Wreck: Welsh belle

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 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง, 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.

 

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Shipwreck details

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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