Wreck: Hms queen mary (Battle-cruiser)

This is the information page about the shipwreck Hms queen mary, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 56 43.09 N,5 48.01 E (56.7333333, 6.0833333)


 

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The texts accompanying this shipwreck are in English ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง, 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.

 

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Shipwreck details

Name: HMS QUEEN MARY

Length 200.6 meter, width: 27.1 meter, draught: 9.1, tonnage 26350 ton

Cause: Sank during the battle of jutland while engaging the german battle cruisers of the first scouting group and having been struck by their salvos.

Year of registration: 1916

Water depth above wreck: 57 meter, Height above seabed: 130 cm

Known since: 1916, last detected: 2015

Details measurements/cartography: H3468/20 SANK IN 564200N, 054915E. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED) CHARTED AS WK [OLD SYMBOL]. H315/27 12.2.27 AMENDED TO NDW PA (1916) IN 564200N, 054915E ON NE 2182B. 3.11.55 NOW CHARTED AS NDW PA. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED) LC 2181. 6.3.72 SHOWN IN 564200N, 055010E ON GERMAN 82 [1971 EDN]. 31.7.72 SHOWN IN 564200N, 055015E ON DANISH FISHERIES CHART 5604. 1.11.72 NOW CHARTED AS NDW. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED) NC 2182B. H6191/16 26.3.75 POSN GIVEN AS 564000N, 054500E. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). 11.1.84 SHOWN AS NDW IN 564200N, 054915E ON DANISH 93 [INT 1044] [OCT 1983]. HH100/351/04 26.7.91 EXAM'D IN 564307N, 054759 [EUR] USING SATNAV. LEAST E/S DEPTH 45 IN GEN DEPTH 60MTRS. DIVERS UNABLE TO EXAMINE WK THOROUGHLY BECAUSE OF LACK OF TIME. (BATTLE OF JUTLAND, 5TH ANNIVERSARY EXPED REPORT, 3.7.91). AMEND TO WK 45MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. 31.7.00 DIVED IN 5643.12N, 0548.10E [WGD] USING DGPS. INVERTED WITH PIECES OF DEBRIS AROUND WK. SHELL ROOMS OPEN. MANY 13.5 INCH SHELLS IN POSITION. CINC REQUESTED. (I MCCARTNEY, TELECON 31.7.00). AMEND POSN. BR STD. SEP 2015/000111115 24.7.15 EXAM'D 5.6.15 IN 5643.097N, 0548.012E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 48.8MTRS IN GEN DEPTHS 57MTRS. LENGTH 108MTRS, WIDTH 49.4MTRS, HEIGHT 8.5MTRS. ORIENTATION 130/310 DEGS. SCOUR LENGTH 100MTRS, DEPTH 1.5MTRS, ORIENTATION 290 DEGS. BROKEN IN TWO. (HMS ECHO, SNT 03/15). AMEND TO NDW 48MTRS IN REVISED POSN. 7.4.17 STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS, DEFENCE NO 147/2017. COMING INTO FORCE 3.3.17. AMEND "HISTORIC".
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: BROKEN IN TWO

Position: 56 43.09 N,5 48.01 E

 

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