This is the information page about the shipwreck Hmy viva 2, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 29.392 N,5 30.055 W (50.27365, -5.4894666666667)

 

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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. Acadian
2. Alster (possibly)
3. Aud
4. Austria (possibly)
5. Bard (possibly)
6. Besse (probably)
7. Bessemer city (probably)
8. Bolette (possibly)
9. Cheerful
10. Christos markettos
11. Courtown
12. Cristina
13. Dageid
14. Denebola
15. Dundee (probably)
16. Dux (possibly)
17. Enrico parodi
18. Fanny lambert
19. Gemini
20. Genevieve (possibly)
21. Gleno
22. Hampshire
23. Helene (probably)
24. Hms warwick
25. Hmy viva 2
26. Juanita
27. Kintuck
28. Kynance (probably)
29. Lia'g
30. Lombard (possibly)
31. Lutece (part of)(possibly)
32. Luxembourg (probably)
33. Lyminge
34. Madeline
35. Marcelle
36. Mefjord (possibly)
37. Morning star
38. Nile
39. Norma (possibly)
40. Onega
41. Pacific reliance
42. Peer gynt (possibly)
43. Petersham
44. Polesley (possibly)
45. Portugal
46. Prestige
47. Primo ?
48. Princess royal
49. Quarnero
50. Rossmore (possibly)
51. Saxon briton
52. Secil japan (bow section)
53. Secil japan (stern section)
54. Shanes castle
55. Shoreham (probably)
56. Sna i (possibly)
57. St chamond
58. St george
59. St george (possibly)
60. Stabil (possibly)
61. Sten (possibly)
62. Thorsa (part of)(possibly)
63. Traute sarnow
64. Tyrhaug
65. U 1021 (possibly)
66. U 400 (possibly)
67. Union crystal (possibly)
68. Veghtstroom (possibly)
69. Vesuvius
70. Vine branch (possibly)
71. War baron (probably)
72. Warnow (possibly)
73. Zone (probably)

 

Name: HMY VIVA 2

Year of registration: 1941

Water depth above wreck: 59 meter, Height above seabed: 2 cm

Known since: 1941, last detected: 2022

Details measurements/cartography: 8.5.41 VESSEL SUNK IN 503000N, 052200W. (HMS CLEVELAND) - POSN FOR FILING ONLY. H2979/74 23.5.79 FASTENER REPD IN 502925N, 052925W USING DECCA. (E.GILES, 16.5.77). HH100/351/08 15.11.93 STERN SECTION OF HMS WARWICK, LIES 2 MILES W OF MAIN SECTION IN 502924N, 052954W. (G J POUND, 27.10.93). CHART AS NDWPA. BR STD. HH090/799/01 20.12.00 EXAM'D 10.9.00 IN 5029.392N, 0530.055W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 57.5 IN GEN DEPTH 59MTRS. NO SCOUR. COVERS AN AREA 70MTRS BY 50MTRS, ORIENTATED 002/182 DEGS. DCS3 HT 2.6MTRS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. AN AREA OF DEBRIS WITH NO GENERAL FORM. (NP 1008, HI 799). AMEND TO WK 57MTRS. BR STD. SEP 2022/000180453 24.11.22 EXAM'D BY DIVER 13.07.22, WRECK IN POSITION HAS BEEN PROVEN TO BE "HMY VIVA 2" SANK IN 1941. MAKERS PLATE WAS RECOVERED SOME WHILE AGO BY DIVERS AND HAS NOW BEEN CONFIRMED BY ENGINE CONFIGURATION, DIMENSIONS, GENERAL LAYOUT, PLUS POTTERY. DEPTH IS 62 METRES BY DEPTH GAUGE LOW WATER, WRECK LIES COMPLETELY FLAT STANDING NO MORE THAN 1-2 METRES OR LESS. (STEVE HUTCHINSON, HARLYN DIVERS H102). UPDATED OBJNAM TO HMY VIVA 2.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: AREA OF WRECKAGE

Position: 50 29.392 N,5 30.055 W

 

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