This is the information page about the shipwreck Hms remindo (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 26.192 N,2 43.718 W (50.46995, -3.0108833333333)
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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 REMINDO (POSSIBLY)
Year of registration: 1955
Water depth above wreck: 48 meter, Height above seabed: 145 cm
Known since: 1955, last detected: 2003
Details measurements/cartography: H4616/55 16.9.55 EXAM'D IN 502608N, 024339W USING DECCA. LEAST E/S DEPTH 22FMS IN GEN DEPTH 26-27FMS. SEA BED OF GRAVEL, SAND & MUD. FAIR A/S RESPONSE. (SCES/HMS SCOTT 1954). INS AS WK 22FMS. BR STD. H3950/70 24.5.71 AMEND TO WK 40MTRS. NC 3315. H5982/82 26.1.83 WK SHOWN IN 502609N, 024336W ON KINGFISHER CHART K(SW)1, 1982. HH100/351/11 29.5.96 VESSEL DIVED IN 502610N, 024338.5W. POSN BY DECCA. HAS APPEARANCE OF ADMIRALTY TRAWLER/WHALER OF ABOUT 250 TONS GROSS, 350 TONS DISPLACEMENT. BOWS HIGH AND INTACT. STERN LEVEL AND INTACT. HULL BROKEN ON STBD BOW AND STBD QUARTER. SINGLE BOILER AND TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE. POSSIBLE COALING HATCHES TO PORT AND STBD OF BOILER POSN. MEASURED DIMENSIONS LENGTH 117 FEET, BEAM 27.5 FEET. SOME ELECTRICAL WIRING, LIVE .303 ROUNDS LOCATED. 'ADMIRALTY PATTERN 463A' INSULATOR AND POSSIBLE VOLTAGE REDUCER LOCATED. ONLY NEAR MATCH IS 'REMINDO'. (N R CHIPCHASE). HH090/961/01 3.12.03 EXAM'D 9.5.03 IN 5026.192N, 0243.718W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 44.9 IN GEN DEPTH 48MTRS. NO SCOUR. BOW PART LENGTH 16MTRS, WIDTH 7MTRS. DCS3 HT 4.5MTRS. LIES 179/359 DEGS WITH BOWS N. STERN PART LENGTH 26MTRS, WIDTH 10MTRS. DCS3 HT 4.0MTRS. LIES 133/313 DEGS. POOR MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (GARDLINE, HI 961). AMEND WK 44MTRS. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: UPRIGHT, BROKEN AT BOW AND STERN, DIMENSION FOR WHOLE WK
Position: 50 26.192 N,2 43.718 W