Dit is de informatiepagina over het scheepswrak Hms arbutus, op de waterkaart hieronder zie je het wrak in zijn directe omgeving. De positie van dit wrak is 51 38.485 N,5 19.859 W (51.590433333333, -5.2717666666667)
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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 ARBUTUS
Lengte 79.9 meter, breedte: 10.7 meter, diepgang: 4.3, tonnage 1290 ton
Oorzaak: built in 1917 by armstrong whitworth, barrow-in-furness. an 'arethusa' class armed sloop. twin triple expansion engines of 2500 ihp for 17 knots, twin shaft. on convoy escort work. two x 4 inch, two x 12 pound guns. torpedoed in very rough weather by ub-65. 9 men lost.
Jaar registratie: 1917
Waterdiepte boven wrak: 56 meter, hoogte boven zeebodem: 160 cm
Bekend sinds: 1917, laatst gedetecteerd: 2010
Details metingen/cartografie: H351/20 WK [OLD SYMBOL] PD IN 513700N, 051945W. H3451/24 16.5.24 NOW CHARTED AS NDW PD. NE 1488. H4819/71 22.11.71 LOCATED IN 513836N, 051948W USING HSA. A SMALL, STRONG CONTACT LOCATED ON TWO SEPARATE DAYS FROM SW & TRACKED FROM 1500YDS BUT NO ON-TOP POSN OBTAINED. SEVERAL STEEP PINNACLES, BUT THEY DO NOT ACCOUNT FOR EXCELLENT SONAR RESPONSE OR ECHOES, WHICH WERE CAUSED BY EITHER A COMPACT SHOAL OF FISH WHICH REMAINED FOR TWO DAYS, OR A WK. POSSIBLY HMS ARBUTUS CHARTED 1.5M S. (HMS WOODLARK, HI 43/71).
- NM 1959/71. H4819/71 8.11.72 EXAM'D IN 513821N, 051942W USING HSA. LEAST E/S DEPTH 52 IN GEN DEPTH 55-57MTRS. NO SCOUR. NOT EASY TO LOCATE OR IDENTIFY. LIES IN AN AREA OF UNEVEN (?ROCKY) SEABED AND PRODUCED NO CLEAR TRANSIT SONAR TRACE. AREA 2M RADIUS ROUND 513700N, 051945W SEARCHED IN 2 DIRECTIONS 1000YDS APART & NOTHING ELSE FOUND. IT IS CONSIDERED TO BE HMS ARBUTUS. (HMS WOODLARK).
- NM 2169/72. H3804/72 3.10.77 EXAM'D 25.10.76 IN 513825.93N, 051946.95W [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 52.6 IN GEN DEPTH 57MTRS. NO SCOUR BUT ROCKY LEDGES IN AREA. WK SCATTERED IN BUTTERFLY-SHAPED PATTERN ORIENTATED N/S. LENGTH 110MTRS, WIDTH 50MTRS. (HMS WOODLARK, ROS DTD 17.12.76). H4919/77 23.1.78 CONFIRMED AS BEING VERY SCATTERED. (E GILES). 5.12.11 LOCATED 4.6.10 IN 5138.485N, 0519.859W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 51.00 IN GEN DEPTH 56.4MTRS. SCOUR 0.3MTR DEEP AT WK. LENGTH 104.6MTRS, WIDTH 31.0MTRS, HT 5.7MTRS. LIES 160/340 DEGS WITH BOWS SE. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (FUGRO OSAE, HI 1328). COLLAPSED. AMEND WK 51MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD.
Bron: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: WELL SCATTERED
Positie: 51 38.485 N,5 19.859 W