Where is the HMS JAPAN wreck located?

The HMS JAPAN wreck is located at coordinates 51 53.505 N,1 34.382 E.

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

The HMS JAPAN lies at a depth of about 9.09 meters and is located at coordinates 51 53.505 N,1 34.382 E.

How deep is the seabed around the HMS JAPAN?

The seabed around the HMS JAPAN lies at approximately 10 meters deep.

When did the HMS JAPAN sink?

The HMS JAPAN sank on Aug 16, 1915.

When was the wreck of the HMS JAPAN discovered?

The wreck of the HMS JAPAN was discovered in 1918.

What was the tonnage of the HMS JAPAN?

The HMS JAPAN had a tonnage of 205 tons.

What type of wreck is the HMS JAPAN?

The HMS JAPAN is classified as a trawler.

Hms Japan Wreck Coordinates

Field	Value
Wreck Category	dangerous wreck
Hms japan Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM)	51 53.505 N,1 34.382 E
Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees	Latitude: 51.891750 Longitude: 1.573033
Wreck Depth	9.09 m
Water Depth	10 m
Water Level Effect	always under water/submerged
Vertical Datum	Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide
Name	HMS JAPAN
Type	trawler
Flag	GB
Length	34.7 m
Width	6.6 m
Draught	3.4
Sonar Length	14
Sonar Width	3.5
Shadow Height	1.3
Orientation	146
Tonnage	205
Tonnage Type	gross
Conspic Visual	not visually conspicuous
Conspic Radar	not radar conspicuous
Date Sunk	Aug 16, 1915
Bottom Texture	4,17
Original Detection Year	1918
Last Detection Year	2020
Original Source	other
Surveying Details	H4344/18 12.8.18 POSN 515324N, 013438E. CHARTED BUT LATER DELETED AS NO LONGER DANGEROUS. - FNM 325 & 517/18. H3186/73 11.5.73 EXAM'D IN 515322N, 013433E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. SMALL CONTACT - HEIGHT 1 TO 2FT. (HMS NURTON/ISS, 30.3.73). INS FOUL. BR STD. H4358/74 18.2.76 NOT FOUND. (HMS ECHO, HI 12/75). NCA. H4726/77 16.3.79 NOT FOUND. (HMS ENTERPRISE, 4.12.78). NCA. H1955/80 23.3.82 EXAM'D 28.10.81 IN 515328N, 013431E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 9.3 IN GEN DEPTH 5.5 TO 11MTRS. SCOUR 0.5MTRS. DCS3 HT 1MTR. V SMALL CONTACT ON EDGE OF SAND WAVE. LENGTH APPROX 15MTRS. LYING 120/300 DEGS, APPARENTLY BROKEN UP. (SOISS, HI 25). AMEND POSN. BR STD. H2913/83 18.10.84 LOCATED, NOT EXAMINED. V SMALL CONTACT BUT GIVES CLEAR SONAR RETURN AGAINST BLAND SEABED. (HMS ECHO, HI 192). NCA. H4024/86 17.2.88 EXAM'D 22.8.87. NOTHING FOUND ON E/S OR SONAR. GEN DEPTH 7.5 TO 11.5MTRS. MAG ANOMALY IN 515328N, 013428E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [4 LOP], INDICATES IRON CONTENT OF SOME 100 TO 150 TONNES. RETAIN AS CHARTED. (NP 1016, HI 373). NCA. H6335/87 12.7.88 EXAM'D 3.6.88 IN 515328N, 013429E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [5 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 9.1 IN GEN DEPTHS 10 TO 11MTRS. NOT LOCATED WITH DCS3. MAG ANOMALY INDICATES FERROUS CONTENT OF ABOUT 40 TONS. PROBABLY BROKEN UP AND MOSTLY ENGULFED. (NP 1016, HI 418). NCA. H3933/88 19.9.89 LOCATED, NOT EXAM'D. (NP 1016, HI 455). NCA. HH090/494/01 24.8.90 EXAM'D 30.7.90 IN 515328N, 013429E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [6 LOP]. BROKEN UP AND BURIED IN GEN DEPTH 11MTRS. NOT FOUND USING E/S AND NO DCS3 SHADOW OBTAINED. MAG ANOMALY OBSERVED IN VICINITY. A 4MTR SANDWAVE EXISTS NEARBY. RETAIN AS CHARTED. (NP 1016, HI 494). NCA. HH090/515/01 12.11.91 NOT FOUND. GEN DEPTH NOW 7MTRS. (NP 1016, HI 515). NCA. HH090/573/01 29.9.93 LOCATED 10.8.93 IN VICINITY OF CHARTED POSN DURING ROUTINE SONAR SEARCH AND ON MAGNETOMETER. STRONG DEFLECTION. NO SONAR HEIGHT OBTAINED. SMALL CONTACT LIKELY TO COVER AND UNCOVER IN SANDWAVES. RETAIN AS CHARTED. (NP 1016, HI 573). HH090/625/01 23.5.94 LOCATED, NOT EXAMINED. (NP 1016, HI 625). HH090/653/01 10.8.95 NOT LOCATED BY DCS3. NO MAGNETOMETER AVAILABLE. RETAIN AS CHARTED. (NP 1016, HI 653). HH090/690/01 20.5.96 LOCATED BY MAGNETOMETER ONLY. (NP 1016, HI 690). NCA. HH090/742/01 19.5.97 LOCATED, NOT EXAMINED. (NP 1016, HI 742). HH090/768/01 6.7.98 EXAM'D 9.4.98 IN 515328.1N, 013428.0E [OGD] USING DGPS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 9.4 IN GEN DEPTH 11MTRS. NO SCOUR. NO DCS3 HT. LENGTH 15MTRS, WIDTH 15MTRS. MAGNETIC ANOMALY NOTED. AN AREA OF BROKEN WRECKAGE ALMOST SUBSUMED BY A SANDWAVE OF 4MTRS HT. THE CREST OF THE SANDWAVE IS SHOALER THAN THE WK. CHART AS FOUL. (NP 1016, HI 768). RETAIN FOUL IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. HH090/851/01 8.7.99 EXAM'D 5.6.99 IN 5153.515N, 0134.356E [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 9.4 IN GEN DEPTH 10MTRS. NO SCOUR. COVERS 30MTRS BY 30MTRS. NO DCS3 HT. MODERATE MAGNETIC ANOMALY. AN AREA OF WRECKAGE, ALMOST ENTIRELY BURIED, LYING WITHIN AN AREA OF SANDWAVES. THE SANDWAVES ADJACENT ARE SHOALER. INS AS FOUL 9.4MTRS (NP 1016, HI 851). AMEND TO FOUL 9.4MTRS. BR STD. HH090/885/01 2.6.00 LOCATED BY MAGNETOMETER ONLY. NOT EXAMINED. (NP 1016, HI 885). NCA. HH090/935/01 7.6.01 LOCATED, NOT EXAMINED. GEN DEPTH NOW 13MTRS. (NP 1016, HI 935). NCA. HH090/993/01 1.7.02 LOCATED, NOT EXAMINED. LENGTH 20MTRS, WIDTH 5MTRS. DCS3 HT 0.2MTRS. LIES 090/270 DEGS. GEN DEPTH 13MTRS. MODERATE MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (NP 1016, HI 993). NCA. HH091/023/01 2.6.03 LOCATED, NOT EXAMINED. MAGENTIC ANOMALY ONLY. (NP 1016, HI 1023). NCA. SEP 2007/000008875 12.2.07 EXAM'D 26.6.06 IN 5153.506N, 0134.379E [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 9.46 IN GEN DEPTH 11.5MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 20MTRS, WIDTH 6MTRS, HT 2.0MTRS. LIES 145/325 DEGS WITH BOWS NW. SMALL, INTACT VESSEL LYING ACROSS A SANDWAVE. (MV TRIAD, HN FOR HI 1165). AMEND WK 9.4MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. HH091/165/01 26.3.07 ABOVE DATA REPEATED. (NETSURVEY, HI 1165). NFA. HH091/262/01 5.2.09 LOCATED, NOT EXAM'D. (MARIN MATTEKNIK, HI 1262). NCA. SEP 2014/000153152 30.9.14 EXAM'D 16.7.14 IN 5153.505N, 0134.379E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 8.75 IN GEN DEPTH 10.6MTRS. SCOUR 0.2MTR DEEP AT WK. LENGTH 37.5MTRS, WIDTH 6.0MTRS, HT 1.85MTRS. LIES 160/340 DEGS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. MAINLY BURIED AND BROKEN. (EGS, HI 1459). THREE AREAS OF WRECKAGE WITH MINOR SCOUR. BOWS ?NNW. PROBABLY INTACT AND PARTIALLY BURIED. AMEND WK 8.7MTRS IN REVISED POSN. SEP 2013/000024437 18.6.15 EXAM'D 12.10.14 IN 5153.505N, 0134.379E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 8.65 IN GEN DEPTH 11MTRS. LENGTH 28.3MTRS, WIDTH 5.9MTRS, HT 2.35MTRS. LIES 140/320 DEGS. DEBRIS FIELD 19.3MTRS, ORIENATATION 320DEGS. AMEND DEPTH 8.6MTRS. SEP 2020/000286875 25.11.20 EXAM'D 13.09.20; IN 5153.505N, 0134.382E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 9.09MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 10MTRS, LENGTH 14MTRS, WIDTH 3.5MTRS, HT 1.3MTRS, ORIENTATION 146/326 DEGS. DEBRIS FIELD LENGTH 5MTRS TOWARDS 320DEGS. WRECK IS MOSTLY COVERED BY A SANDWAVE, TWO SEPERATE PORTIONS ARE UNCOVERED. (A-2-SEA, HI 1690). AMEND DW 9MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Last Amended Date	Nov 25, 2020

Wreck Category

dangerous wreck

Hms japan Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM)

51 53.505 N,1 34.382 E

Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees

Latitude: 51.891750
Longitude: 1.573033

Wreck Depth

9.09 m

Water Depth

10 m

Water Level Effect

always under water/submerged

Vertical Datum

Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide

Name

HMS JAPAN

Type

trawler

Flag

GB

Length

34.7 m

Width

6.6 m

Draught

3.4

Sonar Length

14

Sonar Width

3.5

Shadow Height

1.3

Orientation

146

Tonnage

205

Tonnage Type

gross

Conspic Visual

not visually conspicuous

Conspic Radar

not radar conspicuous

Date Sunk

Aug 16, 1915

Bottom Texture

4,17

Original Detection Year

1918

Last Detection Year

2020

Original Source

other

Surveying Details

H4344/18 12.8.18 POSN 515324N, 013438E. CHARTED BUT LATER DELETED AS NO LONGER DANGEROUS. - FNM 325 & 517/18. H3186/73 11.5.73 EXAM'D IN 515322N, 013433E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. SMALL CONTACT - HEIGHT 1 TO 2FT. (HMS NURTON/ISS, 30.3.73). INS FOUL. BR STD. H4358/74 18.2.76 NOT FOUND. (HMS ECHO, HI 12/75). NCA. H4726/77 16.3.79 NOT FOUND. (HMS ENTERPRISE, 4.12.78). NCA. H1955/80 23.3.82 EXAM'D 28.10.81 IN 515328N, 013431E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 9.3 IN GEN DEPTH 5.5 TO 11MTRS. SCOUR 0.5MTRS. DCS3 HT 1MTR. V SMALL CONTACT ON EDGE OF SAND WAVE. LENGTH APPROX 15MTRS. LYING 120/300 DEGS, APPARENTLY BROKEN UP. (SOISS, HI 25). AMEND POSN. BR STD. H2913/83 18.10.84 LOCATED, NOT EXAMINED. V SMALL CONTACT BUT GIVES CLEAR SONAR RETURN AGAINST BLAND SEABED. (HMS ECHO, HI 192). NCA. H4024/86 17.2.88 EXAM'D 22.8.87. NOTHING FOUND ON E/S OR SONAR. GEN DEPTH 7.5 TO 11.5MTRS. MAG ANOMALY IN 515328N, 013428E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [4 LOP], INDICATES IRON CONTENT OF SOME 100 TO 150 TONNES. RETAIN AS CHARTED. (NP 1016, HI 373). NCA. H6335/87 12.7.88 EXAM'D 3.6.88 IN 515328N, 013429E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [5 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 9.1 IN GEN DEPTHS 10 TO 11MTRS. NOT LOCATED WITH DCS3. MAG ANOMALY INDICATES FERROUS CONTENT OF ABOUT 40 TONS. PROBABLY BROKEN UP AND MOSTLY ENGULFED. (NP 1016, HI 418). NCA. H3933/88 19.9.89 LOCATED, NOT EXAM'D. (NP 1016, HI 455). NCA. HH090/494/01 24.8.90 EXAM'D 30.7.90 IN 515328N, 013429E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [6 LOP]. BROKEN UP AND BURIED IN GEN DEPTH 11MTRS. NOT FOUND USING E/S AND NO DCS3 SHADOW OBTAINED. MAG ANOMALY OBSERVED IN VICINITY. A 4MTR SANDWAVE EXISTS NEARBY. RETAIN AS CHARTED. (NP 1016, HI 494). NCA. HH090/515/01 12.11.91 NOT FOUND. GEN DEPTH NOW 7MTRS. (NP 1016, HI 515). NCA. HH090/573/01 29.9.93 LOCATED 10.8.93 IN VICINITY OF CHARTED POSN DURING ROUTINE SONAR SEARCH AND ON MAGNETOMETER. STRONG DEFLECTION. NO SONAR HEIGHT OBTAINED. SMALL CONTACT LIKELY TO COVER AND UNCOVER IN SANDWAVES. RETAIN AS CHARTED. (NP 1016, HI 573). HH090/625/01 23.5.94 LOCATED, NOT EXAMINED. (NP 1016, HI 625). HH090/653/01 10.8.95 NOT LOCATED BY DCS3. NO MAGNETOMETER AVAILABLE. RETAIN AS CHARTED. (NP 1016, HI 653). HH090/690/01 20.5.96 LOCATED BY MAGNETOMETER ONLY. (NP 1016, HI 690). NCA. HH090/742/01 19.5.97 LOCATED, NOT EXAMINED. (NP 1016, HI 742). HH090/768/01 6.7.98 EXAM'D 9.4.98 IN 515328.1N, 013428.0E [OGD] USING DGPS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 9.4 IN GEN DEPTH 11MTRS. NO SCOUR. NO DCS3 HT. LENGTH 15MTRS, WIDTH 15MTRS. MAGNETIC ANOMALY NOTED. AN AREA OF BROKEN WRECKAGE ALMOST SUBSUMED BY A SANDWAVE OF 4MTRS HT. THE CREST OF THE SANDWAVE IS SHOALER THAN THE WK. CHART AS FOUL. (NP 1016, HI 768). RETAIN FOUL IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. HH090/851/01 8.7.99 EXAM'D 5.6.99 IN 5153.515N, 0134.356E [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 9.4 IN GEN DEPTH 10MTRS. NO SCOUR. COVERS 30MTRS BY 30MTRS. NO DCS3 HT. MODERATE MAGNETIC ANOMALY. AN AREA OF WRECKAGE, ALMOST ENTIRELY BURIED, LYING WITHIN AN AREA OF SANDWAVES. THE SANDWAVES ADJACENT ARE SHOALER. INS AS FOUL 9.4MTRS (NP 1016, HI 851). AMEND TO FOUL 9.4MTRS. BR STD. HH090/885/01 2.6.00 LOCATED BY MAGNETOMETER ONLY. NOT EXAMINED. (NP 1016, HI 885). NCA. HH090/935/01 7.6.01 LOCATED, NOT EXAMINED. GEN DEPTH NOW 13MTRS. (NP 1016, HI 935). NCA. HH090/993/01 1.7.02 LOCATED, NOT EXAMINED. LENGTH 20MTRS, WIDTH 5MTRS. DCS3 HT 0.2MTRS. LIES 090/270 DEGS. GEN DEPTH 13MTRS. MODERATE MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (NP 1016, HI 993). NCA. HH091/023/01 2.6.03 LOCATED, NOT EXAMINED. MAGENTIC ANOMALY ONLY. (NP 1016, HI 1023). NCA. SEP 2007/000008875 12.2.07 EXAM'D 26.6.06 IN 5153.506N, 0134.379E [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 9.46 IN GEN DEPTH 11.5MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 20MTRS, WIDTH 6MTRS, HT 2.0MTRS. LIES 145/325 DEGS WITH BOWS NW. SMALL, INTACT VESSEL LYING ACROSS A SANDWAVE. (MV TRIAD, HN FOR HI 1165). AMEND WK 9.4MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. HH091/165/01 26.3.07 ABOVE DATA REPEATED. (NETSURVEY, HI 1165). NFA. HH091/262/01 5.2.09 LOCATED, NOT EXAM'D. (MARIN MATTEKNIK, HI 1262). NCA. SEP 2014/000153152 30.9.14 EXAM'D 16.7.14 IN 5153.505N, 0134.379E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 8.75 IN GEN DEPTH 10.6MTRS. SCOUR 0.2MTR DEEP AT WK. LENGTH 37.5MTRS, WIDTH 6.0MTRS, HT 1.85MTRS. LIES 160/340 DEGS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. MAINLY BURIED AND BROKEN. (EGS, HI 1459). THREE AREAS OF WRECKAGE WITH MINOR SCOUR. BOWS ?NNW. PROBABLY INTACT AND PARTIALLY BURIED. AMEND WK 8.7MTRS IN REVISED POSN. SEP 2013/000024437 18.6.15 EXAM'D 12.10.14 IN 5153.505N, 0134.379E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 8.65 IN GEN DEPTH 11MTRS. LENGTH 28.3MTRS, WIDTH 5.9MTRS, HT 2.35MTRS. LIES 140/320 DEGS. DEBRIS FIELD 19.3MTRS, ORIENATATION 320DEGS. AMEND DEPTH 8.6MTRS. SEP 2020/000286875 25.11.20 EXAM'D 13.09.20; IN 5153.505N, 0134.382E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 9.09MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 10MTRS, LENGTH 14MTRS, WIDTH 3.5MTRS, HT 1.3MTRS, ORIENTATION 146/326 DEGS. DEBRIS FIELD LENGTH 5MTRS TOWARDS 320DEGS. WRECK IS MOSTLY COVERED BY A SANDWAVE, TWO SEPERATE PORTIONS ARE UNCOVERED. (A-2-SEA, HI 1690). AMEND DW 9MTRS IN REVISED POSN.

Last Amended Date

Nov 25, 2020

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