This is the information page about the shipwreck Hms queenworth, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 53 33.969 N,1 0.241 E (53.3729833, 1.0462167)

 

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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. Ahamo
2. Andarina
3. Baron ailsa
4. Blue ballard
5. Burgos
6. Carrier
7. Chatwood (possibly)
8. Chevychase
9. Cormarsh
10. Empire newcomen
11. Euterpe (probably)
12. Fermain (possibly)
13. Fireglow
14. Fittonia (possibly)
15. Flashlight (probably)
16. Giorgio ohlsen
17. Harden
18. Hms cap d'antifer
19. Hms cape spartel (probably)
20. Hms cobra
21. Hms fleet tender c (ex-mamari iii)
22. Hms linsdell
23. Hms pintail
24. Hms queenworth
25. Hms speedy (probably)
26. Hms st donats
27. Keynes
28. La combattante (stern section)
29. Larchwood (possibly)
30. London
31. Mimosa
32. Nieuwland
33. Norfolk (possibly)
34. Norman
35. Ogono
36. P.l.m. 25
37. Pacific
38. Petroswift
39. Pilsudski
40. Rebono (probably)
41. Royal scott
42. Schieland
43. Scotia (possibly)
44. Scotia (possibly)
45. Sea gem
46. Shepherd lad
47. Sioux (probably)
48. Siri maria
49. Tors (possibly)
50. Trignac (possibly)
51. Vereingte (possibly)
52. Victoria
53. Virginian
54. Welsh prince
55. William balls (probably)
56. Zor

 

Name: HMS QUEENWORTH

Length 83.8 meter, width: 12.2 meter, draught: 5.5, tonnage 2047 ton

Cause: 13.2.40 built in 1925 by s p austin & son, sunderland. hired by the admiralty 13.2.40 and purchased outright 17.5.40. two boilers, triple expansion engine of 222hp, single shaft. machinery by j dickinson & sons ltd, sunderland. bombed and sunk by german aircraft.

Year of registration: 1941

Water depth above wreck: 22 meter, Height above seabed: 110 cm

Known since: 1941, last detected: 1983

Details measurements/cartography: H01771/41 23.5.41 PFNM 1164/41 CANCELLED BY FNM 1640/41. H01771/41 16.7.41 SUNK BY AIR ATTACK IN POSN 533358N, 010029E. HEADING 117 DEGS. ON A LEVEL KEEL. 2 MASTS SHOWING. (HMS FRANKLIN, 24.6.41). INS AS DW.

- NM 1636/41. H01771/41 19.11.45 G LT CAN BUOY, GP FL (2) 10SEC, CLOSE NW.

- NM 3742/45 H01771/41 20.8.48 DISPERED. SWEPT CLEAR AT 52 FT. SEABED 80 FT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 68FT. POSN 533344N, 010013E. (HMS SHARPSHOOTER). AMEND TO WK 8FMS 3FT. DELETE BOUY.

- NM 1841/48. 23.6.75 AMEND TO SW 15.1MTRS. NC 107. H1270/73 3.11.78 DIVED IN LISTED POSN. BOILER HIGHEST PART. (KIRKPATRICK-HUMBER DIVERS, TELECON 24.10.78). H4465/81 21.11.83 EXAM'D 1.3.83 IN 533357N, 010021E [OGB] USING HYPERFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 17.9 IN GEN DEPTH 22MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 2.9MTRS. LYING 110/290 DEGS. LENGTH APPROX 90MTRS. SEPARATE SMALL SECTION LYING 170 DEGS, 100MTRS FROM MAIN PART. (HMS BEAGLE HI 74). BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: BOILER HIGHEST PART

Position: 53 33.969 N,1 0.241 E

 

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