This is the information page about the shipwreck Hms anchusa (probably), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 55 34.753 N,7 37.564 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. Athenia
2. Boma
3. Carthaginian (possibly)
4. Empire heritage
5. Hms anchusa (probably)
6. Hms charles astie (possibly)
7. Hms laurentic
8. Hms transylvania
9. Hmsm d6 (possibly)
10. Hmsm d6 (possibly)
11. Justicia
12. Manchester commerce (probably)
13. Oldfield grange (part of)(pos
14. Pinto (probably)
15. Rath cormaich
16. Tritonia (possibly)
17. U 1009
18. U 1271
19. U 155
20. U 170
21. U 218
22. U 2506
23. U 281
24. U 45 (possibly)
25. U 637
26. U 743
27. U 778
28. Ub 89 (probably)
29. Widwud (possibly)

 

Name: HMS ANCHUSA (PROBABLY)

Length 79.9 meter, width: 10.7 meter, draught: 4, tonnage 1290 ton

Cause: built in 1917by armstrong whitworth. triple expansion engine of 2800ihp for 17 knots. two 4 inch guns, one 12 pdr. torpedoed & sunk by u 54.

Year of registration: 1918

Water depth above wreck: 66 meter, Height above seabed: 10 cm

Known since: 1918, last detected: 2007

Details measurements/cartography: 16.7.18 16.7.18 SUNK IN POSN 553700N, 073500W APPROX. (ADMIRALTY). H1173/66 20.5.66 H1173/66 20.5.66 WK 34FMS IN 553418N, 073442W [OGB]. (HMS DALRYMPLE, 7.10.65). INS AS WK 62MTRS. BR STD. H2175/81 9.1.81 H2175/81 9.1.81 EXAM'D 5.12.79 IN 553445N, 073732W [OGB] USING RO/RO HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 57 IN GEN DEPTH 65MTRS. DCS3 HT 7MTRS, LENGTH 80MTRS. LYING 025/205DEG. (HMS HYDRA, HI 21/79-80). BR STD. 25.4.07 25.4.07 WK LOCATED IN 5534.753N, 0737.564W [WGD] USING DGPS. GEN DEPTH 66MTRS. LENGTH 65MTRS, WIDTH 10MTRS, HT 5.6MTRS. (INSS SURVEY 1999-2005). INTACT. LIES 010/190 DEGS. POSSIBLY ON IT SIDE. AMEND WK 59MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. 24.2.14 24.2.14 STATED TO BE U2511 BY INSS. NCA. 25.2.14 SEP 2014/000357199 25.2.14 LEAST DEPTH 60.05MTRS. (GSI). AMEND WK 60MTRS.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: INTACT, ?ON ITS SIDE, MINOR SCOUR ALONG E SIDE

Position: 55 34.753 N,7 37.564 W

 

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