This is the information page about the shipwreck Welsh belle, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 48.978 N,0 57.54 E (50.8163, 0.959)

 

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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. Afghanistan (bow section)
3. Afghanistan (probably)
4. Albuera
5. Alcantara
6. Alice
7. Argonaut
8. Ash
9. Australier (probably)
10. Avoca
11. Bobby
12. Cabo espartel
13. Carlisle castle
14. Ceta (stern section)
15. Charente
16. Christianssund
17. City of dresden (possibly)
18. Corinia (possibly)
19. De fontaine
20. Duc richard
21. Durango
22. Eco vouga
23. Electra
24. Ella sayer
25. Empire lough (probably)
26. Enero (probably)
27. Euphorbia
28. Evg(no rx152)?
29. Excellence pleske
30. Express
31. G-asad
32. Grit (probably)
33. Grosser kurfurst
34. Grosser kurfurst (possibly)
35. Gwendoline (part of)(possibly)
36. Halcyon
37. Henry moon
38. Heron
39. Hms anne
40. Hms blackwater
41. Hms carlton
42. Hms caulonia
43. Hms city of dundee
44. Hms cleon
45. Hms ghurka
46. Hms myrmidon
47. Hms waterfly
48. Hmt gullfoss
49. Hoheweg
50. Holland
51. Hydaspes (possibly)
52. Irene
53. Jokai
54. Josephine willis
55. Kadru
56. Katharina kolkmann
57. Kielce
58. La somme (probably)
59. Lacer
60. Lady alice
61. Latona
62. Leicester
63. Leila najia
64. Lepanto/le panto/panta/panto
65. Lizzonia
66. Maxwell
67. Milbanke (probably)
68. Mon bijou/fias
69. Monarch
70. Morgenster
71. Mrav
72. My astor
73. Naranco
74. Negrier
75. Newcastle
76. Norman
77. Northfleet
78. Nunima
79. Portslade (possibly)
80. River levan
81. Robin hood
82. Roode zee (possibly)
83. Roseburn
84. Rydal hall (possibly)
85. S.folkestone gate (ltv no.75)
86. Saint emilion (probably)
87. Saint jean pierre
88. Salbya (possibly)
89. Samida
90. Sea serpent
91. Seine
92. Shenandoah
93. Sierra bravia
94. Sir russell
95. Skerryvore
96. Sparta (possibly)
97. St cecilia
98. Swale (probably)
99. T s webb
100. Tokufuku maru
101. Trooper
102. U 8
103. Ub 109
104. Ub 31 ?
105. Ub 58 (possibly)
106. Unity
107. Veerman
108. Vittoria claudia
109. War monarch
110. Waterland (possibly)
111. Welsh belle

 

Name: WELSH BELLE

Year of registration: 1917

Water depth above wreck: 33 meter, Height above seabed: 21 cm

Known since: 1917, last detected: 2006

Details measurements/cartography: SUNK APPROX 188DEGS, 6M FROM DUNGENESS. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). CHART AS WK [OLD SYMBOL] IN 504900N, 005700E. BR STD. DEC 1922 AMEND TO DW. NE 1895. H617/31 H617/31 NOT COVERED BY HMS KELLETT SWEEPING, 1930. H632/31 7.2.31 H632/31 7.2.31 'LA SOMME' [SEE WK 20575] IS REPD TO BE IN SAME POSN. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). AMEND TO DW PA. NE 2451. H4890/55 13.9.55 H4890/55 13.9.55 MORE ACCURATE POSNS HAVE BEEN OBTAINED FOR THE WRECKS OF 'WELSH BELLE' & 'LA SOMME' IN 504856N, 005737E USING DECCA BUT THEY HAVE NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED FURTHER. OROPESA SWEEP CLEAR AT 54FT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 65FT IN GEN DEPTH 106FT. SEABED OF SAND. LENGTH 290FT, HT 50FT. DIRECTION 025/205DEGS. (HMS SCOTT, 3.8.55). AMEND TO WK 10FMS 5FT IN REVISED POSN.

- NM 2159/55. H2805/57 4.6.57 H2805/57 4.6.57 LOCATED BY ASDIC. GOOD FIRM CONTACT. (HMS GRENVILLE). H4890/55 9.11.59 H4890/55 9.11.59 AMEND TO WK 9FMS. (HMS SCOTT, 3.8.55).

- NM 2674/59. H4890/55 16.11.61 H4890/55 16.11.61 DRIFT SWEPT CLEAR AT 60FT FOUL AT 61FT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 69FT IN GEN DEPTH 117FT. (HMS SCOTT, 1.3.61). THIS WRECK COULD ALSO BE THE 'LA SOMME' [SEE WK 20575] OR 'AUSTRALIER' [SEE WK 20573]. AMEND TO WK 10FMS. LC 536. H2698/62 26.3.63 H2698/62 26.3.63 NOW CHARTED AS SW 10FMS [18.3MTRS]. NC 1892. H4959/73 26.3.75 H4959/73 26.3.75 EXAM'D 9,10.10.74 IN 504858N, 005737E [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. DRIFT SWEPT CLEAR AT 20.4MTRS FOUL AT 21.3MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 23.2MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 31MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 4.0MTRS. SEA BED ROUGH. DCS3 LENGTH 220FT. (HMS BEAGLE, HI 55/74). RETAIN HMS SCOTT'S SWEPT DEPTH IN REVISED POSN. NE 536. HH091/159/01 19.7.07 HH091/159/01 19.7.07 EXAM'D 28.1.07 IN 5048.978N, 0057.540E [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 22.46 IN GEN DEPTH 33.60MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 109.2MTRS, WIDTH 17.6MTRS, HT 11.1MTRS. LIES 021/201 DEGS WITH BOWS 201 DEGS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (OSAE, HI 1159). INTACT, UPRIGHT. SCOUR LEADS NE FROM BOW. RETAIN SW 18.3MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: INTACT, UPRIGHT, BOWS SSW

Position: 50 48.978 N,0 57.54 E

 

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