Hms Foyle Wreck

Field Value
Wreck Category non-dangerous wreck
Hms foyle Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM) 		50 16.729 N,4 10.857 W
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 50.278817
  • Longitude: -4.180950
Wreck Depth 43.37 m
Water Depth 45 m
Water Level Effect always under water/submerged
Vertical Datum Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide
Name HMS FOYLE
Type destroyer
Flag GB
Length 68.6 m
Width 10.1 m
Sonar Length 52
Sonar Width 19.5
Shadow Height 2.3
Orientation 65
Tonnage 550
Tonnage Type displacement
Conspic Visual not visually conspicuous
Conspic Radar not radar conspicuous
Date Sunk Mar 15, 1917
Bottom Texture Mud
Original Detection Year 1970
Last Detection Year 2020
Original Source diver
Surveying Details H4267/70 24.8.70 BROKEN-UP WK OF STEEL-HULL VESSEL LOCATED IN 501638N, 041046W [OGB] USING HSA AND DIVED ON. STANDS 15-20FT ABOVE SAND SEABED WITH 30DEG LIST. MANY PIECES OF WRECKAGE LIE NEARBY ON SEABED. (D T B CALKIN, 18.8.70). PROBABLY STERN SECTION OF DESTROYER HMS FOYLE - MR CALKIN HAS PREVIOUSLY REPORTED A SMALL GUN ON THIS WK. CHART AS WK 20FMS (36MTRS). BR STD. H4267/70 8.9.72 CONFIRMED AS HMS FOYLE - NAMEPLATE RECOVERED BY DIVERS IN 511638N, 041046W [OGB]. NCA. H4979/72 2.1.73 EXAM'D IN 501642N, 041048W USING HSA. LEAST E/S DEPTH 40 IN GEN DEPTH 46MTRS. SLIGHT SCOUR. CONFIRMED AS WK OF HMS FOYLE BY LOCAL DIVER, WHO STATED THAT LITTLE, OTHER THAN THE BOILERS, REMAIN PROUD OF SEABED. NO SONAR RESPONSE OBTAINED. LEAST DEPTH CONSIDERED TO HAVE BEEN FOUND. (HMS WOODLARK, 1972). BR STD. H4514/76 5.4.77 LOCATED BY MAGNETOMETER IN 501654N, 041044W [OGB] USING DECCA. DIVERS REPORT THAT ONLY A SMALL PART OF THE VESSEL IS MISSING. (T ALLEN, 27.3.77). NCA. HH100/351/07 15.7.93 DIVED 15.4.93 IN 501638.5N, 041043W [OGB] USING DECCA. LEAST DEPTH BY DIVER AT MID-TIDE 47 IN GEN DEPTH 50MTRS. NO SCOUR. LIES STERN TO NW WITH PORT SIDE BURIED COMPLETELY IN MUD SEABED. HIGHEST POINT IS BOILERS STANDING 2-3MTRS HIGH. THE REMAINS OF 3 12 POUND GUNS FOUND NEAR SE END. (G PEACHAM, 30.6.93). NCA. HH090/594/01 30.11.94 EXAM'D 7.10.94 IN 501642.07N, 041046.65W [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [5 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 42.5 IN GEN DEPTH 46MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 3.8MTRS. LENGTH 60MTRS, WIDTH 15MTRS. LIES 150/330DEGS. HEAVILY BROKEN UP. (HMSML GLEANER, HI 594). CHART AS WK 42MTRS IN 501642N, 041046.5W [OGB]. NC 1900. HH100/351/13 8.7.98 DIVED IN 501647N, 011053.5W [OGB] USING GPS. SUNK WELL INTO THE SEABED. ONLY THE ENGINE AND BOILERS STAND PROUD. GUN STILL VISIBLE ON STERN AND THE TOPS OF THE SIDE PLATING FORM A GENERAL OUTLINE OF THE SHIP IN SOME AREAS. DECKS GENERALLY BURIED OR MISSING IN A MUDDY BOTTOM. MAST STILL LYING TO STBD FWD OF THE ENGINE AND SURROUNDED BY GENERAL DEBRIS. SOME SIDE PLATING VISIBLE FWD OF THE ENGINE ROOM HAS COLLAPSED INWARDS. (T WOODCOCK, 1.7.98). NCA. SEP 2008/000023251 28.3.08 LEAST M/B DEPTH 42MTRS. (BATHYMETRIC DATA CENTRE TRAINING SURVEY IN PLYMOUTH SOUND). NCA. SEP 2021/000052671 7.10.20 EXAM�D 2020; IN 5016.729N, 0410.857W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 43.37MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 45MTRS. LENGTH 52MTRS, WIDTH 19.5MTRS, HT 2.3MTRS. ORIENTATION 065/245 DEGS. DEGRADED AND PARTIALLY BURIED, WITH VISIBLE STRUCTURES. (CLINTON MARINE SURVEY AB, HI 1679 - H525-17634). AMEND NDW 43MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Last Amended Date Oct 27, 2022

Circumstances of loss

BUILT 1903 BY CAMMELL LAIRD. STRUCK A MINE WHEN PROCEEDING THROUGH DOVER STRAIT. BROKE IN TWO AND FORWARD SECTION SANK. STERN SECTION REMAINED AFLOAT, WAS TAKEN IN TOW BUT SANK IN 501638N, 041046W APPROX. (DODS).

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FAQ

Where is the HMS FOYLE wreck located?

The HMS FOYLE wreck is located at coordinates 50 16.729 N,4 10.857 W.

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

The HMS FOYLE lies at a depth of about 43.37 meters and is located at coordinates 50 16.729 N,4 10.857 W.

How deep is the seabed around the HMS FOYLE?

The seabed around the HMS FOYLE lies at approximately 45 meters deep.

When did the HMS FOYLE sink?

The HMS FOYLE sank on Mar 15, 1917.

When was the wreck of the HMS FOYLE discovered?

The wreck of the HMS FOYLE was discovered in 1970.

What country did the HMS FOYLE belong to?

The HMS FOYLE belonged to GB.

What was the tonnage of the HMS FOYLE?

The HMS FOYLE had a tonnage of 550 tons.

What type of wreck is the HMS FOYLE?

The HMS FOYLE is classified as a destroyer.

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