Dies ist die Informationsseite über das Schiffswrack Hms amphion (probably), die folgende Wasserkarte zeigt das Wrack in seiner unmittelbaren Umgebung. Die Position des Wracks ist 52 13.08 N,2 35.937 E (52.113416666667, 2.8418)

Die Texte zu diesem Schiffswrack sind in englischer Sprache 🇬🇧, da sie vom Hydrographischen Amt des Vereinigten Königreichs (UKHO) auf der Grundlage von Daten u. a. der Hydrographischen Dienste von Deutschland, der Niederlande und Belgien erstellt wurden. Sie enthalten die bekannten Details des Wracks und die Kommentare der Kartographen, die die Position und den Zustand des Wracks im Laufe der Zeit überprüft haben.

Name: HMS AMPHION (PROBABLY)

Länge117.3 meter, Breite: 12.8 meter, Tiefgang: 4.3, Tonnage 3440 ton

Ursache: built 1911 at pembroke dockyard, with turbine engines of 18,000ihp capable of 25.4knots, yarrow boilers.struck two mines in quick succession laid the previous day by german ss konigin luise & sank immediately. 151 crew & 18 german prisoners were lost, 139 crew rescued. (dods)

Jahr der Registrierung: 1969

Wassertiefe über dem Wrack: 40 meter, Höhe über dem Meeresboden: 100 cm

Bekannt seit: 1969, zuletzt detektiert: 2014

Detailmessungen/Kartographie: SINKING POSN 521100N, 023600E APPROX. (NAVAL STAFF MONOGRAPHS, VOL 10). H8169/68 9.1.69 LOCATED IN 521306N, 023558E [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 109FT IN GEN DEPTH 135FT. NO SCOUR. (HMS BULLDOG, 38/68). INS AS WK 18FMS.

- NM 249/69. H8169/68 29.4.69 SWEPT CLEAR AT 91.5FT, FOUL AT 95.5FT. LEAST DEPTH BY E/S 109FT. EITHER TWO WKS OR ONE LARGE SHIP BROKEN IN HALF. (HMS BULLDOG, APR 1969). AMEND TO WK SW 15FMS. BR STD. 23.11.72 SHOWN IN 521308N, 023556E [EUR] ON NETHERLANDS FISHERIES 1954 [RECEIVED 7.11.72]. H4856/72 15.12.72 REPEAT OF ABOVE. (NETHERLANDS NM 3442/72). NCA. 28.8.73 AMEND TO WK SW 27MTRS. NC 2182A. H1939/80 5.5.82 EXAMINED 2.7.81 IN 521303N, 023603E [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 30.9 IN GEN DEPTH 39.6MTRS. NO SCOUR. HYDROSEARCH VERTICAL HT 7MTRS, SHADOW HT 8.8MTRS. PROBABLY HMS AMPHION, LOOKS LIKE A CRUISER. LYING 100/280DEGS, BOWS E. STERN MISSING, OTHERWISE UPRIGHT AND INTACT. SMALL AREA SEPARATE WRECKAGE 70MTRS W. SONAR LENGTH 97MTRS, BEAM 11MTRS. (HMS BULLDOG HI 8). AMEND TO WK 30MTRS IN REVISED POSN.

- NM 1196/82. HH090/674/01 8.11.95 EXAMINED 16.8.95 IN 521304.6N, 023556.5E [WGD] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR 31.7, FOUL 32.0MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 31.7 IN GEN DEPTH 40MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 1MTR. DCS3 HT 5.5MTRS. LENGTH 90MTRS, WIDTH 10MTRS. LIES 090/270DEGS. SIGNIFICANT MAGNETOMETER DEFLECTION. UPRIGHT AND BROKEN INTO TWO PIECES 50MTRS APART. THE E AND LARGEST PORTION CONTAINS THE LEAST DEPTH AT THE W END. (NP 1008, HI 674). SWEEP NOT RELIABLE. AMEND TO WK 31MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. HH090/910/01 4.12.00 EXAM'D 4.7.00 IN 5213.074N, 0235.973E [WGD] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR 30.6, FOUL 31.1MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 31.3 IN GEN DEPTH 39-49MTRS. SCOUR 1MTR DEEP EXTENDS 42MTRS TOWARDS 103DEGS. DEBRIS WITHIN 20MTRS. UPRIGHT AND GENERALLY INTACT. ?BOW BROKEN OFF AND LIES 50MTRS W. (GARDLINE, HI 910). AMEND TO WK SW 30.5MTRS IN REVISED POSN.

- NM 238/01. 13.7.10 MOSTLY INTACT AND UPRIGHT EXCEPT JUST AFT OF THE BOW FOREDECK THE VESSEL HAS BEEN BLOWN AWAY FOR 50MTRS BEFORE THE WRECK RISES AGAIN. A LARGE AMOUNT OF UPPER STRUCTURE INCLUDING BRIDGE INTACT. WK AFT OF BRIDGE TO PROP IS QUITE FEATURELESS. (DIVER MAGAZINE AUG '10). SEP 2014/000101124 27.8.14 EXAM'D 27.4.14 IN 5213.080N, 0235.937E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 31.96 IN GEN DEPTH 40MTRS. SCOUR 1.2MTRS DEEP EXTENDS 200MTRS TOWARDS 018 DEGS. LENGTH 88MTRS, WIDTH 13MTRS, HT 8.04MTRS. LIES 100/280 DEGS WITH BOWS W. DEBRIS EXTENDS 75MTRS TOWARDS 287 DEGS. UPRIGHT WITH BOWS CLOSE W. (MMT HI 1426). AMEND WK 31MTRS IN REVISED POSN. 15.3.17 STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS, DEFENCE NO 147/2017. COMING INTO FORCE 3.3.17. AMEND "HISTORIC".
Quelle: UK Hydrographic Office

Kommentar Forscher: INTACT, UPRIGHT,?BOW LIES 50MTRS W

Position: 52 13.08 N,2 35.937 E

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