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 (51.441933333333, 0.92858333333333)

 

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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. Ability
2. Actuality
3. Airston (probably)
4. Alberta
5. Alf everard (part of)
6. Alf everard (part of)
7. Alice marie
8. Argus
9. Aridity (probably)
10. Astrologer
11. Atherton
12. Azariah (poss)
13. Baltrader
14. Beacon 'f'
15. Blue mermaid
16. Bolbec (possibly)
17. Bradglen
18. British oak
19. C 128
20. Chieftain
21. Daisy maud
22. Dela
23. Delce
24. Diana
25. Drofli
26. Duluth
27. E oaze light vessel
28. East shoebury bn (remains of)
29. Empire ghyll
30. Enterprise ranger 2
31. Erins isle (possibly)
32. Explorer
33. Fleurita
34. Fox
35. Fred everard
36. Georgia
37. Ghc (possibly)
38. Gordon
39. Great nore tower (remains)
40. Great nore towers (remains)
41. Great nore towers (remains).
42. H k daniels
43. Harcourt
44. Hawksdale
45. Hawnby
46. Herland (part of)
47. Herland (part of)
48. Hibernia
49. Hm mms 39 (part of)(possibly)
50. Hm mms 39 (part of)(probably)
51. Hmnls van meerlant (part of)
52. Hms aisha
53. Hms amethyst
54. Hms amethyst (part of)(possibly)
55. Hms ash
56. Hms beagle (re-named cgwv no 7 in 1851)
57. Hms capricornus
58. Hms chestnut (probably)
59. Hms conquistador
60. Hms danube 3
61. Hms desiree
62. Hms drummer
63. Hms kennymore (part of)(probably)
64. Hms london
65. Hms london
66. Hms myrtle
67. Hms new spray
68. Hms oriana
69. Hms receptive
70. Hms reed (possibly)
71. Hms resolvo (part of)
72. Hms restango
73. Hms stella orion
74. Hms venetia
75. Hms vimiera (bow section)
76. Hms vimiera (part of)
77. Hms vimiera (stern)
78. Holba
79. Honiton
80. Hopper number 19
81. Houston city
82. How (probably)
83. Intrepid
84. Janie b
85. Lady jane
86. Lca 551
87. Letchworth
88. Lion (part of)
89. Lowlands
90. Main topman
91. Maitland
92. Malrix (possibly)
93. Maplin light house
94. Maplin survey platform
95. March
96. Margam abbey
97. Margate sand beacon
98. Mercy
99. Mi amigo
100. Molliette
101. Mudlark
102. Nass beacon (ruins)
103. Neptune (possibly)
104. Norman
105. Nw shingles bn (remains of)
106. Old whitaker bn (remains of)
107. Pinto
108. Pisces
109. Radiant
110. Rd barge 59 (part of)(possibly)
111. Resolute
112. Restless wave (possibly)
113. Revenge
114. Richard montgomery
115. Rosme
116. Rover (possibly)
117. Ryal
118. Selnes
119. Sparsholt
120. Strathearn
121. Strom trooper
122. Sun vii
123. Sunrise (possibly)
124. Supremity
125. Tam o shanter (part)(possibly)
126. Tam o shanter (part)(possibly)
127. Thorvin karsven
128. Toreador
129. Treport
130. Uama
131. Van meerlant (part of)
132. Vera
133. Volante
134. Wardie
135. Warfleth
136. Warp
137. Westerley star
138. William j taylor (part of)
139. Winifred
140. Winkfield
141. Yassou
142. 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

Cause:

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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