amigo
134. Michail ontchoukoff (possibly)
135. Moidart
136. Morar
137. Nereus
138. Nico
139. Nicolaos piangos
140. Niore
141. Norhauk
142. Norwich trader
143. Ocean lassie
144. Old charlton
145. Ostprussen (possibly)
146. Paullette
147. Peik
148. Persistant whisper
149. Pescado
150. Peter hamre
151. Petshenga (possibly)
152. Phryne
153. Plawsworth (possibly)
154. Polgarth
155. Port dalhousie (possibly)
156. Prince igor (probably)
157. Princess juliana
158. Profit
159. Protinus (possibly)
160. Quickstep
161. Ravenscraig (possibly)
162. Rhenas (possibly)
163. Rumania
164. Salerno (possibly)
165. Salerno (possibly)
166. Savona (probably)
167. Scimitar
168. Second chance (possibly)
169. Sheaf field
170. Simon bolivar
171. Stad maastricht
172. Storm
173. Sunbeam
174. Sunk beacon (remains)
175. Sunk head tower
176. Sweep ii
177. Telegraaf xviii
178. Tergestea
179. Terukuni maru
180. The sultan
181. Thornaby (possibly)
182. Thyra
183. Torchbearer
184. Uc 11 (possibly)
185. Uc 72 (possibly)
186. Vae victis
187. Vancouver
188. Volante (possibly)
189. Volscian (possibly)
190. Walsingham
191. Warrenpoint
192. Wearside
193. White ghost
194. Wychwood (possibly)
195. Yampa (part of)
196. Yampa (part of)
197. Yampa (part of)
198. Yampa (part of)(possibly)
199. Yassou
200. Yewkyle (possibly)
201. Ypapanti

 

Name: HNLMS 227

Length 38.4 meter, width: 7.9 meter, tonnage 255 ton

Cause: mined.

Year of registration: 1944

Water depth above wreck: 18 meter, Height above seabed: 350 cm

Known since: 1944, last detected: 20220609

Details measurements/cartography: 11.5.49 THE TWO PARTS HAVE BEEN FURTHER DISPERSED. (AUTHORITY NOT KNOWN). H02293/44 22.4.59 EXAM'D IN 515218N, 013544E (FOREPART) AND 515211N, 013536E (AFTERPART) USING HSA. FOREPART SWEPT CLEAR AT 40, FOUL AT 42FT. AFTERPART CLEAR AT 44, FOUL AT 46FT. (HMT VALESCA FOR CAPT SHEERNESS, 19.6.44). INS FOREPART AS WK 6FMS 4FT. AFTERPART NOT CHARTED. 9.5.49 SWEPT CLEAR TO 45 FT. (CINC NORE, 9.5.49). AREA CLEARED BY OROPESA SWEEP AT 45 FT. NO TRACE OF WK BY A/S OR E/S. (HMS SHARPSHOOTER). H2134/70 26.2.70 NOT FOUND DURING SEARCH BY SONAR AND E/S IN AREA OF HIGH SANDWAVES. (HMS ECHO, HI 1/69). H3921/73 2.1.76 NOT LOCATED WITH TRANSIT SONAR. (HMS EGERIA, HI 11/75). H4726/77 16.3.79 LOCATED IN 515217N, 013547E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 17.2MTRS. SEEN ON DCS3. CHART AS FOUL. (HMS ENTERPRISE, ROS DTD 4.12.78). INS FOUL. BR STD. H1955/80 23.3.82 EXAM'D 27.10.81 IN 515217N, 013548E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 17.1 IN GEN DEPTHS 16.6 TO 19MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 30MTRS, BREADTH 15MTRS, LYING 100/280 DEGS, APPROX. HIGHEST PART DEEPER THAN CREST OF NEARBY SANDWAVE. (SOISS, HI 25). NCA. H2913/83 17.10.84 LOCATED, NOT EXAMINED. TWO PARTS CLEARLY DISTINGUISHABLE WITH MAIN AREA OF DISPERSED WRECKAGE AND SCOUR. (HMS ECHO, HI 192). NCA. H4024/86 15.2.88 EXAM'D 28.8.87 IN 515216N, 013547E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [4 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 17.1 IN GEN DEPTH 19MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 2.5MTRS. SHOWS AS AREA OF SONAR CONTACTS SOME 30MTRS SQUARE. GIVES FAIR SHADOW HT BUT NO MAG ANOMALY. PROBABLY A GROUP OF ROCKS. CHART AS OBSTN. (NP 1016, HI 373). AMEND TO OBSTN 17.1MTRS. BR STD. H6335/87 12.7.88 EXAM'D 20.5.88 IN 515216N, 013547E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [5 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 17.2, FOUL AT 17.6MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 17.2 IN GEN DEPTH 19.5MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 2.3MTRS. ABOUT 35MTRS LONG AND LYING 010/190 DEGS. NO MAG ANOMALY. CHART AS WK. (NP 1016, HI 418). AMEND TO SW 17.2MTRS. BR STD. H3933/88 19.9.89 LOCATED, NOT EXAMINED. (NP 1016, HI 455). HH090/494/01 23.8.90 EXAM'D 29.7.90 IN 515217N, 013546E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [7 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 17.8 IN GEN DEPTH 19.5MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 1.5MTRS, LENGTH 30MTRS, BEAM 10MTRS. V BROKEN WK, LYING N/S AND PARTLY ENGULFED BY A SANDWAVE. SMALL MAG. ANOMALY OBSERVED. RETAIN AS CHARTED. (NP 1016, HI 494). NCA. HH090/515/01 12.11.91 NOT FOUND EITHER BY SONAR OR MAGNETOMETER. GEN DEPTH NOW 18.2MTRS. BELIEVED BURIED. (NP 1016, HI 515). NCA. HH090/548/01 1.7.92 LOCATED, NOT EXAMINED. (NP 1016, HI 548). HH090/573/01 29.9.93 LOCATED 2.8.93 IN VICINITY OF CHARTED POSN DURING ROUTINE SONAR SEARCH. NOT EXAM'D. SONAR HT 1.3MTR IN GEN DEPTH 19.6MTRS. SLIGHT MAGNETIC ANOMALY. RETAIN AS CHARTED. (NP 1016, HI 573). HH090/625/01 LOCATED, NOT EXAMINED. (NP 1016, HI 625). HH090/653/01 10.8.95 EXAM'D 22.6.95 IN 515216.6N, 013546.7E [OGB] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR 17.3, FOUL 17.7MTRS. NO SCOUR. NO DCS3 HT. LENGTH 20MTRS, WIDTH 8MTRS. LIES 040/220 DEGS. MAGNETOMETER UNAVAILABLE. SMALL ROUNDISH WRECK. (NP 1016, HI 653). HH090/690/01 20.5.96 LOCATED, NOT EXAMINED. (NP 1016, HI 690). HH090/742/01 19.5.97 LOCATED, NOT EXAMINED. (NP 1016, HI 742). HH090/768/01 6.7.98 LOCATED, NOT EXAMINED. (NP 1016, HI 768). HH090/851/01 7.7.99 EXAM'D 5.6.99 IN 5152.302N, 0135.657E [WGD] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR 17.2, FOUL 17.5MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 17.9 IN GEN DEPTH 18MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 20MTRS, WIDTH 15MTRS. DCS3 HT 1MTR. LIES 040/220 DEGS. SLIGHT MAGNETIC ANOMALY. SMALL AREA OF ALMOST ENTIRELY BURIED WRECKAGE. (NP 1016, HI 851). BR STD. HH090/885/01 2.6.00 LOCATED, NOT EXAMINED. (NP 1016, HI 885). NCA. HH090/935/01 7.6.01 NOT LOCATED BY DCS3, MAGNETOMETER OR E/S. GEN DEPTH 19MTRS. (NP 1016, HI 935). NCA. HH090/993/01 1.7.02 LOCATED, NOT EXAM'D. LENGTH 10MTRS, WIDTH 5MTRS. NO DCS3 HT. LIES 110/290 DEGS. VERY SMALL CONTACT. (NP 1016, HI 993). NCA. HH091/023/01 2.6.03 LOCATED BY MAGNETOMETER ONLY. NOT EXAMINED. (NP 1016, HI 1023). NCA. HH091/078/01 20.1.05 EXAM'D 5.7.04 IN 5152.304N, 0135.663E [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 17.2 IN GEN DEPTH 18.9MTRS. SCOUR 1MTR DEEP EXTENDS 33MTRS TOWARDS 220 DEGS. LENGTH 45MTRS, WIDTH 10MTRS, HT 1.7MTRS. LIES 040/220 DEGS WITH BOWS TOWARDS 220 DEGS. MODERATE MAGNETIC ANOMALY. MAIN SUPERSTRUCTURE LIES 040 DEGS, UPRIGHT AND BROKEN. BOW PARTIALLY BURIED WITH SCOUR RUNNING THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THE HULL. OTHER SCOURS RUN ACROSS THE STERN AND AWAY FROM THE MAIN SUPERSTRUCTURE TOWARDS 180 DEGS. (NP 1016, HI 1078). RETAIN SW 17.2MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. HH091/116/01 15.12.05 EXAM'D 4.7.05 IN 5152.304N, 0135.663E [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 17.17 IN GEN DEPTH 18.5MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 20MTRS, WIDTH 15MTRS, HT 1.25MTRS. MODERATE MAGNETIC ANOMALY. APPEARS TO BE MOSTLY COVERED WITH SAND. (NP 1016, HI 1116). NCA. HH091/165/01 28.3.07 EXAM'D 24.6.06 IN 5152.304N, 0135.664E [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 17.30 IN GEN DEPTH 19.0MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 15MTRS, WIDTH 10MTRS, HT 1.7MTRS. LIES 040/220 DEGS. A SMALL AREA OF BROKEN, MOSTLY BURIED WRECKAGE. (NETSURVEY LTD, HI 1165). NCA. HH091/262/01 5.2.09 LOCATED, NOT EXAM'D. (MARIN MATTEKNIK, HI 1262). NCA. 11.11.10 EXAM'D 8.2010 N 5152.3055N, 0135.662E [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 17.71 IN GEN DEPTH 19.0MTRS. APPEARS TO BE NOW COVERED BY A SMALL SANDWAVE WITH MINOR FEATURE PROTRUDING. (MMT, HI 1339). NCA. 27.2.12 NOT LOCATED 2012 BY M/B. (NETSURVEY, HI 1398). NCA. SEP 2014/000153152 1.10.14 EXAM'D 27.6.14 IN 5152.306N, 0135.662E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 17.47 IN GEN DEPTH 18.6MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 5.7MTRS, WIDTH 2.7MTRS, HT 1.2MTRS. NO SPECIFIC ORIENTATION. SLIGHT MAGNETIC ANOMALY. A SMALL FEATURE PROTRUDING THOUGH A SANDWAVE. (EGS. HI 1459). MINOR DEBRIS IN AREA OF SMALL SANDWAVES. AMEND WK 17.4MTRS IN REVISED POSN. SEP 2016 /000181430 8.3.17 EXAM'D 14.08.16; IN 5152.304N, 0135.664E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 17.47MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 18MTRS, LENGTH 7.42MTRS, WIDTH 5.14MTRS, HEIGHT 1.15MTRS, ORIENTATION 147/327 DEGS. WRECK BROKEN UP, PARTIALLY BURIED UNDER SANDWAVE. (EGS, HI 1522, RRS TE2A). AMEND WK 17.47MTRS IN REVISED POSN. SEP2019/000280195 03.12.19 EXAM'D 10.09.19; IN 5152.306N, 0135.661E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 17.81MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 19.1MTRS, LENGTH 9.93MTRS, WIDTH 2.39MTRS, HEIGHT 0.49MTRS, ORIENTATION 042/222 DEGS. SMALL TARGET FEATURE WITH A FLAT TOP. THERE IS A SMALLER DISCRETE FEATURE APPROX. 7M AT 42 DEGREES. IN A SANDWAVE AREA. (MCA, H525 HI1641). AMEND WK 17.8MTR IN REVISED POSN. SEP 2022/000210614 27.09.2022 EXAM'D 09.06.2022 IN 5152.306N, 0135.661E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 17.650000000000002MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 18MTRS. LENGTH 3.4MTRS, WIDTH 3.65MTRS, HEIGHT 0.68MTRS, ORIENTATION 350/170 DEGS. BROKEN UP, PARTLY COVERED BY SANDWAVE. (HI 1763 - TE3A SUNK FOCUSED, A-2-SEA SOLUTIONS LTD).
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: BROKEN UP, PARTLY COVERED BY SANDWAVE

Position: 51 52.306 N,1 35.661 E

 

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