This is the information page about the shipwreck Hms fortuna, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 55 45.953 N,1 48.362 W (55.5, -11)

 

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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. Acclivity
2. Accra
3. Aepos
4. Aikaterini
5. Alert (possibly)
6. Anchises
7. Arbutus
8. Auckland castle
9. Aulton (possibly)
10. Auriac (probably)
11. Baron st jernblad
12. Baron stjernblad
13. Borgland
14. Botlea
15. Buka
16. Calabria
17. Calafatis
18. Centaruo i
19. Choice
20. Chris christenson
21. Conch
22. Coryton
23. Dione ii
24. Diplomat
25. Efploia
26. Emily reaich
27. Emma
28. Empire cormorant
29. Empire simba
30. Everene (possibly)
31. Ex-hmsm h 11
32. Fanefjeld
33. Florence dombey (possibly)
34. Frederick s fales
35. George and mary (possibly)
36. Gyda
37. Havilde
38. Hms ascot
39. Hms fortuna
40. Hms strathrannock
41. Hooghammen
42. Isbul & margarit
43. Jan van ryswyck
44. King robert
45. Leise maersk (probably)
46. Loch lomond
47. Mandros
48. Martin goldschmidt
49. Maystone (possibly)
50. Nerissa
51. Nidelven
52. Olympier
53. Onoba
54. Peik (probably)
55. President
56. Rushpool
57. Sea hunter
58. Sesostris
59. Shadwan
60. Sitala
61. Skovdal (probably)
62. Snowdonia
63. Somali
64. St andre
65. St fergus
66. Stirlingshire
67. Tempo (possibly)
68. Thistle
69. Thomas jackson (possibly)
70. Thornlea
71. Tillycorthie
72. Tortuguero
73. U 1103
74. U 1194
75. U 2354
76. U 3514
77. U 714
78. Ulva (possibly)
79. Venus
80. Victor ross
81. Ville de gand
82. Vinemoor
83. Vingaland
84. Wairuna

 

Name: HMS FORTUNA

Length 39 meter, width: 6.7 meter, draught: 3.7, tonnage 259 ton

Cause: requistioned for use as auxiliary patrol vessel. bombed and sunk by german aircraft off st abb's head.

Year of registration: 2001

Water depth above wreck: 52 meter, Height above seabed: 312 cm

Known since: 2001, last detected: 20200327

Details measurements/cartography: 18.6.01 WK LOCATED IN 5545.957N, 0148.368W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 44.4 IN GEN DEPTH 50MTRS. HT 5.8MTRS. (GARDLINE, HN DTD 16.6.01). BR STD. HH090/915/01 15.1.02 EXAM'D 1.6.01 IN 5545.957N, 0148.368W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 44.4 IN GEN DEPTH 50.5MTRS. SCOUR <1MTR EXTENDS 3MTRS TOWARDS 225 DEGS. LENGTH 42MTRS, WIDTH 7MTRS. DCS3 HT 5.8MTRS. LIES 135/315DEGS WITH BOWS TOWARDS 225DEGS. INTACT AND UPRIGHT. (GARDLINE, HI 915). BR STD. 16.3.09 DIVED RECENTLY IN 5545.954N, 0148.370W [WGD]. POSITIVELY IDENTIFIED AS HMS FORTUNA BY SEAHOUSES DIVER WHO RECOVERED THE BELL A FEW YEARS AGO. (I EASINGWOOD, MARINE QUEST, E-MAIL 4.3.09) NCA. 6.4.17 STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS, DEFENCE NO 147/2017. COMING INTO FORCE 3.3.17. AMEND "HISTORIC". SEP 2021/000090526 1.4.21 EXAM'D 27.3.20 IN 5545.953N, 0148.362W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 46.06MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 52MTRS, LENGTH 42MTRS, WIDTH 8MTRS, HT 5.9MTRS, ORIENTATION 312/132 DEGS. WK UPRIGHT AND INTACT. (MERITAITO, HI1591). AMEND NDW 46MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: INTACT & UPRIGHT, BOWS SW

Position: 55 45.953 N,1 48.362 W

 

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