This is the information page about the shipwreck Selnes, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 32.655 N,1 1.341 E (51.4419333, 0.9285833)

 

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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. Actuality
2. Airston (probably)
3. Alberta
4. Alf everard (part of)
5. Alf everard (part of)
6. Alice marie
7. Argus
8. Aridity (probably)
9. Astrologer
10. Atherton
11. Baltrader
12. Beacon 'f'
13. Blue mermaid
14. Bolbec (possibly)
15. Bradglen
16. British oak
17. C 128
18. Dela
19. Delce
20. Diana
21. Duluth
22. E oaze light vessel
23. Empire ghyll
24. Erins isle (possibly)
25. Explorer
26. Fleurita
27. Fox
28. Fred everard
29. Georgia
30. Ghc (possibly)
31. Great nore tower (remains)
32. Great nore towers (remains)
33. Great nore towers (remains).
34. H k daniels
35. Harcourt
36. Hawksdale
37. Hawnby
38. Herland (part of)
39. Herland (part of)
40. Hibernia
41. Hm mms 39 (part of)(probably)
42. Hmnls van meerlant (part of)
43. Hms aisha
44. Hms amethyst
45. Hms amethyst (part of)(possibly)
46. Hms ash
47. Hms beagle (re-named cgwv no 7 in 1851)
48. Hms capricornus
49. Hms chestnut (probably)
50. Hms conquistador
51. Hms danube 3
52. Hms desiree
53. Hms drummer
54. Hms kennymore (part of)(probably)
55. Hms london
56. Hms london
57. Hms myrtle
58. Hms oriana
59. Hms receptive
60. Hms reed (possibly)
61. Hms resolvo (part of)
62. Hms restango
63. Hms stella orion
64. Hms venetia
65. Hms vimiera (bow section)
66. Hms vimiera (part of)
67. Hms vimiera (stern)
68. Holba
69. Honiton
70. Hopper number 19
71. Houston city
72. Intrepid
73. Lady jane
74. Lca 551
75. Letchworth
76. Lion (part of)
77. Lowlands
78. Main topman
79. Malrix (possibly)
80. Maplin light house
81. Margam abbey
82. Mercy
83. Mi amigo
84. Molliette
85. Mudlark
86. Nass beacon (ruins)
87. Neptune (possibly)
88. Norman
89. Old whitaker bn (remains of)
90. Pinto
91. Pisces
92. Radiant
93. Restless wave (possibly)
94. Revenge
95. Richard montgomery
96. Ryal
97. Selnes
98. Strathearn
99. Strom trooper
100. Sun vii
101. Tam o shanter (part)(possibly)
102. Tam o shanter (part)(possibly)
103. Toreador
104. Treport
105. Uama
106. Van meerlant (part of)
107. Vera
108. Wardie
109. Westerley star
110. Winifred
111. Winkfield
112. Yassou
113. Zarga

 

Name: SELNES

Length 80.2 meter, width: 12.2 meter, draught: 4.6, tonnage 1661 ton
Load: general and mixed goods,natural fibres and materials in general: unprocessed and products

Year of registration: 1950

Water depth above wreck: 6 meter

Known since: 1950, last detected: 2004

Details measurements/cartography: H7832/50 29.11.50 STRANDED 0.5 MILES SE OF SW SWIN IN ABOUT 2.5 FMS AT LW. (LL, 27.11.50). H7832/50 INS AS ST. (TH).

- NM 182/51. H7832/50 12.1.51 POSN WITH W BARROW BN 059 DEG DISTANT 2.92 MILES. (TH, 10.1.51). H3675/54 3.6.54 MASTS 35FT ABOVE MHWS. (HMS SHACKLETON, 30.5.54). AMEND TO DW (MASTS). H3675/54 29.7.55 WRECK NOT SWEPT. BOTH MASTS ARE VISIBLE AT ALL STATES OF THE TIDE. POSN 513236N, 010126E. (SWEEP REPORT, 26.7.55). AUTHORITY NOT STATED. AMEND POSN. H4710/63 5.5.64 BOTH MASTS STILL SEEM STRONG AND FORM A MOST USEFUL MARK. (HMS ECHO, 1.12.63), H4710/63 16.8.67 THE SOUTHERN MAST HAS NOW COLLAPSED. (HMS ENTERPRISE, HI 44/67). AMEND TO DW (MAST). BR STD. H4710/63 19.9.67 ONE MAST HAS GONE. (HMS MYRMIDON, HN DTD 11.9.67). H6140/68 25.6.68 A DANGEROUS WRECK SHOWING ONE MAST ONLY 22FT IN HEIGHT ABOVE MHWS. (HMS ENTERPRISE). H6140/68 20.5.69 BOTH MASTS REPORTED DOWN. PARTS OF WRECK VISIBLE AT LW. (PLA, HN MAY 1969). AMEND TO DW (DRIES). NE 1607. 29.12.71 DRIES 5FT. (PLA K6239/1). 19.5.72 NOW DRIES 5FT. (PLA K6239/2). 29.9.73 AMEND TO DW (DRIES 1.5MTRS). NC 1607. H3531/74 11.12.75 EXAM'D 8.9.75 IN 513237N, 010127E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR 0.8MTRS ABOVE DATUM, FOULED AT 0.3 METRES ABOVE DATUM. LEAST E/S DEPTH 0.6MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 4MTRS. SCOUR 10MTRS. THIS WRECK IS 'DRY 0.8 MTRS' ABOVE LAT. (PLA WK REPORT 16/75 DTD 8.9.75). 30.9.85 AMEND TO ST (DRIES 0.8MTR). NE 1607. HH244/420/04 8.7.99 EXAM'D 14.6.99 IN 5132.619N, 0101.439E [OGB] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR 0.0MTRS, FOUL 0.4MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 0.8 IN GEN DEPTH 3 - 8MTRS. SCOUR 18MTRS. CONSIDERABLE TURBULENCE AROUND WK. INS AS SW 0.1MTRS. (PLA WK REPORT 26/99 DTD 18.6.99). AMEND TO SW 0.1MTR IN AMENDED POSN.

- NM 3040/99. 13.6.05 SHOWN IN 5132.655N, 0101.341E [WGD] ON PLA 201/23 DTD SEP'03-NOV'04. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 51 32.655 N,1 1.341 E

 

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