This is the information page about the shipwreck Hms new comet (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 52 8.636 N,1 47.45 E (52.4370167, 1.7918333)
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The texts accompanying this shipwreck are in English ๐ฌ๐ง, 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 NEW COMET (POSSIBLY)
Year of registration: 1931
Water depth above wreck: 28 meter, Height above seabed: 53 cm
Known since: 1931, last detected: 20161215
Details measurements/cartography: H3052/31 13.3.52 LOCATED 1.9.31 USING HSA. SWEPT CLEAR 56FT, FOUL 58FT. SEABED 88FT. (HMS KELLETT 1931). INS AS WK 57FT ON WKS CHARTS. 1.4.52 INS AS WK 9FMS 3FT. NC 1610. 1.6.60 AMEND TO SW 9FMS 3FT. NC 1504. H3273/61 10.9.62 WRECK LOCATED IN 520836N, 014733E. LEAST E/S 69FT IN 90FT. (HMS SCOTT 1962). AMEND POSN. BR STD. 11.12.72 AMEND TO SW 17.1MTRS. NC 1543. HH090/616/01 9.1.95 EXAM'D 3.8.94 IN 520836.81N, 014734.59E [OGB] USING SYLEDIS [3 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR 21.0, FOUL 21.3MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 22.1 IN GEN DEPTH 28MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 1 MTR. DCS3 HT 5.3MTRS. LENGTH 40MTRS, WIDTH 10MTRS. LIES 045/225 DEGS. INTACT AND UPRIGHT. SUPERSTRUCTURE APPEARS TO BE EXTANT. (GARDLINE, HI 616). HH100/351/20 5.8.03 DIVED IN 5208.642N, 0147.640E [WGD]. AN ARMED TRAWLER STANDING UPRIGHT ON THE SEABED. MOST OF THE SUPERSTRUCTURE IS INTACT. HIGHEST POINT IS THE GUN WHICH IS ON A PLATFORM JUST ABAFT THE FOC'S'LE. WK IS IN GOOD CONDITION AND UNLIKELY TO COLLAPSE FOR SOME TIME. (B HICKINBOTTOM). NCA. SEP 2016/000091759 18.8.17 EXAM'D 15.12.16; IN 5208.636N, 0147.450E [WGD]. LEAST WCD DEPTH 20.29MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 28MTRS, LENGTH 34.6MTRS, WIDTH 8MTRS, HEIGHT 6.3MTRS, ORIENTATION 053/233 DEGS. SCOUR LENGTH 136.98MTRS, 2.34MTRS DEEP, TOWARDS 022 DEGS. (GARDLINE, HI 1495). AMEND DW 20.2MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Position: 52 8.636 N,1 47.45 E