This is the information page about the shipwreck Intrepid, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 42.248 N,1 2.314 E (51.4419333, 0.9285833)
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The texts accompanying this shipwreck are in English ๐ฌ๐ง, 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.
Name: INTREPID
Year of registration: 1923
Water depth above wreck: 11 meter, Height above seabed: 45 cm
Known since: 1923, last detected: 1986
Details measurements/cartography: H754/23 29.1.23 H754/23 29.1.23 AN UNLIGHTED BUOY, GREEN AND MARKED WRECK, HAS BEEN PLACED TO MARK WRECK OFF THE NW EDGE OF THE BUXLEY SAND IN THE THAMES APPROACHES. (THNM 12/23). H949/23 6.2.23 H949/23 6.2.23.THE MAST AND SPARS HAVE BEEN REMOVED AND THERE IS NOW A LEAST DEPTH OF 30FT OVER THE HULL. WRECK MARKING BUOY HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN. (THNM 604/23, 5.2.23). INS WK 30FT(1923). H2700/50 H2700/50 FOUL AT 36FT, CLEAR AT 35FT. (HMS SCOTT 1949, E8683). AMEND WK 5FMS 5FT. BR STD. H3848/68 1.4.68 H3848/68 1.4.68 SWEPT CLEAR 31FT. NOT FOULED. AT THE BOTTOM OF A DEEP. NO SONAR RESPONSE. LEAST E/S DEPTH 25 TO 38FT. SCOUR 39FT. (HMS EGERIA). 12.6.69 12.6.69 AMEND WK 5FMS [LAT]. NE 1975. 24.1.73 24.1.73 AMEND WK 10.3MTRS. NC 1975. H4654/74 22.11.74 H4654/74 22.11.74 EXAM'D IN 514213N, 010223E [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 10.9 IN GEN DEPTH 10-12MTRS. SCOUR 11.8MTRS. SMALL WRECK, LENGTH 30MTRS. LYING NE/SW WITH SLIGHT SCOUR ON STH SIDE. LIES NEAR THE BOTTOM OF A TROUGH & APPEARS AS A SMALL IRREGULARITY ON THE OTHERWISE SMOOTH SIDE OF THE BANK. (HMS ECHO, HI 13/74). BR STD. H4399/71 5.12.78 H4399/71 5.12.78 SMALL WK, DIFFICULT TO DEFINE. EXAM'D 1.7.78. CHARTED POSN CONFIRMED. LEAST E/S DEPTH 9.8MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 11MTRS. DCS3 HT NOT OBTAINABLE FROM TRACE. (HMS BULLDOG, HI 49/78).
- NM 3030/78. H2918/83 16.4.86 H2918/83 16.4.86 V SMALL PEAK, ABOUT 1MTR HIGH, EXAM'D 19.10.85. WK NOT CONCLUSIVELY FOUND. SMALL MAGNETIC ANOMALY, VERY LOCALISED. LEAST E/S DEPTH 11.4 IN GEN DEPTH 11.5MTRS. NCA. (NP 1016, HI 197). NCA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Position: 51 42.248 N,1 2.314 E