This is the information page about the shipwreck Hms dundalk, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 56.863 N,1 26.894 E (51.761916666667, 1.5857333333333)
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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 DUNDALK
Length 70.4 meter, width: 8.7 meter, tonnage 710 ton
Cause: built in 1919 by clyde sb co ltd, greenock. yarrow boilers, triple expansion engines of 2200ihp. mined. taken in tow by hms sutton but sank the following day. (sibi).
Year of registration: 1940
Water depth above wreck: 8 meter
Known since: 1940, last detected: 1976
Details measurements/cartography: H0952/40 8.1.41 H0952/40 8.1.41 DW IN 515654N, 012642E. (ADMIRALTY).
- NM 41/41 & 350/41. H0952/40 8.6.44 H0952/40 8.6.44 LEAST DEPTH OVER WK 2FMS 1FT IN 515649N, 012701E. (ADMIRALTY).
- NM 1211/44. H0952/40 19.3.45 H0952/40 19.3.45 LEAST DEPTH OVER WK 3FMS 5FT. (ADMIRALTY).
- NM 791/45. H0952/40 5.10.48 H0952/40 5.10.48 LEAST DEPTH OVER WK 3FMS 0FT. (SOSML).
- NM 2218/48. H0952/40 8.11.50 H0952/40 8.11.50 LEAST DEPTH OVER WK 2FMS 4FT. (HMS SCOTT).
- NM 2065/50. H6651/57 1.8.58 H6651/57 1.8.58 NOT FOUND BY CLOSE E/S SEARCH. (ECES). H1144/65 3.8.65 H1144/65 3.8.65 NOT FOUND AFTER CLOSE E/S AND A/S SEARCH. NO A/S CONTACT WAS OBTAINED. (HMS ECHO, 10.11.64). H2134/70 25.2.70 H2134/70 25.2.70 NOT LOCATED, DELETE. (HMS ECHO, HI 1/69). H3186/73 11.5.73 H3186/73 11.5.73 LOCATED IN 515650N, 012700E [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. SCATTERED CONTACTS. LENGTH 60FT, HT 3 TO 4FT IN 39FT. (HMS NURTON, 30.3.73). AMEND TO FOUL. BR STD. H3186/73 21.8.73 H3186/73 21.8.73 NOT FOUND AFTER THOROUGH SEARCH WITH MS 47 TRANSIT SONAR & CLOSE SOUNDING IN GOOD OPERATING CONDITIONS. SEABED FLAT WITH SMALL BOTTOM PINNACLES 7.0MTRS [LAT]. (HMS ENTERPRISE). DELETE. BR STD. H4358/74 10.2.76 H4358/74 10.2.76 EXAM'D IN 515650N, 012700E [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 7.4MTRS IN GEN DETPH 8MTRS. NO SCOUR. CHART AS FOUL. (HMS ECHO, HI 12/75). INS FOUL.
- NM 471/76. H4726/77 19.3.79 H4726/77 19.3.79 NOT FOUND DURING INTENSIVE SEARCH OF AREA. (HMS ENTERPRISE, K8120/1). NCA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Position: 51 56.863 N,1 26.894 E