Hms Coquette Wreck

Field Value
Wreck Category dangerous wreck
Hms coquette Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM) 		51 44.669 N,1 30.751 E
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 51.744483
  • Longitude: 1.512517
Wreck Depth 13.83 m
Water Depth 17 m
Water Level Effect always under water/submerged
Vertical Datum Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide
Name HMS COQUETTE
Type destroyer
Flag GB
Length 66.4 m
Width 6.7 m
Sonar Length 50.94
Sonar Width 6.8
Shadow Height 5.77
Orientation 70
Tonnage 285
Tonnage Type displacement
Conspic Visual not visually conspicuous
Conspic Radar not radar conspicuous
Date Sunk Mar 7, 1916
Bottom Texture Sand
Scour Dimensions 196.4,056.9,002.9,220
Debris Field 024.3, 093
Original Detection Year 1952
Last Detection Year 2022
Original Source naval vessel
Surveying Details H6345/26 4.11.26 INS NDWPA (1915). H413/52 18.1.52 LOCATED BY SONAR. FIXED BY DECCA. GENERAL DEPTH OF SEABED BY E/S 9FMS. SEA BED SMOOTH. (HMS FRANKLIN, 10.7.52). AMEND POSN. DELETE PA. H8037/34 16.2.61 EXAM'D USING HSA. SWEPT CLEAR AT 41, FOUL AT 44FT. LEAST DEPTH BY E/S 45 IN GENERAL DEPTH 53-56FT. SCOUR 63FT. WRECK APPEARS TO BE IN ONE PIECE WITH FAIRLY DEEP SCOURING. (ECES, 26.9.60). AMEND TO WK 6FMS 5FT. - NM 3105/60. H2847/67 16.10.67 SWEPT CLEAR AT 41, FOUL AT 42FT. LEAST DEPTH BY E/S 45FT IN GENERAL DEPTH 60FT. SCOUR 65FT. (HMS ECHO, 22.3.67). 9.5.68 AMEND TO SW 7MFS. (CHANGE OF DATUM TO LAT). 23.1.73 AMEND TO WSW 12.5MTRS. NC 1975. H3921/73 22.1.74 EXAM'D IN 514439N, 013051E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. LEAST DEPTH 13.9MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 16-19MTRS. SCOUR 19.6MTRS. LIES ON SLOPING SEABED AND IS A PROMINENT WK. ABOUT 65MTRS LONG, LYING NE/SW, WITH SCOUR ON BOTH SIDES. (HMS ECHO). AMEND POSN. BR STD. H4823/75 29.7.76 EXAM'D 23.3.76 IN LISTED POSN. LEAST E/S DEPTH 13.8MTRS. WRECK LIES E/W AND IS APPROX 50MTRS LONG. (HMS ECHO, HI 38/76). H1936/78 6.4.81 EXAM'D 24.11.80 IN 514434N, 013050E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 13.6, FOUL AT 14.0MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 13.9 IN GEN DEPTH 16-19MTRS. SCOUR 2MTRS DEEP. DCS3 HT 5MTRS. IN TWO PARTS, TOTAL LENGTH APPROX 35MTRS. LYING N/S. (HMS EGERIA, HI 60B/80). AMEND TO SW 13.6MTRS. - NM 933/81. H4026/86 21.12.87 EXAM'D 25.9.87 IN 514438N, 013051E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [4 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 13.8 IN GEN DEPTH 16MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 19.6MTRS. DCS3 HT 5MTRS. LIES IN TWO PARTS - NORTHERN 23MTRS LONG, 5MTRS WIDE, LYING 045/225 DEGS AND GIVE GREATEST SHADOW HEIGHT; SOUTHERN 40MTRS LONG, 5MTRS WIDE, LYING 065/245 DEG. MAGNETIC ANOMALY INDICATES FERROUS CONTENT OF ABOUT 40 TO 50 TONNES. (NP 1016, HI 375). AMEND POSN. BR STD. HH090/495/01 27.9.90 EXAM'D 29.7.90 IN 514438N, 013052E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [6 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 14.3 IN GEN DEPTH 16.5MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 19.8MTRS. NO DCS3 SHADOW OBTAINED. RELATIVELY INTACT WK, LENGTH 30MTRS, BEAM 8 MTRS AND LYING 050/230 DEG. MAG. ANOMALY OBSERVED. RETAIN AS CHARTED. (NP 1016, HI 495). NCA. HH090/516/01 4.12.91 EXAM'D 13.9.91 IN 514438.9N, 013051.9E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [4 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 13.7, FOUL AT 14.0MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 13.9 IN GEN DEPTH 17.6 (?16.6) MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 20.3MTRS. DCS3 HT 3.8MTRS. LARGE CONTACT LYING 070/250 DEG. (NP 1016, HI 516). NCA. HH090/549/01 8.9.92 EXAM'D 22.7.92 IN 514438.4N, 013051E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER. SWEPT CLEAR AT 13.7, FOUL AT 14MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 14.4 IN DEPTHS 16 - 17.5MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 19.5MTRS. DCS3 HT 3.6MTRS, LENGTH 65MTRS. LIES 045/225 DEG, APPARENTLY UPRIGHT WITHIN SCOUR. NO SIGNIFICANT MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (NP 1016, HI 549). AMEND TO SW 13.7MTRS. BR STD. HH090/574/01 15.10.93 LOCATED 3.9.93 IN VICINITY OF CHARTED POSN. NOT EXAM'D. NO SONAR HT. SLIGHT MAGNETIC ANOMALY. RETAIN AS CHARTED. (NP 1016, HI 574). HH090/626/01 15.6.94 LOCATED 28.4.94 IN VICINITY OF CHARTED POSN. NOT EXAMINED. RETAIN AS CHARTED. (NP 1016, HI 627). HH090/655/01 19.7.95 LOCATED, NOT EXAMINED. (NP 1016, HI 655). HH090/769/01 14.7.98 EXAM'D 21.4.98 IN 514438.2N, 013051.5E [OGD] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR 13.5, FOUL 13.8MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 14 IN GEN DEPTH 17.5MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 3MTRS. DCS3 HT 4MTRS. LENGTH 50MTRS, WIDTH 15MTRS. LIES 060/240 DEGS. LARGE MAGNETIC ANOMALY. SCOUR EXTENDS 75MTRS TOWARDS 045 DEGS. IN ONE PIECE WITH NO SCATTERED DEBRIS. (NP 1016, HI 769). BR STD. HH090/852/01 14.7.99 LOCATED, NOT EXAMINED. (NP 1016, HI 852). NCA. HH090/886/01 22.6.00 LOCATED, NOT EXAMINED. (NP 1016, HI 886). NCA. HH090/936/01 3.8.01 LOCATED, NOT EXAMINED. NO MAGNETIC ANOMALY. APPEARS BROKEN AND ALMOST ENTIRELY BURIED. (NP 1016, HI 936). NCA. HH090/993/01 1.7.02 NOT LOCATED. (NP 1016, HI 993). NCA. HH091/023/01 3.6.03 EXAM'D 21.3.03 IN 5144.670N, 0130.748E [WGD] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR 13.8, FOUL 14.1MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 14.5 IN GEN DEPTH 16MTRS. SCOUR 3MTRS DEEP. LENGTH 30MTRS, WIDTH 10MTRS. DCS3 HT 5.0MTRS. LIES 090/270 DEGS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. LARGE, SCATTERED WK. (NP 1016, HI 0123). COORDINATE CONVERSION INCORRECT. POSN IS 5144.668N, 0130.747E [WGD]. AMEND TO SW 13.8MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. HH091/266/01 24.2.09 EXAM'D 12.6.08 IN 5144.670N, 0130.750E [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 14.1 IN GEN DEPTH 16 - 19MTRS. SCOUR 3MTRS DEEP EXTENDS 300MTRS TOWARDS 308 DEGS. IN TWO PARTS WITH LENGTHS 30MTRS AND 25MTRS, WIDTH 7MTRS, HT 4MTRS. UPRIGHT. (MARIN MATTEKNIK, HI 1266). TWO PARTS SLIGHTLY OFFSET. NCA. SEP 2016/000181430 13.3.17 EXAM'D 14.8.16; IN 5144.669N, 0130.751E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 13.66MTRS, GEN DEPTH 17MTRS. LENGTH 51.71MTRS, WIDTH 14.79MTRS, HT 5.9MTRS. SCOUR LENGTH 73.8MTRS, 2.7MTRS DEEP TOWARDS 055 DEGS. WK BROKEN IN TWO, MAINLY INTACT. (EGS, HI 1522, TE6A AREA2). AMEND DW 13.6MTRS IN REVISED POSN. RSDRA2023000027743 14.02.23 EXAM�D 12.11.22; WRECK LOCATED IN 5144.669N, 0130.751E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 13.83MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 17MTRS. LENGTH 50.94MTRS, WIDTH 6.80MTRS, HT 5.77MTRS. ORIENTATION 070/250 DEGS. BROKEN IN TWO BUT LARGELY UPRIGHT & INTACT. PARTIALLY BURIED WITH SCOUR TO NE & SW. (A-2-SEA SOLUTIONS LTD, HI 1765 - H525-14416). AMEND DW 13.8MTRS.
Last Amended Date Mar 4, 2024

Circumstances of loss

A D CLASS DESTROYER. MINED. (WW1SL).

General Comments

BROKEN IN TWO BUT LARGELY UPRIGHT & INTACT. PARTIALLY BURIED WITH SCOUR TO NE & SW

WRECK MAP LOADING ... 51 44.669 N,1 30.751 E
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FAQ

Where is the HMS COQUETTE wreck located?

The HMS COQUETTE wreck is located at coordinates 51 44.669 N,1 30.751 E.

How deep is the HMS COQUETTE and where exactly is it located?

The HMS COQUETTE lies at a depth of about 13.83 meters and is located at coordinates 51 44.669 N,1 30.751 E.

How deep is the seabed around the HMS COQUETTE?

The seabed around the HMS COQUETTE lies at approximately 17 meters deep.

When did the HMS COQUETTE sink?

The HMS COQUETTE sank on Mar 7, 1916.

When was the wreck of the HMS COQUETTE discovered?

The wreck of the HMS COQUETTE was discovered in 1952.

What country did the HMS COQUETTE belong to?

The HMS COQUETTE belonged to GB.

What was the tonnage of the HMS COQUETTE?

The HMS COQUETTE had a tonnage of 285 tons.

What type of wreck is the HMS COQUETTE?

The HMS COQUETTE is classified as a destroyer.

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