This is the information page about the shipwreck Tampa (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 52.53 N,6 9.99 W (50.8755, -6.1665)

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.

Name: TAMPA (POSSIBLY)

Length 57.9 meter, width: 9.8 meter, draught: 4, tonnage 1181 ton

Cause: torpedoed by german submarine while engaged on convoy duties. (dod). 26.9.18 26.9.18 torpedoed by german submarine ub 91. (der krieg zur see).

Year of registration: 1918

Water depth above wreck: 91 meter, Height above seabed: 120 cm

Known since: 1918, last detected: 1991

Details measurements/cartography: 30.9.18 SUNK IN 505500N, 060500W, APPROX. (RA FALMOUTH, AP REPORT M015044). H2537/28 28.8.28 NCA. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). H1932/79 17.2.81 NOTHING LOCATED IN 505500N, 060500W, BUT WK, POSSIBLY THE TAMPA, LOCATED AND EXAM'D 24.9.80 IN 505230N, 060956W USING HYPERFIX [2 LOP]. DECCA USED. LEAST E/S DEPTH 85 IN GEN DEPTH 90MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 91MTRS. DCS3 HT 5.3MTRS, LENGTH 50MTRS. LIES 140/320 DEG IN FLAT SANDY AREA AND APPARENTLY PARTIALLY BURIED, BUT WITH HULL COMPLETE. MAGNETIC ANOMALY 30NT. (HMS FAWN, HI 56A/79-80). - CHART AS WK 85MTRS IN 505230N, 060956W - R/P. HH6346/87/2 16.12.91 EXAM'D 10.7.91 IN 505231.7N, 060959.6W [WGD] USING HF. UTM COORDS [CM 9 DEG W] 699337E, 5639803N. LEAST E/S DEPTH 88 IN GEN DEPTH 91MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 LENGTH 30MTRS, WIDTH 12MTRS, HT 4.1MTRS. LIES 120/300 DEG, WITH SANDWAVES RUNNING WSW FROM WK FOR ABOUT 60MTRS. SONAR HEIGHT DIFFICULT TO ESTIMATE DUE TO EXTENSIVE SCOURING WHICH WAS NOT EVIDENT ON E/S. (HMS FAWN, HI 429). - RETAIN AS CHARTED.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: HULL COMPLETE - LIES IN AREA OF SANDWAVES

Position: 50 52.53 N,6 9.99 W

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