This is the information page about the shipwreck Hms narwhal, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 0.789 N,4 41.367 W (49.993283333333, -4.6426333333333)

 

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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. Afric
2. Alexander kennedy
3. Almond branch (possibly)
4. Andromeda
5. Atlantis (possibly)
6. Beatrice (possibly)
7. Ben rein
8. Benito
9. Bosphorous (possibly)
10. Brialan
11. Carolus
12. Centurion (possibly)
13. Dionne marie
14. Eastfield
15. Elisabeth (possibly)
16. Eskdale
17. Foylemore (possibly)
18. Ganymede
19. Hera
20. Hmcs trentonian
21. Hms almond (after part)
22. Hms almond (bow part)
23. Hms comet
24. Hms javelin (stern section)
25. Hms lady of the isles
26. Hms narwhal
27. Hms rinovia
28. Hms torrent
29. Jersey queen (possibly)
30. Jolie mouette
31. Julie anne ii (part of)(possibly)
32. Kantoeng (part of)
33. King harry (probably)
34. Kremsertor
35. Kwester
36. Lancaster
37. Lauwerzee
38. Lord snowden (probably)
39. Lucent (possibly)
40. Mountby
41. Mourne (probably)
42. Orchis
43. Pegasus
44. Rigmor (possibly)
45. Rio sorocaba
46. Rosehill
47. Shoal fisher
48. Silver laurel
49. Spital
50. St andre (possibly)
51. Sunik (probably)
52. Tregenna (possibly)
53. Twilight water
54. Ub 113
55. Ville de thann (bow section)(possibly)
56. Ville de thann (stern section)(possibly)
57. Western coast (possibly)
58. Wilhelmina maria

 

Name: HMS NARWHAL

Length 89.9 meter, width: 8.2 meter, draught: 5.5, tonnage 1610 ton

Cause: scuttled. to be used for exercises.

Year of registration: 1983

Water depth above wreck: 75 meter, Height above seabed: 129 cm

Known since: 1983, last detected: 2004

Details measurements/cartography: H4939/76/2 27.1.83 PROPOSAL TO SCUTTLE THIS VESSEL IN 500048N, 044118W [OGB] FOR DEVELOPMENT OF SUBMARINE RESCUE & SALVAGE TECHNIQUES. MAX HEIGHT 20MTRS. (D/DS16/2/1/35). NCA. H4939/76/2 20.7.83 TO BE 'BOTTOMED' ON, OR ABOUT, 2.8.83. (MOD UK NAVY SIG DTD 19.7.83). NCA. 4.8.83 SCUTTLED ON 3.8.83. (SPOTLIGHT WEST, TV PROGRAMME). NCA YET. 15.8.83 SCUTTLED WITHIN 50FT OF INTENDED POSN IN 500048N, 044118W [OGB] USING DECCA. (SOO, MOUNT WISE, TELECON). NCA. H1270/79 15.11.83 EXAMINED 25.10.83 IN 500026N, 044112W [OGB] USING DECCA. LEAST DEPTH BY E/S 62MTRS, BY HYDROSEARCH 62.6MTRS. GEN DEPTH 75MTRS. NO SCOUR. (HMS BULLDOG, H525, 31.10.83). INS AS WK 62MTRS. BR STD. H1270/79 4.1.84 DOUBT CAST ON CHARTED POSN OF THIS WK. (FO PLYMOUTH, 20.12.84). RACAL DECCA'S POSN 500045.5N, 044118.5W [OGB]. (DMS(N), 18.1.85). NCA YET. H1270/79 17.5.85 EXAMINED 12.5.85. POSN OF FIN 500045.5N, 044117.5W [OGB] USING DECCA. (HMS BULLDOG, SIGS DTD 14.5.85 & 16.5.85, & H525A). SUBMARINE HAS A 15DEG LIST. NETS BEING REMOVED. (SEAFORTH CLANSMAN SIG DTD 29.4.85). AMEND TO REVISED POSN.

- NM 1432/85. HH091/059/01 4.4.05 EXAM'D 12.8.04 IN 5000.789N, 0441.367W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 66.7 IN GEN DEPTH 75MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 81MTRS, WIDTH 8MTRS, HT 8.3MTRS. LIES 129/309DEGS. MODERATE MAGNETIC ANOMALY. INTACT. (GARDLINE, HI 1059). AMEND TO WK 66MTRS. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: INTACT

Position: 50 0.789 N,4 41.367 W

 

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