This is the information page about the shipwreck Opal, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 24.085 N,1 21.958 E (51.6597, 1.3079833333333)

 

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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. 150
2. Admiral gardner
3. Africa
4. Agen
5. Airston (probably)
6. Albion (probably)
7. Algeria
8. Alice marie
9. Andaman
10. Archon
11. Ashley
12. Astrologer
13. Avon
14. Azariah (poss)
15. Balakani
16. Baltrader
17. Blue mermaid
18. Bravore
19. Brendonia
20. Carmen
21. Cathay (part of)
22. Cedrington court
23. City of brisbane
24. Constanzia
25. Corheath
26. Correct
27. Daisy maud
28. Dalryan
29. Dela
30. Delce
31. Diana
32. Dinard
33. Dolcoath (part)
34. Dolcoath (part)
35. Dortejensen
36. Duiveland
37. Dunbar castle
38. E goodwin ltv
39. Efford
40. Eidsiva (probably)
41. Eleonora
42. Embla (possibly)
43. Emile deschamps
44. Emma
45. Emma (possibly)
46. Empire ghyll
47. Empire lough (probably)
48. Empress of midland (possibly)
49. Erins isle (possibly)
50. Falcon (probably)
51. Fearless
52. Flandres
53. Flores (probably)
54. Francesco ciampa
55. Franz fischer (possibly)
56. Fred everard
57. Frons olivae (probably)
58. Fulmar
59. G-42 (possibly)
60. Gad 23
61. Genimar
62. Girasol
63. Grazia (possibly)
64. Halcyon
65. Harcalo
66. Hawksdale
67. Hawnby
68. Hibernia
69. Hm mgb 328 (possibly)
70. Hm mms 39 (part of)(possibly)
71. Hm mms 39 (part of)(probably)
72. Hm torpedo boat no.12
73. Hms alert ?
74. Hms aragonite (part of)
75. Hms aragonite (part of)
76. Hms aries (possibly)
77. Hms artic trapper
78. Hms blanche
79. Hms carilon
80. Hms cayton wyke (probably)
81. Hms chestnut (probably)
82. Hms desiree
83. Hms fauvette
84. Hms gracie (probably)
85. Hms guardsman
86. Hms kennymore (part of)(probably)
87. Hms kingston galena
88. Hms leandros
89. Hms lydian
90. Hms marcella
91. Hms mastiff (possibly)
92. Hms myrtle
93. Hms napia
94. Hms niger (possibly)
95. Hms northumberland (probably)
96. Hms othello ii
97. Hms peridot
98. Hms pyrope
99. Hms ray of hope
100. Hms restoration (possibly)
101. Hms rodino
102. Hms stella orion
103. Hms stirling castle (probably)
104. Hms tamarisk
105. Hms torbay ii (probably)
106. Hms tourmaline
107. Hms tranquil
108. Hms venetia
109. Hms war sepoy
110. Hms weigelia
111. Hmsm b2
112. Hundvaag
113. Ilaro
114. Ira (possibly)
115. Irene
116. Jacob luckenbach
117. James harrod
118. Josephine charlotte
119. Kabinda
120. Karmt
121. Koenigshaven
122. L'armandeche
123. Lady stella
124. Laurl coin
125. Lbv (m)396
126. Lcp(r) 1961 (possibly)
127. Le pelerin de la mer
128. Lisbeth m
129. Loanda
130. Lolworth
131. Lord hamilton (possibly)
132. Luray victory
133. Mahratta
134. Mahratta ii
135. Malta (probably)
136. Maplin light house
137. March
138. Margam abbey
139. Margate sand beacon
140. Menapier
141. Mercy
142. Merel (part of)(possibly)
143. Mersey
144. Mi amigo
145. Monica (possibly)
146. Mudlark
147. Murillo
148. Nancy moran
149. Neptune (possibly)
150. Newlands
151. Niore
152. Norman
153. North eastern victory
154. Nw shingles bn (remains of)
155. Ocean king (possibly)
156. Old whitaker bn (remains of)
157. Opal
158. Ousel (probably)
159. Paros isle
160. Ponzano
161. Port dalhousie (possibly)
162. Preussen
163. Prince igor (probably)
164. Rd barge 59 (part of)(possibly)
165. Regin (possibly)
166. Restless wave (possibly)
167. Rooswijk
168. Rubislaw
169. Rumania
170. Ryal
171. Rydal force
172. Rynanna
173. S goodwin ltv (lv 69)
174. Saidieh
175. Saint ronan (possibly)
176. Saint ronan (possibly)
177. Sambut
178. San calisto
179. Santagata
180. Santagata (?part of)
181. Selma (possibly)
182. Slesvig
183. Spaarndem
184. Spanish prince
185. Strathclyde
186. Sun vii
187. Sunk beacon (remains)
188. Surrey
189. The queen
190. Thorvin karsven
191. Tongue sand tower (remains)
192. Toromoree
193. Toward
194. Traquair (probably)
195. Treport
196. Tummel (probably)
197. U 11 (possibly)
198. U 16 (possibly)
199. U 48
200. Uama
201. Ub 12 (possibly)
202. Uc 21 (possibly)
203. Uc 46
204. Uc 46 (possibly)
205. Ursus (part)
206. Vera
207. Volante (possibly)
208. Walsingham
209. Warfleth
210. Westerley star
211. Wheatman (possibly)
212. Winifred
213. Winkfield
214. Woodtown (possibly)
215. Yassou

 

Name: OPAL

Year of registration: 1921

Water depth above wreck: 9 meter, Height above seabed: 12 cm

Known since: 1921, last detected: 2010

Details measurements/cartography: H6495/21 26.10.21 H6495/21 26.10.21 INS WK PA (OBSOLETE SYMBOL)(1921).

- NM ACTION. H6705/21 4.11.21 H6705/21 4.11.21 MARKED BY G CON BUOY, 20YDS N OF THE WK SYMBOL, OR 325 DEGS 8 CABLES FROM MARGATE PIER HEAD. (TH). 2.1.23 2.1.23 AMEND TO DW. NOTE. H5886/23 25.8.23 H5886/23 25.8.23 AMEND BUOY TO G CAN BUOY. (TH NM 51/23).

- NM ACTION. H4135/24 16.6.24 H4135/24 16.6.24 DISPERSED TO LEAST DEPTH OF 28FT. DEPTH REMAINS 30FT. CAN BUOY WITHDRAWN. (TH 16.6.24). H7393/30 1.11.30 H7393/30 1.11.30 SWEPT 8.9.30 FOUL AT 29FT, CLEAR AT 25FT, SURROUNDING DEPTH 29FT. USING HSA. (HMS KELLET, 1.11.30). AMEND TO WK 265FT IN REVISED POSN. NOTE. H4761/69 19.7.72 H4761/69 19.7.72 POSSIBLE WRECK LOCATED 512354N, 012215E. POSSIBLY THIS WRECK. (ISS, K6361). 30.4.82 30.4.82 AMEND TO SW 7.6MTRS. NC 1607. H2349/84 31.3.87 H2349/84 31.3.87 EXAM'D 10.10.86 IN 512403N, 012203E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER HIFIX/6. LEAST E/S DEPTH 7.8 IN GEN DEPTH 8.8MTRS. NO SCOUR. ABOUT 10MTRS LONG AND LYING N/S. RETAIN SWEPT DEPTH. (NP1016, HI 259). NCA. HH090/770/01 24.9.98 HH090/770/01 24.9.98 EXAM'D 14.7.98 IN 512402.8N, 012203.4E [OGD] USING DGPS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 7.2 IN GEN DEPTH 8.5MTRS. NO SCOUR. NO DCS3 HT. LENGTH 25MTRS, WIDTH 10MTRS. LIES 000/180 DEGS. SMALL MAGNETIC ANOMALY. SMALL AREA OF INDISTINCT, MOSTLY BURIED WRECKAGE. COVERED BY POTS, LINES AND BUOYS THUS COULD NOT BE SWEPT. (NP 1016, HI 770). BR STD. HH091/167/01 2.4.07 HH091/167/01 2.4.07 EXAM'D 28.8.06 IN 5124.081N, 0121.956E [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 7.33 IN GEN DEPTH 9.0MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 20MTRS, WIDTH 10MTRS, HT 1.7MTRS. LIES 000/180 DEGS. AN AREA OF INDISDINCT, MOSTLY BURIED WRECKAGE. (NETSURVEY LTD, HI 1167). AMEND WK 7.3MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. 19.8.11 19.8.11 EXAM'D 1.2010 IN 5124.085N, 0121.958E [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 7.84 IN GEN DEPTH 9.1MTRS NO SCOUR. LENGTH 24MTRS, WIDTH 8MTRS, HT 1.4MTRS. LIES 012/192 DEGS. ?BREAKING UP AROUND BOW AND STERN. (NETSURVEY, HI 1339). AMEND WK 7.8MTRS. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

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Position: 51 24.085 N,1 21.958 E

 

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