This is the information page about the shipwreck Hms thomas cornwall, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 54 16.897 N,0 4.053 W (54.2816167, -0.06755)

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 THOMAS CORNWALL

Year of registration: 1917

Water depth above wreck: 53 meter, Height above seabed: 145 cm

Known since: 1918, last detected: 20160218

Details measurements/cartography: ORIGIANALLY THOUGHT TO BE 'JERV', BUT SEE [6302]. WK IN POSN 541645N 000430W. (AUTHORITY NOT KNOWN). 2.2.17 INS WK (1917)(PA) ON 1191. 21.6.72 AMENDED TO NDW(PA). NC 129. 4.12.74 AMENDED TO USCPA 28MTRS. NC 129. H1270/81 17.5.85 AMENDED TO USCPA 35MTRS IN 541645N, 000430W. BR STD. HH090/730/01 15.12.97 EXAM'D 13.6.97 IN 541653.4N, 000402.7W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 46.5 IN GEN DEPTH 53MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 7.5MTRS. LENGTH 46MTRS, WIDTH 8MTRS. LIES 145/326 DEGS. WELL DEFINED WK. UPRIGHT. MINOR DEBRIS COVERS AREA 10 BY 30MTRS TO SE OF WK. (GARDLINE, HI 730). BR STD. PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT TO BE 'JERV'. SEE [6302]. HH100/3511/21 4.6.04 DIVED IN 5416.883N, 0004.053W [WGD]. INACT AND UPRIGHT. A 'CASTLE' TYPE STEEL TRAWLER WHICH IS STILL DECKED OVER IN MANY PLACES. A NUMBER OF DECAYING DEPTH CHARGES WERE SEEN ON THE STERN ALONG WITH A SMALL COMPASS, WHICH LOOKS LIKE THE HOUSING OF A CHRONOMETER. THE WHEELHOUSE HAS DECAYED BUT IS STILL EASY TO MAKE OUT. A LARGE WINCH IS STARTING TO DROP DOWN THROUGH THE FWD DECKING JUST AFT OF THE FO'C'S'LE, WHICH IS WELL COVERED WITH NETS. A LARGE GUN IS MOUNTED ON THE FO'C'SLE WHICH IS ALSO DRAPED IN HEAVY NET. A HUMAN LOWER JAW BONE WAS SEEN WITH TEETH STILL IN PLACE. THERE IS A REPORT OF PORTHOLES FOUND WITH 'TAP HANDLE' TYPE DOGS WHICH WERE MADE BY J ROBY, RAINHILL, NEAR LIVERPOOL. POSITIVE ID FROM THE BELL WHICH WAS RECOVERED BY FILEY DIVERS, BEARING THE NAME 'THOMAS CORNWALL'. (A C JACKSON & C A RACEY). NCA. SEP 2016/000007250 07.06.16 EXAM'D 18.02.16 IN 5416.897N, 0004.053W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 48MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 53MTRS. LENGTH 42.6MTRS, WIDTH 8.2MTRS, HT 5.2MTRS, ORIENTATION 145/325. SCOUR LENGTH 11.8MTRS, 0.4MTRS DEEP TOWARDS 2654DEGS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY, MAINLY INTACT. (EGS, HI 1472). AMEND NDW 48MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: Mainly intact.

Position: 54 16.897 N,0 4.053 W

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