Other Wreck 9151

Field Value
Wreck Category non-dangerous wreck
Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM) 		56 17.587 N,2 19.584 W
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 56.293117
  • Longitude: -2.326400
Wreck Depth 46 m
Water Depth 53 m
Water Level Effect always under water/submerged
Vertical Datum Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide
Sonar Length 45
Sonar Width 10
Shadow Height 7.1
Orientation 40
Conspic Visual not visually conspicuous
Conspic Radar not radar conspicuous
Bottom Texture Sand
Scour Dimensions 0030.0,,001.5,020
Original Detection Year 1977
Last Detection Year 2013
Original Source naval vessel
Last Amended Date Jun 20, 2008

Simplified Wreck Survey

Underwater Wreck Details: HMS Fox located at coordinates 56 17.587 N, 2 19.584 W. This historic shipwreck lies upright and intact on the seabed off the UK coast in a general depth of 53.3 meters. The least multibeam depth over the wreck is 46.6 meters, with a structural height of 7.1 meters. Comprehensive hydrographic surveys record the vessel dimensions as approximately 45 meters in length and 10 meters in width, oriented on a 040/220 degree heading with the bow facing northeast. The underwater site features a 1.5-meter deep scour extending 30 meters along a 020/200 degree axis, with scouring most pronounced around the bow, alongside a moderate magnetic anomaly and an item of debris lying close to the port side midships.

Surveying Details

H454/67 21.3.77 WK 46.9MTRS IN GEN.DEPTH 53MTRS LOCATED IN 561736.6N, 021928.8W [OGB]. (HMS FOX, SIGNAL DTD 28.2.77). INS AS WK 25FMS (47MTRS). - NM 845/77. H4818/75 3.8.77 EXAM'D 24.2.77 IN 561735N, 021929W [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 46.9 IN GEN.DEPTH 53MTRS. DCS3 HEIGHT 7MTRS. LENGTH 40MTRS. LYING 045/225 DEG. WK COMPLETE EXCEPT SMALL DETACHED PART CLOSE SW. (HMS FOX, HI 34A/77). NCA. SEP 2008/000080688 20.6.08 EXAM'D 31.12.07 IN 5617.587N, 0219.584W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 46.6 IN GEN DEPTH 53.3MTRS. SCOUR 1.5MTRS DEEP EXTENDS 30MTRS ALONG 020/200 DEGS. LENGTH 45MTRS, WIDTH 10MTRS, HT 7.1MTRS. LIES 040/220 DEGS WITH BOWS NE. MODERATE MAGNETIC ANOMALY. UPRIGHT AND INTACT. SCOURING MAINLY AT THE BOW. ITEM OF DEBRIS LIES CLOSE TO PORT SIDE MIDSHIPS. (GARDLINE HYDRO, HI 1152). AMEND WK 46MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. SEP 2013/000073322 4.4.13 LOCATED 1.7.09 IN 5617.5850N, 0219.5938W [WGD]. DCS3 LENGTH 38.56MTRS, WIDTH 9.4MTRS, HT 5.72MTRS. (NEART NA GAOITH OFFSHORE WIND LTD, ROS DTD 1.2010). NCA.

General Comments

INTACT, UPRIGHT, BOWS NE, SCOUR RUNS 020/200 DEGS

WRECK MAP LOADING ... 56 17.587 N,2 19.584 W
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