This is the information page about the shipwreck Hmcs trentonian, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 7.037 N,4 44.609 W (49.993283333333, -4.6426333333333)
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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: HMCS TRENTONIAN
Length 58.8 meter, width: 9.8 meter, draught: 4.9, tonnage 925 ton
Cause: built in 1943 by kingston shipyard co, kingston, canada. twin shaft. passage barry for london. torpedoed by u-1004 while escorting east-bound convoy btc 76. 7 men lost. (sibi).
Year of registration: 1945
Water depth above wreck: 66 meter, Height above seabed: 25 cm
Known since: 1945, last detected: 2014
Details measurements/cartography: H113/45 4.4.60 SONAR CONTACT IN 500845N, 044445W [OGB]. APPROX LENGTH 234FT, BREADTH 36FT. (PLYMOUTH LIST, 25.3.45). H1113/45 4.4.60 SONAR CONTACT IN 500732N, 044500W [OGB]. GAVE OFF OIL. (PLYMOUTH LIST, 4.7.45). H3110/72 8.1.73 WK IN 500700N, 044432.3W [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. GOOD SONAR CONTACT. FLAT BOTTOM AREA. LEAST E/S DEPTH 57MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 65MTRS. SEABED MUD, SAND & BROKEN SHELL. NO SCOUR. (HMS HECATE, 1972). BR STD &
- NM 1002/74. H3193/70 15.6.73 LIES E/W 180FT LONG, ABOUT 27FT HIGH AT W END & 18FT AT E END. (C WILLIAMS, 25.4.73). NCA. H1285/77 9.6.77 LOCAL INTELLIGENCE REPORTS WK KNOWN AS 'HMS KENNEDY' LIES IN TWO PARTS IN 500730N, 044317W [OGB]. (J WHITE, 1.6.77). NCA. HH100/351/21 17.6.04 DIVED IN 5007.050N, 0444.50W [WGD]. IDENTIFIED AS THE TRENTONIAN. (M ADES, EMAIL DTD 14.6.04). NCA. HH100/351/22 16.6.05 LIES OVER TO PORT 45-60 DEGS. BRIDGE COLLAPSED TO PORT SIDE. MUNITIONS ON WK. MIDSHIPS EXPOSED TO BOILERS. FROM BOILERS AND ENGINES AFT WK IS BADLY BROKEN WHERE TORPEDO STRUCK. (L BISHOP). NCA. SEP 2014/000153151 23.9.14 EXAM'D 20.7.14 IN 5007.037N, 0444.609W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 38.9 IN GEN DEPTH 66MTRS ON ?SUSPENDED BUOY. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 63MTRS, WIDTH 14MTRS, HT 8.3MTRS. LIES 025/2015 DEGS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. LISTS TO PORT, BROKEN UP ESPECIALLY AFT. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (MMT, HI 1455). BOWS NNE. LEAST DEPTH CONSIDERED TO BE ON EPHEMERAL FISHING GEAR. AMEND WK 55MTRS.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: IN THREE PARTS, BOWS NNE, LISTS 45-60 DEGS TO PORT
Position: 50 7.037 N,4 44.609 W