This is the information page about the shipwreck Hms picton castle, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 18.392 N,3 32.269 W (50.306533, -3.537817)

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.

Name: HMS PICTON CASTLE

Year of registration: 1917

Water depth above wreck: 33 meter, Height above seabed: 146 cm

Known since: 1917, last detected: 2013

Details measurements/cartography: H2502/51 24.4.51 WK 15FMS IN 501820N, 033211W, LOCATED BY A/S. HT ABOVE SEABED 18FT. (HMS SEAGULL, SURVEY [E8881], 1950). CHART AS WK 15FMS [27MTRS]. NE 1613. H5982/82 15.2.83 WK SHOWN IN 501814N, 033212W [OGB] USING DECCA ON KINGFISHER CHART K(SW)3 [1982 EDN]. NCA. 18.4.13 EXAM'D 6.1.13 IN 5018.392N, 0332.269W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 28.6 IN GEN DEPTH 33.0MTRS. LEAST W/C DEPTH 27.96MTRS. SCOUR 1.7MTRS DEEP EXTENDS 55MTRS NE & 94MTRS SW. LENGTH 35.7MTRS, WIDTH 11.1MTRS, HT 6MTRS. LIES 146/326 DEGS. IN TWO PIECES. (EMU, HI 1374). THE SMALLER PORTION LIES TO SE. AMEND WK 27.5MTRS IN REVISED POSN. 8.9.14 LIES WITH LIST TO PORT. HEAVILY DAMAGED AFT OF FO'C'SLE, BOWS LIES HEADING FURTHER TO PORT. AFT DECKHOUSE AND TRAWL GALLOWS INTACT. (DIVER MAGAZINE, 9.2014).
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: IN TWO PARTS, SE END SMALLER, SCOUR EXTENDS NE & SW

Position: 50 18.392 N,3 32.269 W

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