This is the information page about the shipwreck Hms anchusa (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 55 39.447 N,8 0.776 W (55.799933333333, -7.9008)

 

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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. Amazon (probably)
2. Boka
3. Boma
4. Bussum (after part)
5. Bussum (fore part) (possibly)
6. Carrickatine
7. City of simla
8. Devonian
9. Empire heritage
10. Gi-ara
11. Hms anchusa (possibly)
12. Hms audacious
13. Hms charles astie (possibly)
14. Hms hurst castle (possibly)
15. Hms nathaniel cole (possibly)
16. Hms transylvania
17. Hmsm d6 (possibly)
18. Justicia
19. Manchester commerce (possibly
20. Manchester commerce (probably)
21. Maxton (possibly)
22. Oldfield grange (part of)(pos
23. Pinto (probably)
24. Roscommon
25. Saint mirren
26. Tritonia (possibly)
27. U 110
28. U 149
29. U 170
30. U 637
31. U 89 (possibly)
32. Vesltelv (possibly)
33. Widwud (possibly)

 

Name: HMS ANCHUSA (POSSIBLY)

Length 79.9 meter, width: 10.7 meter, draught: 3.8, tonnage 1290 ton

Cause: built in 1908 by workman, clark & co. three boilers, triple expansion engine of 2800 ihp for 17 knots. two x 4 inch and one x 12 pdr guns. torpedoed. complement of about 100. (dods). sunk by u 54. (srn).

Year of registration: 1918

Water depth above wreck: 83 meter, Height above seabed: 100 cm

Known since: 1918, last detected: 2008

Details measurements/cartography: ORIGINALLY THOUGHT TO BE U 89. (SEE [3398]). 6.6.69 6.6.69 RAMMED & SUNK BY HMA ROXBURGH IN 554000N, 080000W APPROX. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). 11.10.72 11.10.72 INS AS USCPA 40FMS. NE 2723. 26.4.74 26.4.74 POSN OFF N IRELAND, 553800N, 073200W. (U-BOAT INTELLIGENCE, E GILES). 21.10.76 21.10.76 AMEND TO USCPA 73MTRS. NC 1770. H2175/81 7.1.81 H2175/81 7.1.81 EXAM'D 13.5.80 IN 553927N, 080044W [OGB] USING RO/RO HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 74 IN GEN DEPTH 82MTRS. DCS3 HT 7.5MTRS, LENGTH 80MTRS. LYING 100/280DEG. GOOD SONAR CONTACT, SHOWING HULL INTACT. (HMS HYDRA, HI 21/79-80). BR STD. HMS ANCHUSA SUNK OFF THE N COAST OF IRELAND. (DODS). 4.1.07 4.1.07 LIES IN 5539.45N, 0800.80W [WGD]. IDENTIFIED BY DIVERS AS HMS ANCHUSA. APPROX 75MTRS LONG WITH 3 BOILERS, WW1 VINTAGE AND RN STYLE EQUIPMENT. (M MCVEIGH, EMAIL DTD 2.1.07). NCA. 23.4.07 23.4.07 LOCATED IN 5539.447N, 0800.776W [WGD] USING DGPS. GEN DEPTH 83MTRS. LENGTH 66MTRS, WIDTH 9MTRS, HT 4.4MTRS. (INSS SURVEY 1999-2005). INTACT, ?LIES ON BEAM ENDS. LIES 100/280 DEGS. DEBRIS CLOSE N. AMEND WK 77MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. 18.2.09 18.2.09 DIVED 2008 IN 5539.45N, 0800.80W [WGD]. UPRIGHT BUT COMPLETELY COLLAPSED, POSSIBLY WELDED CONSTRUCTION, SINGLE SCREW, HUGE ENGINE, BOW BROKEN OFF & LYING ON PORT SIDE. APPROX LENGTH 100MRS. THOUGHT NOT TO BE THE ANCHUSA AS PREVIOUSLY BELIEVED. (M MCVEIGH, EMAIL DTD 13.2.09). AMENDED TO HMS ANCHUSA (POSSIBLY). RETAIN IN EXISTING POSN. NCA. 25.2.14 SEP 2014/000357199 25.2.14 LEAST DEPTH 77.78MTRS. (GSI). NCA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: INTACT, SEDIMENT BUILD UP ALONG N SIDE, ?ON BEAM ENDS

Position: 55 39.447 N,8 0.776 W

 

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