This is the information page about the shipwreck Hmsm safari (ex p 211), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 25.342 N,2 2.558 W (50.167166666667, -11.000666666667)

 

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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. Abel tasman (part of)(possibly)
2. Advanti
3. Aeneas (probably)
4. Aeolian sky
5. Albert c field (probably)
6. Alex van opstal
7. Alexandrovna
8. Aparima
9. Arctic dawn
10. Arfon
11. Balmoralwood
12. Baron garioch
13. Barryman
14. Betelgeuse (bow section)
15. Betsy anna
16. Binnendijk
17. Black hawk (fwd section)
18. Bobbyb
19. Braedale (probably)
20. Bretagne
21. Britannia (probably)
22. British inventor (bow section)
23. Carentan
24. Castlereagh
25. Cathrine
26. Chasseur 6
27. Chasseur 7
28. Cheyenne
29. Clan macvey
30. Dagmar
31. Dallas city (possibly)
32. Derna (probably)
33. Deucalion
34. Dumfries
35. El kahira
36. Elena r
37. Elmcrest
38. Emile miguet
39. Ethel (probably)
40. Everleigh
41. Evertsen
42. Excelsior (possibly)
43. Finn
44. Fleur de lys
45. Fluent
46. Frigga
47. Gallia
48. General jackson
49. Georgios kyriakides
50. Girnigoe
51. Goathland
52. Halsewell
53. Hartburn (probably)
54. Hartley (possibly)
55. Heronspool
56. Hms arfon
57. Hms blackwood
58. Hms courageous
59. Hms dark gladiator
60. Hms delight
61. Hms fame
62. Hms golden sunset (possibly)
63. Hms john mitchell
64. Hms warrior ii
65. Hms waterlily
66. Hmsm a3
67. Hmsm safari (ex p 211)
68. Ice prince
69. Ioannis fafalios
70. Iolanthe
71. Iona
72. Janna
73. Kafiristan
74. Kolga
75. Kyarra
76. Lady of avenel
77. Lcvp 120
78. Leny (possibly)
79. Leticia
80. License to kill (possibly)
81. Lil boat
82. Lochavon
83. Louisiane
84. Mallard (possibly)
85. Mayflower
86. Meknes
87. Messina
88. Michelle
89. Miefield
90. Milo
91. Nailsea lass
92. Navasota
93. Neree (possibly)
94. Neree (possibly)
95. Neree (probably)
96. Nestlea
97. Normandy
98. Orne (possibly)
99. Pescalanza
100. Piedras
101. Pitchipoy (possibly)
102. Prinses juliana (part of)(possibly)
103. Rapana
104. Rowella
105. San fernando
106. Seahawk
107. Security (possibly)
108. Sheer grace
109. Snowdrop
110. Southampton
111. Spiral (possibly)
112. Start
113. Surdelo
114. Theodoros t
115. Tiiu
116. Togimo
117. U 480
118. Vera (probably)
119. Vikholmen
120. Waitara
121. Xania

 

Name: HMSM SAFARI (EX P 211)

Length 61.6 meter, width: 7.3 meter, tonnage 715 ton

Cause: foundered while being towed to newport for scrapping. (cinc portsmouth).

Year of registration: 1946

Water depth above wreck: 41 meter, Height above seabed: 95 cm

Known since: 1946, last detected: 1994

Details measurements/cartography: H348/46 21.1.46 SANK IN 502430N, 020230W APPROX. (CINC PORTSMOUTH). HH100/351/08 9.11.93 WK OF HMS SAFARI LOCATED IN 502523.5N, 020233.5W [OGB]. LIES UPRIGHT, WITH BOW BLOWN OFF AND CONNING TOWER MISSING, IN GEN DEPTH 40MTRS. IS APPARENTLY OWNED BY MR D SAYWELL. (J K WELCH, 13.10.93). INS AS NDW PA. BR STD. HH226/410/02 18.3.94 LOCATED IN 502520.5N, 020233.5W [WGD]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 36 IN GEN DEPTH 41MTRS. (HMS BULLDOG, SIGNAL DTD 11.3.1994).

- NM 1100/94. HH090/533/01 13.5.94 EXAM'D 27.2.94 IN 502520N, 020234W [WGD] USING HYPERFIX [3 LOP]. LEAST DEPTH 36 IN GEN DEPTH 41MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 1MTR. DCS3 HT 6MTRS. LENGTH 90MTRS, WIDTH 20MTRS. LIES 095/275DEGS. LARGE MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (HMS BULLDOG, HI 533). NFA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: UPRIGHT, BOWS & CONNING TOWER MISSING

Position: 50 25.342 N,2 2.558 W

 

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