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, 1.3079833)

 

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