Hms Boyne Wreck
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Wreck Category | dangerous wreck |
| Status | Dead = Not detected by numerous sources therefore considered not to exist |
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Hms boyne Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
50 46.168 N,1 5.254 W |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
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| Water Depth | 10 m |
| Water Level Effect | always under water/submerged |
| Vertical Datum | Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide |
| Name | HMS BOYNE |
| Type | sailing vessel |
| Flag | GB |
| Length | 55.5 m |
| Width | 15.2 m |
| Tonnage | 2010 |
| Tonnage Type | builders' measurement |
| Conspic Visual | not visually conspicuous |
| Conspic Radar | not radar conspicuous |
| Date Sunk | May 1, 1795 |
| Original Detection Year | 1981 |
| Last Detection Year | 1985 |
| Original Source | other |
| Surveying Details | 5.1.81 PARTIALLY SALVAGED BY ABBINETT AND THE DEANE BROTHERS IN 1832. WHEN SURVEYED BY ALEXANDER MCKEE IN 1965 IN VICINITY OF 'BOYNE' BUOY, WAS REPD AS A MOUND OF SEAWEED FESTOONED WRECKAGE, 10FT HIGH AND ABOUT 200FT LONG, AND AS A HAZARD TO ANY BOAT STRAYING OUT OF THE NAVIGATIONAL CHANNEL. (PAMPHLET 'THE MARY ROSE' - 1978). NCA YET. POSN FOR FILING ONLY. NOT FOUND DURING 1976 SURVEY [K7672/1], BUT NOT ESPECIALLY LOOKED FOR. H2922/83 12.3.85 NOT FOUND DURING E/S & DCS3 SEARCH. (HMSML GLEANER, HI 201). AMENDED TO DEAD. HI1529 30.1.17 NOT LOCATED 2017 USING M/B. (HMS GLEANER, HI1529). NCA RSDRA2024000047197 2.5.24 NOT LOCATED IN M/B DATASET (2022). (FHMU, HI 1768). NFA. |
| Last Amended Date | Jan 30, 2017 |
Circumstances of loss
ACCIDENTLY BLEW UP & BURNT DOWN TO WATERLINE BEFORE SINKING. (COLLEDGE VOL 1 & PAMPHLET 'THE MARY ROSE').
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