This is the information page about the shipwreck Hms comet, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 5.802 N,4 57.176 W (49.967, -5.1835166666667)

 

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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. Adams (possibly)
2. Adolf vinnen
3. Alexander kennedy
4. Almond branch (possibly)
5. Andola
6. Andromeda
7. Arab
8. Ardgarry
9. Arvor
10. Atlantis (possibly)
11. Atlantis (possibly)
12. Bamse (probably)
13. Bay of panama
14. Beatrice (possibly)
15. Bellucia
16. Ben asdale
17. Ben rein
18. Benito
19. Bjornvik (possibly)
20. Brest
21. Bretonne (probably)
22. Cape finisterre (probably)
23. Carmarthen
24. Caroline
25. Carolus
26. Caroni river
27. Caroni river (part of)(probably)
28. Centurion (possibly)
29. Cieszyn
30. Citrine
31. City of ghent
32. Clan apline
33. Clan malcolm
34. Cristina
35. Cromdale
36. Czar
37. Dionne marie
38. Dispatch (possibly)
39. Eastfield
40. Elisabeth (possibly)
41. Epsilon
42. Erato
43. Eric calvert (possibly)
44. Eskdale
45. Eva (possibly)
46. Forde
47. Foylemore (possibly)
48. Ganymede
49. Gap
50. Godolphin
51. Gunvor
52. Hanover
53. Hansy
54. Happy returns (possibly)
55. Hera
56. Hmcs trentonian
57. Hmml 380
58. Hms almond (after part)
59. Hms almond (bow part)
60. Hms brandlebas
61. Hms comet
62. Hms gloaming
63. Hms kurd
64. Hms lady of the isles
65. Hms narwhal
66. Hms primrose
67. Hms rinovia
68. Hms roche bonne
69. Hms torrent
70. Hmy sappho (possibly)
71. Hnlms brielle
72. Ilston
73. Jersey queen (possibly)
74. John
75. Julie anne ii (part of)(possibly)
76. Juno
77. Kantoeng (part of)
78. Karen marie
79. Kerris reed
80. King harry (probably)
81. Kremsertor
82. Krosfond
83. Kwester
84. La suippe
85. Lady dalhousie
86. Le vieux tigre
87. Leander
88. Leon martin (part of)
89. Lia'g
90. Libourne
91. Lord snowden (probably)
92. Lucent (possibly)
93. Lydie
94. Mary
95. Merle
96. Mina cantiquin
97. Mitera marigo
98. Mohegan
99. Mosel
100. Mountby
101. Mourne (probably)
102. N g petersen
103. Normand
104. Nyassa
105. Ocklinge
106. Omer denise
107. Ospra
108. Par time and tide bell
109. Pearl (possibly)
110. Pegasus
111. Penelope jane (possibly)
112. Pindos
113. Plantaganet
114. Poljames
115. Poljames
116. Ponus
117. Port chalmers
118. Prestige
119. Queen (possibly)
120. Rigmor (possibly)
121. Robert
122. Rock island bridge
123. Rosehill
124. Royal anne galley
125. Santo christo de castello (possibly)
126. Shoal fisher
127. Silver laurel
128. Spital
129. Spyridion vagliano
130. Stanwood
131. Tregenna (possibly)
132. Twilight water
133. U 95
134. Ub 106 (possibly)
135. Ub 112 (possibly)
136. Ub 113
137. Ub 128 (possibly)
138. Ub 86 (possibly)
139. Ub 97 (possibly)
140. Ula
141. Veritas
142. Ville de thann (bow section)(possibly)
143. Ville de thann (stern section)(possibly)
144. Violet
145. Volnay
146. War tune
147. Wyndcliffe
148. Zebra

 

Name: HMS COMET

Year of registration: 1940

Water depth above wreck: 60 meter, Height above seabed: 102 cm

Known since: 1940, last detected: 2014

Details measurements/cartography: H4239/73 15.8.74 WK LOCATED IN 500544.4N, 045712W [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 54 IN GEN DEPTH 60MTRS. NO SCOUR. FLAT SEABED. (HMS HECATE). BR STD. 5.7.85 WK, STANDING 4.5FMS ABOVE SEABED, LOCATED IN 500556N, 045707W [OGB] USING DECCA. (C WILLIAMS, RECORDED TAPE). NCA YET. 9.12.85 WK LIES IN TWO SECTIONS, HAVING BEEN CUT IN HALF, IN 500556N, 045708W [OGB] USING DECCA. BELL FOUND ON BRIDGE WITH NAME 'TAMURA'. DEPTH CHARGES FOUND IN WRECKAGE. (G J POUND, TELECON 4.12.85). TAMURA IS THE PREVIOUS NAME OF HMT COMET. HH100/351/17 10.10.01 LOCATED IN BY E/S IN 5005.769N, 0457.105W [WGD] USING GPS. STANDS 7MTRS HIGH. APPEARS TO LIE NNW/SSE. (J ROSEVEARE, TELECON 10.10.01). AMEND POSN. BR STD. SEP 2014/000153151 19.9.14 EXAM'D 21.7.14 IN 5005.802N, 0457.176W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 53.73 IN GEN DEPTH 60MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 27MTRS, WIDTH 8MTRS, HT 6.27MTRS. LIES 102/282 DEGS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. IN TWO SECTIONS. (MMT, HI 1455). DIMENSIONS FOR MAIN PART, BOW LIES CLOSE N HEADING 040 DEGS. AMEND WK 53MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: LIES IN TWO SECTIONS

Position: 50 5.802 N,4 57.176 W

 

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