This is the information page about the shipwreck Hms cromarty, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 41 21.929 N,8 58.771 E (41.398616666667, 9.0825)

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 CROMARTY

Length 53 meter, width: 8.8 meter, draught: 3, tonnage 672 ton

Cause: built 1940, by blyth shipbuilding co. as a 'bangor' class minesweeper, mined in the western approaches of strait of bonifacio, n sardinia. five officers and 15 ratings were killed, 62 survivors rescued. (dods, srn, bvlas 1939-45, warship losses wwii).

Year of registration: 1943

Water depth above wreck: 62 meter

Known since: 1943, last detected: 2018

Details measurements/cartography: H0656/43 8.12.43 VESSEL REPORTED SUNK BY MINE IN 412200N, 085830E. (FHO, ALGIERS SIGNAL DTD 22.11.43). NCA YET. H2419/47 15.5.47 WRECK CONTACT 254DEGS, 6M FROM CAPE FENA LT, OR 412200N, 085830E. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). CHART AS NDW. 9.12.86 NDW PA SHOWN [POSN NOT STATED] ON FRENCH 7024 [1986 EDN]. NCA. HH350/350/01 4.10.90 WK PA 65MTRS SHOWN IN 412154N, 085840E [EUR] ON FRENCH 7024 [2ND EDN 1990]. [MOD] POSN: 412148N, 085837E. BR STD. HH355/490/02 24.2.94 NOW WK 58MTRS IN 412159.5N, 085850E [EUR]. (FRENCH NM 5/36/94). BR STD. [WGD] POSN: 4121.929N, 0858.771E.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 41 21.929 N,8 58.771 E

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