United Kingdom Hydrographic Office

Posted Mon, 06/02/2008 - 11:43

The United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO) is a government Trading Fund and part of the Ministry of Defence. Their primary activity is the provision of navigational products and services to the Royal Navy and the merchant marine although they are also the premier provider of chart information for leisure purposes.

The UKHO Wrecks Information Service maintains a comprehensive database containing over 60,000 records of known wrecks, largely in UK territorial waters. Any member of the public, who wishes to obtain information on a particular wreck, or on any number of wrecks within a Study Area, can do so by contacting the UKHO wreck’s office. All wrecks of navigational significance are also charted on the largest scale Admiralty Charts.