Dit is de informatiepagina over het scheepswrak Hms aragonite (part of), op de waterkaart hieronder zie je het wrak in zijn directe omgeving. De positie van dit wrak is 51 14.294 N,1 24.915 E (51.4688667, 1.5197833)
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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: HMS ARAGONITE (PART OF)
Lengte 40.6 meter, breedte: 7.5 meter, diepgang: 3.9, tonnage 315 ton
Oorzaak: Built in 1934 by cook, wellington & gemmel ltd, beverley. originally owned by the kingston ss trawling co ltd. one boiler, triple expansion engine of 89 nhp, single shaft. hired as minesweeper from august 1939. mined and sank in two parts. (sibi & ww2sl).
Jaar registratie: 1939
Waterdiepte boven wrak: 6 meter, hoogte boven zeebodem: 45 cm
Bekend sinds: 1939, laatst gedetecteerd: 2010
Details metingen/cartografie: H0240/39 15.1.40 DW PA LOCATED. (HMS FRANKLIN). - FNM 2866/36. H0183/39 23.4.40 BAR SWEPT CLEAR AT 8FT FOUL AT 10FT. MAIN OBSTACLE SHIP'S BOILER. FURTHER DISPERSAL PROPOSED. (DBMS AND HMS STEEPHOLM). AMEND TO DW (TWO MASTS).
- NM 1045/40. H0240/39 19.7.51 G CAN BUOY CLOSE E OF DW. (TH).
- NM 1264/51 & FNM 61/51. H5561/55 28.10.55 DELETED (TWO MASTS). (CG DEAL).
- NM 2440/55. H927/59 LEAST E/S DEPTH 18FT. (ECES, 1959). H927/59 11.2.60 BOILER DUMPED INTACT IN 510210N, 013000E IN 31FMS. (BANGLOW). H0183/39 28.7.60 EXAM'D IN TWO PARTS. NORTHERN PART IN 511414N, 012500E USING HSA. SWEPT CLEAR AT 12FT, FOUL AT 13FT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 19FT IN GEN DEPTH 19-22FT. SCOUR DEPTH 24FT. SOUTHERN PART IN 511408N, 012459E USING HSA. CLEAR AT 16FT, FOUL AT 17FT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 20FT IN GEN DEPTH 23-24FT. SCOUR DEPTH 25FT. SEA BED SAND ON CHALK. (ECES, 8.6.60). 4.3.69 NOW CHARTED AS SW 1FM 4FT [N PART) AND SW 2FMS 2FT (S PART). NE 1828. (LAT IS 3FT SHOALER THAN SURVEYED). H2119/58 15.10.70 G CAN BUOY IN 511415N, 012509E DELETED. (TH LTR DTD 1.10.70).
- NM 1751/70. 13.6.72 NOW CHARTED AS SW 3.0MTRS & SW 4.2MTRS. NC 1828. H2100/74 9.8.74 WK IN 511416N, 012504E USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 5.0MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 6-7MTRS. SCOUR 7.0MTRS. SMALLISH LUMP PROBABLY WK COVERED WITH SAND. (ISS, 25.4.74). NCA. 11.5.82 NOW CHARTED AS SW 3.0MTRS. NE 323. HH090/647/01 1.2.96 EXAM'D 12.9.95 IN 511415.4N, 012500.6E [OGD] USING DGPS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 5.0 IN GEN DEPTH 6.5MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 1.0MTR. NO DCS3 HT. LENGTH 45MTRS, WIDTH 15MTRS. LIES 020/200DEGS. MEDIUM MAGNETIC ANOMALY. BROKEN UP WITH LITTLE HEIGHT. SANDWAVE HAS BUILT UP NEXT TO THE WK. WK HAS NO SIGNIFICANT EXTENT ABOVE THE CREST OF THE SANDWAVE. IMPRACTICAL TO SWEEP WK. RETAIN AS CHARTED. (NP 1016, HI 647). RETAIN SW 3MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. SEP 2011/000026047 20.1.11 LOCATED 2010 IN 5124.294N, 0124.915E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 4.99MTRS. AREA OF DEBRIS COVERING 60MTRS BY 42MTRS. SANDBANK TO E IS SHOALER. (NETSURVEY, HI 1341). IN MINOR SCOUR. LIES APPROX 045/225 DEGS. AMEND WK 4.9MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD.
Bron: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: WELL BROKEN UP, IN MINOR SCOUR See Also: 13773
Positie: 51 14.294 N,1 24.915 E