This is the information page about the shipwreck Holba, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 33.197 N,1 1.341 E (51.441933333333, 0.92858333333333)

 

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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. Ability
2. Actuality
3. Airston (probably)
4. Alberta
5. Alf everard (part of)
6. Alf everard (part of)
7. Alice marie
8. Argus
9. Aridity (probably)
10. Astrologer
11. Atherton
12. Azariah (poss)
13. Baltrader
14. Beacon 'f'
15. Blue mermaid
16. Bolbec (possibly)
17. Bradglen
18. British oak
19. C 128
20. Chieftain
21. Daisy maud
22. Dela
23. Delce
24. Diana
25. Drofli
26. Duluth
27. E oaze light vessel
28. East shoebury bn (remains of)
29. Empire ghyll
30. Enterprise ranger 2
31. Erins isle (possibly)
32. Explorer
33. Fleurita
34. Fox
35. Fred everard
36. Georgia
37. Ghc (possibly)
38. Gordon
39. Great nore tower (remains)
40. Great nore towers (remains)
41. Great nore towers (remains).
42. H k daniels
43. Harcourt
44. Hawksdale
45. Hawnby
46. Herland (part of)
47. Herland (part of)
48. Hibernia
49. Hm mms 39 (part of)(possibly)
50. Hm mms 39 (part of)(probably)
51. Hmnls van meerlant (part of)
52. Hms aisha
53. Hms amethyst
54. Hms amethyst (part of)(possibly)
55. Hms ash
56. Hms beagle (re-named cgwv no 7 in 1851)
57. Hms capricornus
58. Hms chestnut (probably)
59. Hms conquistador
60. Hms danube 3
61. Hms desiree
62. Hms drummer
63. Hms kennymore (part of)(probably)
64. Hms london
65. Hms london
66. Hms myrtle
67. Hms new spray
68. Hms oriana
69. Hms receptive
70. Hms reed (possibly)
71. Hms resolvo (part of)
72. Hms restango
73. Hms stella orion
74. Hms venetia
75. Hms vimiera (bow section)
76. Hms vimiera (part of)
77. Hms vimiera (stern)
78. Holba
79. Honiton
80. Hopper number 19
81. Houston city
82. How (probably)
83. Intrepid
84. Janie b
85. Lady jane
86. Lca 551
87. Letchworth
88. Lion (part of)
89. Lowlands
90. Main topman
91. Maitland
92. Malrix (possibly)
93. Maplin light house
94. Maplin survey platform
95. March
96. Margam abbey
97. Margate sand beacon
98. Mercy
99. Mi amigo
100. Molliette
101. Mudlark
102. Nass beacon (ruins)
103. Neptune (possibly)
104. Norman
105. Nw shingles bn (remains of)
106. Old whitaker bn (remains of)
107. Pinto
108. Pisces
109. Radiant
110. Rd barge 59 (part of)(possibly)
111. Resolute
112. Restless wave (possibly)
113. Revenge
114. Richard montgomery
115. Rosme
116. Rover (possibly)
117. Ryal
118. Selnes
119. Sparsholt
120. Strathearn
121. Strom trooper
122. Sun vii
123. Sunrise (possibly)
124. Supremity
125. Tam o shanter (part)(possibly)
126. Tam o shanter (part)(possibly)
127. Thorvin karsven
128. Toreador
129. Treport
130. Uama
131. Van meerlant (part of)
132. Vera
133. Volante
134. Wardie
135. Warfleth
136. Warp
137. Westerley star
138. William j taylor (part of)
139. Winifred
140. Winkfield
141. Yassou
142. Zarga

 

Name: HOLBA

Year of registration: 1950

Water depth above wreck: 17 meter, Height above seabed: 45 cm

Known since: 1950, last detected: 2004

Details measurements/cartography: H7108/50 2.11.50 SANK 250DEGS, 2.6M FROM W BARROW BN. (N. FORELAND RADIO, 23.10.50) DW MARKED BY G LT BUOY, GPFL(2)G.10S. (TH).

- NM 2257/50. H7108/50 22.1.51 DISPERSED TO SEABED, DEPTH IN VICINITY 40FT. (C IN C NORE 15/1/51). H7108/50 20.5.51 LUCAS WIRE DRIFT SWEEP 2ND, 3RD & 7TH MAY 1951 BY SML S325 & 323. MAIN PORTION FOUND IN 513305N, 010132E. CLEAR AT 31FT, FOUL AT 32FT, GENERAL DEPTH 39FT. SLIGHT SCOUR. ANOTHER PORTION WAS FOUND IN 513302N, 010124E. CLEAR AT 33FT, FOUL AT 34FT, GENERAL DEPTH 39FT. MARKED BY 3 WK BUOYS FIXED BY HSA. (SML 325 13/5/51). H7108/50 4.4.52 SURVEYED AFTER DISPERSAL. WIRE SWEPT CLEAR AT 41FT IN GEN DEPTH 43FT ON 19.9.51. THERE WAS NO FOUL. WK WELL DOWN IN SCOUR WITH SEABED TO 44FT SW. AREA 500FT TO S SWEPT TO WITHIN 3FT WITHOUT FOULING. BUOYS WITHDRAWN. (HMS SHARPSHOOTER, 16.10.51). AMEND TO WK 6FMS 5FT.

- NM 2351/52. H4710/63 5.5.64 NO TRACE OF WK COULD BE FOUND AFTER SEARCHES BY HMS ECHO AND HMS EGERIA. (H525 DTD 1.12.63). 27.1.69 CHART AS 6FMS 4FT [LAT]. NE 1607. H3161/69 25.1.71 AREA IN IMMEDIATE VICINITY OF CHARTED POSN CLOSE SOUNDED IN TWO DIRECTIONS AND SWEPT WITH SONAR. NO TRACE FOUND ON 5TH & 9TH NOV 1970. (HMS EGERIA H525 10.12.70) DELETE. BR STD. H1426/85 7.1.86 SHOWN AS WK, SWEPT CLEAR AT 12.2MTRS, IN 513305N, 010129E WITH LEGEND 'NOT FOUND 1964 & 1975' ON PLA 201 (14)/2. (PLA 201/84). INS AS SW 12.2MTRS. BR STD. HH244/430/02 31.10.96 EXAM'D 1.10.96 IN 513309.7N, 010125.8E USING DGPS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 16.4MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 15-17MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 18.1MTRS. COVERS AREA 30 BY 15MTRS. LIES NE/SW. (PLA SURVEY REPORT 37/96). BR STD. 13.6.05 SHOWN IN 5133.197N, 0101.341E [WGD] ON PLA 201/23 DTD SEP'03-NOV'04. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 51 33.197 N,1 1.341 E

 

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