Dit is de informatiepagina over het scheepswrak City of birmingham, op de waterkaart hieronder zie je het wrak in zijn directe omgeving. De positie van dit wrak is 53 32.402 N,0 15.35 E (53.56915, 0.0936)
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De teksten bij dit scheepswrak zijn in het engels 🇬🇧, omdat deze worden opgesteld door het UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) op basis van de gegevens van de hydrografische diensten van onder meer Nederland, België en Duitsland. Ze bevatten de bekende details van het wrak en de opmerkingen van de cartografen die in de loop der tijden de positie en de toestand van het wrak hebben gecontroleerd.
Naam: CITY OF BIRMINGHAM
Jaar registratie: 1940
Waterdiepte boven wrak: 10 meter, hoogte boven zeebodem: 140 cm
Bekend sinds: 1940, laatst gedetecteerd: 2013
Details metingen/cartografie: H0776/40 3.10.40 H0776/40 3.10.40 MINED WITH CARGO OF WOOL, TEA, TOBACCO, AMMUNITIONS PLUS 2,550 TONS OF COPPER AND TIN. POSN FIXED BY HMS FRANKLIN AS 533226N, 001530E. (FO HUMBER, 7.9.40). INS AS DW.
- NM 2348/40. H0273/41 27.1.41 H0273/41 27.1.41 AMEND TO ST.
- NM 179/41. H0776/40 14.4.44 H0776/40 14.4.44 INS G SPH BUOY, FL G 5 SEC, CLOSE E OF WK.
- NM 818/44. H7931/46 13.10.47 H7931/46 & H4984/47 13.10.47 FOULED AT 2FT IN GEN DEPTH 31FT. POSN 533222N, 001528E, OR 115.25 DEG, 5.45 MILES FROM SPURN LT. (HMS SCOTT, JULY 1947). AMEND TO SW 0FM 1FT.
- NM 2660/47. H0776/40 11.9.47 H0776/40 11.9.47 SALVAGE OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS. - TNM 2381/47. H0776/40 30.8.48 H0776/40 30.8.48 SALVAGE OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS. - TNM 1940/48. H0776/40 H0776/40 SALVAGE OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS. - TNM 384/49. H0776/40 30.8.49 H0776/40 30.8.49 AMEND BUOY TO G SPH, FL G 5SEC.
- NM 1702/49. H0776/40 5.10.49 H0776/40 5.10.49 AMEND BUOY TO G CAN. (TH).
- NM 2009/49. H0776/40 6.11.50 H0776/40 6.11.50 SURVEY AFTER REPEAT SALVAGE & DISPERSAL OPERATIONS. LEAST DEPTH OVER WK 29 IN GEN DEPTHS 30 TO 33FT. POSN 533224N, 001530E. DELETE BUOY. (HMS SHARPSHOOTER & TH, 29.8.50). AMEND TO 4FMS 5FT. DELETE BUOY.
- NM 2061/50. 3.9.70 3.9.70 ABOUT ?1-2MILLION OF COPPER AND TIN (CARGO) WERE SALVAGED BY RISDON BEAZLEY IN 1949. OPERATIONS WERE COMPLETED IN 1950 WITH NEARLY ALL CARGO RECOVERED. (LLOYDS, TELECON 3.9.70). H6450/68 5.12.68 H6450/68 5.12.68 EXAM'D 28.5.6.8 IN 533225N, 001526E [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. SWEPT 24, FOUL AT 25FT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 26 IN GEN DEPTH 32 TO 35FT. SCOUR DEPTH 42FT. WK APPEARS TO LIE IN TWO PARTS - THE SE PART LYING IN A LARGE SCOUR AND THE NW PART SPREAD OVER THE SEABED. LEAST E/S DEPTH OBTAINED OVER THE SE PART WAS 31FT. (HMS ENTERPRISE, HI 39/68). AMEND TO SW 4FMS 1FT.
- NM 232/69. 1.2.74 1.2.74 AMEND TO SW 7.3MTRS [LAT]. NC 109. 3.9.13 3.9.13 EXAM'D 19.5.13 IN 5332.402N, 0015.350E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 7.38 IN GEN DEPTH 9.7MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 136.0MTRS, WIDTH 520.MTRS, HT 2.32MTRS. LIES 140/220 DEGS. VERY WELL BROKEN UP, SOME CLEARLY DEFINED FEATURES. (NETSURVEY, HI 1401). RETAIN SW 7.3MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Bron: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: IN TWO PARTS, SE PART IN LARGE SCOUR, NW PART SPREAD OUT
Positie: 53 32.402 N,0 15.35 E