This is the information page about the shipwreck Hms gloaming, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 49 57.536 N,5 12.061 W (49.967, -5.1835166666667)
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The texts accompanying this shipwreck are in English π¬π§, 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 GLOAMING
Year of registration: 1921
Water depth above wreck: -1 meter
Known since: 1921, last detected: 1974
Details measurements/cartography: H3100/68 23.7.68 H3100/68 23.7.68 R DAVIS HAS PURCHASED THIS WK FOR ΓΊ20. IT IS A WOODEN HULLED DRIFTER NOW LYING ON THE INNER LEDGES OF THE LIZARD IN APPROX 495730N, 051200W. ONLY PARTS OF THE HULL AND ENGINE FITTINGS LEFT. COPY OF WIRE DATED 7.3.1921 FROM C-IN-C DEVONPORT STATES CG LIZARD REPORTS WK OF DRIFTER 'GLOAMING' NOW BROKEN UP ON ROCKS UNDER LIGHTHOUSE, LIZARD HEAD. ALL WRECKAGE GONE TO SEA, NO HOPE OF SALVING ANYTHING OF VALUE. COPY OF CONTRACT IN H3100/68). (N/CP85-52533/68). FOR FILING ONLY. NCA. 5.4.70 5.4.70 AMMUNITION CARGO DETONATED BY DISPOSAL UNIT WHEN VESSEL WAS FOUND 45 YEARS AFTER SINKING. (CORNISH SHIPWRECKS). H2193/74 2.4.74 H2193/74 2.4.74 NOT FOUND DURING SURVEY. (HMS WOODLARK, ROS DTD 20.12.73). NCA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Position: 49 57.536 N,5 12.061 W