The Protection of Military Remains Act 1986 (Designation of Vessels and Controlled Sites) Order 2026

The Protection of Military Remains Act 1986 (Designation of Vessels and Controlled Sites) Order 2026

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The Protection of Military Remains Act 1986 (Designation of Vessels and Controlled Sites) Order 2026
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2026 No. 286
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Statutory Instruments
2026 No. 286
DEFENCE
The Protection of Military Remains Act 1986 (Designation of Vessels and Controlled Sites) Order 2026
Made
9th March 2026
Coming into force
30th March 2026
The Secretary of State makes this Order in exercise of powers conferred by section 1(2) of the Protection of Military Remains Act 1986(
1
).
The vessels specified in Schedule 1 appear to the Secretary of State to fall within section 1(2)(a) and (3) of the Protection of Military Remains Act 1986 (“
the Act
”).
The areas specified in Schedule 2 appear to the Secretary of State to fall within section 1(2)(b) and (4) of the Act.
Citation, commencement and interpretation
1.
—(1) This Order may be cited as the Protection of Military Remains Act 1986 (Designation of Vessels and Controlled Sites) Order 2026 and comes into force on 30th March 2026.
(2) In this Order any reference to a point is a reference to a point given by co-ordinates based on the World Geodetic System 1984.
Designated vessels
2.
  Each of the vessels specified in Schedule 1 to this Order is designated as a vessel to which the Protection of Military Remains Act 1986 applies.
Designated controlled sites
3.
  Each of the areas specified in Schedule 2 to this Order is designated as a controlled site.
Revocation
4.
  The Protection of Military Remains Act 1986 (Designation of Vessels and Controlled Sites) Order 2019 (“previous designation Order”)(
2
) is revoked.
Coaker
Minister of State
Ministry of Defence
9th March 2026
SCHEDULES
Article 2
Schedule 1
Designated vessels
Name of vessel
Date of sinking (on or about)
(a)
Atlantic Conveyor
25th May 1982
(b)
HMS Aboukir
22nd September 1914
(c)
HMS Acheron
17th December 1940
(d)
HMS Albacore
9th March 1917
(e)
HMS Amphion
6th August 1914
(f)
HMHS Anglia
17th November 1915
(g)
HMS Ardent
31st May 1916
(h)
SS Armenian
28th June 1915
(i)
HMT Beech
22nd June 1941
(j)
HMS Black Prince
31st May 1916
(k)
HMS Blackwood
15th June 1944
(l)
HMS Boadicea
13th June 1944
(m)
HMS Bullen
6th December 1944
(n)
RFA Cairndale
30th May 1941
(o)
HMS Calgardian
1st March 1918
(p)
Chasseur 06
11th October 1940
(q)
Chasseur 07
11th October 1940
(r)
HMS Coquette
7th March 1916
(s)
RFA Creosol
7th February 1918
(t)
HMS Cressy
22nd September 1914
(u)
HMS Curacao
2nd October 1942
(v)
HMS C29
29th August 1915
(w)
HMS Defence
31st May 1916
(x)
HMS Delight
29th July 1940
(y)
RFA Dinsdale
31st May 1942
(z)
HMS Duke of Albany
26th August 1916
(aa)
HMS D5
3rd November 1914
(ab)
Emile Deschamps
4th June 1940
(ac)
HMS Exmoor
25th February 1941
(ad)
HMS E6
26th December 1915
(ae)
HMS E18
26th May 1916
(af)
HMS E47
20th August 1917
(ag)
HMS E49
12th March 1917
(ah)
HMS E50
31st January 1918
(ai)
HMS Falmouth
20th August 1916
(aj)
HMS Fisgard II
17th September 1914
(ak)
HMS Fitzroy
27th May 1942
(al)
HMS Fortuna
3rd April 1941
(am)
HMS Fortune
31st May 1916
(an)
HMS Gloucester
22nd May 1941
(ao)
HMS Ghurka
8th February 1917
(ap)
RFA Gray Ranger
22nd September 1942
(aq)
HMS G8
14th January 1918
(ar)
HMS Hawke
15th October 1914
(as)
HMS Hogue
22nd September 1914
(at)
HMS Hood
24th May 1941
(au)
RFA Hungerford
16th April 1918
(av)
HMS Indefatigable
31st May 1916
(aw)
RFA Industry
18th October 1918
(ax)
HMS Invincible
31st May 1916
(ay)
HMY Iolaire
1st January 1919
(az)
RFA Isleford
25th January 1942
(ba)
HMS Jason
3rd April 1917
(bb)
HMS Kale
27th March 1918
(bc)
HMS K4
31st January 1918
(bd)
HMS K17
31st January 1918
(be)
HMT Kurd
10th July 1945
(bf)
HMS Lady Patricia
20th May 1917
(bg)
HMS Laurentic
23rd January 1917
(bh)
HMS Loyalty
22nd August 1944
(bi)
HMS Lynx
9th August 1915
(bj)
HMS L24
10th January 1924
(bk)
HMS M1
12th November 1925
(bl)
HMS M2
26th January 1932
(bm)
SS Mendi
21st February 1917
(bn)
ML-247
29th September 1918
(bo)
HMS Moldavia
23rd May 1918
(bp)
RFA Montenol
1st May 1942
(bq)
HMS Mourne
15th June 1944
(br)
HMS Nestor
31st May 1916
(bs)
HMS Nomad
31st May 1916
(bt)
HMS Nottingham
19th August 1916
(bu)
HMS Pathfinder
5th September 1914
(bv)
HMS Patia
27th April 1941
(bw)
HMS Penylan
3rd December 1942
(bx)
HMS Pheasant
1st March 1917
(by)
HMS Prince of Wales
10th December 1941
(bz)
HMS Queen Mary
31st May 1916
(ca)
HMS Recruit
1st May 1915
(cb)
HMS Repulse
10th December 1941
(cc)
HMS Shark
31st May 1916
(cd)
HMS Sheffield
9th May 1982
(ce)
RFA Salviking
14th February 1944
(cf)
RFA Sir Galahad
25th June 1982
(cg)
RFA Slavol
26th March 1942
(ch)
HMS Sparrowhawk
31st May 1916
(ci)
SS Storaa
3rd November 1943
(cj)
HMS Swordfish
7th November 1940
(ck)
USCG Tampa
26th September 1918
(cl)
TB-10
10th June 1915
(cm)
TB-11
7th March 1916
(cn)
HMS Tipperary
31st May 1916
(co)
HMS Turbulent
31st May 1916
(cp)
HMT Ullswater
19th November 1942
(cq)
HMS Umpire
19th July 1941
(cr)
HMS Vandal
24th February 1943
(cs)
HMS Vervain
20th February 1945
(ct)
HMS Viknor
13th January 1915
(cu)
HMS Vortigern
15th March 1942
(cv)
HMS Warrior
31st May 1916
(cw)
HMS Warwick
20th February 1944
(cx)
the U-12
5th October 1939
(cy)
the U-87
25th December 1917
(cz)
the U-714
14th March 1945
(da)
the U-1018
27th February 1945
(db)
the U-1063
15th April 1945
(dc)
the UB-31
2nd May 1918
(dd)
the UB-41
5th October 1917
(de)
the UB-65
14th July 1918
(df)
the UB-75
10th December 1917
(dg)
the UB-78
19th April 1918
(dh)
the UB-107
28th July 1918
(di)
the UB-109
29th August 1918
Article 3
Schedule 2
Designated controlled sites
Remains of vessels concerned
Area designated as controlled site
Latitude of relevant point
Longitude of relevant point
(a)
HMS Affray
Area situated within 400 metres from the relevant point
49°50.023′N.
02°34.533′W.
(b)
HMS A7
Area situated within 200 metres from the relevant point
50°18.518′N.
04°17.984′W.
(c)
HMS Bulwark
Area situated within 100 metres from the relevant point
51°25.392′N.
00°39.172′E.
(d)
HMS B2
Area situated within 300 metres from the relevant point
51°07.153′N.
01°27.587′E.
(e)
HMS Cobra
Area situated within 100 metres from the relevant point
53°27.00′N.
01°07.00′E.
(f)
HMS Dasher
Area situated within 200 metres from the relevant point
55°37.747′N.
05°00.953′W.
(g)
HMS Exmouth
Area situated within 750 metres from the relevant point
58°18.467′N.
02°28.938′W.
(h)
HMS Formidable
Area situated within 400 metres from the relevant point
50°13.179′N.
03°04.071′W.
(i)
HMS Hampshire
Area situated within 300 metres from the relevant point
59°07.065′N.
03°23.843′W.
(j)
HMS H5
Area situated within 300 metres from the relevant point
53°05.483′N.
04°41.975′W.
(k)
HMS Natal
Area situated within 100 metres from the relevant point
57°41.2415′N.
04°05.3207′W.
(l)
HMCS Regina
Area situated within 100 metres from the relevant point
50°42.769′N.
04°58.423′W.
(m)
HMS Royal Oak
Area situated within 350 metres from the relevant point
58°55.848′N.
02°59.001′W.
(n)
HMCS Trentonian
Area situated within 100 metres from the relevant point
50°7.037′N.
04°44.609′W.
(o)
the UB-81
Area situated within 250 metres from the relevant point
50°29.442′N.
00°58.351′W.
(p)
HMS Vanguard
Area situated within 350 metres from the relevant point
58°51.400′N.
03°06.405′W.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order designates vessels and controlled sites for protection under the Protection of Military Remains Act 1986 (“
the Act
”).

Article 2 provides for, and Schedule 1 lists, the vessels designated as vessels to which the Act applies. This list includes all those vessels which were designated in the previous designation Order, and also includes the following vessels, which are designated as vessels for the first time under the Act: HMS Albacore, RFA Cairndale, HMS Coquette, RFA Dinsdale, Emile Deschamps, RFA Gray Ranger, HMS Hawke, RFA Hungerford, RFA Industry, HMS Jason, HMS Kale, RFA Montenol, ML-247, HMS Nottingham, HMS Recruit, RFA Salviking, RFA Slavol, USCG Tampa, TB-10, and TB-11.

Article 3 provides for, and Schedule 2 lists, the areas designated as controlled sites under the Act. This includes all those areas which were designated in the previous designation Order; for HMS Royal Oak and HMS Vanguard, the areas around them designated as a controlled site have been extended to 350 metres, and for HMS Natal the co-ordinates of the relevant point have been altered. Controlled sites have been designated for the first time for HMS Cobra, HMCS Regina, and HMCS Trentonian.

Article 4 revokes the previous designation Order.

A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen.

(
1
)
1986 c. 35
.
(
2
)
S.I. 2019/1191
.
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