Dit is de informatiepagina over het scheepswrak Hms harstad, op de waterkaart hieronder zie je het wrak in zijn directe omgeving. De positie van dit wrak is 50 24.212 N,3 1.342 W (50.302916666667, -3.1211333333333)
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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 HARSTAD
Lengte 36.6 meter, breedte: 7.3 meter, diepgang: 4.3, tonnage 258 ton
Oorzaak: built in 1932 by smith's dock co, middlesborough as 'kos xvii'. crewed by the royal norwerian navy. triple expansion engines for 12 knots. requisitioned as a minesweeper in 1940. bow mounted 37mm and 20mm guns. torpedoed by e-boats of the 5th flotilla whilst escorting convoy wp 300. also lost were the mv modavia, hms lord hailsham and lct 381. (n r chipchase).
Jaar registratie: 1945
Waterdiepte boven wrak: 51 meter, hoogte boven zeebodem: 162 cm
Bekend sinds: 1945, laatst gedetecteerd: 2003
Details metingen/cartografie: 2.1.45 GOOD SONAR CONTACT IN 502430N, 030000W. LENGTH 48FT, HEIGHT 12FT. (ESCORT GROUP 14). H2502/51 24.4.51 WK LOCATED IN 502411N, 030119W. DEPTH OVER WK 25FMS. HEIGHT ABOVE SEABED 16FT. (HMS SEAGULL, 1950). CHART AS WK 25FMS. NC 3315. H3950/70 21.5.71 AMENDED TO WK 46MTRS. NC 3315. H5982/82 12.1.83 WK SHOWN IN 502410N, 031116W [OGB] ON KINGFISHER CHARTS K(SW)1 & 2, [1982]. NCA. H2791/86 23.5.86 LOCATED 9.3.86 BY E/S IN 502418N, 030124W [OGB] USING DECCA. COULD NOT BE FOUND BY DIVERS. (DSV BRITISH PROVIDENCE, HN). NCA. HH100/351/13 9.10.97 DIVED IN 502420N, 030128W USING DECCA. AN UNKNOWN STEAMSHIP OF WW2 VINTAGE. INTACT STERN SECTION WITH SINGLE PROP. THIS PART IS UPRIGHT AND TERMINATES IN A SINGLE BOILER BEYOND WHICH THE BOW SECTION IS DETACHED AND COLLAPSED. SHELLS OF APPROX 20MM CALIBRE WERE SEEN. A WALKER CHERUB III SHIP'S LOG WAS RECOVERED. THE SERIAL NUMBER INDICATED THAT THIS HAD BEEN ASSEMBLED FOR THE ADMIRALTY ON 12.12.1942. (N R CHIPCHASE, 8.10.97). NCA. HH100/351/13 10.9.98 IDENTIFIED BY MINESWEEPING GEAR AND UNIQUE HULL FEATURES. STERN SECTION UPRIGHT AND INTACT BUT BROKEN OFF AT BOILER. BOW SECTION LIES 10MTRS TO THE NE ON STB'D SIDE. ACOUSTIC HAMMER 'A' FRAME ON BOWS. ACOUSTIC HAMMER ON SEABED. 37MM GUN BANDSTAND ON SEABED BELOW FWD DECKHOUSE. (N R CHIPCHASE). NCA. HH090/961/01 4.12.03 EXAM'D 23.4.03 IN 5024.212N, 0301.342W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 46.0 IN GEN DEPTH 51MTRS. NO SCOUR. IN TWO PARTS. STERN PART: LENGTH 22MTRS, WIDTH 12MTRS. DCS3 HT 5.0MTRS. LIES 162/342 DEGS. BOW PART: LENGTH 13MTRS, WIDTH 11MTRS. DCS3 HT 6.2MTRS. NO CLEAR ORIENTATION. POOR MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (GARDLINE, HI 961). AMEND WK 46MTRS. BR STD.
Bron: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: IN TWO UNEQUAL PARTS, LENGTH IS TOTAL
Positie: 50 24.212 N,3 1.342 W