This is the information page about the shipwreck Hms cricket (probably), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 34 58.1 N,33 48.083 E (34.8977, 33.65735)

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 CRICKET (PROBABLY)

Length 70.1 meter, width: 11 meter, tonnage 645 ton

Cause: insect class river gun boat, used as minesweeper in wwii. damaged by mine off mersah matruh in june 1941. taken to alexandria 1942 to be broken up. (college). now thought to have been used as aircraft target off larnaca, where she sank at anchor. (wo2 g k brown).

Year of registration: 1944

Water depth above wreck: 20 meter, Height above seabed: 0 cm

Known since: 1944, last detected: 2023

Details measurements/cartography: H04035/44 25.10.44 H04035/44 25.10.44 NON-DANGEROUS WK IN 345742N, 334806E. (MED HYD NOTE 61T/44, 19.9.44). 15.2.80 15.2.80 LOCAL DIVERS STATE WK IS 220FT LONG, WITH BEAM 36FT AND LEAST DEPTH 30MTRS. (LETTER TO P BIRD, NC3). CHART AS NDW. BA 851. H04035/44 23.1.87 H04035/44 23.1.87 WK DEFINITELY THAT OF A BRITISH INSECT CLASS RIVER GUN BOAT, PROBABLY HMS CRICKET. (WO2 G K BROWN, 14.1.87). HH100/351/04 26.4.91 HH100/351/04 26.4.91 WK LIES UPSIDE DOWN IN GEN DEPTH 32MTRS AND HEADING S. DIVED ON MANY TIMES. NOW SIGN OF MINE OR BOMB DAMAGE. WK CAN BE ENTERED. VERY LITTLE EQUIPT, APART FROM VALVES, HAVE BEEN LEFT IN HER. (SGT A K DAVIES, APR '91). 28.1.92 28.1.92 WGD POSN: 345758N, 334806E. NC 851. HH395/411/02 24.8.01 HH395/411/02 24.8.01 LOCATED & DIVED IN 3458.093N, 3348.030E [WGD], FIXED USING GPS & CONFIRMED BY RADAR RANGES. LEAST DEPTH OVER WK, 28MTRS BY DIVERS DEPTH GAUGE AND CONFIRMED BY E/S. (RLCV ANDALSNES, 417 MARITIME TP, CYPRUS LOGISTIC UNIT, RAF AKROTIRI HN DTD 24.7.01). AMEND TO WK 28MTRS IN NEW POSN. BR STD. RSDRA2023000112681 11.07.23 EXAM'D 07.03.23; WRECK LOCATED IN 3458.100N 3348.083E [WGE]. LEAST MBES DEPTH 22.20MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 20MTRS. (DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEYS CYPRUS 03/23).AMEND WK 22.20MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: LIES UPSIDE DOWN

Position: 34 58.1 N,33 48.083 E

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