This is the information page about the shipwreck Hms vimiera (part of), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 28.545 N,0 55.168 E (51.4419333, 0.9285833)

 

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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.

 

1. Actuality
2. Airston (probably)
3. Alf everard (part of)
4. Alf everard (part of)
5. Alice marie
6. Argus
7. Aridity (probably)
8. Astrologer
9. Atherton
10. Beacon 'f'
11. Blue mermaid
12. Bolbec (possibly)
13. Bradglen
14. British oak
15. C 128
16. Dela
17. Delce
18. Duluth
19. E oaze light vessel
20. Explorer
21. Fox
22. Georgia
23. Great nore tower (remains)
24. Great nore towers (remains)
25. Great nore towers (remains).
26. H k daniels
27. Harcourt
28. Hawnby
29. Herland (part of)
30. Herland (part of)
31. Hibernia
32. Hmnls van meerlant (part of)
33. Hms aisha
34. Hms amethyst
35. Hms amethyst (part of)(possibly)
36. Hms ash
37. Hms beagle (re-named cgwv no 7 in 1851)
38. Hms bulwark
39. Hms capricornus
40. Hms conquistador
41. Hms danube 3
42. Hms desiree
43. Hms drummer
44. Hms kennymore (part of)(probably)
45. Hms london
46. Hms london
47. Hms receptive
48. Hms resolvo (part of)
49. Hms restango
50. Hms stella orion
51. Hms tyne
52. Hms venetia
53. Hms vimiera (bow section)
54. Hms vimiera (part of)
55. Hms vimiera (stern)
56. Holba
57. Honiton
58. Hopper number 19
59. Houston city
60. Intrepid
61. Lady jane
62. Lca 551
63. Letchworth
64. Lion (part of)
65. Malrix (possibly)
66. Maplin light house
67. Margam abbey
68. Mercy
69. Molliette
70. Mudlark
71. Nass beacon (ruins)
72. Old whitaker bn (remains of)
73. Pinto
74. Pisces
75. Radiant
76. Restless wave (possibly)
77. Revenge
78. Richard montgomery
79. Ryal
80. Selnes
81. Strathearn
82. Strom trooper
83. Sun vii
84. Tam o shanter (part)(possibly)
85. Tam o shanter (part)(possibly)
86. Toreador
87. Treport
88. Uama
89. Van meerlant (part of)
90. Vera
91. Wardie
92. Winifred
93. Winkfield
94. Zarga

 

Name: HMS VIMIERA (PART OF)

Length 95.1 meter, width: 8.8 meter, draught: 3, tonnage 1090 ton

Cause: Built in 1917 by swan, hunter & wigham richardson, sunderland. a v/w class destroyer. turbing engines of 27000shp, twin shaft. mined. 91 men lost. (ww2sl).

Year of registration: 1942

Water depth above wreck: 15 meter

Known since: 1942, last detected: 2005

Details measurements/cartography: H0477/42 7.11.46 H0477/42 PART OF VIMIERA [C] LIES IN 512830N, 005509E OR 051DEG, 5.03M FROM MINSTER SPIRE. SWEPT CLEAR AT 47FT, FOUL AT 48FT. (CAPT. MS, SHEERNESS, 7.11.46). INS AS WK 7FMS 5FT.

- NM 3792/46. H1386/60 24.5.60 H1386/60 24.5.60 NOT FOUND. POSN LIES ON THE SIDE OF A BANK FROM WHICH INDISTINCT SONAR RETURNS (TYPE 162) WERE OBTAINED. (HMS SCOTT, 1959). 24.1.69 24.1.69 AMEND WK 7FMS 4FT [LAT]. NE 1607. 27.9.73 27.9.73 AMEND WK 14MTRS. NC 1607. H3531/74 23.12.75 H3531/74 23.12.75 EXAM'D 5.11.75 IN 512830N, 005514E [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 13.2MTRS, FOUL AT 13.4MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 14.7MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 14-15MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 16.2MTRS. MORE WRECKAGE WAS FOUND UP TO 130MTRS W OF THE ABOVE POSN. LIES AT THE FOOT OF A BANK. (PLA WK REPORT NO.41/75).

- NM BLOCK. HH244/420/01 19.5.92 HH244/420/01 19.5.92 EXAM'D 24.2.92 IN 512830.4N, 005514.7E [OGB]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 15.0MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 16.8MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 17.4MTRS. WK CONSISTS NOW OF SMALL UNCONNECTED PIECES OF WRECKAGE. SCOUR IS NOT CLEARLY DEFINED. RETAIN AS CHARTED. (PLA WK NO.201/26, CHARTWELL 20/92). NCA. 14.6.05 14.6.05 SHOWN IN 5128.545N, 0055.168E [WGD] ON PLA 201/23 DTD SEP'03-NOV'04. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 51 28.545 N,0 55.168 E

 

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