This is the information page about the shipwreck Hmcs regina, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 42.769 N,4 58.423 W (50.505016666667, -5.2049666666667)

 

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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. Acadian
2. Alcyon (possibly)
3. Angele (possibly)
4. Anna sophie
5. Antoinette (probably)
6. Arthurtown
7. Bogstad
8. Brabant
9. Brava
10. Brisk (probably)
11. Camelot challenger (possibly)
12. Carasa (possibly)
13. Carl
14. Castor 1
15. Cristina
16. Deputie gaston dumesnil (possibly)
17. Diligent
18. Dumfries
19. Elna e
20. Empire otter
21. Ezra weston (bow section)
22. Ezra weston (stern section)
23. Florence reynolds
24. Germaine
25. Girdleness
26. Gregynog
27. Hemsley 1
28. Hmcs regina
29. Hmhs rewa
30. Hugin
31. Humbergate (probably)
32. Hunsgrove
33. Island maid
34. John taylor
35. Kai (possibly)
36. Lake edon
37. Lake owens
38. Lci(l)99
39. Lisa maria
40. Madryn
41. Marguerite pry
42. Maria asumpta
43. Mefjord (possibly)
44. Milly (possibly)
45. N verberckmoes (possibly)
46. Norma (possibly)
47. Orfordness
48. Pearn pride (possibly)
49. Portugal
50. Risoy (probably)
51. Rossmore (possibly)
52. Runswick
53. Saphir
54. Sarah anderson (possibly)
55. Shad thames
56. Shoreham (probably)
57. Siracusa
58. Skopelos sky (after part)
59. Sphene (probably)
60. St joseph
61. St stanislas
62. Svint
63. Swainby (probably)
64. Tagona
65. Towneley
66. U 1021 (possibly)
67. U 325 (possibly)
68. Ub 65
69. Warnow (possibly)

 

Name: HMCS REGINA

Length 62.5 meter, width: 10.1 meter, draught: 4.3, tonnage 925 ton

Cause: torpedoed by german submarine u 667 while escorting convoy ebc.66. (axis submarine successes).

Year of registration: 1944

Water depth above wreck: 52 meter, Height above seabed: 70 cm

Known since: 1944, last detected: 2001

Details measurements/cartography: 15.12.44 GOOD SONAR CONTACT REPD IN 504300N, 045800W [OGB]. FUEL OIL GIVEN OFF. (AUBD 321/24). SONAR CONTACT IN 504248N, 045818W [OGB]. (AUBD 321/25). H113/45 4.7.45 CONTACT IN 504242N, 045812W [OGB]. GAVE OFF OIL. (PLYMOUTH LIST, 840/2). H7613/52 5.12.52 CHARTED AS NDW PA IN 504242N, 045812W [OGB]. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). NC 1156. H4698/59 5.6.61 POSN AMENDED TO 504300N, 045800W [OGB]. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). BR STD. 19.4.71 NOW CHARTED AS NDW PA. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). NC 1156. 14.11.72 NOW CHARTED AS USC PA 15FMS [28MTRS]. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). NE 1178. H2979/74 22.9.77 WK REPD IN 504254N, 045822W [OGB] USING DECCA. ALSO FASTENER REPD IN 504244N, 045827W [OGB] USING DECCA. (E GILES, 16.5.77). CHART AS NDW IN 504254N, 045822W [OGB]. BR STD. HH100/351/08 15.11.93 WK IN 504251N, 045824W [OGB]. DIVED 1990. LEAST E/S DEPTH 48 IN GEN DEPTH 55MTRS. IDENTIFIED BY RECOVERED BELL AS CANADIAN CORVETTE REGINA. ONLY FOR'D SECTION OF VESSEL, NOTHING AFT OF BOILERS. (G J POUND, 27.10.93). AMEND TO USC 45MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. HH090/799/01 26.11.01 EXAM'D 9.9.01 IN 5042.769N, 0458.423W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 47.4 IN GEN DEPTH 52MTRS. SCOUR 0.6MTRS EXTENDS 20MTRS TOWARDS 340 DEGS. LENGTH 64MTRS, WIDTH 30MTRS. DCS3 HT 4.6MTRS. LIES 070/250 DEGS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. IN TWO PARTS, SMALLER IS 30MTRS NE OF THE MAIN PART. DEBRIS LIES BETWEEN. (NP 1008, HI 799). BR STD. HH100/351/18 31.12.01 SMALLER PART IS THE STERN SECTION. (G J POUND). NCA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: IN TWO PARTS, SMALLEST 30MTRS TO THE NE, DEBRIS BETWEEN

Position: 50 42.769 N,4 58.423 W

 

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