Hms Waveflower Wreck
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Wreck Category | dangerous wreck |
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Hms waveflower Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
52 5.392 N,1 52.46 E |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
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| Wreck Depth | 24.6 m |
| Water Depth | 33 m |
| Water Level Effect | always under water/submerged |
| Vertical Datum | Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide |
| Name | HMS WAVEFLOWER |
| Type | trawler |
| Flag | GB |
| Length | 45.8 m |
| Width | 7.4 m |
| Draught | 4 |
| Sonar Length | 48.61 |
| Sonar Width | 9.32 |
| Shadow Height | 9.38 |
| Orientation | 144 |
| Tonnage | 368 |
| Tonnage Type | gross |
| Conspic Visual | not visually conspicuous |
| Conspic Radar | not radar conspicuous |
| Date Sunk | Oct 21, 1940 |
| Bottom Texture | Sand |
| Scour Dimensions | 120.0,034.5,035.9,014 |
| Original Detection Year | 1940 |
| Last Detection Year | 2019 |
| Original Source | national coast guard or patrol |
| Surveying Details | H01024/40 21.12.40 NDWPA IN 520530N, 015200E. (FOIC HARWICH, 20.11.40). - NM 41/41. H4167/59 1.6.60 NOW CHARTED AS DWPA. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). H01024/40 4.10.61 EXAM'D 14.8.61 IN 520522N, 015222E. OROPESA SWEEP CLEAR AT 66FT. LEAST E/S 84FT IN GEN DEPTH 110FT. NO SCOUR. EVEN SEABED. (HMS SCOTT, 10.8.61). AMEND TO NDW IN REVISED POSN. - NM 237/62. H01024/40 27.9.62 AMEND TO SW 11FMS. H01024/40 16.12.68 AMEND TO 14FMS. (HMS SCOTT). BR STD. H4139/76 5.1.77 EXAM'D 1.10.76 IN 520522.2N, 015232.4E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 24.2MTRS, FOUL AT 4.7MTRS. LEAST E/S 24.8 IN GEN DEPTH 31MTRS. SMALL WK. LENGTH APPROX 46MTRS. LYING NW/SE. NO SCOUR. NO SIGN OF BREAKUP. (HMS BULLDOG & HMS BEAGLE, HI 31/76). BR STD. HH090/616/01 6.1.95 EXAM'D 11.8.95 IN 520521.73N, 015236.06E [OGB] USING SYLEDIS [3 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR 23.5, FOUL 23.8MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 24.0 IN GEN DEPTH 31MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 2.0MTRS. DCS3 HT 7MTRS. LENGTH 38MTRS, WIDTH 10MTRS. LIES 150/330 DEGS. INTACT AND PROBABLY UPRIGHT. (GARDLINE, HI 616). BR STD. HH100/351/12 18.2.97 WK IS A TRAWLER. UPRIGHT ON THE SEABED WITH MAJOR DAMAGE TO ITS STERN. BRIDGE AND SUPERSTRUCTURE IS INTACT AND SHOWS NO SIGN OF COLLAPSING. STANDS SOME 6MTRS CLEAR OF THE SEABED. (B HICKINBOTTOM). MCA. 23.4.16 EXAM'D BY BDC; WK IN 5205.394N, 0152.457E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 25.26MTRS, IN GEN DEPTH 31MTRS. LENGTH 50MTRS, WIDTH 12MTRS, ORIENTATION 140. NFS. (DS26 ORFORD INSHORE MCZ, CEFAS SURVEY 2012). MOVE TO REVISED POSN BUT RETAIN PREVIOUS DEPTH SW 23.5MTRS. SEP 2016/000091759 24.8.17 EXAM'D BY BDC; IN 5205.392N, 0152.459E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 25.55MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 34MTRS, LENGTH 50MTRS, WIDTH 12MTRS, HEIGHT 7.2MTRS, ORIENTATION 145 DEGS. SCOUR LENGTH 184MTRS, TOWARDS 020 DEGS. NFS. (GARDLINE, HI 1495). RETAIN DW 23.5MTRS. SEP 2019/000272653 20.11.19 EXAM'D 01.07.19; IN 5205.392N, 0152.460E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 24.6MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 33MTRS, LENGTH 48.61MTRS, WIDTH 9.32MTRS, HEIGHT 9.38MTRS, ORIENTATION 144/324 DEGS. SCOUR LENGTH 120MTRS, WIDTH 34.51MTRS, 35.89MTRS DEEP, TOWARDS 014 DEGS. WRECK SITS UPRIGHT AND INTACT. (CLINTON MARINE, HI 1584). AMEND DW 24.5MTRS IN REVISED POSN. |
| Last Amended Date | Nov 20, 2019 |
Circumstances of loss
BUILT IN 1929 BY COCHRANE & SONS, SELBY. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY THE ROYAL NAVY. SINGLE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 96HP, SINGLE SHAFT. MACHINERY BY AMOS & SMITH LTD, HULL. PURCHASED AS M/S IN 1939. MINED.
WRECK MAP LOADING ...
52 5.392 N,1 52.46 E
Hms Waveflower on Wreck Map
Hms Waveflower Wreck on Google Map
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General Comments
INTACT & UPRIGHT, DAMAGED STERN