Dit is de informatiepagina over het scheepswrak Himalaya, op de waterkaart hieronder zie je het wrak in zijn directe omgeving. De positie van dit wrak is 50 34.725 N,2 26.584 W (50.39495, -2.4067166666667)

 

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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.

 

1. Addarwa
2. Aeneas (probably)
3. Aeolian sky
4. Alex van opstal
5. Amy
6. Apache
7. Athen
8. Barryman
9. Binnendijk
10. Black hawk (aft section)
11. Black hawk (fwd section)
12. Britannia (possibly)
13. British inventor (bow section)
14. Countess of erne
15. Earl of abergavenny
16. Elena r
17. Elmcrest
18. Enecuri
19. Ethel (probably)
20. Evertsen
21. Forester (& pontoon)
22. Franziska
23. Frogner ?
24. Grane
25. Gripfast
26. Hartlepool (part of)
27. Hartlepool (part of)
28. Himalaya
29. Hms arfon
30. Hms buccaneer
31. Hms fisgard ii
32. Hms golden sunset (possibly)
33. Hms james fennel
34. Hms kingston cairngorm (possibly)
35. Hms landrail (probably)
36. Hms recoil (bow section)(probably)
37. Hms recoil (stern section)(probably)
38. Hms remindo (possibly)
39. Hms warrior ii
40. Hmsm a3
41. Hmsm l24
42. Hmsm m2
43. Hmsm p555
44. Hmsm sidon
45. Inisinver
46. Iolanthe
47. Juvenile delinquent
48. Longsand
49. Lst 507 (bow section)
50. Lst 507 (stern section)
51. Lst 531
52. Mallard (possibly)
53. Marie therese
54. Martha
55. Merchant royal
56. Neree (possibly)
57. Neree (probably)
58. Onward (probably)
59. Orne (possibly)
60. Pas (c.182)
61. Pitchipoy (possibly)
62. Pomeranian
63. Romsdalen (probably)
64. Rowella
65. Royal adelaide
66. Salsette ii
67. Saratoga
68. Scaldis
69. St dunstan
70. Stancrest
71. Sudon (possibly)
72. Terrapin
73. Thera (possibly)
74. Tracy
75. Trito
76. U 322 (possibly)
77. Ub 74
78. Valdes (probably)

 

Naam: HIMALAYA

Jaar registratie: 1941

Waterdiepte boven wrak: 11 meter, hoogte boven zeebodem: 100 cm

Bekend sinds: 1941, laatst gedetecteerd: 20080325

Details metingen/cartografie: H02184/41 2.7.41 COAL HULK NO.2 IN 503440N, 022629W AMENDED TO DWP. (ADMIRALTY). - FNM 1521/41 & LATER NM 3216/45. H1662/48 16.4.48 POSN NOW STATED TO BE FOUL. (KHM PORTLAND HN 43/48).

- NM 792/48. 16.1.57 NO LONGER CHARTED. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). NE 2268. 7.8.67 SMALL DISPOSAL CARRIED OUT BY PORTLAND AND WEYMOUTH COALING CO. LTD IN SEPT '43. THESE WERE THE OWNERS OF THE VESSEL. ONLY SUPERSTRUCTURE REMOVED. OF FOUR BOMBS DROPPED ONLY THREE EXPLODED. ONE UNEXPLODED BOMB REPD ON SEABED. (LLOYDS WAR RISK, BOT HIST SECTION, TELECON, DTD 7.8.67). H1310/74/56 12.2.75 IT WAS PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT THAT 'HIMALAYA' WAS IN 503511N, 022509W. NOW DISCOUNTED BY A REPORT FROM MR C G FOX WITH REFERENCE TO 1939 EDN OF 2268. 'HIMALAYA' SUNK AT HER MOORINGS IN APPROX CENTRE OF HARBOUR AND REMAINED WITH HER MASTS ABOVE WATER FOR THE DURATION OF THE WAR BEFORE BEING BLOWN FLAT BY SALVAGE COMPANY. (C G FOX, DTD 3.2.75). THIS WK CHARTED AS DWP (MAST DRIES TO 5FT) 1939 EDN OF BA 2268, CORRECT TO NM 1048/46. H1310/74 11.3.75 POSN REPORTED AS 503440.5N, 022629.0W. (C G FOX, DTD 3.3.75). H1310/84/19 13.6.84 REMAINS OF VESSEL WELL BROKEN UP, COVERING LARGE AREA RUNNING ROUGHLY 100/280DEGS. WKGE CONSISTS OF SHIP PLATES, BEAMS, TEAK PLANKING AND COAL. MOSTLY THIS LAYS FAIRLY FLAT BUT SOME PARTS STAND UP TO 5FT HIGH. WHOLE AREA FOUL FOR ANCHORING. POSN GIVEN ON 1940 COPY OF CHART 2268 IS ACCURATE. (S LISCOE). RE-INS AS FOUL IN 503440.5N, 022629W [OGB]. BR STD. H3848/86 2.11.90 EXAM'D 14.10.90 IN 503441.32N, 022630.32W [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [3 LOP], DCS3 AND DIVERS FIXES. LEAST E/S DEPTH 9 IN GEN DEPTH 11MTRS. SCOUR 0.4MTRS DEEP. DCS3 HT 2MTRS, LENGTH 100MTRS, WIDTH 20MTRS. LIES 100/280DEGS, IN 6 MAIN PIECES WITH OUTLYING SCATTERED WRECKAGE, LEAST DEPTH 9MTRS, IN 503441.70N, 022631.44W [OGB]. (HMSML GLEANER, H525 DTD 16.10.90). CHART AS DWP 9MTRS IN 503441.3N, 022630.3W [OGB].

- NM 3270/90. 14.10.04 EUT POSN: 5034.723N, 0226.584W. NE 2268. HH091/217/01 / SEP 2009/000158351 2.11.09 EXAM'D 25.3.08 IN 5034.725N, 0226.584W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 8.77 IN GEN DEPTH 10.93MTRS. LENGTH 3.13MTRS, WIDTH 1.62MTRS, HT 3.16MTRS. LIES 120/330DEGS. APPEARS TO HAVE BROKEN INTO NUMEROUS PIECES, THE QUOTED POSN BEING FOR THE LEAST DEPTH. DEBRIS COVERS 100MTRS ALONG 100/280 DEGS. APPEARS TO LIE IN MINOR SCOUR, LENGTH 91MTRS, ALONG 110 DEGS. (HMSML GLEANER, HI 1217). AMEND DWP 8.7MTRS IN CHARTED POSN. BR STD.
Bron: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: AREA OF WRECKAGE WITH 6 MAIN PIECES, MINOR SCOUR

Positie: 50 34.725 N,2 26.584 W

 

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