Wreck: Hms bittern (parts of)(probably) (Destroyer)

This is the information page about the shipwreck Hms bittern (parts of)(probably), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 18.122 N,3 0.083 W (50.302033, -3.001383)


 

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The texts accompanying this shipwreck are in English ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง, 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.

 

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Shipwreck details

Name: HMS BITTERN (PARTS OF)(PROBABLY)

Length 64.3 meter, width: 6.7 meter, tonnage 360 ton

Cause: built in 1897 by vickers. a 'c' class destroyer. two triple expansion engines of 5700nhp, twin shaft. one 12pdr, five 6pdr guns, 2 torpedo tubes. sank following a collision with ss kenilworth. cut in two and sank with no survivors. (colledge & sibi).

Year of registration: 2003

Water depth above wreck: 54 meter, Height above seabed: 79 cm

Known since: 2003

Details measurements/cartography: HH090/961/01 18.12.03 HH090/961/01 18.12.03 EXAM'D 3.8.03 IN 5018.122N, 0300.083W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 52.9 IN GEN DEPTH 54MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 24MTRS, WIDTH 10MTRS. DCS3 HT 2.7MTRS. LIES 079/259 DEGS. POOR MAGNETIC ANOMALY. FURTHER PIECES LIE AT 207 DEGS, 21MTRS WITH DIMENSIONS 4 X 4 X 0.8MTRS AND AT 203 DEGS, 30MTRS WITH DIMENSIONS 4 X 4 X 0.3MTRS. PROBABLY DEBRIS ASSOCIATED WITH [57691]. (GARDLINE, HI 961). INS AS WK 52MTRS. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: PROBABLE WRECKAGE & BOILERS FROM WK [57691]

Position: 50 18.122 N,3 0.083 W

 

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