This is the information page about the shipwreck Hydaspes (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 55.476 N,1 3.049 E (50.8163, 0.959)

 

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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. Afghanistan (bow section)
2. Afghanistan (probably)
3. Albuera
4. Alcantara
5. Alice
6. Amplegarth
7. Angelus (possibly)
8. Argonaut
9. Atlantic (possibly)
10. Australier (probably)
11. Avoca
12. Bobby
13. Brandenburg
14. Cabo espartel
15. Ceta (stern section)
16. Charente
17. Christianssund
18. City of dresden (possibly)
19. Corhaven
20. Corinia (possibly)
21. De fontaine
22. Dorothy j (possibly)
23. Durango
24. Efford
25. Electra
26. Ella sayer
27. Empire lough (probably)
28. Empress of fort william (probably)
29. Enero (probably)
30. Euphorbia
31. Evg(no rx152)?
32. Excellence pleske
33. Express
34. Falcon (probably)
35. Flachsee
36. G-asad
37. Grit (probably)
38. Grosser kurfurst
39. Grosser kurfurst (possibly)
40. Gwendoline (part of)(possibly)
41. Halcyon
42. Henry moon
43. Heron
44. Hmhs anglia
45. Hms blackwater
46. Hms brazen
47. Hms carlton
48. Hms caulonia
49. Hms city of dundee
50. Hms cleon
51. Hms drumtochty (possibly)
52. Hms falmouth iii (possibly)
53. Hms ghurka
54. Hms myrmidon
55. Hms torbay ii (probably)
56. Hms war sepoy
57. Hms waterfly
58. Hmt gullfoss
59. Holland
60. Hydaspes (possibly)
61. Jokai
62. Josephine willis
63. Kadru
64. Katharina kolkmann
65. Kielce
66. La somme (probably)
67. Lacer
68. Lady stella
69. Latona
70. Leicester
71. Leila najia
72. Leo
73. Lepanto/le panto/panta/panto
74. Lighter 83
75. Lizzonia
76. Lusitania
77. Maloja 1
78. Maxwell
79. Milbanke (probably)
80. Monarch
81. Morgenster
82. Mrav
83. My astor
84. Naranco
85. Negrier
86. Newcastle
87. Niki
88. Norman
89. Northfleet
90. Nunima
91. Polgrange
92. Portslade (possibly)
93. Pulborough
94. River levan
95. Robin hood
96. Roode zee (possibly)
97. Roseburn
98. Rydal hall (possibly)
99. S.folkestone gate (ltv no.75)
100. Saint emilion (probably)
101. Saint jean pierre
102. Salbya (possibly)
103. Samida
104. Sea serpent
105. Seine
106. Shenandoah
107. Sierra bravia
108. Sir russell
109. Spanish prince
110. Sparta (possibly)
111. St cecilia
112. Strathclyde
113. Swale (probably)
114. T s webb
115. Teeswood
116. Texaco caribbean (after section)
117. Texaco caribbean (forward section)
118. Tokufuku maru
119. Traquair (probably)
120. Trooper
121. U 8
122. Ub 108 (possibly)
123. Ub 109
124. Ub 31 ?
125. Ub 55 (probably)
126. Ub 58 (possibly)
127. Ub 78
128. Ub-33 (probably)
129. Uc 63
130. Uc 77 (possibly)
131. Unity
132. Veerman
133. Vittoria claudia
134. War monarch
135. Waterland (possibly)
136. Welsh belle

 

Name: HYDASPES (POSSIBLY)

Length 75.3 meter, width: 11.3 meter, draught: 7.6, tonnage 2003 ton
Load: general and mixed goods

Cause: 23.7.1880 sank within a few minutes following collision with ss 'centurion'. was under tow in dense fog 3 miles ene of dungeness. en route london to melbourne. (dover express, 23.7.1880).

Year of registration: 1977

Water depth above wreck: 27 meter, Height above seabed: 160 cm

Known since: 1977, last detected: 20160726

Details measurements/cartography: H4453/72 8.11.77 LOCATED IN 505526N, 010310E [OGB] LEAST E/S DEPTH 22.1MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 28.5MTRS. DCS3 HT 6.5MTRS. (HMS BULLDOG, HN 2/77 DTD 1.11.77). NCA YET. H4199/78 24.10.78 LOCATED 26.9.77 IN 505526N, 010310E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 22.1MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 28.5MTRS. SCOUR 30.3MTRS. DCS3 HT 6.5MTRS. LENGTH 43MTRS. LYING 160/340DEGS. (HMS BULLDOG HI 35/77). INS AS WK 22MTRS. BR STD. HH090/711/01 29.1.97 EXAM'D 9.8.96 IN 505529N, 010303E [WGD] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR 21.1, FOUL 21.4MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 22.0 IN GEN DEPTH 28.5MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 7MTRS. LENGTH 65MTRS, WIDTH 10MTRS. LIES 155/355DEGS. BROKEN AND PARTIALLY BURIED. (NP 1016, HI 711). AMEND TO SW 21.0MTRS IN 505526.90N, 010309.05E [OGB]. BR STD. SEP2016/000091764 19.4.17 EXAM'D 26.7.16; IN 5055.476N, 0103.049E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 21.97MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 27MTRS, LENGTH 50.1MTRS, WIDTH 7.8MTRS, HEIGHT 5.2MTRS, ORIENTATION 160/340 DEGS. SCOUR LENGTH 94MTRS, 2.8MTRS DEEP, TOWARDS 018 DEGS. WRECK IS LARGELY INTACT AND PARTIALLY BURIED. (GARDLINE, HI 1497). AMEND DW 21.5MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 50 55.476 N,1 3.049 E

 

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