Wreck: Hms carinthia (Steam ship)

This is the information page about the shipwreck Hms carinthia, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 55 14.851 N,9 17.983 W (55.383333333333, -9.3008333333333)


 

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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 CARINTHIA

Length 182.9 meter, width: 22.6 meter, draught: 12.5, tonnage 20277 ton

Cause:

Year of registration: 1941

Water depth above wreck: 112 meter, Height above seabed: 80 cm

Known since: 1941, last detected: 2005

Details measurements/cartography: H0276/39 18.5.41 H0276/39 ECHO ATTACKED 18.5.41.CONSIDERED TO BE A WRECK. (HMS MASHONA, 19.5.41). H04635/44 20.9.44 H04635/44 CONTACT CLASSED AS LARGE WK IN 551500N, 091900W. FUEL OIL BOUGHT TO SURFACE. (ESCORT GROUP 30, 20.9.44). 10.2.71 10.2.71 CHARTED AS NDW PA. LC 1824B. 30.4.07 30.4.07 WK LOCATED IN 5514.851N, 0917.983W [WGD] USING DGPS. GEN DEPTH 112MTRS. LENGTH 169MTRS, WIDTH 38MTRS, HT 10MTRS. (INSS SURVEY 1999-2005). LIES 080/260 DEGS WITH BOWS ?W. INTACT. NO DEBRIS. NO SCOUR. AMEND WK 101MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. 8.2.13 8.2.13 NAMED AS CARINTHIA. (WARSHIPS, U-BOATS & LINERS - GSI, 2012).
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: INTACT

Position: 55 14.851 N,9 17.983 W

 

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