This is the information page about the shipwreck Holme force (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 35.86 N,0 0.482 E (50.577250, -0.082600)

 

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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. 010
2. Aracataca
3. Aristos
4. Ashford
5. Blanefield
6. Braunton
7. Broadhurst (probably)
8. Celtic
9. Charles m
10. City of brisbane
11. City of waterford
12. Clan macmillan
13. D144 (possibly).
14. Dagana
15. Davenport
16. Devon coast
17. Eduard (possibly)
18. Esperanza
19. F/v joanna c
20. Fife coast (possibly)
21. Fortuna
22. Fulham vii (probably)
23. George sutton
24. Gerlen (possibly)
25. Girlvine (possibly)
26. Glenarm head (possibly)
27. Glenarm head (possibly)
28. Glendinning (possibly)
29. Gull (possibly)
30. Hms avanturine
31. Hms borneo
32. Hms inverclyde
33. Hms keryado (probably)
34. Hms lancer ii
35. Hms minion
36. Hms ocean sunlight
37. Hms taipo
38. Holme force (possibly)
39. Huntsmoor
40. Hush wing
41. Ikeda (possibly)
42. Inger (possibly)
43. Ingo
44. Joseph roberts (possibly)
45. La cycogne (probably)
46. Lalen mendi
47. Lass o'doune (probably)
48. Leven (possibly)
49. Loic lucas
50. Lornaston (possibly)
51. Lulonga (possibly)
52. Maaslust
53. Mill gate (probably)
54. Miown
55. Mira
56. Mohlenpris (possibly)
57. Mount stuart
58. Mv adur valley?
59. Newent
60. Noordster
61. Northlands (possibly)
62. Nyon
63. Ouse (possibly)
64. Pagenturm
65. Patrice didier (probably)
66. Pentyrch
67. Petit forban
68. Saint ronaig
69. Seven seas (possibly)
70. Sitakund (part of)(possibly)
71. Stanhope
72. T r thompson
73. U 212 (probably)
74. U 275 (probably)
75. U 40 (possibly)
76. U 413 (possibly)
77. U 671
78. U678 (probably)/u275 (possibly)
79. Ub 130
80. Ub 86 (possibly)
81. Vasco
82. Venus
83. Wilhelmina j
84. Zeester (possibly)

 

Name: HOLME FORCE (POSSIBLY)

Length 65.8 meter, width: 10.4 meter, tonnage 1216 ton
Load: coke

Cause: vessel, built in 1930 by goole s b & r co. and owned at the time of loss by west coast shipping co., was torpedoed and sunk by german e-boat 8m off newhaven when on passage tyne for devonport. 6 lives lost. (dods).

Year of registration: 1945

Water depth above wreck: 53 meter, Height above seabed: 135 cm

Known since: 1945, last detected: 20150921

Details measurements/cartography: H1697/45 19.4.45 UNKNOWN WK LOCATED IN 503612N, 000036E BY HMS VERNON. EXAM'D BY HMY BRIMARIC. (CSO VERNON, 19.4.45). 13.8.45 REFERRED TO AS A U-BOAT IN MSG C-IN-C PLYMOUTH TO C-IN-C PORTSMOUTH DTD 13.8.45. 22.9.45 LOCATED 8 AUG 1945 IN 503545N, 000136E. WK OF SUBMARINE. LOCATED BY HMS HEADINGHAM CASTLE DURING TRIALS OF EXPERIMENTAL GEAR. LENGTH 240FT, HEIGHT 20FT, DIRN 165/345DEGS. (CAPT A/S ESTABLISMENT FAIRLIE, 22.9.45). 23.7.71 INS AS USC PA 18MTRS. NC 1652. H2979/74 11.5.76 WK IN 503559N, 000039E. POSN BY DECCA. (E GILES, 13.4.76). 6.4.78 AMEND TO USC PA 35MTRS IN 503559N, 000039E. NE 1652. H1965/76 26.11.80 WK EXAM'D 24.4.80 IN 503549N, 000033E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [4 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 47.6 IN GEN DEPTH 56MTRS. NO SCOUR. HYDROSEARCH LENGTH 72.4MTRS, BEAM 9.7MRS, HT 10.6MTRS. LIES ON ITS SIDE OR UPSIDE DOWN ON HEADING 138/318DEGS. (HMS BULLDOG, HI37A/77). TOO LONG TO BE A SUBMARINE. AMEND TO WK 46MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. H2350/85 17.2.87 EXAM'D 9.8.86 IN 503550N, 000035E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [4 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 45 IN GEN DEPTH 57MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 0.4MTRS. DCS3 HT 9.5MTRS, LENGTH 90MTRS, BEAM 12MTRS. LYING 331/151DEGS. (NP 1008, HI 317B). AMEND TO WK 45MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. HH100/351/05 26.6.92 LOCATED IN 503543N, 000029E [OGB] USING DECCA. (C MARTIN, 13.4.92). SEP 2015/000083466 4.2.16 EXAM'D 21.09.15 IN 5035.860N, 0000.482E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 45.91MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 52.91MTRS. LENGTH 70MTRS, HT 7MTRS, WIDTH 15MTRS, SCOUR LENGTH 60MTRS, TOWARDS 135, SCOUR DEPTH 0.2MTRS. BROKEN UP WK, PARTIALLY BURIED, LYING ON ITS SIDE, STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (GARDLINE GEOSURVEY, HI 1477). AMEND NDW 45MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: ON ITS SIDE OR INVERTED

Position: 50 35.86 N,0 0.482 E

 

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