This is the information page about the shipwreck Cormount (probably), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 53.269 N,1 36.303 E (51.7619167, 1.5857333)
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The texts accompanying this shipwreck are in English ๐ฌ๐ง, 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.
Name: CORMOUNT (PROBABLY)
Length 93.9 meter, width: 13.7 meter, draught: 6.1, tonnage 2841 ton
Load: ballast
Cause: Mined while on passage london to blyth. was taken in tow but later sank. (ww2sl & lloyds war losses).
Year of registration: 1944
Water depth above wreck: 20 meter, Height above seabed: 120 cm
Known since: 1944, last detected: 20160222
Details measurements/cartography: H03538/43 27.1.44 SUNK IN 515315N, 013626E. MARKED BY G CON BUOY, GPFL(3) G 10S, LAID CLOSE E. (AUTHORITY NOT KNOWN). INS AS DW WITH BUOY.
- NM 200/44. H03538/43 11.3.44 AMEND TO WK 6FMS. DELETE BUOY. (AUTHORITY NOT KNOWN).
- NM 537/44. 1.12.49 AMEND TO WK 7FMS 4FT (HMS SHARPSHOOTER). BR STD. H1955/80 25.3.82 WK EXAM'D 19.11.81 IN 515314N, 013628E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 15.8, FOUL AT 16.1MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 16.7 IN GEN DEPTH 19.5MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 2MTRS. LYING 120/300 DEGS. LENGTH 110MTRS, BREADTH 25MTRS, APPROX. (HMS ENTERPRISE, HI 25). AMEND TO SW 15.8MTRS.
- NM 870/82. H2913/83 18.10.84 LOCATED, NOT EXAMINED. (HMS ECHO, HI 192). NCA. HH090/667/01 19.12.95 EXAM'D 28.7.95 IN 515315.90N, 013618.75E [WGD] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR 16.2, FOUL 16.6MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 16.5 IN GEN DEPTH 18-21MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 2.1MTRS. LENGTH 100MTRS, WIDTH 20MTRS. LIES 120/300 DEGS. GOOD MAGNETIC ANOMALY. AREA OF DEBRIS OR COVERED WRECK. NO SUPERSTRUCTURE VISIBLE ON DCS3. (OCEONICS, HI 667). NOT FULLY SWEPT, RETAIN AS CHARTED. NCA. HH090/851/01 9.7.99 LOCATED, NOT EXAMINED. (NP 1016, HI 851). NCA. SEP 2015/000083463 17.7.16 EXAM'D 22.2.16 IN 5153.269N, 0136.303E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 16.2MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 23MTRS. LENGTH 105MTRS, WIDTH 26MTRS, HT 3.8MTRS, ORIENTATION 120/300. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. WK IN SEVERE STATE OF DECAY, COMPRISES DEBRIS STREWN OF AN AREA HAVING THE ROUGH OUTLINE OF A VESSEL. (MMT, HI 1474). AMEND DW 16.2MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: Wk severely degraded
Position: 51 53.269 N,1 36.303 E