This is the information page about the shipwreck Hms glen avon, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 49 21.647 N,0 31.683 W (49.49575, -0.2880167)

 

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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. Abbe garos
2. Agios spyridon (possibly)
3. Agnus dei
4. Aloa
5. Alynbank
6. Amsterdam
7. Barsac
8. Barsac
9. Capitaine cook
10. Chant 6
11. Chant 6
12. Chrisimas
13. Cornucopia (possibly)
14. Courbet
15. Cubana
16. Derrycunihy
17. Dinard (possibly)
18. Elswick park
19. Empire bittern
20. Empire rosebery
21. Flowergate (possibly)
22. Fort norfolk
23. Francois-xavier
24. Frederic
25. Georgios
26. Greif
27. Gros loulou
28. Harpagas (fore part)
29. Hm mgb 17
30. Hmms 8
31. Hms cato
32. Hms durban (possibly)
33. Hms fratton
34. Hms glen avon
35. Hms lawford (probably)
36. Hms lord austin (possibly)
37. Hms magic
38. Hms pylades
39. Ingman (possibly)
40. Innerton (possibly)
41. Jean lae patt
42. Jolie pluie de rose
43. Kong oscar 2
44. La caravelle
45. La kaline
46. Lcg 1062
47. Lcg 1062 (possibly)
48. Le flibustier
49. Le nohic
50. Le tout petit (?le toupeti)
51. Lst 496
52. Lynghaug (possibly)
53. M 39 (possibly)
54. Mere theresa
55. Modlin
56. Mulberry harbour b (remains of)
57. Njejos (possibly)
58. Northgate
59. Parkhaven
60. Parklaan (possibly)
61. Partridge
62. Perceval
63. Phoenix 'a 46'
64. Phoenix unit
65. Pointe du hoc
66. Providencia
67. Ragna (possibly)
68. Reine mathilde
69. Reve des iles
70. Risque tout
71. Rolling stones
72. Saint freddy
73. Saltersgate
74. Samlong (or charles w eliot)
75. Scarface
76. Sebastel 2
77. Sirehei (possibly)
78. Svenner
79. Uss susan b anthony
80. Vas y molo
81. Vinlake (possibly)
82. Winha
83. Zeeland

 

Name: HMS GLEN AVON

Year of registration: 1944

Water depth above wreck: 1 meter

Known since: 1944, last detected: 2021

Details measurements/cartography: H03531/44 20.9.44 H03531/44 20.9.44 ST IN 492242N, 003142W. MAST SHOWING 20FT AT HW. (FOBAA, 19.9.44). INS ST MAST (HEIGHT 20FT) IN 492242N, 003142W.

- NM 2084/44. H03323/44 11.10.44 H03323/44 11.10.44 'GLEN AVON' GRADUALLY BREAKING UP AND DANGEROUS. (NOIC ARROW, 9.10.44). H03531/44 21.10.44 H03531/44 21.10.44 NOW IN 492142N, 003142W. (ADMIRALTY).

- NM 2262/44. H2415/54 13.4.55 H2415/54 13.4.55 AMEND TO ST. LC 1821. H2946/73 11.6.73 H2946/73 11.6.73 NOT FOUND DURING LANDING SITE SURVEY OF CABLE ROUTE. (GPO, MARINE BRANCH [K6625/15]). 19.6.90 19.6.90 BRITISH WARSHIP 'GLEN AVON' IN 492142N, 003136W [EUR]. POSN ACCURACY 500MTRS. ST IN GEN DEPTH 1MTR. STATED TO BE EXISTANCE DOUBTFUL. (FRENCH WK RECORDS 1987, NO.14590176). SHOWN AS ST ON FRENCH 5598 [1973 EDN] & FRENCH 6927 [1985 EDN]. SHOWN AS ST IN 492142N, 003136W [EUR] ON NC 2613. 26.10.01 26.10.01 SHOWN AS ST ED IN 4921.700N, 0031.600W [EUR] ON FRENCH 7421 [2000 EDN]. SHOWN AS ST ED IN 4921.700N, 0031.600W [EUR] ON BA 2136 [1997 EDN]. 2.1.13 2.1.13 [WGD] POSN: 4921.647N, 0031.683W. (BA 2136 [EDN 2 DTD 25.1.07]).
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 49 21.647 N,0 31.683 W

 

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