This is the information page about the shipwreck Hms sparrowhawk, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 56 15.942 N,6 7.917 E (56.3326667, 5.9903333)

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.

Name: HMS SPARROWHAWK

Length 81.1 meter, width: 8.2 meter, draught: 2.7, tonnage 950 ton

Cause: Rammed by hms brake at battle of jutland due to disabled steering gear. sunk by gunfire.

Year of registration: 1916

Water depth above wreck: 42 meter

Known since: 1916, last detected: 2021

Details measurements/cartography: NO PREVIOUS RECORD. H3468/20 12.2.27 AMENDED TO NDW PA (1916) IN POSN 561600N, 060800E ON 2182B. 10.3.69 AMEND TO NDWPA. BR STD. 6.3.72 GERMAN WK CHART 82 [1971] SHOWS NDW IN 561545N, 060810E. AMEND POSN. BR STD. 10.10.77 NOT SHOWN ON DANISH 93. DELETED. NE 3347. H4147/82 16.1.84 NDW SHOWN IN POSN 561600N, 060810E [EUR] ON DANISH 93 (INT 1044) [OCT 83]. BR STD. SEP 2015/000111115 24.7.15 NOT LOCATED, NFS. (HMS ECHO, SNT03/15). NCA. 9.4.17 STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS, DEFENCE NO 147/2017. COMING INTO FORCE 3.3.17. AMEND "HISTORIC".
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 56 15.942 N,6 7.917 E

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