This is the information page about the shipwreck Hms moldavia, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 23.177 N,0 28.819 W (50.6523667, -0.6161833)

 

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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. Afon dulais
2. Alaska
3. Algiers
4. Alison (possibly)
5. Ariel
6. Atlas (probably)
7. Axwell
8. Basil-2
9. British commerce
10. Broadhurst (probably)
11. Cairndhu
12. Candia
13. Carbineer
14. City of mexico
15. Clan macmillan
16. Duke of buccleuch
17. Gartland
18. Gascony
19. Giuseppina accame
20. Glenarm head (possibly)
21. Glenarm head (possibly)
22. Glenlee
23. Hedwig lunstedt
24. Highland corrie
25. Hms evadne (possibly)
26. Hms implacable
27. Hms loyalty
28. Hms minion
29. Hms moldavia
30. Hms northcoates
31. Hms sapper
32. Hms vernon ii (possibly)
33. Hooness
34. Huntsmoor
35. Ingo
36. Jaffa
37. Lanfranc (probably)
38. Lightfoot (possibly)
39. Lola (possibly)
40. London trader (possibly)
41. Lulonga (possibly)
42. Maid of orleans
43. Marga
44. Marie marguerite (possibly)
45. Marie-galante
46. Molesey (possibly)
47. Ny-eeasteyr
48. Orminster
49. Pagenturm
50. Patrice didier (probably)
51. Porthkerry
52. Quail
53. Ramsgarth
54. Ramsholm (possibly)
55. Rfa hungerford (possibly)
56. Ringen
57. Saint andre (probably)
58. Shirala
59. Sines (possibly)
60. Stanwold
61. Stavros (possibly)
62. Teelin head
63. U 212 (probably)
64. U 86 (formerly)
65. U 86 (possibly)
66. Ub 86 (possibly)
67. Vesuvio (possibly)
68. Vigda
69. War helmet
70. Warilda
71. Whale unit 552 (possibly)
72. Zaanstroom

 

Name: HMS MOLDAVIA

Length 158.8 meter, width: 17.7 meter, draught: 7.6, tonnage 9500 ton
Load: personnel

Cause: 27.11.1915 built in 1903 by j caird & co, greenock for the p & o steam navigation co. seven boilers, twin triple expansion engines of 1588nhp, twin shaft. hired as an armed metchart cruiser 27.11.1915 and purchased for the rn in 01.1916. passage usa for southampton. torpedoed & sunk by ub-57. 56 american soldiers were lost. (p & o steam nav co, dods & sibi).

Year of registration: 1944

Water depth above wreck: 47 meter, Height above seabed: 25 cm

Known since: 1944, last detected: 2003

Details measurements/cartography: H3135/44 24.8.44 SUNK IN 502400N, 000300W. (PORTSMOUTH LIST). H4121/76 21.5.76 LOCATED IN 503200N, 002842W [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 31MTRS. (HMS FAWN SIG DTD 20.5.76). NCA YET. H4121/76 7.6.76 POSITION AMENDED TO 502309.3N, 002842W [OGB]. GENERAL DEPTH 48MTRS. LARGE WK LYING APPROX SW/NE. (HMS FAWN, HN DTD 25.5.76). NCA YET. H4121/76 25.6.76 WK 28.2MTRS IN 502308.4N, 002843.2W. LEAST E/S DEPTH 28.2MTRS. WK LYING, ON ONE SIDE, 040/220DEGS. LENGTH APPROX 600FT, WIDTH 125FT. (HMS FAWN, SIG DTD 25.6.76).

- NM 1327/76. 28.7.76 WK DIVED 4.7.76. LIES IN GEN DEPTH 160FT. 100FT TO HIGHEST POINT OF WK. LIES NW/SW, BOWS SW. ABOUT 450FT LONG. LYING ON PORT SIDE WITH ABOUT 10DEGS LIST OFF VERTICAL. TWIN SCREWS SEEN. NO MASTS OR FUNNEL SEEN. QUITE A FEW TRAWLS LYING ON WK. TWO 6INCH GUNS SEEN ON THE DECK. WK LOOKS LIKE A WW ARMED MERCHANT SS. UNABLE TO IDENTIFY. (D DILLINGHAM OF SUBSERVS SURVEYS, BOGNOR REGIS, TELECON 6.7.76). H4121/76 4.11.76 EXAM'D 24.6.76 IN 502308.4N, 002843.2W [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPT 28.2MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 47MTRS. DEPTH OF SCOUR 48MTRS ON EAST SIDE. SEABED OF FINE SAND, BROKEN SHELL & STONES. A VERY LARGE WK LYING 040/220DEGS. APPROX 500FT LONG. (HMS FAWN, HI 52/76). NFA. H1289/76/351 21.11.76 THIS WK IS REPORTED TO BE UNDOUBTEDLY THAT OF THE 'MOLDAVIA DEFINITELY A P&O BOAT AS A NUMBER OF P&O DINNER PLATES HAVE BEEN SALVED. (R D SOUTHERN, 18.10.76). H1310/84/28 23.8.84 REPD TO LIE ON PORT SIDE. DEPTH TO TOP OF STERN, WHICH IS INTACT, 90FT. FOR'D SECTION HAS COLLAPSED. 10 GUNS [? 6 INCH] ONBOARD, ENGINES AND BOILERS NOT YET EXPOSED. IN GEN DEPTH 140-160FT. (K MCDONALD, 15.8.84). NCA. HH090/952/01 31.10.03 EXAM'D 3.7.03 IN 5023.177N, 0028.819W [WGD] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR 33.3, FOUL 33.8MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 32.9 IN GEN DEPTH 47MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 176MTRS, WIDTH 41MTRS. DCS3 HT 16.5MTRS. LIES 025/205 DEGS WITH BOWS TOWARDS 205 DEGS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. INTACT, LIES TOWARDS ONE SIDE. SMALL AREA MISSED DURING SWEEP. ON FURTHER ATTEMPT THE WK WAS FOUND TO BE BUOYED. (GARDLINE, HI 952). RETAIN AS WK 28MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. 7.4.17 STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS, DEFENCE NO 147/2017. COMING INTO FORCE 3.3.17. AMEND "HISTORIC".
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: INTACT, ON PORT SIDE, BOWS SW

Position: 50 23.177 N,0 28.819 W

 

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