The Queen Wreck
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Wreck Category | dangerous wreck |
|
The queen Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
51 8.092 N,1 27.323 E |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
|
| Wreck Depth | 20.29 m |
| Water Depth | 26 m |
| Water Level Effect | always under water/submerged |
| Vertical Datum | Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide |
| Name | THE QUEEN |
| Type | ferry |
| Flag | GB |
| Length | 92.4 m |
| Width | 12.2 m |
| Draught | 4.6 |
| Sonar Length | 93.5 |
| Sonar Width | 12.5 |
| Shadow Height | 8.5 |
| Orientation | 120 |
| Tonnage | 1676 |
| Tonnage Type | gross |
| Cargo | general and mixed goods |
| Conspic Visual | not visually conspicuous |
| Conspic Radar | not radar conspicuous |
| Date Sunk | Oct 26, 1916 |
| Scour Dimensions | 004.3,075.0,002.3,210.0 |
| Original Detection Year | 1916 |
| Last Detection Year | 2019 |
| Original Source | published World War 1 losses |
| Surveying Details | SANK 3 MILES NE FROM THE VARNE LT VESSEL. (WW1SL). H998/37 8.10.37 EXAM'D IN 510800N, 012730E. SWEPT CLEAR BY OROPESA AT 52FT, DEDUCED DEPTH 55FT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 59FT. (HMS KELLET, 1936). CHART AS WK 9FMS. LC 1895. H012/39 20.2.40 LOCATED BY PAVS ON 2.10.39 IN 510800N, 012730E. (DOVER SECRET ORDER 035, 15.2.40). NCA. H5824/60 1.3.61 LOCATED BY HSA. LEAST E/S DEPTH 60FT. (HMS SCOTT, 1960). NCA. H998/37 17.11.61 LOCATED IN 510803N, 012724E. SWEPT CLEAR 54FT, FOUL 57FT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 64 IN GEN DEPTH 87-93FT. SCOUR DEPTH 93FT. (HMS SCOTT, 1961). AMEND TO SW 9FMS IN REVISED POSN. R/S. 24.9.68 NOW CHARTED AS WK 8FMS 4FT. NC 1406. 4.3.69 NOW CHARTED AS SW 8FMS 4FT [LAT]. NE 1828. 15.6.72 NOW CHARTED AS SW 16.5MTRS. NC 1828. H4453/72 19.4.79 EXAM'D 19.4.78 IN 510803N, 012725E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 19.0 IN GEN DEPTH 26.5MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 28.9MTRS. NO DCS3 HT. LENGTH APPROX 200FT. LIES NW/SE. APPARENTLY UPRIGHT ON TOP OF A MOUND. LEAST E/S DEPTH NOT RELIABLE. (HMS ENTERPRISE, HI 53/77). NCA. H2007/81 10.2.81 EXAM'D 30.10.80 IN 510803.5N, 012724E [OGB] USING HSA. SWEPT CLEAR 19.0, FOUL 19.4MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 18.7 IN GEN DEPTH 26.5MTRS. NO SCOUR. LYING 130/310DEGS WITH SILTING ON NE SIDE. DCS3 HT 4.2MTRS. LENGTH 115MTRS, BEAM 30MTRS. E/S DEFINITION POOR, ACCEPT SWEPT DEPTH. (HMS ECHO, HI 68A/80). AMEND TO SW 19MTRS. - NM 601/81. HH090/606/01 31.1.94 LOCATED 9.10.93 IN 510803.7N, 012724.5E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [3 LOP]. NOT FULLY EXAM'D. LEAST E/S DEPTH OBTAINED 21.9 IN GEN DEPTH 26.1MTRS. RECOMMEND RETAIN AS CHARTED. (NP 1016, HI 606). NCA. HH090/647/01 30.1.96 EXAM'D 30.9.96 IN 510803.9N, 012726.1E [OGD] USING DGPS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 18.6 IN GEN DEPTH 26MTRS. NO SCOUR. NO DCS3 HEIGHT. LENGTH 60MTRS, WIDTH 15MTRS. LIES 110/290 DEGS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. SANDWAVE CLOSE TO THIS WK. NOT POSSIBLE TO SWEEP DUE TO FISHING FLOATS. (NP 1016, HI 647). AMEND TO WK 18.6MTRS IN 510804N, 012726E. BR STD. 27.1.99 NOW CONSIDERED TO BE 'THE QUEEN'. (TELECON DOVER CG/ D KELF 27.1.99). SEP 2019/000022679 25.6.19 EXAM'D 3.5.19; IN 5108.092N, 0127.323E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 20.29MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 26.75MTRS, LENGTH 93.5MTRS, WIDTH 12.5MTRS, HT 8.5MTRS, ORIENTATION 120 DEGS. SCOUR LENGTH 4.3MTRS, WIDTH 75MTRS, 2.3MTRS DEEP, TOWARDS 210/030 DEGS. INTACT WK IN UPRIGHT POSITION, PARTLY SUNK INTO SANDWAVE. SCOURS ON THE SOUTHERN FLANK OF WK. (CLINTON MARINE SURVEY AB, HI1585). AMEND DW 20.2MTRS IN REVISED POSN. |
| Last Amended Date | Jun 25, 2019 |
Circumstances of loss
CAPTURED AND SUNK BY GERMAN DESTROYERS. (WW1SL). WAS THE FIRST TURBINE CROSS-CHANNEL FERRY. (J F HENDY IN H1309/74). TORPEDOED WHILST ON PASSAGE BOULOGNE TO FOLKESTONE.
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51 8.092 N,1 27.323 E
The Queen on Wreck Map
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