This is the information page about the shipwreck Hmsm k4 , the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 56 15.513 N,2 11.533 W (56.5, -12)

 

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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. Aikaterini
2. Alida gorthon
3. Ampleforth
4. Ardgour ii
5. Asta (probably)
6. Astra ii
7. Auriac (probably)
8. Aurora
9. Ballochbuie (possibly)
10. Bay fisher
11. Boyne castle (possibly)
12. Captain
13. Centaruo i
14. Dalblair
15. Daydawn
16. Einar jarl (probably)
17. Empire claire
18. Empire moose
19. Fellside
20. Fylgia
21. Gaslight (parts of)(possibly)
22. Gasray (part of)(possibly)
23. Grenmar (possibly)
24. Gyda
25. Halland (probably)
26. Hansa
27. Har zion
28. Harley (part of)(possibly)
29. Hms pathfinder
30. Hmsm k17
31. Hmsm k4
32. Jonkoping ii (probably)
33. King robert
34. Kotka
35. Loch lomond
36. Maggie smith (possibly)
37. Mallard
38. Margaret rae
39. Nerissa
40. Northards
41. Olympier
42. Oropesa
43. Ptarmigan
44. River garry
45. Rushpool
46. Sabbia
47. Scotia
48. Sesostris
49. Shakespeare
50. Storjen
51. U 1103
52. U 1194
53. U 2354
54. U 3514
55. U 532
56. U 74
57. Ugie (possibly)
58. Valhallah
59. Victor ross
60. Victoria
61. Vogtland

 

Name: HMSM K4

Length 101.8 meter, width: 8.2 meter, tonnage 2650 ton

Cause: sank following a collision with british submarine k6.

Year of registration: 1918

Water depth above wreck: 50 meter, Height above seabed: 40 cm

Known since: 1918, last detected: 2013

Details measurements/cartography: SANK OFF MAY ISLAND. (COLLEDGE). H2905/62 14.8.62 WK LOCATED IN 561521N, 021141W USING 2 RANGE DECCA. LEAST E/S DEPTH 152FT IN GEN DEPTH 169FT. (HMS SCOTT, HI 14/62). INS AS NDW.

- NM 2748/62. 30.7.68 AMEND TO WK 25FMS. NE 1407. 22.8.77 AMEND TO WK 46MTRS. NC 175. H1310/86/14 12.6.86 LOCAL DIVERS STATE WK OF K4 LIES CLOSE TO THAT OF K17 AT A DEPTH OF 46MTRS ABOUT 10M E OF MAY ISLAND. (LT SCC) A KNOX, RNR, 2.6.86). 24.6.94 LOCATED IN 561528N, 021135W [WGD]. DEPTH 48 IN GEN DEPTH 56MTRS. NO SCOUR. COMPLETE HULL, BOWS TO STERN. UPRIGHT. PROPELLORS BURIED. DEEP RENT ACROSS HULL AFT OF REAR GUN MOUNT. CONNING TOWER FORCED OVER TO STBD BUT STILL ATTACHED AT 90 DEGS. FWD PERISCOPE DAMAGED. NET ON GUN AND CONNING TOWER. (P P G WADSWORTH). 20.10.03 RECORD REVIEWED. AMEND POSN TO 5615.467N, 0211.583W [WGD]. BR STD. 29.10.07 POSN 5615.456N, 0211.594W [WGD]. (B BAIRD VIA K HEATH, TELECON 26.10.07). SHOWN IN CONJUNCTION WITH K17 [SEE 2975] CLOSE S ON BA 175 [SEP '05 EDN]. NCA. SEP 2008/000075801 19.6.08 EXAM'D 11.2.08 IN 5615.513N, 0211.533W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 43.8 GEN DEPTH 50.8MTRS. SCOUR 1MTR DEEP EXTENDS 3MTRS FROM BOW AND STERN. LENGTH 89MTRS, WIDTH 15MTRS, HT 6.9MTRS. LIES 040/220 DEGS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. INTACT. (GARDLINE HYDRO, HI 1152). AMEND WK 43MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. SEP 2010/000204603 10.12.10 INS BY NM.

- NM 6297/10. SEP 2013/000073322 4.4.13 LOCATED 14.6.09 IN 5615.5220N, 0211.5331W [WGD]. DCS3 LENGTH 70.89MTRS, WIDTH 8.87MTRS, HT 4.04MTRS. (NEART NA GAOITHE OFFSHORE WIND LTD, ROS DTD 1.2010). NCA. 6.4.17 STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS, DEFENCE NO 147/2017. COMING INTO FORCE 3.3.17. AMEND "HISTORIC".
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: UPRIGHT, INTACT, DEEP RENT AFT OF TOWER, SCOUR AT BOW/STERN

Position: 56 15.513 N,2 11.533 W

 

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