This is the information page about the shipwreck Hms seagull, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 55 54.329 N,4 55.271 W (55.861316666667, -4.9531166666667)

 

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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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2. Akka
3. Amy (possibly)
4. Arab (possibly)
5. Arthur
6. Beagle
7. Brent 1
8. Brent 2
9. Brent 3
10. Brent 4
11. C22
12. Caledonian (possibly)
13. Captayannis
14. Carronade
15. Cawnpore
16. Champion
17. Cormorant 1
18. Cormorant 2
19. Cormorant 3
20. Cougier
21. D 36
22. D46
23. D5
24. Eilean dhu
25. Elf 3
26. Elf 4
27. Endeavour
28. Europa
29. Fernlea (possibly)
30. Franleon
31. Greenock
32. Hms arsenal (probably)
33. Hms dasher
34. Hms seagull
35. Hms topaze
36. Iona i
37. Isabella of wigton (probably)
38. Jubilee star
39. Kintyre
40. Lady gertrude
41. Laurrandine
42. Liz of ashton (possibly)
43. Mary anning
44. Ocean (possibly)
45. Osprey (fore part)
46. Ovington (probably)
47. Penola
48. Portland (possibly)
49. Princess of wales (fore section)
50. Rhoda (possibly)
51. Spray (possibly)
52. Urd (possibly)
53. Wallachia

 

Name: HMS SEAGULL

Length 70.1 meter, width: 8.2 meter, tonnage 735 ton

Cause: sank after colliding with ss corrib 2 miles south of the boom, firth of clyde.

Year of registration: 1977

Water depth above wreck: 90 meter, Height above seabed: 120 cm

Known since: 1977, last detected: 2000

Details measurements/cartography: H2579/76 23.3.77 LOCATED 7.1.77 IN 555419.5N, 045509W. CLEARLY DEFINED HULL LYING 285/105 DEG. LENGTH 60-70YDS. STANDS APPROX 8MTRS HIGH. LEAST E/S DEPTH 87 IN GEN DEPTH 96MTRS. (HMS SHERATON, NOTES AND MINE-HUNTING PLOT, FORWARDED BY CAPT. MCM ROSYTH, 22.2.77). INS AS WK 87MTRS. BR STD. H4065/85 18.2.87 EXAM'D 24.6.86 IN 555420N, 045512W [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 84 IN GEN DEPTH 90 TO 91MTRS. NO SCOUR. LYING INTACT, SOME 65MTRS LONG. ORIENTATED 120/300 DEGS. (HMS HECLA, HI 322). AMEND TO WK 84MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. HH274/440/04 12.3.99 LOCATED IN 5554.322N, 0455.292W [WGD] USING GPS. APPROX LEAST DEPTH 64MTRS. (HMS CROMER, ROUTE SURVEY DTD 2.1997). LEAST DEPTH NOT CONSIDERED TO BE RELIABLE. NCA. 14.9.00 DIVED AND POSITIVELY IDENTIFIED AS HMS SEAGULL FROM SHAPE OF BOW AND GUN.LIES UPRIGHT, HEAVILY NETTED. GEN DEPTH 94MTRS. DEPTH TO DECK 90MTRS. (RICHARD WARING/G FURSE TELECON 14.9.00) NCA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: INTACT

Position: 55 54.329 N,4 55.271 W

 

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