This is the information page about the shipwreck Hms gossamer, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 6.508 N,2 15.442 W (50.167166666667, -11.000666666667)

 

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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. Aeneas (probably)
2. Antonis g lemos (probably)
3. Athen
4. Baden
5. Balmoralwood
6. Bissen
7. Bonita
8. Bretagne
9. Britannia (possibly)
10. Bronte (ex-war coney)
11. Cap horn des mers
12. Cathrine
13. Centurion
14. Cheyenne
15. Dallas city (possibly)
16. Deucalion
17. Eika
18. Eleni stathatou
19. Elmcrest
20. Emile miguet
21. Evertsen
22. Finn
23. Finnborg
24. Frigga
25. Gairsoppa
26. Gallia
27. Georgios kyriakides
28. Girnigoe
29. Goathland
30. Hartburn (probably)
31. Heronspool
32. Hms blackwood
33. Hms courageous
34. Hms dark gladiator
35. Hms delight
36. Hms gossamer
37. Hms warrior ii
38. Ice prince
39. Ievoli sun
40. Jeanne
41. Johan (possibly)
42. Josef joham (bow section) (probably)
43. K m b (possibly)
44. Kafiristan
45. Kolga
46. Lenda
47. Leticia
48. Lochavon
49. Louisiane
50. Mahenge (possibly)
51. Malka
52. Mallard (possibly)
53. Maud pierre andre (possibly)
54. Meknes
55. Mera 1
56. Merchant royal
57. Mersey
58. Miefield
59. Milo
60. Miniota
61. Motorola
62. Mount myrto
63. Neree (possibly)
64. Neree (probably)
65. Netley abbey (possibly)
66. Orne (possibly)
67. Pan
68. Perra (possibly)
69. Pescalanza
70. Phoenix c1/131
71. Regina coeli (possibly)
72. Rfa bacchus
73. San fernando
74. Snowdrop
75. Solway prince (possibly)
76. Spiral (possibly)
77. Stade (after part)
78. Stade (possibly)
79. Theodoros t
80. Tiiu
81. U 322 (possibly)
82. U 672 (possibly)
83. Uffe
84. Valdes (probably)
85. Vera (probably)
86. Xania

 

Name: HMS GOSSAMER

Length 34.1 meter, width: 8.1 meter, draught: 3.2, tonnage 346 ton

Cause: ex-miner ii '42, ex-m ii '39. built in 1939 by phillip & son ltd. an 'm' class controlled minelayer. 1 x 22mm gun, 10 mines. twin 6 cylinder oil engines, twin shaft. sunk as target off portland. (a dunster, n r chipchase & srn).

Year of registration: 1990

Water depth above wreck: 59 meter, Height above seabed: 75 cm

Known since: 1990, last detected: 2004

Details measurements/cartography: HH090/496/01 9.8.90 HH090/496/01 9.8.90 WK EXAM'D 21.4.90 IN 500630.5N, 021526.5W [WGD] USING HYPERFIX. LEAST E/S DEPTH 53.6 IN GEN DEPTH 59MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 5.2MTRS, LENGTH 35MTRS, BEAM 5MTRS. LIES 075/255DEGS WITH HIGH POINT AT ITS CENTRE. SMALL VESSEL. UPRIGHT. (NP 1008, HI 496). AMEND TO WK 53MTRS. BR STD. HH100/351/21 20.8.04 HH100/351/21 20.8.04 DIVED IN 5006.48N, 0215.43W [WGD]. THIS IS HMS GOSSAMER. UPRIGHT AND INTACT. TWIN SCREWS HAVE BEEN REMOVED. HIGHEST POINT IS THE STEEL DECK OF THE BRIDGE. MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE STBD SIDE MIDSHIPS. DECKS ARE WOODEN WITH STEERING POSN SITUATED AT THE STERN. (A DUNSTER & N R CHIPCHASE). NCA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: UPRIGHT & INTACT. CENTRE HIGH POINT IS BRIDGE DECK

Position: 50 6.508 N,2 15.442 W

 

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