This is the information page about the shipwreck Hms vimiera (stern), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 28.408 N,0 54.649 E (51.4419333, 0.9285833)
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The texts accompanying this shipwreck are in English ๐ฌ๐ง, 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 VIMIERA (STERN)
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: 6 meter, Height above seabed: 76 cm
Known since: 1942, last detected: 2004
Details measurements/cartography: H0477/42 3.4.42 H0477/42 3.4.42 STERN SECTION STRANDED IN 512818N, 005545E. INS AS ST.
- NM 698/42. H0477/42 22.9.44 H0477/42 22.9.44 STERN PART OF VIMIERA (A) IN 512822N, 005445E. DRIES 11FT. (HMS FRANKLIN, 20.8.44). AMEND POSN.
- NM 2039/44. H5128/44 21.4.45 H5128/44 21.4.45 AMEND TO ST, DRIES 11FT.
- NM BLOCK 1227/45. H0477/42 9.12.50 H0477/42 9.12.50 EXAM'D 17.11.50 IN 512823N, 005445E USING HSA AFTER DISPERSAL. SWEPT CLEAR AT 15FT, FOUL AT 16FT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 21FT IN GEN DEPTH 17FT. SCOUR DEPTH 30FT. POSN 108 DEG, 1950FT FROM E CANT BUOY. POSN. (SML 322, 20.11.50). AMEND TO WK 2FMS 3FT.
- NM 2396/50. H0477/42 24.5.60 H0477/42 24.5.60 SWEPT CLEAR AT 16FT. NO FOUL. LEAST E/S DEPTH 22FT IN GEN DEPTH 17FT. SCOUR DEPTH 26FT. WRECKAGE DOES PROJECT ABOVE SURROUNDING SEABED. (HMS SCOTT, 29.4.59). AMEND WK 2FMS 4FT. BR STD. 28.5.68 28.5.68 AMEND WK 2FMS 3FT [LAT]. NE 1185. 27.9.73 27.9.73 AMEND SW 4.6MTRS. NC 1607. H3531/74 23.12.75 H3531/74 23.12.75 EXAM'D 5.11.75 IN 512823N, 005445E [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 5.4MTRS, FOUL AT 5.9MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 6.2MTRS IN GEN DEPTHS 5-6MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 7.4MTRS. LIES IN LARGE SCOUR AND IS DIFFICULT TO SWEEP. (PLA WK NO.42/75, MAPLIN 5.11.75).
- NM BLOCK. HH244/420/01 19.5.92 HH244/420/01 19.5.92 EXAM'D 24.2.92 IN 512822.1N, 005445.2E [OGB] USING MICROFIX. LEAST E/S DEPTH 6.4MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 6.4MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 7.7MTRS. RETAIN AS CHARTED. (PLA WK NO.201/25, CHARTWELL 22/92). NCA. 14.6.05 14.6.05 SHOWN IN 5128.408N, 0054.649E [WGD] ON PLA 201/23 DTD SEP'03-NOV'04. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Position: 51 28.408 N,0 54.649 E