Dit is de informatiepagina over het scheepswrak Hms falmouth, op de waterkaart hieronder zie je het wrak in zijn directe omgeving. De positie van dit wrak is 53 59.285 N,0 4.424 W (53.9880833, -0.0737333)
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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 FALMOUTH
Lengte 138.1 meter, breedte: 14.6 meter, diepgang: 4.6, tonnage 5250 ton
Oorzaak: Built in 1910 by w beardmore & co. twelve boilers, turbine engines of 22000hp, twin screw. machinery by parsons turbines. part of the 3rd light cruiser squadron. torpedoed by u-66 with two hits, but was able to proceed under her own steam. torpedoed by uc-63 with two hits. remained afloat for a further 8 hours. one man lost.
Jaar registratie: 1918
Waterdiepte boven wrak: 16 meter, hoogte boven zeebodem: 170 cm
Bekend sinds: 1918, laatst gedetecteerd: 20200915
Details metingen/cartografie: H4466/18 8.8.18 POSN 535913N, 000420W. - FNM 489/16. H4403/18 10.8.18 LEAST DEPTH 18FT. - FNM 514/18. H3849/18 26.8.18 30FT OVER WRECK AND 10FMS AROUND. (VAEC). H124/19 3.1.19 NO OBSTN FOUND BY SWEEPING BUT ONLY 35FT OF WATER OVER POSN. (VAEC). H7029/22 27.12.22 POSN 7.6MILES 179.5DEG FROM FLAMBOROUGH HEAD LTH OR 535925N, 000455W. DISPERSED TO LEAST DEPTH OF 42FT LWST. BUOYS WITHDRAWN. (TH 26.10.22). AMEND TO WK 7FMS (1916). 9.5.74 AMEND TO WK 12.1MTRS. NC 121. H1942/76 9.3.81 EXAM'D 22.7.80 IN 535917N, 000416W [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR 11.4MTRS, FOUL 11.8MTRS IN 2MTR SWELL. LEAST E/S DEPTH 13.1 IN GEN DEPTH 16MTRS. VERY BROKEN UP, BARELY RECOGNISABLE AS A SHIP, GIVING NO CLEAR DCS3 SHADOW. LENGTH, INCLUDING SCATTERED WRECKAGE 200MTRS. LYING 170/350 DEGS WITH A 1MTR SCOUR ON W SIDE. (SOISS, HI 65/80). AMEND TO SW 11.4MTRS.
- NM 655/81. H1942/76 6.8.85 FV BETTY A SENT DOWN DIVERS ON 19.7.85. TWO EXPLOSIONS WERE SEEN BY WK FISHING VESSEL COCKNEY REBEL 19.7.85. (TLX DTD 19.7.85). 6.4.17 STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS, DEFENCE NO 147/2017. COMING INTO FORCE 3.3.17. AMEND "HISTORIC". 11.6.21 EXAM'D 11/5/2021: WK LOCATED IN 5359.285N, 0004.423W [WGD]. LEAST MBES DEPTH 13.6MTRS, IN GEN DEPTH 17MTRS. LENGTH 128.75MTRS, WIDTH 17.88MTRS, HT 3.3MTRS, ORIENTATION 350 DEGS. (HMS ECHO, H525.1, DTD 26/5/21). AMEND DW 13.6MTRS IN REVISED POSN. SEP 2021/000166150 12.8.20 EXAM?D 15.9.20 IN 5359.285N, 0004.424W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 13.19MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 16MTRS. LENGTH 141.7MTRS, WIDTH 31.7MTRS, HT 3.5MTRS. ORIENTATION 170/350 DEGS. SCOUR DIMENSIONS LENGTH 130.1MTRS, WIDTH 45.7MTRS, 0.9MTRS DEEP, TOWARD 242 DEGS. (CLINTON MARINE SURVEY AB, HI 1587). HEAVILY BROKEN UP WITH BOILER VISIBLE. AMEND DW 13.1MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Bron: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: VERY WELL BROKEN UP
Positie: 53 59.285 N,0 4.424 W