This is the information page about the shipwreck Hms defence, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 57 3.247 N,5 49.264 E (56.8994, 6.0902)

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 DEFENCE

Length 149.4 meter, width: 22.9 meter, tonnage 14600 ton

Cause: sunk at battle of jutland.

Year of registration: 1916

Water depth above wreck: 51 meter, Height above seabed: 80 cm

Known since: 1916, last detected: 20150604

Details measurements/cartography: H3468/20 POSN 570230N, 055300E, ALSO 570515N, 054500E. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). SHOWN ON CHARTS IN BOTH POSNS. H315/27 12.2.27 POSN GIVEN AS 570245N, 055300E. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). AMEND TO NDW PA (1916) IN REVISED POSN. 6.3.72 SHOWN ON GERMAN WK CHART 82 [1971 EDN] AND GERMAN CHART 82 [1971 EDN] IN 570245N, 055300E. [IN DANISH WATERS]. 31.7.72 SHOWN IN 570230N, 055300E [EUR] ON DANISH FISHERIES CHART 5604 [RECEIVED 9.8.65]. 11.6.01 SHOWN AS NDW ON DANISH 93 [3RD EDN FEB'01 SCALE 1:375,000]. NCA, PLOTS IN NORWEGIAN WATERS. 8.6.01 WK HAS BEEN LOCATED. VESSEL WAS SEEN TO 'ATOMISE' AS SHE SANK. DIVERS LOCATED A MAINLY INTACT WRECK. FOUR OF THE 7.5 INCH TURRETS STILL POINT TO PORT. CINC REQUESTED. (I MCCARTNEY). HH100/351/17 2.11.01 LIES IN 5703.240N, 0549.380E [WGD]. CINC REQUESTED. (I MCCARTNEY). AMEND TO NDW IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. SEP 2015/000111115 22.7.15 EXAM'D 4.6.15 IN 5703.247N, 0549.264E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 41.42MTRS IN GEN DEPTHS 51MTRS. LENGTH 134MTRS, WIDTH 26MTRS, HEIGHT 9.6MTRS. ORIENTATION 080/260 DEGS. UPRIGHT, SEPERATED INTO 3 PEICES. (HMS ECHO, SNT 03/15). AMEND TO NDW 41MTRS IN REVISED POSN. 5.4.17 STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS, DEFENCE NO 147/2017. COMING INTO FORCE 3.3.17. AMEND "HISTORIC".
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 57 3.247 N,5 49.264 E

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