This is the information page about the shipwreck Hms opal, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 58 46.226 N,2 55.896 W (58.844716666667, -3.1926833333333)

 

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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. 090
2. Ac6
3. Almeria
4. Aorangi
5. Argyll
6. Athenic
7. Avra (possibly)
8. B 109 (part)
9. Bayern (turrets & wreckage)
10. Ben barvas
11. Benachie
12. Bettina danica
13. Bremse
14. Brummer
15. Busy bee (part of)
16. Carolina thornden
17. Carron
18. Challenger
19. Charisma
20. Clan mackinlay
21. Clio
22. Clio ii
23. Collingdoc
24. Copeland
25. Corinthia (stern section)
26. Cotovia (probably)
27. Croma
28. Daghestan (probably)
29. Danmark (after part)
30. Dresden
31. Duna
32. Edinboune
33. Elegance
34. Elton
35. Emerald wings
36. Empire parsons (possiby)
37. Empire seaman
38. Empire seaman
39. Energy
40. Ephram
41. F2
42. Faro
43. Fulmar (possibly)
44. G101
45. G103
46. G104
47. Gartmore
48. Giralda (possibly)
49. Gondolier
50. Grosser kurfurst
51. Gunnaren
52. Hessen
53. Hindenburg
54. Hmd chance
55. Hmd imbat
56. Hmd lustring
57. Hmd lustring
58. Hmd lustring
59. Hms albacore (bow section)
60. Hms dewey eve
61. Hms endeavour
62. Hms loch garry
63. Hms narborough
64. Hms opal
65. Hms roedean
66. Hms rose valley
67. Hms royal oak
68. Hms strathgarry
69. Hms sword dance
70. Hms vanguard
71. Hms zarefah
72. Ilsenstein
73. Invader
74. Irene
75. James barrie
76. Johanna thorden
77. Juanita
78. Juniata (fore part)
79. Jv 526
80. Jv 751
81. Kaiser
82. Kaiserin
83. Karlsruhe
84. Kathe niederkirchner
85. Koln
86. Konig
87. Kronprinz wilhelm
88. Lapland
89. Lizzie bain (possibly)
90. Loch maddy (bow section) (probably)
91. Loch maddy (stern section)
92. Lorne
93. Lycia
94. Mara
95. Markgraf
96. Martis
97. Martis
98. Minieh
99. Naja (part of)
100. Napier star
101. Navena
102. Neptune
103. Numidian
104. Numidian
105. Ocean racer
106. Pennsylvania
107. Pinnace 288
108. Pinnace 744
109. Pitstruan (probably)
110. Pontos
111. Prinzregent luitpold
112. Prolific
113. Prudentia
114. Radiation
115. Reginald
116. Reinfield
117. Remus
118. Ros bui (?part of)(possibly)
119. Rosewood
120. S 36 (bow section)
121. Seydlitz
122. Skua flaes beacon
123. Stellatus
124. Sunbeam
125. Swiftsure
126. Tbf fn899
127. Teeswood
128. Tennessee
129. Tern 1
130. Thames
131. Thunfisch
132. U 18 (probably)
133. Ub 116
134. V 78 (part of)
135. V 81
136. V83
137. Yc 21

 

Name: HMS OPAL

Length 84.1 meter, width: 8.2 meter, tonnage 1042 ton

Cause: an m class destroyer. built in 1915 by w doxford & co. three boilers, s turbines of 25000nhp, twin shaft. passage from east coast war patrol. wrecked in violent gale and snow storm together with hms narborough. only one man survived from both ships.

Year of registration: 1918

Water depth above wreck: 8 meter, Height above seabed: 0 cm

Known since: 1918, last detected: 2020

Details measurements/cartography: POSN 584615N, 025548W. OPAL IN SAME POSN AT CLETT OF CLURA, WINDWICK. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED) H1939/26 24.3.26 WRECKS LYING CLOSE UNDER CLIFFS, HEADING IN NORTHERLY DIRECTION ABOUT 80YDS FROM EACH OTHER. NORTHERN VESSEL A MASS OF BROKEN IRON WORK ON LEDGE OF ROCK. SOUTHERN VESSEL LESS BROKEN & IN DEEPER WATER. NO MAST OR FUNNELS SHOWING & BOTH ALMOST ENTIRELY SUBMERGED AT HW. POSN 584615N, 025548W. (EXTRACT FROM N.L. 4432/18(X3003/18)). INS AS 2 DW (1918). BR STD. C.P. 26977/36 21.9.36 WRECKS NOW OWNED BY MESSRS SOUTHERLAND AND MAWAT. H5465/58 5.3.58 AMEND TO DW. NC 2162. H1310/86/20 7.8.86 NORTHERLY AREA OF WK SITE DIVED. MUCH SCATTERED WRECKAGE AND 3 INCH SHELL CASES, WELL BATTERED AND ERODED BY TIDAL ACTION, LITTER THE SEABED. NO DANGER TO NAVIGATION. GEN DEPTH 11MTRS - ROCKY BOTTOM SLOPING SEAWARDS. (B. WINFIELD, 26.7.86). AMEND TO NDW. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 58 46.226 N,2 55.896 W

 

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