This is the information page about the shipwreck Walsingham, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 40.515 N,1 34.219 E (51.761916666667, 1.5857333333333)

 

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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. Afrin (probably)
3. Agamemnon
4. Aircraft
5. Alabama (possibly)
6. Albion (probably)
7. Algeria
8. Angelus
9. Annie
10. Archon
11. Atlanticos
12. Avon
13. Balakani
14. Balgownie (probably)
15. Baltrader
16. Bella donna
17. Blackhill
18. Bonnington court
19. Cairnside
20. Cathay (part of)
21. Cedrington court
22. Cerne
23. City of brisbane
24. Coalgas
25. Corcrest
26. Corheath
27. Cormount (probably)
28. Coureur des mers
29. Cressdene (possibly)
30. Dalryan
31. Denise germaine (possibly)
32. Diana
33. Dolcoath (part)
34. Dolcoath (part)
35. Dortejensen
36. Drofli
37. Duiveland
38. Dunbar castle
39. Dynamo
40. Embla (possibly)
41. Emile deschamps
42. Empire bridge
43. Empire ghyll
44. Empress of midland (possibly)
45. Erins isle (possibly)
46. Erna boldt (probably)
47. Estrella (possibly)
48. European gateway (part of)
49. Excelsior
50. Fleurita
51. Flores (probably)
52. Fort massac
53. Forth
54. Franz fischer (possibly)
55. Fred everard
56. Frons olivae (probably)
57. Fulmar
58. Ghc (possibly)
59. Girasol
60. Grazia (possibly)
61. Grisdeale
62. Groeswen (probably)
63. Hardingham (probably)
64. Harlington (probably)
65. Harlyn (probably)
66. Harriet
67. Hawksdale
68. Hebe
69. Heworth
70. Highwave (probably)
71. Hm mgb 76 (possibly)
72. Hm mms 39 (part of)(possibly)
73. Hm mms 39 (part of)(probably)
74. Hm torpedo boat no.12
75. Hmml 127 (possibly)
76. Hmmtb 16 (possibly)
77. Hms arethusa
78. Hms blanche
79. Hms carilon
80. Hms chestnut (probably)
81. Hms coquette
82. Hms donna nook
83. Hms duchess of hamilton
84. Hms dundalk
85. Hms fauvette
86. Hms forward iii
87. Hms franc tireur
88. Hms gracie (probably)
89. Hms guardsman
90. Hms hastfen
91. Hms japan
92. Hms john e lewis (possibly)
93. Hms kale (probably)(part of)
94. Hms leandros
95. Hms lord airedale
96. Hms lord st vincent (part of)
97. Hms ludlow
98. Hms marconi
99. Hms marsa
100. Hms mastiff (possibly)
101. Hms myrtle
102. Hms oriana
103. Hms pyrope
104. Hms ray of hope
105. Hms resono (possibly)
106. Hms rhiannon (possibly)
107. Hms sisapon
108. Hms st seiriol
109. Hms tamarisk
110. Hms tourmaline
111. Hms tunisian
112. Hms velia (possibly)
113. Hms william wesney
114. Hmsm e6
115. Hmtb 10
116. Hmtb no.11 (possibly)
117. Hnlms 227
118. Ingi
119. Irene
120. Iris (possibly)
121. Janny
122. Josefina thorden (after part)
123. Josephine charlotte
124. Kankakee
125. Karmt
126. Khartoum (possibly)
127. Koningen emma (part of)(probably)
128. Koningen emma (possibly)
129. Lady salisbury
130. Laurl coin
131. Lbv (m)396
132. Lindfar
133. Lisbeth m
134. Little world
135. Lolworth
136. Lowland
137. Mac 5 (possibly)
138. Mahseer
139. Main topman
140. Margate sand beacon
141. Marie leonhardt (probably)
142. Menapier
143. Mexico
144. Mi amigo
145. Michail ontchoukoff (possibly)
146. Moidart
147. Monica (possibly)
148. Morar
149. Neptune (possibly)
150. Newlands
151. Nico
152. Nicolaos piangos
153. Niore
154. Norhauk
155. Norman
156. Norwich trader
157. Ocean lassie
158. Old charlton
159. Opal
160. Paros isle
161. Paullette
162. Peik
163. Persistant whisper
164. Peter hamre
165. Ponzano
166. Port dalhousie (possibly)
167. Prince igor (probably)
168. Princess juliana
169. Profit
170. Protinus (possibly)
171. Quickstep
172. Ravenscraig (possibly)
173. Regin (possibly)
174. Rubislaw
175. Rumania
176. Saidieh
177. Salerno (possibly)
178. Salerno (possibly)
179. San calisto
180. Second chance (possibly)
181. Selma (possibly)
182. Sheaf field
183. Simon bolivar
184. Slesvig
185. Spaarndem
186. Stad maastricht
187. Storm
188. Sunbeam
189. Sunk beacon (remains)
190. Sunk head tower
191. Surrey
192. Sweep ii
193. Tay bar
194. Telegraaf xviii
195. Terukuni maru
196. The sultan
197. Thyra
198. Tongue sand tower (remains)
199. Tummel (probably)
200. Uc 11 (possibly)
201. Uc 21 (possibly)
202. Uc 72 (possibly)
203. Ursus (part)
204. Vancouver
205. Velocitas
206. Volante (possibly)
207. Volscian (possibly)
208. Walsingham
209. Warfleth
210. Wearside
211. Woodtown (possibly)
212. Wychwood (possibly)
213. Yampa (part of)
214. Yampa (part of)
215. Yampa (part of)
216. Yampa (part of)(possibly)
217. Yassou
218. Ypapanti

 

Name: WALSINGHAM

Year of registration: 1940

Water depth above wreck: 18 meter, Height above seabed: 85 cm

Known since: 1940, last detected: 1990

Details measurements/cartography: H0362/40 6.4.40 H0362/40 6.4.40 TFNM 901/40 ISSUED. (PELICAN AND WILDFIRE). H0362/40 24.4.40 H0362/40 24.4.40 PFNM 938/40 ISSUED. H0362/40 15.6.40 H0362/40 15.6.40 INS DW IN 514042N, 013348E.

- NM 1502/40. H03797/42 29.9.43 H03797/42 29.9.43 UNKNOWN WK LOCATED IN 514021N, 013412E DURING SEARCH TO LOCATE WALSINGHAM, REPORTED SUNK IN 514044N, 013412E. (SHEERNESS, 12.9.43). H03797/42 10.6.47 H03797/42 10.6.47 WK REP'D IN 514021N, 013412E DISPERSED. IT WAS FOUND IN 514034N, 013412E. DRIFT SWEPT CLEAR AT 38, FOUL AT 39FT IN GEN DEPTH 60FT. PRESUMED TO BE WALSINGHAM. (SHEERNESS, 7.5.47). AMEND TO WK 6FMS 2FT.

- NM 1477/47. H03797/42 H03797/42 16/8/47 INS G SPH BUOY CLOSE S. (TH NM 80/47).

- NM 2190/47. H03797/42 5.5.50 H03797/42 5.5.50 DISPERSED TO 45FT. (C IN C NORE, 29.9.49). OROPESA SWEEP CLEAR AT 48FT. POSN OF SCOUR 514034N, 013412E. NO CONTACT WITH SONAR. ONLY SMALL SCOUR. (HMS SHARPSHOOTER, 20.4.50). AMEND TO WK 8FMS. DELETE BUOY.

- NM 862/50. (HMS SHARPSHOOTER). H2132/70 22.1.70 H2132/70 22.1.70 EXAM'D IN 514029N, 013418E [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 15.4MTRS [8FMS 2FT], FOUL AT 16.0MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 16.5 IN GEN DEPTH 18.5MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 19.4MTRS. SMOOTH SEABED. (HMS ENTERPRISE, HI 404/69).

- NM 304/70. 24.1.73 24.1.73 AMEND TO SW 15.4MTRS [LAT]. NC 1975. H2132/70 10.4.79 H2132/70 10.4.79 EXAM'D 19.10.78 IN 514029N, 013419E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 17.0 IN GEN DEPTH 18.5MTRS. SCOUR 18.8MTRS. DCS3 HT NOT OBTAINED. SMALL BROKEN-UP WK. (SOISS, HI 60D/78). BR STD. HH090/481/01 26.11.90 HH090/481/01 26.11.90 EXAM'D 14.9.90 IN 514028.9N, 013419.6E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [5 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 17.6 IN GEN DEPTH 18MTRS. NO SCOUR. NO SONAR HT OBTAINED. LENGTH 35MTRS, BEAM 15MTRS. LIES 085/265 DEG. VERY BROKEN-UP, WELL BURIED AND ONLY JUST PROUD OF SEABED LEVEL MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO LOCATE WITH E/S. MAGNETIC ANOMALY WAS OBSERVED. RETAIN CHARTED DEPTH. (NP 1016, HI 481). AMEND POSN. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: WELL BURIED, JUST PROUD OF SEABED

Position: 51 40.515 N,1 34.219 E

 

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