This is the information page about the shipwreck Hms dark gladiator, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 10.1 N,2 7.4 W (50.167166666667, -11.000666666667)

 

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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.

 

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2. Antonis g lemos (probably)
3. Badger (probably)
4. Balmoralwood
5. Bissen
6. Black hawk (aft section)
7. Bretagne
8. Bronte (ex-war coney)
9. Cathrine
10. Centurion
11. Chasseur 6
12. Chasseur 7
13. Cheyenne
14. Dagmar
15. Dallas city (possibly)
16. Derna (probably)
17. Deucalion
18. Eika
19. El kahira
20. Eleni stathatou
21. Elmcrest
22. Emile miguet
23. Ethel (probably)
24. Etoile des ondes
25. Evertsen
26. Finn
27. Finnborg
28. Frigga
29. G-bagh
30. Gairsoppa
31. Gallia
32. Georgios kyriakides
33. Girnigoe
34. Goathland
35. Hartburn (probably)
36. Heronspool
37. Hms blackwood
38. Hms courageous
39. Hms dark gladiator
40. Hms delight
41. Hms gossamer
42. Hms warrior ii
43. Hmsm safari (ex p 211)
44. Ice prince
45. Ievoli sun
46. Ioannis fafalios
47. Iolanthe
48. Jeanne
49. Johan (possibly)
50. Josef joham (bow section) (probably)
51. Kafiristan
52. Kolga
53. Lenda
54. Leticia
55. Lochavon
56. Louisiane
57. Malka
58. Mallard (possibly)
59. Meknes
60. Mersey
61. Messina
62. Miefield
63. Milo
64. Mount myrto
65. Neree (possibly)
66. Neree (probably)
67. Normandy
68. Oiekast (probably)
69. Orne (possibly)
70. Pan
71. Perra (possibly)
72. Pescalanza
73. Rfa bacchus
74. San fernando
75. Snowdrop
76. Solway prince (possibly)
77. Spiral (possibly)
78. Stade (after part)
79. Stade (possibly)
80. Start
81. Theodoros t
82. Tiiu
83. U 672 (possibly)
84. Uffe
85. Valdes (probably)
86. Vera (probably)
87. Vikholmen
88. Waitara
89. Xania

 

Name: HMS DARK GLADIATOR

Length 20.4 meter, width: 6.1 meter, tonnage 50 ton

Cause: hulk of hms dark gladiator sunk as a target by gunfire from hm ships naiad and amazon. (navy news, feb 1976).

Year of registration: 1976

Water depth above wreck: 57 meter

Known since: 1976, last detected: 1992

Details measurements/cartography: H1270/75 18.2.76 H1270/75 18.2.76 SUNK IN 501006N, 020712W [OGB]. POSN BY DECCA. (QHM PORTLAND,13.1.76). INS AS USC 28FMS. BR STD. HH090/533/01 24.2.92 HH090/533/01 24.2.92 EXAM'D 27.11.92 IN 501006N, 020724W [WGD] USING HYPERFIX. ONLY ONE E/S 'ON TOP' OBTAINED. DCS3 HT 6.4MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 57MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 7MTRS. RECOMMEND CHART AS WK 50MTRS. (HMS BULLDOG, HI 533). AMEND TO WK 50MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 50 10.1 N,2 7.4 W

 

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