This is the information page about the shipwreck Hms courageous, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 10 N,14 50 W (50.233333333333, -15.033333333333)

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.

Name: HMS COURAGEOUS

Length 239.6 meter, width: 27.4 meter, draught: 7.3, tonnage 22500 ton

Cause: converted battle cruiser, built 1918 was torpedoed and sunk by submarine. (dods) torpedoed by u-boat w of ireland. (ww2sl) first aircraft carrier to be sunk during ww2, & second royal navy loss of ww2. (warships of ww2, page 59, photo) sunk by u-29. (ships of royal navy, axis submarine successes & book `golden horseshoe')

Year of registration: 1939

Water depth above wreck: 4000 meter

Known since: 1939, last detected: 1967

Details measurements/cartography: H034/39 SINKING POSN: 501100N, 144600W. (N.I.D.). NCA. H3126/56 8.5.56 SINKING POSN 501000N, 145000W. (HISTORICAL SECTION). 29.6.67 SINKING POSN 501000N, 145000W IN WESTERN APPS. NAVAL STAFF HIST. B.R.1736(48)(1) VOL. HOME WATERS & ATLANTIC. (TELECON WITH NAVAL LIBRARY 29.6.67). 6.7.87 SINKING POSN GIVEN AS 501000N, 144500W. (AXIS SUBMARINE SUCCESSES). POSN PLOTS IN OVER 4000MTRS. POSN TOO VAGUE AND TOO DEEP TO CHART.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 50 10 N,14 50 W

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