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 (51.7619167, 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. 150
2. Afrin (probably)
3. Agamemnon
4. Alabama (possibly)
5. Albion (probably)
6. Algeria
7. Angelus
8. Archon
9. Atlanticos
10. Avon
11. Balakani
12. Balgownie (probably)
13. Baltrader
14. Bonnington court
15. Cairnside
16. Cathay (part of)
17. Cedrington court
18. Cerne
19. City of brisbane
20. Coalgas
21. Corcrest
22. Cormount (probably)
23. Coureur des mers
24. Cressdene (possibly)
25. Dalryan
26. Denise germaine (possibly)
27. Diana
28. Dolcoath (part)
29. Dolcoath (part)
30. Duiveland
31. Dunbar castle
32. Dynamo
33. Embla (possibly)
34. Emile deschamps
35. Empire bridge
36. Empire ghyll
37. Empress of midland (possibly)
38. Erins isle (possibly)
39. Erna boldt (probably)
40. Estrella (possibly)
41. European gateway (part of)
42. Fleurita
43. Flores (probably)
44. Fort massac
45. Forth
46. Franz fischer (possibly)
47. Fred everard
48. Frons olivae (probably)
49. Fulmar
50. Ghc (possibly)
51. Grazia (possibly)
52. Grisdeale
53. Groeswen (probably)
54. Hardingham (probably)
55. Harlington (probably)
56. Harlyn (probably)
57. Harriet
58. Hawksdale
59. Hebe
60. Highwave (probably)
61. Hm mgb 76 (possibly)
62. Hm mms 39 (part of)(probably)
63. Hm torpedo boat no.12
64. Hmml 127 (possibly)
65. Hmmtb 16 (possibly)
66. Hms arethusa
67. Hms carilon
68. Hms chestnut (probably)
69. Hms coquette
70. Hms donna nook
71. Hms duchess of hamilton
72. Hms fauvette
73. Hms forward iii
74. Hms franc tireur
75. Hms gracie (probably)
76. Hms guardsman
77. Hms hastfen
78. Hms japan
79. Hms john e lewis (possibly)
80. Hms kale (probably)(part of)
81. Hms leandros
82. Hms lord airedale
83. Hms ludlow
84. Hms marconi
85. Hms marsa
86. Hms mastiff (possibly)
87. Hms myrtle
88. Hms oriana
89. Hms pyrope
90. Hms ray of hope
91. Hms resono (possibly)
92. Hms rhiannon (possibly)
93. Hms sisapon
94. Hms tamarisk
95. Hms tourmaline
96. Hms tunisian
97. Hms velia (possibly)
98. Hms william wesney
99. Hmsm e6
100. Hmtb 10
101. Hnlms 227
102. Ingi
103. Irene
104. Janny
105. Josefina thorden (after part)
106. Kankakee
107. Karmt
108. Khartoum (possibly)
109. Koningen emma (part of)(probably)
110. Koningen emma (possibly)
111. Lady salisbury
112. Laurl coin
113. Lbv (m)396
114. Lindfar
115. Lisbeth m
116. Lowland
117. Mac 5 (possibly)
118. Mahseer
119. Main topman
120. Marie leonhardt (probably)
121. Menapier
122. Mexico
123. Mi amigo
124. Michail ontchoukoff (possibly)
125. Moidart
126. Morar
127. Neptune (possibly)
128. Newlands
129. Nico
130. Nicolaos piangos
131. Niore
132. Norhauk
133. Norman
134. Norwich trader
135. Old charlton
136. Opal
137. Paros isle
138. Paullette
139. Peik
140. Persistant whisper
141. Peter hamre
142. Ponzano
143. Port dalhousie (possibly)
144. Prince igor (probably)
145. Princess juliana
146. Profit
147. Protinus (possibly)
148. Quickstep
149. Ravenscraig (possibly)
150. Rubislaw
151. Saidieh
152. Salerno (possibly)
153. Salerno (possibly)
154. San calisto
155. Second chance (possibly)
156. Selma (possibly)
157. Simon bolivar
158. Slesvig
159. Spaarndem
160. Stad maastricht
161. Storm
162. Sunbeam
163. Sunk beacon (remains)
164. Sunk head tower
165. Surrey
166. Sweep ii
167. Tay bar
168. Telegraaf xviii
169. Terukuni maru
170. The sultan
171. Thyra
172. Tongue sand tower (remains)
173. Tummel (probably)
174. Uc 11 (possibly)
175. Uc 21 (possibly)
176. Uc 72 (possibly)
177. Ursus (part)
178. Vancouver
179. Velocitas
180. Volscian (possibly)
181. Walsingham
182. Wearside
183. Woodtown (possibly)
184. Wychwood (possibly)
185. Yassou
186. 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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