This is the information page about the shipwreck Kielce, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 2.345 N,1 13.657 E (51.075983333333, 1.4147)

 

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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. Admiral gardner
2. Africa
3. Agen
4. Alcantara
5. Alice
6. Amplegarth
7. Angelus (possibly)
8. Atlantic (possibly)
9. Avoca
10. Bobby
11. Brandenburg
12. Bravore
13. Brendonia
14. Cabo espartel
15. Charente
16. Christianssund
17. City of dresden (possibly)
18. Colbert
19. Constanzia
20. Corhaven
21. De fontaine
22. Dinard
23. Dorothy j (possibly)
24. Efford
25. Eidsiva (probably)
26. Electra
27. Eleonora
28. Emma
29. Emma (possibly)
30. Empire lough (probably)
31. Empress of fort william (probably)
32. En avant
33. Eustratios (probably)
34. Excellence pleske
35. Falcon (probably)
36. Fearless
37. Flachsee
38. Flandres
39. Francesco ciampa
40. G-asad
41. Gad 23
42. Gladys
43. Grit (probably)
44. Grosser kurfurst
45. Grosser kurfurst (possibly)
46. Gwendoline (part of)(possibly)
47. Halcyon
48. Harcalo
49. Henry moon
50. Heron
51. Hm mgb 328 (possibly)
52. Hmhs anglia
53. Hms aragonite (part of)
54. Hms aragonite (part of)
55. Hms aries (possibly)
56. Hms artic trapper
57. Hms blackwater
58. Hms brazen
59. Hms carlton
60. Hms cayton wyke (probably)
61. Hms city of dundee
62. Hms cleon
63. Hms drumtochty (possibly)
64. Hms falmouth iii (possibly)
65. Hms glen boyne
66. Hms kingston galena
67. Hms lydian
68. Hms marcella
69. Hms myrmidon
70. Hms napia
71. Hms niger (possibly)
72. Hms northumberland (probably)
73. Hms othello ii
74. Hms peridot
75. Hms restoration (possibly)
76. Hms rodino
77. Hms stirling castle (probably)
78. Hms torbay ii (probably)
79. Hms tranquil
80. Hms war sepoy
81. Hms weigelia
82. Hmsm b2
83. Hmt gullfoss
84. Holland
85. Hundvaag
86. Hydaspes (possibly)
87. Ilaro
88. Ira (possibly)
89. Jacob luckenbach
90. James harrod
91. Jokai
92. Josephine willis
93. Kabinda
94. Kadru
95. Katharina kolkmann
96. Kielce
97. Kirsten skou
98. Koenigshaven
99. L'armandeche
100. La fleche
101. La somme (probably)
102. Lady stella
103. Latona
104. Lcp(r) 1961 (possibly)
105. Le tregor
106. Leicester
107. Leila najia
108. Leo
109. Lighter 83
110. Lizzonia
111. Loanda
112. Luray victory
113. Lusitania
114. Mahratta
115. Mahratta ii
116. Maloja 1
117. Malta (probably)
118. Merel (part of)(possibly)
119. Mersey
120. Milbanke (probably)
121. Monarch
122. Morgenster
123. Mrav
124. Murillo
125. Nancy moran
126. Naranco
127. Negrier
128. Newcastle
129. Niki
130. Norman
131. North eastern victory
132. Northfleet
133. Nunima
134. Ocean king (possibly)
135. Ophelie
136. Ousel (probably)
137. Phoenix
138. Polgrange
139. Portslade (possibly)
140. Preussen
141. Pulborough
142. River levan
143. Rochester castle (possibly)
144. Roode zee (possibly)
145. Roseburn
146. Rydal force
147. S goodwin ltv (lv 69)
148. S.folkestone gate (ltv no.75)
149. Sabac
150. Saint ronan (possibly)
151. Salbya (possibly)
152. Samida
153. Santagata
154. Santagata (?part of)
155. Sea serpent
156. Seine
157. Shenandoah
158. Sierra bravia
159. Sir russell
160. Spanish prince
161. St cecilia
162. St claire (possibly)
163. Strathclyde
164. T s webb
165. Teeswood
166. Texaco caribbean (after section)
167. Texaco caribbean (forward section)
168. The queen
169. Tokufuku maru
170. Toward
171. Traquair (probably)
172. Trooper
173. U 11 (possibly)
174. U 16 (possibly)
175. U 48
176. U 8
177. Ub 103 (possibly)
178. Ub 108 (possibly)
179. Ub 109
180. Ub 12 (possibly)
181. Ub 31 ?
182. Ub 38
183. Ub 55 (probably)
184. Ub 56 (possibly)
185. Ub 58 (possibly)
186. Ub 78
187. Ub-33 (probably)
188. Uc 46 (possibly)
189. Uc 63
190. Uc 77 (possibly)
191. Uc 78 or uc 79
192. Unity
193. Vittoria claudia
194. W a scholten
195. Welsh belle
196. Wheatman (possibly)
197. Will and maggie (probably)

 

Name: KIELCE

Year of registration: 1915

Water depth above wreck: 21 meter, Height above seabed: 45 cm

Known since: 1915, last detected: 20160727

Details measurements/cartography: H4455/15 SANK IN 510200N, 011300E. 1 MILE FROM N LTV MARKING GATEWAY TO DOVER CHANNEL. MARKED BY BUOY 80YDS FROM WK AND WK MARKING VESSEL 2 CABLES N FROM WK. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). H4698/15 NOW CHARTED AS WK 6.5FMS. H4538/15 WK MARKING VESSEL 0.5 CABLE S FROM FORMER POSN. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). H4677/15 WK MARKING VESSEL REMOVED. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). H4698/15 POSN OF WK 2 MILES 6.5 CABLES 154DEGS FROM LT ON OUTER EXTREMITY OF FOLKESTONE PIER. LEAST DEPTH 40FT. WK MARKING VESSEL AND BUOY REMOVED. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). H5128/15 MARINERS WARNED THAT AREA WITHIN 0.5 MILE OF WK CONSIDERED DANGEROUS. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). H70/25 20.12.24 DRIFTER 'OUR BOYS' REPORTED FOULING PART OF A WK WITH DRIFT NETS ABOUT 5FMS 2 OR 2.5 MILES S BY A LITTLE E OF FOLKESTONE RLY PIER. (LL, 19.12.24). H70/25 2.1.25 SWEPT AT A DEPTH OF 60-70FT BY TH. NO OBSTN LOCATED. (TH, 1.1.25). H4293/32 20.6.32 PASSED OVER BY HMS CHALLENGER. WK INDICATED ON ECHO RECORD. ABOUT 10FMS BY E/S. (HMS CHALLENGER, 15.6.32). H012/39 15.10.39 LOCATED BY PAVS 14.10.39 IN 510200N, 011348E. (DOVER SECRET ORDERS 035). H5117/59 24.9.59 LOCATED IN 510220N, 011333E. PRESUMED TO BE 'KIELCE'. FOUL AT 27FT, CLEAR AT 26FT, GENERAL DEPTH 73FT MLWST. (TH 23.9.59). AMEND TO WK 4FMS 2FT. G CAN LT BUOY GPFL(2)G.10S TO S OF WK.

- NM 2239/59 & FNM 97/59. H5824/60 2.3.61 LEAST E/S DEPTH 31FT. (HMS SCOTT, 17.3.60). H2118/61 26.6.63 DISPERSAL CONTRACT PLACED. (TH, 19.6.63). H899/64 SALVAGE OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS. H899/64 26.11.64 WK NOW IDENTIFIED AS SS 'KIELCE'. KNOWN TO CONTAIN EXPLOSIVES, LARGE BOMBS & AMMUNITION AT TIME OF LOSS. (TH, 23.11.64). H899/64 30.5.67 WK DISPERSED TO 54FT AND LT BUOY WITHDRAWN. NO AMMO ETC. (NAVEAM). H899/64 30.8.67 AMEND TO SW 9FMS. (NAVEAM 8575/67). 10.9.73 AMEND TO SW 16.5MTRS. NC 1892. H4199/78 30.8.78 LOCATED 19.10.77 IN 510219N, 011346E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 18.5MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 22MTRS. SCOUR 26.6MTRS. DCS3 HT 5.6MTRS BUT NOT RELIABLE AS WRECKAGE SCATTERED OVER AREA 120X80MTRS APPROX AND THE SCATTERED PIECES BROKE UP THE SHADOW. (HMS BULLDOG, HI 35/77). AMEND TO WK 18.5MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. HH090/711/01 22.1.97 EXAM'D 12.8.96 IN 510218N, 011342E [WGD] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR 17.4, FOUL 17.8MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 18.4 IN GEN DEPTH 21.5MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 5MTRS. DCS3 HT 2MTRS. COVERS AREA OF 140 BY 110MTRS. LIES 140/320DEGS. SCATTERED AND BROKEN WRECKAGE. (NP 1016, HI 711). SWEEP INCOMPLETE WITH GAPS BETWEEN ADJACENT LAPS. AMEND TO WK 17.4MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. HH090/921/01 29.11.00 EXAM'D 16.10.00 IN 5102.356N, 0113.652 [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST E/S DEPTH OBTAINED 18.6 IN GEN DEPTH 21MTRS. SCOUR 6MTRS DEEP EXTENDS 50MTRS 030/210 DEGS. LENGTH 120MTRS, WIDTH 85MTRS. DCS3 HT 1.5MTRS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. NOT FULLY SURVEYED. (NP 1016, HI 921). NCA. SEP 2016/000091764 20.4.17 EXAM'D 27.7.16 IN 5102.345N, 0113.657E [WGD]. LEAST W/C DEPTH 17.83MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 21MTRS, LENGTH 125.5MTRS, WIDTH 114.6MTRS, HEIGHT 3.7MTRS, ORIENTATION 045/225 DEGS. SCOUR DIMENSIONS LENGTH 125.5MTRS, 6MTRS DEEP, TOWARDS 045 DEGS. AREA OF DEBRIS. (GARDLINE, HI 1497). AMEND DW 17.8MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: AREA OF DEBRIS

Position: 51 2.345 N,1 13.657 E

 

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