This is the information page about the shipwreck Hms success, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 56 18.328 N,2 38.591 W (56.3829, -2.4623833333333)

 

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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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Name: HMS SUCCESS

Length 64 meter, width: 6.1 meter, draught: 1.5, tonnage 385 ton

Cause: built in 1901 by doxford and sons, sunderland. triple shaft. one 12 pounder gun, five x 6 pounders. crew 60. wrecked off fifeness. later heavily salvaged. (dods & sibi).

Year of registration: 1914

Water depth above wreck: 0 meter

Known since: 1914, last detected: 1983

Details measurements/cartography: N/C.P.58826/1967 12.12.67 REQUEST TO PURCHASE BY MR A SIMPSON. H1310/81/32 2.12.81 STRANDED AT KINGSBURN, ABOUT 6 MILES FROM ST ANDREWS. VERY LITTLE REMAINS, KEEL & SHAFT ONLY. (I G WHITTAKER, 18.11.81). H1310/83/34 22.7.83 WK LIES ASHORE ON ROCKS AT KINGSBARNS BEACH, FIFE. (W MURNEY, 18.7.83). HH091/061/01 26.1.04 NOT LOCATED. (NP 1016, HI 1061). NCA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 56 18.328 N,2 38.591 W

 

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