This is the information page about the shipwreck Arizona, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 56 10.228 N,2 52.472 W (56.429816666667, -2.6064)

 

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The texts accompanying this shipwreck are in English 🇬🇧, as they are prepared by the UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) based on data from UKHO and the hydrographic services of the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany, among others. They include the known details of the wreck and the comments of the cartographers who have checked the position and condition of the wreck over time.

 

1. Anu (probably)
2. Arizona
3. Baron blythswood
4. Clan shaw (part of)
5. Clan shaw (part of) (possibly)
6. Cosmo
7. Deerhound (possibly)
8. Denmore
9. G-atse
10. Grimsel
11. Hms boy andrew (possibly)
12. Hms chester
13. Hms northumbria
14. Hms saucy
15. Hms success
16. Isla may
17. Karen
18. Lca 672 or lca 811
19. Lca 845
20. Mabriton
21. Munchen
22. Newton ash
23. Ocean harvest
24. Phaeacian
25. Protecor
26. Rolfsborg
27. Royal archer
28. Royal fusilier
29. Salvestria
30. Stella
31. Stjernvik
32. Strathisla
33. Switha
34. Uc 41

 

Name: ARIZONA

Length 43.6 meter, width: 7.9 meter, draught: 2.7, tonnage 398 ton
Load: coal

Cause: built in 1939. oil engine, single shaft. passage methil & blyth for bridgewater. struck german laid mine. (ww2sl, dods & sibi).

Year of registration: 1940

Water depth above wreck: 18 meter

Known since: 1940, last detected: 1984

Details measurements/cartography: H0904/40 24.10.40 POSN 561000N, 025300W - 252 DEG, 2.4M FROM ELIENESS LT. - PFNM 2504/40. H0904/40 9.12.40 INS AS DW.

- NM2489/40. H0904/40 1.4.41 EXAM'D IN 561015N, 025218W. OROPESA SWEEP CLEAR AT 24, FOUL AT 30FT. (HMS FRANKLIN). AMEND TO WK 4FMS IN REVISED POSN.

- NM 748/81. H0904/40 28.7.60 LOCATED IN 561014N, 025223W. DRIFT SWEEP CLEAR AT 38, FOUL AT 41FT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 40 IN GEN DEPTH 59FT. SCOUR 3FT. (HMS SCOTT 4.9.59). AMEND TO WK 6FMS 2FT.

- NM 1412/60. 22.12.69 APPLICATION TO PURCHASE BY D NEWLANDS. (MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT [WAR RISKS]). 21.8.73 AMEND TO SW 11.5MTRS. NC 734. H1310/84/18 13.6.84 DIVED ON MAY 1984. WK WELL DISPERSED WITH HIGHEST PARTS STANDING 4 TO 5MTRS HIGH. (W MURNEY, 28.5.84). NCA
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: WELL BROKEN UP

Position: 56 10.228 N,2 52.472 W

 

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