This is the information page about the shipwreck Hms columba (probably), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 56 9.52 N,2 33.599 W (56.3829, -2.4623833333333)

 

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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. Anu (probably)
2. Asta (probably)
3. Avondale park (possibly)
4. Clan shaw (part of)
5. Clan shaw (part of) (possibly)
6. Cyclops
7. Denmore
8. Einar jarl (probably)
9. Fylgia
10. Halland (probably)
11. Hms columba (probably)
12. Hms embley
13. Hms northumbria
14. Hms success
15. Island magee
16. Mallard
17. Munchen
18. Nobelese
19. Phaeacian
20. Primrose
21. Protecor
22. Ptarmigan
23. River garry
24. Rolfsborg
25. Royal fusilier
26. Sabbia
27. Scotia
28. Sneland 1
29. Stella
30. Stjernvik
31. Storjen
32. Strathisla
33. U 74
34. Uc 41
35. Ugie (possibly)

 

Name: HMS COLUMBA (PROBABLY)

Length 30.5 meter, width: 6.1 meter, draught: 3.4, tonnage 138 ton

Cause: built in 1893 by hawthorn, leigth. one boiler, triple expansion engine, single shaft. hired as boom defence vessel from 1914. mined. (wwisl & sibi). sunk by uc 40. (der krieg zur see).

Year of registration: 1918

Water depth above wreck: 48 meter, Height above seabed: 60 cm

Known since: 1918, last detected: 1993

Details measurements/cartography: 16.3.18 SUNK IN 560910N,023248W, 2 MILES S 8DEG W (MAG) FROM MAY IS. LTHO. H7188/25 INS NDWPA (1918) IN POAN 171 DEG, 2 MILES FROM LTHO ON 114A. BR STD. H2618/60 28.7.60 NOT FOUND. (HMS SCOTT, 1959). DELETE. H1310/84/18 19.9.84 OBSTN LOCATED, BUT NOT EXAMINED, IN 560927N, 023346W. (W MURNEY, 28.5.84 & 1.9.84). AMEND TO USCPA 35MTRS. BR STD. H2303/72 11.2.87 WK EXAM'D 28.1.87 IN 560931N, 023330W. DCS3 HT 5.7MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 55MTRS. LENGTH 26MTRS, LYING NNW/SSE. NOT EXAM'D USING E/S. CHART AS WK 49MTRS. (HMS FAWN, 30.1.87). AMEND TO WK 49MTRS.

- NM 743/87. HH100/351/06 15.4.93 DIVED ON AUG 1990 IN 560930N, 023348W. STANDS 4MTRS HIGH. SCOUR 2MTRS DEEP. SMALL STERN SECTION SITTING UPRIGHT SIMILAR TO TRAWLER BUT NO STERN GALLOWS. (G WADSWORTH, 1.3.93). NCA. HH090/605/01 25.1.94 EXAM'D 4.8.93 IN 560931.4N, 023330.5W [OGB] USING MICROFIX [3 LOPS]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 46.2 IN GEN DEPTH 48.0MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 51MTRS. DCS3 HT 5.4MTRS, LENGTH 25MTRS, BREADTH 6MTRS. INTACT, WELL DEFINED WK, LYING 060/240 DEG. A ROPE/CABLE LEADS SW FROM THE WK - PROBABLY SNAGGED FISHING GEAR. (OCEONICS (UK) LTD., HI 605). BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: INTACT, UPRIGHT

Position: 56 9.52 N,2 33.599 W

 

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