Wreck: Hms minicoy (Launch)
This is the information page about the shipwreck Hms minicoy, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 40.784 N,5 8.748 W (51.679733, -5.145800)
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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.
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Shipwreck details
Name: HMS MINICOY
Year of registration: 1941
Water depth above wreck: 10 meter
Known since: 1941, last detected: 1954
Details measurements/cartography: H01843/41 31.5.41 POSN 094DEG, 11C FROM ST ANN'S HD LT. (ADMIRALTY). - PFNM 1235/41. H01843/41 24.7.41 DW PA LIES 094DEGS, 11C FROM ST ANN'S HD LT. (ADMIRALTY).
- NM 1727/41. H01843/41 16.5.50 LEAST DEPTH OVER WK 26FT IN 514045N, 050842W, OR 091DEGS, 10.4C FROM ST ANN'S HD LT. (HMS SEAGULL).
- NM 33/50. H01027/40 5.7.51 CHARTED POSN AS ABOVE, TRUE POSN 514047N, 050841W. LEAST DEPTH 23FT, HEIGHT ABOVE SEABED 9FT. WK IN UNEVEN ROCKY BOTTOM OF FROM 32-45FT. (HMS SEAGULL, DTD 13.3.51). H01008/40 24.10.51 NO TRACE OF WK BY E/S OR ASDIC. ATTEMPTS TO SWEEP ABANDONED DUE TO HEAVY SWELL & PROXIMITY OF SHOAL WATER. (HMS SCOTT, DTD 17.10.51). H5901/54 27.10.54 POSN 514045.5N, 050841W [OGB], NOW FOUL. (HMS SCOTT).
- NM 2347/54. 12.10.05 EUT POSN: 5140.784N, 0508.748W. NE 3273. SEP 2022/000131013 17.09.21 EXAM'D BY BDC FROM MHPA SURVEY DTD 17.09.21 NOTHING SIGNIFICANT IN DATA, (UKHO, H525.2 FEATURE REPORT). AMEND DEAD AND LTA TO DELETE FROM CHARTS.) RSDRA2022000131013 17.09.21 EXAM'D BY BDC FROM MHPA SURVEY DTD 17.09.21 NOT lOCATED IN DATA, (UKHO, H525.2 FEATURE REPORT). STATUS REVERTED TO UNDEFINED. CHART ACTION UNDELETED FROM NAV BAND
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Position: 51 40.784 N,5 8.748 W
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