Dit is de informatiepagina over het scheepswrak Hms colossus, op de waterkaart hieronder zie je het wrak in zijn directe omgeving. De positie van dit wrak is 49 55.467 N,6 20.502 W (49.947816666667, -6.3925666666667)
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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 COLOSSUS
Lengte 52.4 meter, breedte: 14.6 meter, tonnage 1703 ton
Oorzaak: grounded on rocks at southward well after parting her cables in a south easterly gale. she had arrived from the mediterranean with a valuable collection of early greek vases.
Jaar registratie: 1969
Waterdiepte boven wrak: 7 meter
Bekend sinds: 1969, laatst gedetecteerd: 2019
Details metingen/cartografie: 21.5.69 WRECKAGE LOCATED IN 495519N, 062102W [OGB] ON SOUTHWARD WELL AND COVERS AN AREA OF ABOUT 200FT RADIUS. LIES IN GEN DEPTH 10-50FT. (R EDMONDS, 13.5.69). NCA YET. H2568/71 14.11.73 NOT EXAMINED. WKGE LOCATED BY MR REX COWAN IN 1971 DURING HIS SEARCH FOR THE 'HOLLANDIA'. MANY ARTEFACTS FROM THIS WRECK IN VALHALLE MUSEUM, TRESCO. (HMS HECATE, ROS DTD 16.7.73). H2529/74 19.5.75 WK REPORTED TO LIE IN 495511N, 062102W [OGB] SPREAD OVER LARGE AREA. APPLICATION MADE FOR DESIGNATION AS AN HISTORIC WRECK. (R MORRIS, 15.2.75). 495515N, 062102W [OGB] CONSIDERED BETTER POSN. (DEPT OF TRANSPORT - HISTORIC WK COMMITTEE). INS AS HIS, REST'D AREA RADIUS 300MTRS, IN 495515N, 062102W [OGB]. BR STD. 12.5.75 WK DESIGNATED AS PROTECTED UNDER 1973 HISTORIC WRECK ACT. PRIMARILY TO PROTECT THE MASS OF GREEK POTTERY SHARDS. (STATUTORY INSTRUMENT NO.726/75). DIVING TEAMS LED BY MR R MORRIS HAVE SURVEYED SITE AND RECOVERED MANY POTTERY SHARDS, WHICH HAVE BEEN PURCHASED BY THE BRITISH MUSEUM. H1291/84 1.2.84 NOTHING CONSIDERED TO REMAIN ON THIS WK SITE TO WARRANT PROTECTION UNDER THE 1973 ACT. PROTECTION ORDER REVOKED AS FROM 7.2.84. (STATUTORY INSTRUMENT 2/84). DELETED. POSN RETAINED FOR FILING ONLY. HH230/400/04 20.7.01 RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED WITHIN 300MTRS RADIUS OF 4955.471N, 0620.505W [WGD]. (STATUTORY INSTRUMENT 2403/01). INS RESTRICTED AREA, WK NOT CHARTED.
- NM 3353/01. HH100/351/19 18.2.03 WK IS OWNED BY MOD. STERN SECTION IS PROTECTED, DESIGNATION OF BOW WAS LIFTED IN 1980'S FOLLOWING COMPLETION OF WORK ON THE SITE. A LICENCE IS REQUIRED TO VISIT OR WORK ON THE SITE. IT IS CURRENTLY SUBJECT TO ONGOING SURVEY AND LIMITED EXCAVATION BY CURRENT LICENSEE. DETAILS FROM ENGLISH HERITAGE. (J ROSEVEARE, E-MAIL DTD 16.2.03) NCA. 22.9.10 DETAILED EXAMINATION OF SITE UNDERTAKEN BY MARITIME ARCHAEOLOGISTS DURING SUMMER 2010. ARTIFACTS HAVE BEEN UNCOVERED BY GRADUAL EROSION OF SANDY SEABED. (DIVER MAGAZINE OCT '10) 22.8.17 "HMS COLOSSUS" HAS BEEN AWARDED "MILITARY PROTECTION STATUS", BY SI 773/2017, WITH EFFECT FROM 18TH AUG 2017. SEP 2019/000100083 9.5.19 HISTORIC WK IN POSN.4955.466N, 0620.502W [WGD] M/B DEPTH 8.82 MTRS. LENGTH 27.8MTRS, HT 1.3MTRS, WIDTH 9.3MTRS. NFS. (MSDS MARINE M/B SURVEY 2019 AND SEP 2019000100268). AMEND DW 8.8MTRS IN REVISED POSITION.
Bron: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: Rest'D area 300m radius
Positie: 49 55.467 N,6 20.502 W