Dies ist die Informationsseite über das Schiffswrack Hms royal oak, die folgende Wasserkarte zeigt das Wrack in seiner unmittelbaren Umgebung. Die Position des Wracks ist 58 55.848 N,2 59.001 W (58.844716666667, -3.1926833333333)
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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 ROYAL OAK
Länge189 meter, Breite: 26.8 meter, Tiefgang: 8.5, Tonnage 29150 ton
Ursache: built in 1914 by devonport dockyard. a dreadnought battleship. yarrow boilers, turbine engines of 40,000 shp for 22 knots. eight 15 inch, twelve 6 inch, eight 4 inch and four three pdr guns. torpedoed by german submarine u 47 (gunter prien). struck initially in the bow and shortly afterwards by a salvo of 3 or 4 torpedoes. sank with loss of 834 officers and ratings out of total complement of 1146.
Jahr der Registrierung: 1939
Wassertiefe über dem Wrack: 26 meter, Höhe über dem Meeresboden: 45 cm
Bekannt seit: 1939, zuletzt detektiert: 2020
Detailmessungen/Kartographie: H0108/39 6.10.39 THE STERN LIES 259 DEG, 4590FT FROM GAITRIP, WITH THE BOWS 052DEG, 620FT FROM THE STERN, IN 585550N, 025858W. (KHM, SCAPA FLOW). - FNM 2471/39. H0108/39 12.3.41 LEAST DEPTH OVER WK 1FM. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). - FNM 537/41. H489/41 17.5.41 G CONL BUOY, GPFL(3)G 20S LAID. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). - FNM 1133/41. H0108/39 23.6.43 BN ESTABLISHED ON WK. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). - FNM 1250/43. H0108/39 1.7.49 BN REMOVED. (RNO ORKNEY).
- NM 1270/49. 26.1.83 REPORTED TO BE STILL COMPLETE EXCEPT THAT SPOTTING TOP HAS COLLAPSED AND NOW LIES ALONGSIDE WK. BOATS STILL REMAIN AT DAVITS. 'SURVEYED' ANNUALLY BY DIVING TEAM FROM HMS COCHRANE, ON WHICH OCCASIONS WHITE ENSIGN IS ALWAYS REPLACED ON ENSIGN STAFF. (MR WINTER, TELECON). HH268/440/04 4.9.97 MOD CARRIED OUT SWATH-BATHYMETRY SURVEY OF WK BY COMMERCIAL CONTRACTOR IN EARLY 1996. BOW POSN: 585554.24N, 025849.17W, [OGB], STERN POSN: 585550.58N, 025859.56W. OIL IS LEAKING FROM WK. (SALVAGE & MOORING ORGANISATION, FAX DTD 18.8.97). MEAN POSN: 585552.41N, 025854.22W [OGB]. BR STD. HH268/440/05 27.9.02 DESIGNATED AS PROTECTED MILITARY WRECK WITH RESTRICTED AREA RADIUS 200MTRS CENTRED ON 5855.848N, 0259.001W [WGD]. (STATUTORY INSTRUMENT 1761/02).
- NM 5104/02. HH268/440/06 14.12.05 BUOY NOW LIT FL(3) G, 20 SEC. (NLB, TLX DTD 9.12.05 & NM 53/05). BR STD. 24.5.06 WK HAS BEEN SURVEYED BY M/B. LEAST DEPTH OBTAINED GREATER THAN 4MTRS. (M DEAN, TELECON). NCA. SEP 2006/000394419 30.10.06 STATUTORY INSTRUMENT 1761/02 CANCELLED. REDESIGNATED AS PROTECTED MILITARY WRECK WITH RESTRICTED AREA RADIUS 200MTRS CENTRED ON 5855.848N, 0259.001W [WGD]. (STATUTORY INSTRUMENT 2616/06). NCA. 28.4.08 PREVIOUS SI CANCELLED. REDESIGNATED AS PROTECTED MILITARY WRECK WITH RESTRICTED AREA RADIUS 200MTRS CENTRED ON 5855.848N, 0259.001W [WGD]. (STATUTORY INSTRUMENT 950/08). NCA. 1.2.10 PREVIOUS SI CANCELLED. REDESIGNATED AS PROTECTED MILITARY WRECK WITH RESTRICTED AREA RADIUS 200MTRS CENTRED ON 5855.848N, 0259.001W [WGD]. (STATUTORY INSTRUMENT 3380/09). NCA. 16.6.17 PREVIOUS SI CANCELLED. REDESIGNATED AS PROTECTED MILITARY WRECK WITH RESTRICTED AREA RADIUS 200MTRS CENTRED ON 5855.848N, 0259.001W [WGD]. (STATUTORY INSTRUMENT 147/2017).
Quelle: UK Hydrographic Office
Position: 58 55.848 N,2 59.001 W