This is the information page about the shipwreck Hms royal scot, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 24.145 N,3 8.226 W (51.36625, -3.26885)

 

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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.

 

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6. Casper 2
7. Den of seaton
8. Devonia
9. Durdham
10. Eden force
11. Elmdale
12. Emily
13. Fernwood
14. Fleur de lys
15. Foremost 45
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17. Hms oswaldian
18. Hms royal scot
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21. Jamaica planter
22. James & sarah (probably)
23. Kayeson
24. Lady non (possibly)
25. Maclaren
26. Margaretha (possibly)
27. Merkur
28. Mfb golden dawn
29. Middlesex
30. Mildrid
31. Mistress quigley
32. No 194 ax
33. Nornen
34. Persistent
35. Princess louise (probably)
36. Redvers buller
37. Severn transport
38. Sigvar
39. Staghound (or fernwood)
40. Teifi (possibly)
41. Thomond (possibly)
42. Trio
43. Wild rose
44. Wythburn
45. Zelo

 

Name: HMS ROYAL SCOT

Length 82.3 meter, width: 14.3 meter, draught: 2.7, tonnage 1527 ton
Load: ballast

Cause: requisitioned by admiralty as mercantile auxiliary. originally named royal sovereign, but re-named royal scot to avoid confusion with battleship. en-route troon to penarth, struck a mine off barry roads and sank. 1 life lost.

Year of registration: 1941

Water depth above wreck: 6 meter

Known since: 1941, last detected: 1969

Details measurements/cartography: H01121/40 23.1.41 CHART AS DW. (ADMIRALTY).

- NM 129/41. H01121/40 25.10.43 NOW CHARTED AS ST. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). NE 1182. H01121/40 29.10.49 FOLLOWING DISPERSAL OPS. SWEPT CLEAR 16FT, FOUL 17FT IN 512407N, 030809W. (HMS SEAGULL 10.6.49).

- NM 2317/49. H01121/40 10.11.50 G CAN BUOY LAID 135DEGS 1C FROM WK. (TH LTR DTD 27.10.50).

- NM 2213/50. H01121/40 5.6.51 BUOY NOW G CAN LT BUOY, GPFL(2)G.10S. (TH LTR DTD 25.5.51).

- NM 976/51. H01121/40 12.5.61 SHIP DRIFT SWEEP CLEAR AT 18 FT, FOUL AT 20 FT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 21FT IN GENERAL DEPTH 20-24FT. NOT POSITIVELY IDENTIFIED BY E/S OR SONAR. BUOY WITHDRAWN. (HMS SHACKLETON, 7.3.61).

- NM 1542/61. H01121/40 11.6.65 WK 3FMS, LT BUOY WITHDRAWN. (THV ALERT HN 21.5.65).

- NM 1176/65. H3884/69 23.6.69 NO TRACE FOUND BY SIDEWAYS SONAR OR FISHERMANS SONAR. (HMS WOODLARK, 5.69). AMEND TO F.

- NM 1051/69 & FNM 49/69. H4629/71 30.9.71 SHOWN AS F ON SURVEY [K4773/1]. NC 1182. 31.7.06 EUT POSN: 5124.145N, 0308.226W. BA 1182 [7TH EDN, FEB '04].
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 51 24.145 N,3 8.226 W

 

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