Dit is de informatiepagina over het scheepswrak Hms buccaneer, op de waterkaart hieronder zie je het wrak in zijn directe omgeving. De positie van dit wrak is 50 29.372 N,2 41.77 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.
Naam: HMS BUCCANEER
Lengte 50.3 meter, breedte: 9.8 meter, diepgang: 3.4, tonnage 840 ton
Oorzaak: built in 1937 by fleming & ferguson. triple expansion engine, single shaft. 1 x 3 inch gun. passage from portland for target towing and return. sunk accidentally by shellfire from hms st james while towing a target during a practice shoot. (nhb & sibi).
Jaar registratie: 1946
Waterdiepte boven wrak: 43 meter, hoogte boven zeebodem: 100 cm
Bekend sinds: 1946, laatst gedetecteerd: 2015
Details metingen/cartografie: H5335/46 SUNK 261.5DEGS, 9.45M FROM PORTLAND BILL LTHO. LEAST DEPTH 18FMS. (HMS GULNARE). H5335/46 14.10.46 CHARTED AS NDW, WITH BUOY CLOSE N, IN 502921N, 024206W. (C-IN-C PORTSMOUTH).
- NM 3385/46. H5335/46 28.10.46 BUOY DELETED. (C-IN-C PORTSMOUTH).
- NM 3601/46. H3971/52 4.7.52 WIRE DRIFT SWEEP ON 11.6.52 IN 502922N, 024142W USING HSA. CLEAR AT 17FMS, FOUL AT 18FMS. LEAST E/S 117FT IN GEN DEPTH 23FMS. LENGTH 300FT, LIES E/W. A GOOD ALL ROUND A/S RESPONSE. (HMS SCOTT/SCES, 11.6.52, SURVEY [E9419]). AMEND TO WK 17FMS IN REVISED POSN. NOTE. H3950/70 21.5.71 NOW CHARTED AS SW 30MTRS. [LAT -0.4MTRS]. NC 3315. H1284/77/196 11.8.77 BELIEVED TO BE AN ARMED FISHERY VESSEL OF APPROX 1000 TONS. WK IS APPROX 170FT LONG WITH A BEAM OF 30FT. LYING IN 150FT OF WATER. HAS A LIST TO PORT OF ABOUT 65DEGS. LEAST DEPTH OVER IS 135FT. HAS TWIN SCREWS, THE PORT PROPELLER IS BURIED IN SAND AND THE STARBOARD PROPELLER IS MISSING. AT HER BOWS IS A NAVAL 3 INCH GUN COMPLETE WITH FARING. THE BARREL IS 6FT LONG AND THE FARING IS 7FT WIDE. DRAWING OF BINNACLE SUPPLIED. DIVED ON 14.5.77. (G HARRIS, CRAWLEY, 16.5.77). NCA. H5982/82 26.1.83 WK SHOWN IN 502920N, 024144W [OGB] USING DECCA. (KINGFISHER CHART K(SW)1, 1982). NCA. H2923/83 2.1.85 EXAM'D 22.7.84 IN 502920N, 024141W [OGB] USING SYLEDIS. DECCA USED. SWEPT CLEAR AT 33MTRS, FOUL AT 33.6MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 33.9 IN GEN DEPTH 43MTRS. SCOUR 1 - 2MTRS DEEP. DCS3 HT 10MTRS, LENGTH ABOUT 60MTRS. LYING 100/280DEGS. (GARDLINE SURVEYS, HI 202). AMEND TO SW 33MTRS IN REVISED POSN. R/P. 18.7.86 DIVED ON 13.7.86 IN 502922N, 024142W. IN GOOD CONDITION, LYING ON PORT SIDE. IDENTIFIED AS HMS BUCCANEER. (M SKELSEY). NCA. HH100/351/19 22.4.03 LOCATED AND DIVED AT 12.00 ON 12.4.03 IN 5029.375N, 0241.788W [WGD] USING GPS. LEAST DEPTH BY E/S 35MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 45MTRS, NOT CORRECTED FOR TIDE. MEASURED HEIGHT ABOVE SEABED 10MTRS, MEASURED BEAM 10MTRS, ESTIMATED LENGTH 50MTRS. SONAR AND MAGNETOMETER NOT USED. SCOUR DEPTH 1MTR, SCOUR LENGTH 50MTRS. SCOUR LIES ALONG THE LENGTH OF WRECK. NO DEBRIS FIELD. GENERALLY IN GOOD CONDITION BUT WITH DAMAGE TO ENGINE ROOM. EVIDENCE OF SALVAGE. LIES WITH 65DEG LIST TO PORT. 3 INCH GUN STILL INTACT. SEABED SAND, SHINGLE AND GRAVEL. (COLIN POOLE, FAX DTD 12.4.03) NCA. SEP 2015/000019320 8.7.15 EXAM'D 15.3.15 LEAST M/B DEPTH 35.25MTRS IN 5029.372N, 0241.770W [WGD], GEN DEPTHS 43MTRS. LENGTH 55.4MTRS, WIDTH 15.4MTRS, HEIGHT 7.5MTRS. ORIENTATION 100/280 DEGS. LIES ON PORT SIDE, BOWS WEST, HULL INTACT. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (MMT, HI 1453). AMEND TO NDW 35MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Bron: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: LIES ON PORT SIDE, BOWS WEST, HULL INTACT
Positie: 50 29.372 N,2 41.77 W