This is the information page about the shipwreck Hms cortina, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 53 33.575 N,0 19.117 E (53.56915, 0.0936)

 

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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. Ac 9
2. Airdrie (possibly)
3. Amelie-mathilde
4. Amenity
5. Arduity
6. Argo
7. Audacity
8. Avalon
9. B o borjesson
10. Benmacdhui
11. Box hill
12. Breitenburg
13. British councillor
14. British prince
15. Cadmus
16. Canada
17. Capitaine edmond laborie
18. Chloris (possibly)
19. City of birmingham
20. Corinth (possibly)
21. Cramlington (possibly)
22. Dana (possibly)
23. Daphne ii
24. Dayrian
25. Deerpool (after section)
26. Deerpool (for'd section)
27. Deodata
28. Diana
29. Dido
30. Dryburgh (part of)(possibly)
31. Dunsany
32. Egret
33. Empress (probably)
34. Ethel (possibly)
35. Exmoor
36. Faunus
37. Femke
38. Fermo
39. Flourish
40. Fowberry tower (part)
41. Fowberry tower (part)
42. Francis
43. Fryken
44. Georgie
45. Georgios
46. Gerhardt (possibly)
47. Girl kitty (possibly)
48. Giuseppe
49. Gladeto
50. Gluckauf (possibly)
51. Gothic
52. Grangemouth
53. Harlech
54. Heimland
55. Hms benvolio
56. Hms botanic
57. Hms calverton
58. Hms corfield
59. Hms cortina
60. Hms dervish
61. Hms egret
62. Hms kos xvi (probably)
63. Hms lormont
64. Hms mistletoe
65. Hms othello
66. Hms princess victoria
67. Hms remillo
68. Hms st cyrus
69. Hms strathborve (part)
70. Hms susarion
71. Hms warland (possibly)
72. Hms yorkshire belle
73. Homer
74. Ightham (possibly)
75. Ionic (probably)
76. Jane (possibly)
77. Janet helen (possibly)
78. Jersey (probably)
79. John and thomas
80. John mowlem
81. Kalo (probably)
82. Katina bulgari
83. Kimberley (possibly)
84. Konstantinos hadjipateras
85. Kyma
86. Ladas (possibly)
87. Lancaster (possibly)
88. Laurel (possibly)
89. Lightship no 83
90. Lincolnshire time and tide bell
91. Lord haig (possibly)
92. Lord haig (possibly)
93. Lord selborne
94. Lottie (possibly)
95. Lucerne
96. Lutha
97. Lyra (bow section)
98. Magdalyn ann
99. Maggie
100. Magnolia
101. Mangalore (part of)(possibly)
102. Marian francis
103. Marie dawn
104. Marshall (probably)
105. Merchiston
106. Modig
107. Modiva (possibly)
108. Monimia (possibly)
109. Nautilus
110. Nimrod
111. Odessa
112. Onesta
113. Ophir ii (possibly)
114. Orsa
115. Otis tetrax
116. Paraciers
117. Portia
118. Ravonia (part)
119. Ravonia (part) (possibly)
120. Rayford
121. Reculver
122. Retriever
123. Revello
124. Revi
125. Revigo (possibly)
126. Rhuys
127. Rievaulx abbey
128. Rivaulx
129. River don (part of)(probably)
130. River witham
131. Rivergate
132. Rosebud (possibly)
133. Sagacity
134. Salacon
135. Salmondby
136. Saltoun
137. Sandra glen
138. Sarah visholm 2 (probably)
139. Schieland (possibly)
140. Sea pearl
141. Sota eduardo
142. Stylianos chandris
143. Teano
144. Thessaly
145. Thomas deas
146. Triton
147. Umbe
148. Upminster (possibly)
149. Vechstroom
150. Venture (possibly)
151. Whitemantle (possibly)
152. William hanson
153. Windsor (part of)
154. Windsor (part of)
155. Winga
156. Xavier
157. Xavier
158. Zeemermin

 

Name: HMS CORTINA

Year of registration: 1941

Water depth above wreck: 12 meter

Known since: 1941, last detected: 2013

Details measurements/cartography: H0273/41 28.1.41 H0273/41; H01112/40 28.1.41 SUNK IN 533346N, 001920E, OR 097.5 DEG, 7.31MFROM SPURN PT LTHO. TWO MASTS SHOW ABOUT 4FT AT MLWS. (CAPT M/S, HMS BEAVER, 9.12.40). INS AS DW.

- NM 179/41. H01112/40 28.1.41 H01112/40 28.1.41 G CON BUOY, GPFL(3) G 10S, ESTABLISHED 160 DEG, 1 CABLE FROM WK. (ADMIRALTY). - TFNM 191/41. H01112/40 7.11.41 H01112/40 7.11.41 INS BUOY. - FNM 2619/41. H01112/40 24.5.43 H01112/40 24.5.43 SWEPT CLEAR AT 29, FOUL AT 30FT [MLWS] IN 533342N, 001920E. (CAPT M/S, HUMBER 8.5.43). AMEND TO WK 4FMS 5FT.

- NM 1077/43. H01112/40 14.4.44 H01112/40 14.4.44 BUOY WITHDRAWN. (TH).

- NM 818/44. H01112/40 21.7.47 H01112/40 21.7.47 AFTER EXTENSIVE SEARCH WK COULD NOT BE LOCATED. (C IN C NORE, 7.7.47). H4984/47 13.10.47 H4984/47 13.10.47 LEAST DEPTH OVER WK NOW 27FT. (HMS SCOTT). AMEND TO WK 4FMS 3FT.

- NM 2660/47. H01112/40 5.10.50 H01112/40 5.10.50 CONSIDERED CLEAR LEVEL WITH SURROUNDING SEABED. (C IN C NORE, 21.9.50). H01112/40 30.10.50 H01112/40 30.10.50 EXAM'D AFTER DISPERSAL IN 533333N, 001916E USING HSA. SWEPT CLEAR AT 32, FOUL AT 33FT. SCOUR 10FT DEEP. GEN DEPTH 34FT. (HMS SHARPSHOOTER 14.10.50). AMEND TO SW 5FMS 2FT.

- NM 2115/50. 1.2.74 1.2.74 AMEND TO SW 9.1MTRS [LAT]. NC 109. HH090/593/01 5.1.94 HH090/593/01 5.1.94 EXAM'D 13.7.93 IN 533333.9N, 001914.4E [OGB] USING SYLEDIS [3 LOPS]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 12.0 IN GEN DEPTH 11MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 13.7MTRS. DCS3 HT 0.58MTR, LENGTH 110MTRS, BREADTH 110MTRS. AREA OF BROKEN WRECKAGE IN SCOUR. CHART AS FOUL. (OCEONICS (UK) LTD., HI 593). BR STD. 3.9.13 3.9.13 EXAM'D 19.5.13 IN 5333.575N, 0019.117E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 12.33 IN GEN DEPTH 12.9MTRS. LENGTH 29MTRS, WIDTH 8.0MTRS, HT 0.57MTR. AN AREA OF SMALL PIECES OF SCATTERED WRECKAGE. (NETSURVEY, HI 1401). DEBRIS ON THE EDGE OF A CIRCULAR SCOUR. RETAIN FOUL IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: FRAGMENTS OF WRECKAGE AT EDGE OF CIRCULAR SCOUR

Position: 53 33.575 N,0 19.117 E

 

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