Wreck: Hms severn

This is the information page about the shipwreck Hms severn, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 49 11.44 N,2 1.59 W (49.29705, -2.19595)


 

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The texts accompanying this shipwreck are in English ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง, 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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Shipwreck details

Name: HMS SEVERN

Length 42.7 meter, width: 11.6 meter, draught: 5.2, tonnage 946 ton

Cause: 21.12.1804 vessel, grounded in grouville bay whilst being towed to gorey after being washed onto a gravel bank during a storm & filling in with gravel. initial grounding 21.12.1804 & later abandoned in april 1805 approx. (t a titterington, jersey maritime museum, 6.1.77).

Year of registration: 1977

Water depth above wreck: -3 meter

Known since: 1977

Details measurements/cartography: H1280/76 26.1.77 GROUNDED IN GROUVILLE BAY WHILST BEING TOWED TO GOREY. 5TH RATE VESSEL WITH 44GUNS. SEVERAL ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE BY THE SCIENTIFIC EXPEDITION SOCIETY TO LOCATE REMAINS WITHOUT RESULT. (T A TITTERINGTON, JERSEY MARITIME MUSEUM, 6.1.77). NCA, POSN 491130N, 020130W FOR FILING ONLY.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 49 11.44 N,2 1.59 W

 

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