This is the information page about the shipwreck Hmsm splendid, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 42 0 N,8 10 E (42, 8.1666666666667)
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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: HMSM SPLENDID
Length 60.4 meter, width: 7.3 meter, draught: 3.4, tonnage 960 ton
Cause: the submarine was scuttled off capri after a depth charge attack by the german destroyer `hermes'. (britain's sea war & allied warship casualties).
Year of registration: 1943
Water depth above wreck: 2400 meter
Known since: 1943
Details measurements/cartography: 12.8.78 VESSEL SANK IN 420000N, 081000E APPROX. (ALLIED WARSHIP CASUALTIES, MED, FEB 1952). NCA, PLOTS IN OVER 2000MTRS, TOO DEEP TO CHART.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Position: 42 0 N,8 10 E