Hms Stirling Castle (Probably) Wreck
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Wreck Category | distributed remains of wreck |
| Status | historic |
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Hms stirling castle (probably) Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
51 16.463 N,1 30.408 E |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
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| Water Depth | 16 m |
| Water Level Effect | always under water/submerged |
| Vertical Datum | Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide |
| Name | HMS STIRLING CASTLE (PROBABLY) |
| Type | sailing vessel |
| Flag | GB |
| Length | 46 m |
| Width | 12.2 m |
| Sonar Length | 24 |
| Sonar Width | 10 |
| Shadow Height | 3 |
| Orientation | 115 |
| Tonnage | 1059 |
| Tonnage Type | builders' measurement |
| Conspic Visual | not visually conspicuous |
| Conspic Radar | not radar conspicuous |
| Date Sunk | Nov 27, 1703 |
| Bottom Texture | Sand |
| Original Detection Year | 1980 |
| Last Detection Year | 2021 |
| Original Source | other |
| Surveying Details | H1291/80 31.3.80 WK OF HMS STIRLING CASTLE [OR HMS NORTHUMBERLAND] LOCATED IN 511630N, 013027E [OGB] USING DECCA. HULL REPORTED AS NEARLY INTACT, ONLY BOW & STERN HAVING COLLAPSED. LIES WITH STBD LIST & STANDS 25-30FT HIGH IN GEN DEPTH 75FT. APPLICATION MADE TO PURCHASE & FOR IT TO BE DESIGNATED AS HISTORIC WRECK. (ISLE OF THANET, ARCHAEOLOGICAL UNIT IN NCS111/1447 & DOT). NCA YET. 20.5.80 THIRD POSSIBLE IDENTIFICATION, HMS RESTORATION. ALL THREE SANK ON SAME DAY. (NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM, LTR IN N/CS 111/1447). H1291/80 21.5.80 LOCATED 7.5.80 IN 511625.57N, 013031.26E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [2 LOP]. NOT FULLY EXAMINED. IT IS REPORTED THAT WK IS BEING REBURIED BY SAND RAPIDLY. MARKED BY SMALL FISHERMAN'S FLOAT. (HMS ENTERPRISE, HI 61B/80). NCA YET. H1291/80 6.6.80 DESIGNATED AS A PROTECTED WK. (STATUTORY INSTRUMENT 645/80). INS AS HIS IN 511626N, 013031E [OGB]. NC 1828. H1291/80 12.9.80 POSN NOW AMENDED TO REFLECT HMS ENTERPRISE'S POSN. (STATUTORY INSTRUMENT 1306). H1291/80 18.11.80 WK HAS BEEN PURCHASED OUTRIGHT BY ISLE OF THANET ARCHAEOLOGICAL UNIT. (NCS111/1447, DTD 11.11.80). H1291/81 30.11.81 PORTION OF WK NOW STANDING CLEAR OF SAND. DETERMINED BY DCS3. (ISLE OF THANET ARCHAEOLOGICAL UNIT, DTD 14.10.81). H1291/83 20.7.83 NOT LOCATED DURING SEARCH BY DIVERS ON 25.6.83. SEABED WAS FRESH SAND AT GEN DEPTH 45FT. IN 1979, WHEN WK WAS EXPOSED TO KEEL, GENERAL DEPTH WAS AROUND 65FT. (ISLE OF THANET ARCHAEOLOGICAL UNIT, INTERIM REPORT TO 10.6.83). H1310/84/23 12.9.84 BOW SECTION AND BOWSPRIT STAND 7FT MAX ABOVE SEABED. SURVEY IS CONTINUING. (E KENT MARITIME TRUST, DTD 23.7.84). 21.2.90 CHARTED POSITION CONFIRMED AS CORRECT. (M DEAN, ADU, MINUTES OF MEETING HELD 12.12.89). HH090/511/01 16.10.91 EXAMINED 12.7.91 IN 511615.7N, 013030.6E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [4 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 12.4 IN GEN DEPTH 15.3MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 17.5MTRS. DCS3 HT 2.5MTRS. SMALL CONTACT GIVING A LIMITED SONAR SHADOW. (NP 1016, HI 511). AMEND TO WK HIS 12.4MTRS. BR STD. HH090/738/01 11.9.97 EXAMINED 17.7.97 IN 511625.9N, 013030.3E [OGD] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR 12.1, FOUL 12.4MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 12.2 IN GEN DEPTH 16MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 4.5MTRS. LENGTH 40MTRS, WIDTH 15MTRS. LIES 090/270DEGS. SMALL MAGNETIC ANOMALY. IN ONE PIECE WITH NO EVIDENCE OF DEBRIS. (NP 1016, HI 738). AMEND TO WK SW HIS 12.1MTRS. BR STD. 11.1.00 ARTICLE GIVING RESULTS OF 1999 DIVE, STATES THAT WK BEING DAMAGED BY FISHING ACTIVITY, THE STERNPOST HAVING BEEN TWISTED 30DEGS OUT OF LINE WITH REST OF VESSEL. FUNDING BEING SOUGHT TO BUOY WK. (DIVER MAGAZINE, JAN 2000). 30.3.04 PRESS ARTICLE WITH PHOTOS OF ARTIFACTS RECOVERED FROM WK AND DRAWING SHOWING CONDITION OF WK. (DAILY TELEGRAPH 27.3.04 [SEE PRESS ARTICLE BRANCH FOLDER) 13.7.04 A 2.5TONNE PRINCE RUPERT PATENT CANON, 1 OF 8 MADE BY THOMAS WESTERNE IN 1690 FROM THE STIRLING CASTLE IS ON DISPLAY AT RAMSGATE MARITIME MUSEUM. (DIVER MAGAZINE JUL '04). SEP 2007/000004714 18.1.07 REST'D AREA NOW RADIUS 300MTRS CENTRED ON 5116.4561N, 0130.4121E [WGD]. (STATUTORY INSTRUMENT 2395/04). - NM 767/07. 1.7.10 [EUT] POSN: 5116.466N, 0130.401E. NE 1828. 7.6.11 LOCATED 9.9.08 IN 5116.4624N, 0130.4075RE [WGD] USING DGPS. LENGTH 43.1MTRS, WIDTH 14.5MTRS. DCS3 HT 1.7MTRS. LIES 090/270 DEGS. INTACT WITH CONTINUING DETERIORATION. (WESSEX ARCHAEOLOGY, REPORT REC'D 7.6.11). NCA. SEP 2019/000100085 10.5.19 LOCATED 15.3.17 IN 5116.4633N, 0130.4084E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 14.91MTRS, LENGTH 24MTRS, WIDTH 10MTRS, HEIGHT 3MTRS. NFS. (MSDS MARINE, 2017 2019-078769 GOODWIN SANDS STERLING CASTLE). RETAIN PREVIOUS DEPTH IN REVISED POSN. RSDRA2022000003820 14.03.22 NOT LOCATED IN M/B DATASET (2021) (A-2-SEA SOLUTIONS LTD, HI 1743). WRECK IS PRESUMABLY BURIED BENEATH THE ADVANCING SANDBANKS. RETAIN AS 'HISTORIC WRECK', AMEND TO DISTRIBUTED REMAINS OF WRECK, BURIED. 13.03.25 WRECK MARKED AS BURIED IN WRECKS LAYER. REINSERTED IN NAV LAYER. LTA |
| Last Amended Date | May 17, 2022 |
Circumstances of loss
BUILT IN 1699 BY JOHN SHISH, DEPTFORD, AS PART OF SAMUEL PEPYS'S PROGRAMME TO REINVIGORATE THE NAVY WITH 30 NEW LARGE SHIPS. 3RD RATE, 70 GUNS. DISMASTED DURING THE GREAT STORM OF 1703 & DRIVEN ONTO GOODWIN SANDS. 70 OUT OF TOTAL CREW OF 419 SAVED. COMPLETELY UNCOVERED DURING THE 1970'S, DURING WHICH TIME IT WAS FOUND SHE WAS ALMOST INTACT. SHE COVERED WITH SAND AGAIN A NUMBER OF YEARS LATER. (SIBI).
WRECK MAP LOADING ...
51 16.463 N,1 30.408 E
Hms Stirling Castle (Probably) on Wreck Map
Hms Stirling Castle (Probably) Wreck on Google Map
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