This is the information page about the shipwreck Hms river clyde (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 52 7.767 N,1 53.784 E (52.4370167, 1.7918333)
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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 RIVER CLYDE (POSSIBLY)
Year of registration: 1940
Water depth above wreck: 32 meter, Height above seabed: 61 cm
Known since: 1940, last detected: 20161213
Details measurements/cartography: H0749/40 24.9.40 INS AS NDWPA.
- NM 2320/40. H0134/42 7.9.42 LOCATED IN 520746N, 015349E BY A/S. (FOIC YARMOUTH, 3.7.42). AMEND TO NDW IN REVISED POSN.
- NM 1923/42. H3273/61 10.9.62 LEAST E/S DEPTH 74FT IN 107FT. (HMS SCOTT, 1962). 7.5.68 AMEND TO WK 12FMS. LC 1610, 1543. 31.7.74 AMEND TO WK 22.5MTRS. NC 1543. HH090/616/01 6.1.95 EXAM'D 11.8.94 IN 520744.48N, 015353.98E [OGB] USING SYLEDIS [3 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR 22.8, FOUL 23.1MTRS.LEAST E/S DEPTH 23.3 IN GEN DEPTH 32MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 1.5MTRS. LENGTH 90MTRS, WIDTH 20MTRS. DCS3 HT 8MTRS. LIES 055/235 DEGS. APPEARS TO BE INTACT WITH PROBABLE SUPERSTRUCTURE. (GARDLINE, HI 616). AMEND TO SW 22.5MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. HH100/351/17 23.7.01 DIVED IN LISTED POSN. APPEARS TOO BIG TO BE A TRAWLER. BOW AND MIDSHIPS UPRIGHT BUT STERN IS ON ITS SIDE. ALL SUPERSTRUCTURE HAS COLLAPSED AND A SINGLE BOILER IS VISIBLE. PROP HAS BEEN REMOVED. STANDS 6MTRS HIGH, THE HIGHEST POINT BEING THE STERN. (B HICKINBOTTOM, LTR DTD 18.7.01). NCA. 25.4.16 EXAM'D BY BDC; WK IN 5207.770N, 0153.790E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 24.06MTRS, IN GEN DEPTH 31MTRS. LENGTH 80MTRS, WIDTH 21MTRS. NFS. (DS26 ORFORD INSHORE MCZ, CEFAS SURVEY 2012). RETAIN PREVIOUS DEPTH SW 22.5MTRS. SEP 2017/000091759 4.9.17 EXAM'D 13.12.16; IN 5207.767N, 0153.784E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 23.19MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 32MTRS, LENGTH 20.3MTRS, WIDTH 11.9MTRS, HEIGHT 6.9MTRS, ORIENTATION 061/241 DEGS. SCOUR LENGTH 255.89MTRS, 3.49MTRS DEEP, TOWARDS 029DEGS. WRECK IS INTACT AND UPRIGHT WITH THE STERN ON ITS SIDE. (GARDLINE, HI 1495). AMEND DW 23MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Position: 52 7.767 N,1 53.784 E