This is the information page about the shipwreck Hms almond (after part), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 3.666 N,4 54.761 W (49.967, -5.1835166666667)

 

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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. Adams (possibly)
2. Adolf vinnen
3. Alexander kennedy
4. Almond branch (possibly)
5. Andola
6. Andromeda
7. Arab
8. Arvor
9. Atlantis (possibly)
10. Atlantis (possibly)
11. Bamse (probably)
12. Bay of panama
13. Beatrice (possibly)
14. Bellucia
15. Ben asdale
16. Ben rein
17. Benito
18. Bjornvik (possibly)
19. Brest
20. Bretonne (probably)
21. Cape finisterre (probably)
22. Carmarthen
23. Caroline
24. Carolus
25. Caroni river
26. Caroni river (part of)(probably)
27. Centurion (possibly)
28. Cieszyn
29. Citrine
30. City of ghent
31. Clan apline
32. Clan malcolm
33. Cromdale
34. Cyrenian
35. Czar
36. Dionne marie
37. Dispatch (possibly)
38. Eastfield
39. Elisabeth (possibly)
40. Epsilon
41. Erato
42. Eric calvert (possibly)
43. Eskdale
44. Forde
45. Foylemore (possibly)
46. Ganymede
47. Gap
48. Godolphin
49. Gunvor
50. Hanover
51. Hansy
52. Happy returns (possibly)
53. Hera
54. Hmcs trentonian
55. Hmml 380
56. Hms almond (after part)
57. Hms almond (bow part)
58. Hms brandlebas
59. Hms comet
60. Hms gloaming
61. Hms javelin (stern section)
62. Hms kurd
63. Hms lady of the isles
64. Hms narwhal
65. Hms primrose
66. Hms rinovia
67. Hms roche bonne
68. Hms torrent
69. Hmy sappho (possibly)
70. Hnlms brielle
71. Ilston
72. Jersey queen (possibly)
73. John
74. Julie anne ii (part of)(possibly)
75. Juno
76. Kantoeng (part of)
77. Karen marie
78. Kerris reed
79. King harry (probably)
80. Kremsertor
81. Krosfond
82. Kwester
83. La suippe
84. Lady dalhousie
85. Le vieux tigre
86. Leander
87. Leon martin (part of)
88. Libourne
89. Lord snowden (probably)
90. Lucent (possibly)
91. Lydie
92. Mary
93. Merle
94. Mina cantiquin
95. Mitera marigo
96. Mohegan
97. Mosel
98. Mountby
99. Mourne (probably)
100. N g petersen
101. Normand
102. Nyassa
103. Ocklinge
104. Omer denise
105. Par time and tide bell
106. Pearl (possibly)
107. Pegasus
108. Penelope jane (possibly)
109. Pindos
110. Plantaganet
111. Poljames
112. Poljames
113. Ponus
114. Port chalmers
115. Queen (possibly)
116. Rigmor (possibly)
117. Robert
118. Rock island bridge
119. Rosehill
120. Royal anne galley
121. Shoal fisher
122. Silver laurel
123. Spital
124. Spyridion vagliano
125. Stanwood
126. Tregenna (possibly)
127. Twilight water
128. U 95
129. Ub 106 (possibly)
130. Ub 112 (possibly)
131. Ub 113
132. Ub 128 (possibly)
133. Ub 86 (possibly)
134. Ub 97 (possibly)
135. Ula
136. Veritas
137. Ville de thann (bow section)(possibly)
138. Ville de thann (stern section)(possibly)
139. Violet
140. Volnay
141. War tune
142. Wilhelmina maria
143. Wyndcliffe
144. Zebra

 

Name: HMS ALMOND (AFTER PART)

Length 50 meter, width: 8.2 meter, draught: 3, tonnage 505 ton

Cause: tree class trawler, built 1940, sank after striking a mine. (foic falmouth).

Year of registration: 1941

Water depth above wreck: 66 meter, Height above seabed: 107 cm

Known since: 1941, last detected: 2014

Details measurements/cartography: H0577/41 2.2.41 POSN 500330N, 045500W. (FOIC FALMOUTH, 2.2.41). H01004/40 13.2.41 SUNK IN 500330N, 045500W APPROX. (FOIC FALMOUTH, 7.2.41). H0577/41 1.8.41 NDW PA IN 500330N, 045500W.

- NM 1785/41. H0113/45 30.3.45 SONAR CONTACT IN PA 500254N, 045430W. (PLYMOUTH LIST 25.3.45). 4.2.46 GOOD POSN 500254N, 045430W. (AUBD 301/99, 30TH ESCORT GROUP). H2979/74 18.2.76 FISHERMENS FASTENER IN 500321N, 045439W. POSN BY DECCA. (E GILES, 29.1.76). HH100/351/12 13.4.97 DIVED. IN TWO PARTS IN 500344.5N, 045443N AND 500337N, 045440.5W [OGB]. POSNS BY DECCA. CONSIDERED TO BE A MINEHUNTER. BOW LIES 100YDS WNW. (G POUND). [WGD] POSNS: 500346.7N, 045446.8W & 500339.2N, 0454.44.3W. HH100/351/14 13.8.99 DIVED IN 5004.334N, 0454.960W [WGD] USING GPS. STANDS 5-8MTRS HIGH IN GEN DEPTH 66MTRS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. CONFIRMED AS 'ALMOND'. (J ROSVEARE). AMEND POSN. BR STD. 22.11.13 22.11.13 DIVED 17.11.13 IN 5003.663N, 0454.757W [WGD]. THIS IS THE STERN OF A MINESWEEPER. (G POUND, TELECON 21.11.3). IN AGREEMENT WITH 1997 POSN. PREVIOUS POSN CONSIDERED MISLEADING. AMEND POSN. SEP 2014/000153151 19.9.14 EXAM'D 21.7.14 IN 5003.666N, 0454.761W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 61.3 IN GEN DEPTH 66.5MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 34MTRS, WIDTH 13.2MTRS, HT 5.2MTRS. LIES 107/287 DEGS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. UPRIGHT, ?FWD SECTION. (MMT, HI 1455). CONSIDERED TO BE AFTER SECTION. (SDC BATHY). NCA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: APPROX 2/3 OF VESSEL

Position: 50 3.666 N,4 54.761 W

 

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