This is the information page about the shipwreck Hm mms 39 (part of)(probably), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 33.417 N,1 15.783 E (51.6597, 1.3079833)
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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: HM MMS 39 (PART OF)(PROBABLY)
Length 36.3 meter, width: 7 meter, draught: 2.7, tonnage 165 ton
Cause: Mined. (ww2sl)
Year of registration: 1941
Water depth above wreck: 13 meter, Height above seabed: 67 cm
Known since: 1941, last detected: 2008
Details measurements/cartography: H02763/41 15.8.41 H02763/41 15.8.41 WK, LEAST DEPTH 1FT, IN 513321N, 011552E. (ADMIRALTY) - PFNM 1949/41 & NMS 2291/41 & 2295/41. H2764/60 8.1.69 H2764/60 8.1.69 LOCATED ON SDG LINE, LEAST DEPTH NOT FOUND. POSN 513323N, 011555E. (PLA SURVEY DEC 1968 [K5495]) CHARTED AS OB 6FMS 2FT [11.6MTRS] [LAT]. NE 1605. 12.9.73 12.9.73 SHOWN AS WK 10.9MTRS IN 513322.5N, 011554E ON SURVEY K5495/10. H3277/66 17.9.76 H3277/66 17.9.76 WK FIXED IN 513322N, 011555E BY PLA ESTUARY HI-FIX [2 LOP]. SINGLE VESSEL DRIFT SWEEP. CLEARED AT 9.9MTRS, FOULED AT 10.2MTRS. LEAST DEPTH BY E/S 10.0MTRS. GENERAL DEPTH BY E/S 13MTRS. SCOUR NIL. REDUCED TO LAT. DIFFICULT TO LOCATE. WK LIES APPROX WSW/ENE WITH SMALL PART STANDING PROUD AT W EDGE THE REST SLOPING TO E ON SEABED. MAY BE WK MMS39 CHARTED 120MTRS TO W [STATED TO HAVE BEEN DELETED FROM CHARTS IN 1946]. (PLA WK REPORT. MV MAPLIN. NO 46/76 DTD 24.7.76)
- NM 2299/76. 8.4.87 8.4.87 SHOWN AS SW 9.9MTRS IN 513323.5N, 011554.5E ON PLA 221/67 [FEB-MAR'87]. [PLA WK NO.203/20].NE 1605. [SEE ALSO 012308936/14203] 28.2.08 SEP 2008/000023559 28.2.08 EXAM'D 23.4.07 IN 5533.417N, 0115.783E [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 12.66 IN GEN DEPTH 14MTRS. SCOUR 3.2MTRS DEEP. LENGTH APPROX 30MTRS, WIDTH 15MTRS. NOT A HIGH RESOLUTION SEARCH, RETAIN SW 9.9MTRS. (PLA WK REPORT DTD 22.2.08). RETAIN SW 9.9MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Position: 51 33.417 N,1 15.783 E