This is the information page about the shipwreck Hms capel, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 49 48.582 N,1 45.589 W (49.686983333333, -1.6523333333333)

 

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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. A dieu vat (probably)
2. Adamandios georgandis (possibly)
3. Alabama
4. Badger (probably)
5. Bissen
6. Boulgaria
7. Breakaway of yare
8. British influence
9. Bronte (ex-war coney)
10. Cab
11. Calvados
12. Campeador
13. Carpathia
14. Chaloupe 112
15. Chantereyne
16. Charles rogers (probably)
17. Corsaire
18. Discovery
19. Duchess of cornwall
20. Eika
21. Eleni stathatou
22. Etoile des ondes
23. Eugene schneider (probably)
24. Eugene schneider (probably)
25. Fleuret
26. G-bagh
27. Gairsoppa
28. Gaspard de la nuit
29. General du temple
30. Hms capel
31. Hms rhyl
32. Hms truant
33. Imprenable
34. James b richardson
35. Jeanne
36. Karen folmer
37. Komet
38. L'aventurier
39. Le merle
40. Lenda
41. Leopoldville
42. Louie bell
43. May girl
44. Mera 1
45. Mimosa
46. Morning admiral
47. Motorola
48. Mount myrto
49. Normandy
50. Nyarlathotep
51. Oiekast (probably)
52. Pangani
53. Pembroke
54. Pendragon b
55. Pizarro
56. Psi
57. Roger mado (possibly)
58. Roger mado (possibly)
59. Rombo
60. Saint brandan
61. Saint hubert
62. Slemish
63. Sphene
64. Spolanda
65. Stade (after part)
66. Stade (possibly)
67. Stanley force
68. Strathalbyn
69. Tayo
70. Tipasa
71. Tracy's michelle
72. Tracys dawn
73. U 672 (possibly)
74. Uffe
75. Ussa

 

Name: HMS CAPEL

Length 88.1 meter, width: 10.7 meter, draught: 2.7, tonnage 1085 ton

Cause: torpedoed by german submarine u 486. (axis submarine successes). an ex-us destroyer 266 supplied to uk on lend-lease. (ships of ww2).

Year of registration: 1945

Water depth above wreck: 55 meter, Height above seabed: 90 cm

Known since: 1945, last detected: 2017

Details measurements/cartography: H0121/45 SUNK IN 494842N, 014524W. HEIGHT 78FT. (PORTSMOUTH LIST). 18.5.73 NOW CHARTED AS USC PA 40MTRS. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). NC 1106. H4984/74 6.4.78 SHOW AS NDW PA IN 494842N, 014535E [EUR]. (FRENCH NM 78 06 34). NCA. H1271/82 20.1.83 NOW USC 40MTRS. (FRENCH NM 82 52 18). NCA. HH351/352/01 22.3.90 NOW WK 45MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 58MTRS IN 494842N, 014533W. [EUR]. (FRENCH NM 90 04 41 & FRENCH WK RECORDS).

- NM 1090/90. 8.3.95 WK NOW IN 494838.5N, 014530W [EUR]. (FRENCH WK RECORDS 1994). BR STD. 21.4.99 POSN 4948.642N, 0145.509W [EUR]. NOTED AS LIMITED DIFFUSION. (FRENCH WK RECORDS 1999). AMENDED TO RESTRICTED - COMMERCIAL. AMEND POSN. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 49 48.582 N,1 45.589 W

 

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