This is the information page about the shipwreck Hms duchess (probably), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 55 21.848 N,6 2.704 W (55.429966666667, -6.33095)

 

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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.

 

1. Andania (probably)
2. Andania (probably)
3. Aska
4. Berry bretagne
5. City of bristol
6. Clementine
7. Cumberland
8. Diamond
9. Eileen m
10. Ella hewett
11. Ellida (possibly)
12. Erlo hills
13. Falcon
14. Foxy lady
15. Girvan
16. Glentow
17. Guethary
18. Harald
19. Her majesty
20. Hinde
21. Hms brisk (bow section)
22. Hms calgarian
23. Hms drake
24. Hms duchess (probably)
25. Hms riant
26. Islay or islay iii
27. James stewart
28. John strachan
29. Kestiel (possibly)
30. Knightsgarth
31. Limelight
32. Lindron
33. Lochgarry
34. Lord rank
35. Lugano
36. Menck
37. Milewater
38. Minerva (poss)
39. Ospray ii
40. Pattersonian
41. Pintail
42. Raven (poss)
43. Saint ronaig
44. Santa maria
45. Shackleton
46. Taymouth castle
47. Templemore
48. U 245 (probably)

 

Name: HMS DUCHESS (PROBABLY)

Length 99.4 meter, width: 10.1 meter, draught: 2.7, tonnage 1375 ton

Cause: built in 1932 by palmer and co, sank after collision in fog with hms barnham. 129 lives lost, there were only 29 survivors.

Year of registration: 1940

Water depth above wreck: 119 meter, Height above seabed: 168 cm

Known since: 1940, last detected: 20210309

Details measurements/cartography: H280/40 7.3.40 SUNK IN 67FMS. NOT A DANGER. POSN 552200N, 060200W OR 293 DEG, 8.6M FROM MULL OF KINTYRE. (HMS BARHAM). NCA. 19.1.66 INS AS NDWPA. NC 2724.. 13.6.73 AMEND TO USCPA 80MTRS. NC 2798. H2885/83 30.1.85 EXAM'D 7.6.84 IN 552152N, 060239W [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [3 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 108 IN GEN DEPTH 119MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 8.2MTRS, LENGTH 130MTRS, BEAM 7MTRS. LYING 110/290 DEG. INTACT AND NEARLY UPRIGHT. (HMS BULLDOG, HI 165A). BR STD. SEP 2021/000250316 18.10.21 EXAM'D 09.03.2021; IN 5521.848N, 0602.704W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 110.87MTRS. IN GEN DEPTH 119MTRS. LENGTH 81.49MTRS. HEIGHT 7.34MTRS. WIDTH 18.9MTRS. ORIENTATION 168/348 DEGS. LARGE, MAINLY INTACT WRECK. [HI 1511, A-2 SEA SOLUTIONS LTD - H525-3643]. AMEND NDW 110MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: Large, mainly intact wreck

Position: 55 21.848 N,6 2.704 W

 

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