This is the information page about the shipwreck Hms othello ii, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 8.121 N,1 24.596 E (51.0759833, 1.4147)
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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 OTHELLO II
Length 30.5 meter, tonnage 206 ton
Cause: Struck a mine laid by uc-6, broke in two and sank with the loss of 9 lives. the deck boy was saved by 3 of the crew pushing the boy out through the tightly jammed bridge door. as a result the sliding bridge doors on trawlers were replaced by canvas screens.
Year of registration: 1936
Water depth above wreck: 26 meter, Height above seabed: 55 cm
Known since: 1936, last detected: 2010
Details measurements/cartography: H998/37 8.10.37 H998/37 8.10.37 WK IN 510804N, 012440E. OROPESA SWEEP CLEAR AT 62FT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 12FMS. NOT DANGEROUS TO NAVIGATION. (HMS KELLETT, 1936). BR STD. H5824/60 1.3.61 H5824/60 1.3.61 LEAST E/S DEPTH 60FT. FIXED BY HSA. (HMS SCOTT, 15.3.60). H998/37 13.11.61 H998/37 13.11.61 DRIFT SWEEP CLEAR AT 70FT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 71 IN GEN DEPTH 90-92FT. FIXED BY HSA 250FT SE OF 1960 POSN. (HMS SCOTT, 9.5.61). H4453/72 19.4.79 H4453/72 19.4.79 EXAM'D 26.4.78 IN 510804N, 012440E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 21.3 IN GEN DEPTH 27.2MTRS. SCOUR 1.4MTRS. DCS3 HT 5.2MTRS, LENGTH APPROX 100FT, LYING E/W. GIVES GOOD ALL ROUND SONAR RESPONSE. (HMS ENTERPRISE, HI 53/77). RETAIN SWEPT DEPTH. HH090/606/01 31.1.94 HH090/606/01 31.1.94 LOCATED 15.10.93 IN VICINITY OF CHARTED POSN. NOT EXAM'D. (NP 1016, HI 606). NCA. HH090/647/01 31.1.96 HH090/647/01 31.1.96 EXAM'D 9.10.95 IN 510805.4N, 012442.4E [OGD] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR AT 21.0, FOUL AT 21.3MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 20.8 IN GEN DEPTH 25.5MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 4.5MTRS. LENGTH 40MTRS, WIDTH 15MTRS. LIES 060/240DEGS. NO MAGNETIC ANOMALY. SMALL SOLID CONTACT. CHART AS SW 21MTRS. (NP 1016, HI 647). AMEND TO SW 21.0MTRS. BR STD. 13.3.97 13.3.97 WK OF HMS OTHELLO IDENTIFIED BY HER BUILDERS PLATE. SHE LIES 5MTRS PROUD OF THE SEABED IN A GENERAL DEPTH OF 27MTRS. (DIVE KENT). NCA. 28.1.11 28.1.11 LOCATED 2010 IN 5108.121N, 0124.596E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 21.38MTRS. LENGTH 38MTRS, WIDTH 8MTRS, HT 5MTRS. APPARENTLY ON PORT SIDE IN 3 SECTIONS. SITS IN SCOUR. (NETSURVEY, HI 1342). RETAIN SW 21MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: ?IN 3 PARTS ON PORT SIDE, MINOR SCOUR LEADS NE
Position: 51 8.121 N,1 24.596 E