This is the information page about the shipwreck Storm, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 52.019 N,1 38.095 E (51.7619167, 1.5857333)

 

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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. Aduatiek (possibly)
2. Afrin (probably)
3. Agamemnon
4. Ambient (probably)
5. Angelus
6. Atlanticos
7. Balgownie (probably)
8. Batavier 5
9. Bonnington court
10. British fortune (probably)
11. Brixton
12. Cairnside
13. Carica milica
14. Cedarwood (possibly)
15. Cerne
16. Churston
17. Clan monroe
18. Coalgas
19. Corcrest
20. Cormount (probably)
21. Coureur des mers
22. Cressdene (possibly)
23. Dagmar (probably)
24. Denise germaine (possibly)
25. Disa (possibly)
26. Dulwich
27. Dynamo
28. Empire bridge
29. Erna boldt (probably)
30. Estrella (possibly)
31. European gateway (part of)
32. F stobart (probably)
33. Faithful star
34. Flores (probably)
35. Fort massac
36. Forth
37. Franz fischer (possibly)
38. Friargate (possibly)
39. Friargate (possibly)
40. Gannet (possibly)
41. Gerhard
42. Golconda (possibly)
43. Grantleyhall (possibly)
44. Grenadier (probably)
45. Grisdeale
46. Groeswen (probably)
47. Hardingham (probably)
48. Harlington (probably)
49. Harlyn (probably)
50. Harriet
51. Hebe
52. Hendon hall
53. Highwave (probably)
54. Hillglen
55. Hm mgb 76 (possibly)
56. Hm torpedo boat no.12
57. Hmml 127 (possibly)
58. Hmmtb 16 (possibly)
59. Hms adonis (possibly)
60. Hms arethusa
61. Hms coquette
62. Hms donna nook
63. Hms duchess of hamilton
64. Hms eros (possibly)
65. Hms forward iii
66. Hms franc tireur
67. Hms hastfen
68. Hms hirose (probably)
69. Hms holdene
70. Hms japan
71. Hms john e lewis (possibly)
72. Hms kale (probably)(part of)
73. Hms leandros
74. Hms lord airedale
75. Hms ludlow
76. Hms marconi
77. Hms monarch
78. Hms moravia (possibly)
79. Hms nadine
80. Hms new comet (possibly)
81. Hms resono (possibly)
82. Hms rhiannon (possibly)
83. Hms river clyde (possibly)
84. Hms river clyde (possibly)
85. Hms sisapon
86. Hms sisters melville
87. Hms tervani
88. Hms tunisian
89. Hms velia (possibly)
90. Hms waveflower
91. Hms william wesney
92. Hmsm e6
93. Hmtb 10
94. Hnlms 227
95. Ignis (possibly)
96. Ingi
97. Ionian (possibly)
98. J c dalble
99. Janny
100. Josefina thorden (after part)
101. Kankakee
102. Khartoum (possibly)
103. Knarsdale
104. Koningen emma (part of)(probably)
105. Koningen emma (possibly)
106. Kwasind
107. Lady salisbury
108. Lincairn (possibly)
109. Lindfar
110. Lisette
111. Lonhelen (possibly)
112. Lowland
113. Mac 5 (possibly)
114. Mahseer
115. Marie leonhardt (probably)
116. Mecklenburg
117. Mendibil mendi (possibly)
118. Mexico
119. Michail ontchoukoff (possibly)
120. Moidart
121. Morar
122. Nereus
123. Nico
124. Nicolaos piangos
125. Niore
126. Norhauk
127. Norwich trader
128. Old charlton
129. Ostprussen (possibly)
130. Paullette
131. Peik
132. Persistant whisper
133. Pescado
134. Peter hamre
135. Petshenga (possibly)
136. Phryne
137. Plawsworth (possibly)
138. Polgarth
139. Port dalhousie (possibly)
140. Prince igor (probably)
141. Princess juliana
142. Profit
143. Protinus (possibly)
144. Quickstep
145. Ravenscraig (possibly)
146. Rhenas (possibly)
147. Salerno (possibly)
148. Salerno (possibly)
149. Savona (probably)
150. Scimitar
151. Second chance (possibly)
152. Simon bolivar
153. Stad maastricht
154. Storm
155. Sunbeam
156. Sunk beacon (remains)
157. Sunk head tower
158. Sweep ii
159. Telegraaf xviii
160. Tergestea
161. Terukuni maru
162. The sultan
163. Thornaby (possibly)
164. Thyra
165. Torchbearer
166. Uc 11 (possibly)
167. Uc 72 (possibly)
168. Vae victis
169. Vancouver
170. Volscian (possibly)
171. Walsingham
172. Warrenpoint
173. Wearside
174. White ghost
175. Wychwood (possibly)
176. Yewkyle (possibly)
177. Ypapanti

 

Name: STORM

Length 54.9 meter, width: 7.9 meter, draught: 3.4, tonnage 440 ton
Load: coke

Cause: Ex-rosa. built in 1875 by goole engineering & shipbuilding co ltd, goole. owned at time of loss by bird's shipping co ltd. one boiler, compound expansion engine of 80hp, single shaft. passage newcastle-upon-tyne for dunkirk. torpedoed and sunk by german seaplane. (ww1sl & sibi).

Year of registration: 1917

Water depth above wreck: 18 meter, Height above seabed: 35 cm

Known since: 1917, last detected: 20160222

Details measurements/cartography: H1104/18 5.3.18 INS WK 50FT (1917). - FNM 158/17. H3095/18 30.5.18 DISPERSED IN POSN 515157N, 013810E. (TH). SUNK 1 MILE SE FROM SUNK LT BUOY. (BMVS). H1334/60 5.5.60 LEAST E/S DEPTH OVER WK 48FT. (ECES, 1959). H2134/70 26.2.70 EXAM'D 12.8.69 IN 515200N, 013813E [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 13.5, FOUL AT 14.1MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 14.1 IN GEN DEPTH 18 - 19MTRS. NO SCOUR. (HMS EGERIA, HI 1/69). AMEND TO SW 7FMS 3FT.

- NM 454/70. 23.5.73 AMEND TO SW 13.5MTRS. NC 2051. H4358/74 20.11.74 EXAM'D IN 515203N, 013812E [EUR] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 14.5 IN GEN DEPTH 18.6MTRS. NO SCOUR. LIES 045/225 DEGS. LENGTH 58MTRS. (HMS EGERIA, HI 19/74). NCA. H3180/74 15.9.75 EXAM'D 11.3.75 IN 515159.8N, 013811.8E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 15.2 IN GEN DEPTHS 18.6 - 20MTRS. NO SCOUR. (HMS ENTERPRISE, HI 11/75). NCA. H1924/81 19.11.81 NOW SWEPT CLEAR AT 10.7MTRS. (HMS ECHO, SIGNAL DTD 12.11.81). E CARD BUOY, Q(3) 10S, ESTABLISHED 090DEGS, 90MTRS FROM WK. (TH, TELEX 13.11.81).

- NM 2951/81. H1954/80 22.3.82 EXAM'D 29.10.81 IN 515159N, 013811E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 10.7, FOUL AT 10.8MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 16.3 IN GEN DEPTH 19MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 1.4MTRS. LIES 037/217 DEGS, LENGTH 62MTRS, BREADTH 25MTRS. (SOISS, HI 24). NFA. H4726/77 14.9.82 CLEARANCE DEPTH OVER WK NOW 14.0MTRS. BUOY DISCONTINUED. (TH NM 63/82). NO ACTION NOTED. H3933/88 19.9.89 EXAM'D 8.7.89 IN 515159.6N, 013811.4E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [4 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 14.9, FOUL AT 15.0MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 14.4 IN GEN DEPTH 19.2MTRS. LIES 020/200 DEG. MAGNETOMETER DEFLECTION. HALF-METRE SWELL CASTS DOUBT ON VALIDITY OF SWEEP. (NP 1016, HI 455). NCA. HH090/667/01 18.12.95 EXAM'D 30.7.95 IN 515201.38N, 013805.65E [WGD] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR 13.5, FOUL 13.8MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 16.8 (PROBABLE NETS AT 14.4MTRS) IN GEN DEPTH 18.5MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 4.3MTRS. LENGTH 54MTRS, WIDTH 19MTRS. LIES 028/208 DEGS. DIVERS REPORT WK IN POOR STATE WITH OLD NETS STREWN OVER. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (OCEONICS, HI 667). BR STD. HH090/851/01 7.7.99 POSN CONFIRMED 5.6.99 AS BEING 5152.021N, 0138.106E [WGD] USING DGPS AT THE REQUEST OF TH. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 50MTRS, WIDTH 20MTRS. DCS3 HT 2MTRS. LIES 030/210 DEGS. MODERATE MAGNETIC ANOMALY. AREA OF BROKEN AND ALMOST ENTIRELY BURIED WRECKAGE. (NP 1016, HI 851). BR STD. HH242/480/11 20.7.99 S CARDINAL LT BUOY, VQ(6) + LFL 10 SEC, ESTABLISHED IN 5151.90N, 0138.33E [OGB]. (TH, TLX DTD 17.7.99).

- NM 3223/99. HH242/470/05 23.7.99 BUOY DETAILS REPEATED. PLACED ABOUT 138 DEGS, 240MTRS FROM WK. (TH NM 28/99). NCA. HH090/935/01 7.6.01 LOCATED, NOT EXAMINED. (NP 1016, HI 935). NCA. HH091/023/01 2.6.03 LOCATED, NOT EXAMINED. CURRENTLY UNDERGOING DEMOLITION. (NP 1016, HI 1023). NCA. HH244/430/09 19.9.03 'STORM' BUOY MOVED 000 DEGS 890MTRS TO 5152.410N, 0138.225E [WGD]. (TH NM 31/03). NCA. HH242/470/07 3.10.03 BUOY MOVE INS BY NM. (TH NM 31/03).

- NM 4522/03. HH244/430/09 19.9.03 SWEPT 7.7.03 CLEAR AT 15.8MTRS, FOUL 16.1MTRS. (HCB1B/TH, TELECON). AMEND TO SW 15.8MTRS.

- NM 4763/03. HH091/005/01 27.11.03 EXAM'D 12.8.03 IN 5152.018N, 0138.090E [WGD] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR 15.2, FOUL 15.5MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 15.6 IN GEN DEPTH 17MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 45MTRS, WIDTH 10MTRS. DCS3 HT 1.2MTRS. LIES 040/220 DEGS. MODERATE MAGNETIC ANOMALY. S CARD LT BUOY VQ(6) + LFL10 SEC CLOSE SE. WELL BROKEN UP AND BURIED. (NP 1016, HI 1005). BUOY POSN AMENDED FROM TH NM 31/03 ABOVE. AMEND POSN ONLY. NES 1975 & 2052. HH242/470/07 11.8.04 AMEND SW 15.2MTRS IN REVISED POSN. (NP 1016)

- NM 3670/04. HH091/078/01 20.1.05 EXAM'D 5.7.04 IN 5152.020N, 0138.094E [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 15.8 IN GEN DEPTH 18.0MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 58.6MTRS, WIDTH 20.7MTRS, HT 2.4MTRS. LIES 020/200 DEGS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. MBES DEPICTS A SOLID UNBROKEN MASS OF 1.0MTR HEIGHT PROVIDING A SOLID SOUNDING RETURN. A HIGHER LAYER OF 1.3MTR HEIGHT PROVIDES RETURNS FROM SUPERSTRUCTURE DESTROYED BY EXPLOSIVES. (NP 1016, HI 1078). NCA. HH091/165/01 28.3.07 EXAM'D 9.6.06 IN 5152.021N, 0138.092E [WGD] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR 15.9, FOUL 16.0MTRS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 15.93 IN GEN DEPTH 18.0MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 52MTRS, WIDTH 18MTRS, HT 2.1MTRS. LIES 030/210 DEGS WITH BOWS SW. APPEARS TO BE A LARGE, INTACT PIECE OF WRECKAGE. (NETSURVEY LTD, HI 1165). WK IS CONTROLLING DEPTH IN SUNK PRECAUTIONARY AREA, RETAIN AS SW 15.2MTRS. NCA. SEP 2015/000083463 15.7.16 EXAM'D 22.2.16 IN 5152.019N, 0138.095E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 15.9MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 18MTRS. LENGTH 54.3MTRS, WIDTH 19.8MTRS, HT 2.1MTRS, ORIENTATION 035/215. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. WK IS WELL DEGRADED, NO DISCERNABLE FEATURES CAN BE OBSERVED. (MMT, HI 1474). AMEND TO DW 15.9MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: Wk well degraded

Position: 51 52.019 N,1 38.095 E

 

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