This is the information page about the shipwreck Hms brandlebas, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 49 55 N,5 12 W (49.967, -5.1835166666667)
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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: HMS BRANDLEBAS
Length 74.8 meter, width: 7.9 meter, tonnage 610 ton
Cause: 3.7.40 built in france. twin shaft. 2 x 3.9 inch guns & 2 x torpedo tubes. a french torpedo boat placed under the control of royal navy 3.7.40 at portsmouth. manned by a free french crew in 10.1940. foundered off the lizard in a gale. (sibi & srn).
Year of registration: 1940
Water depth above wreck: 69 meter
Known since: 1940
Details measurements/cartography: 8.10.09 FOUNDERED IN THE CHANNEL. (SRN). FOUNDERED OFF THE LIZARD. (SIBI). POSN 4955.0N, 0512.0W FOR FILING ONLY.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Position: 49 55 N,5 12 W