This is the information page about the shipwreck Hms nottingham, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 55 29.003 N,0 11.889 E (55.3447833, -0.8955833)
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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 NOTTINGHAM
Length 137.2 meter, width: 14.9 meter, tonnage 5400 ton
Cause: Torpedoed and sunk by german submarine u 52.
Year of registration: 1916
Water depth above wreck: 75 meter
Known since: 1916, last detected: 1985
Details measurements/cartography: M4322/16 POSN 552930N, 011500W. H2579/76 3.10.85 CAPTAINS OF BOTH HMS NOTTINGHAM AND HMS DUBLIN GAVE SINKING POSN AS 552900N, 001200E. (C LAWSON, 1.10.85). SINKING POSN SHOWN ON CLOSE'S NAVAL WAR IN N.SEA IS 553000N, 003000E, APPROX. (NHB CONFIRM LOG CARDS FOR HMS DUBLIN GIVE SINKING POSN AS 552900N, 001200E, BUT HMS SOUTHAMPTON GAVE 552100N, 001400E). NCA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Position: 55 29.003 N,0 11.889 E