This is the information page about the shipwreck Hms dhoon (probably), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 52 43.009 N,1 48.723 E (52.4370167, 1.7918333)
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The texts accompanying this shipwreck are in English ๐ฌ๐ง, 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 DHOON (PROBABLY)
Year of registration: 1916
Water depth above wreck: 35 meter, Height above seabed: 0 cm
Known since: 1916, last detected: 1998
Details measurements/cartography: H7349/16 H7349/16 SANK IN APPROX 524428N, 015342E. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). H3085/26 H3085/26 LOSS CONFIRMED. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). H4282/26 16.10.26 H4282/26 16.10.26 CHART AS NDW PA (1916) IN 524428N, 015342E. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). BR STD. H8469/31 2.12.31 H8469/31 2.12.31 DELETED FROM NE 1543. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). H4852/74 16.12.74 H4852/74 16.12.74 EXAM'D 11.9.74 IN 524259N, 014851E [OGB] USING HYFIX/6. LEAST E/S DEPTH 29.3 IN GEN DEPTH 37MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 3MTRS. DCS3 HT 5MTRS, LENGTH 54MTRS. LIES NNW/SSE. IN AN AREA OF UNDULATING SEABED. (HMS ECHO, HI 11/74). CHART AS WK 29MTRS.
- NM 157/75. H1960/79 30.3.81 H1960/79 30.3.81 EXAM'D 14.10.80 IN 524259N, 014849E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6. LEAST E/S DEPTH 29.7 IN GEN DEPTH 35MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 36.9MTRS. NOT INVESTIGATED BY DCS3. (HMS EGERIA, HI 62B/80). NCA. H4021/86 6.8.87 H4021/86 6.8.87 EXAM'D 1.6.87 IN 524259N, 014850E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [4 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 29.7, FOUL AT 30.1MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 31.2MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 36MTRS. DCS3 HT APPROX 6.7MTRS. LIES IN 2 PARTS ON N/S LINE, 70MTRS APART. SMALLER N PART IS 10MTRS LONG & LARGER S PART IS 40MTRS LONG. GOOD MAGNETOMETER CONTACT INDICATING IRON CONTENT OF SOME 350 TONNES. LEAST DEPTH & POSN FOR S PART. (NP 1016, HI 370). AMEND TO SW 29.5MTRS. BR STD. HH090/569/01 14.7.93 HH090/569/01 14.7.93 BOTH PARTS LOCATED DURING ROUTINE AREA SONAR SEARCH. DCS3 HT 4.4 IN GEN DEPTH 35MTRS. NOT EXAM'D. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. RETAIN AS CHARTED. (NP 1016, HI 569). NCA. HH100/351/13 24.2.98 HH100/351/13 24.2.98 MOST PROBABLY HMS DHOON. AN ARMED TRAWLER SPLIT IN TWO AT MIDSHIPS. THE BOW IS UPRIGHT & STANDS 5MTRS CLEAR OF THE SEABED WITH THE GUN STILL INTACT. THE STERN IS TILTED AT ABOUT 45DEGS TO PORT AND IS STILL INTACT, BUT MOST OF THE SUPERSTRUCTURE HAS COLLAPSED. THE WRECK IS IN GOOD CONDITION WITH NO SIGN OF BREAKING UP. (B HICKINBOTTOM, DTD 23.2.98). NCA.POSITIONS BELOW THIS POINT ARE IN DEGREES, MINUTES AND DECIMALS OF A MINUTE
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: IN GOOD CONDITION, IN TWO PARTS
Position: 52 43.009 N,1 48.723 E