This is the information page about the shipwreck Hms warrior ii, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 21.597 N,2 12.31 W (50.167166666667, -11.000666666667)
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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 WARRIOR II
Length 86.6 meter, width: 9.8 meter, tonnage 1124 ton
Cause: bombed and sunk by german aircraft, while acting as a submarine escort. (ww2sl & mariners mirror nov '84).
Year of registration: 1940
Water depth above wreck: 51 meter, Height above seabed: 150 cm
Known since: 1940, last detected: 2013
Details measurements/cartography: POSN 10 MILES SE OF GROVE POINT. (WW2SL). H03259/44 POSN 502200N, 021200W. (PLYMOUTH LIST). H3135/44 15.11.44 POSN 502200N, 021200W. (PORTSMOUTH NAV ORDER 440). 8.3.45 SONAR CONTACT. POSN 502206N, 021206W. LENGTH 180FT, HT 40FT. (ESCORT GROUP 6). 15.2.45 GOOD SONAR CONTACT. POSN 502200N, 021200W. (ESCORT GROUP 17). H0113/45 26.1.60 POSN CLASSIFIED AS 'NOT ACCURATE'. (PLYMOUTH LIST, 25.3.45). H0113/45 26.1.60 POSN CLASSIFIED AS 'GOOD'. (PLYMOUTH LIST, 4.7.45). H2291/64 18.5.65 EXAM'D IN 502134N, 021214W USING DECCA. LEAST E/S DEPTH 150 IN GEN DEPTH 165FT. NO SCOUR. STRONG SONAR RETURNS FRON ENE AND NNW. (HMS SCOTT, 5.5.64). AMEND TO WK 25FMS.
- NM 907/65. H3950/70 6.10.71 AMEND TO WK 46MTRS. NC 2615. 27.7.87 CONFIRMED AS THE WK OF WARRIOR II. (M SKELSEY). H1310/88/24 22.4.88 CONFIRMED AS WARRIOR II. STANDS UPRIGHT, BADLY BROKEN WITH BOW DETACHED AND LYING ON ITS PORT SIDE. 4 INCH GUN ON BOW SECTION. HIGHEST PART OF WK ARE BOILERS WHICH STAND APPROX 12FT HIGH. (A DUNSTER, 5.4.88). HH090/533/01 28.5.93 EXAM'D 6.3.93 IN 502135.5N, 021218.5W [WGD] USING HYPERFIX [3 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 45.9 IN GEN DEPTH 51MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 1MTR ON W SIDE OF WK. DCS3 HT 5.0MTRS, LENGTH 90MTRS, WIDTH 30MTRS. WELL BROKEN UP AND LYING 160/340DEGS, EXHIBITING A DEFINITE WK SHAPE. MAGNETOMETER INDICATES FERROUS CONTENT OF 1130 TONS. (HMS BULLDOG, HI 533). BR STD. 5.8.15 EXAM'D 2013 IN 5021.597N, 0212.310W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 46.5MTRS. LENGTH 81.53MTRS, WIDTH 22.55MTRS, HEIGHT 4.51MTRS, ORIENTATION 150/330 DEGS. (CEFAS/EGS, DS7). NFS. AMEND NDW 46MTRS.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: UPRIGHT, BADLY BROKEN UP
Position: 50 21.597 N,2 12.31 W