This is the information page about the shipwreck Hms p12 (stern section)., the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 39.466 N,1 5.105 W (50.802333333333, -1.0303)
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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 P12 (STERN SECTION).
Length 30.5 meter, tonnage 613 ton
Cause: sank following a collision. [see wk [19069] in 504015n, 010530w for bow section].
Year of registration: 1985
Water depth above wreck: 15 meter, Height above seabed: 135 cm
Known since: 1985, last detected: 2010
Details measurements/cartography: H1310/85/32 23.9.85 WK LOCATED IN 503924N, 010500W [OGB] USING DECCA. LENGTH ABOUT 30MTRS, STANDS 3-4MTRS HIGH. LYING NW/SE WITH 0.5MTR SCOUR IN GEN DEPTH 20MTRS. (M PRITCHARD, 19.9.85). CHARTED DEPTH IN POSN IS 15MTRS. CHART AS USC 11MTRS. BR STD. 30.9.85 ENQUIRIES RECEIVED RE PURCHASE OF WK. (NRE31B/2739, 20.9.85). 3.12.85 REPORTED THAT MINES EXIST IN THE WRECKAGE OF THIS VESSEL. (MR ELLISON, TELECON 28.11.85). H6872/68 13.1.86 TENDERS INVITED FOR PURCHASE OF THIS WK. (D OF C/RE - NRE31B/2739, 23.12.85). H1310/85/32 13.2.86 THERE ARE NO MINES IN THIS WK - ONLY ROTTED AND EMPTY DEPTH CHARGES. (M J WOODWARD, LTR DTD 29.1.86, RECEIVED VIA DCRE,BATH). WK IS NO LONGER BEING OFFERED FOR SALE. H3847/86 4.1.90 EXAM'D 12.10.89 IN 503925.4N, 010501.2W [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [4 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 12.5 IN GEN DEPTH 15MTRS. SCOUR 0.3MTR DEEP. LIES NW/SE, APPARENTLY COLLAPSED IN PART. LENGTH 30MTRS. (HMSML GLEANER, HI 366). AMEND WK 12.5MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. HH100/351/03 31.8.90 DIVED ON IN 503926.5N, 010503W [OGB]. BREAKING UP. SALVAGE HAS BEEN CARRIED OUT ON ENGINE ROOM AND ONE PROPELLER HAS BEEN REMOVED. HIGHEST PART OF WK STANDS 3.5MTRS HIGH. (D C FOX). SEP 2010/000090029 7.6.10 LOCATED IN 5039.466N, 0105.105W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 13.16MTRS. HT 2MTRS. ROCK OR BOULDER. (NATURAL ENGLAND, SOUTH WIGHT EUROPEAN MARINE SITE SURVEY (NETSURVEY)). PREVIOUSLY DIVED. APPARENT WK FROM M/B DATA. AMEND WK 13.1MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: BREAKING UP
Position: 50 39.466 N,1 5.105 W