Dit is de informatiepagina over het scheepswrak Hms myrmidon, op de waterkaart hieronder zie je het wrak in zijn directe omgeving. De positie van dit wrak is 50 47.543 N,0 59.698 E (50.8163, 0.959)
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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 MYRMIDON
Lengte 65.5 meter, breedte: 6.4 meter, tonnage 370 ton
Oorzaak: Built in 1990 by palmers' co. mined (dods). sank following a collision with ss hamborn. (college). sunk by gunfire from hms p.17, possibly sunk because floating derelict and danger to navigation].
Jaar registratie: 1917
Waterdiepte boven wrak: 31 meter, hoogte boven zeebodem: 18 cm
Bekend sinds: 1917, laatst gedetecteerd: 2007
Details metingen/cartografie: H1942 2.4.17 H1942 2.4.17 VESSEL SUNK. (VA DOVER). APPROX POSN GIVEN AS 504100N, 005000E. H4959/73 3.4.75 H4959/73 3.4.75 NOT FOUND IN 504100N, 005000E. (HMS BEAGLE, HI 55/74). H2873/71 5.4.71 H2873/71 5.4.71 WK LOCATED BY HMS EGERIA IN 504732N, 005948E. EXAM'D BY HMS BRONNINGTON. LEAST E/S DEPTH 89 IN GEN DEPTH 102FT. SWEPT CLEAR AT 75, FOUL AT 86FT. LENGTH 100-120FT. LIES SW/NE. (SOISS, VARNE SWEEP, 1.4.71). CHART AS SW 12FMS 3FT IN REVISED POSN.
- NM 510/71. 15.5.71 15.5.71 NOW CHARTED AS SW 22.8MTRS. NC 536. H4959/73 26.3.75 H4959/73 26.3.75 EXAM'D 9.10.74 IN 504729N, 005951E [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 26.4, FOUL AT 27.1MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 28.0 IN GEN DEPTH 32MTRS. SCOUR 1MTR DEEP. LENGTH 40FT. (HMS BEAGLE, HI 55/74). AMENDED TO SW 26.4MTRS [14FMS 2FT] IN REVISED POSN. H4199/78 19.10.78 H4199/78 19.10.78 EXAM'D 9.8.77 IN 504729N, 005950E [OGB] USING DECCA. DRIFT SWEPT CLEAR AT 26, FOUL AT 28.5MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 28.1 IN GEN DEPTH 32MTRS. DCS3 HT 4.3MTRS, LENGTH 42MTRS. LIES N/S. (HMS BULLDOG, HI 35/77). AMEND TO SW 26MTRS. H2343/84 26.2.86 H2343/84 26.2.86 EXAM'D 23.7.85 IN 504731N, 005948E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [4 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 28.6 IN GEN DEPTH 32MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 33MTRS. DCS3 HT 4.4MTRS, LENGTH 40MTRS. LYING N/S. LARGE MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (NP 1016, HI 253). CHART AS WK 27.5MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. H2343/84 10.9.86 H2343/84 10.9.86 RE-APPRAISAL OF HI 253. RETAIN AS SW 26MTRS. BR STD. H2343/84 2.4.87 H2343/84 2.4.87 LEAST E/S DEPTH OVER WK IS 26.0 IN GEN DEPTH 31MTRS. (HMS HECLA, HI 253- REWORK). H3850/86 22.11.88 H3850/86 22.11.88 EXAM'D BY HMS FAWN 23.7.88 IN 504731N, 005948E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [4 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 27.6 IN GEN DEPTH 31MTRS. SCOUR 0.5MTR DEEP. ALSO EXAM'D BY HMS ROEBUCK 17.9.88 USING HYDROSEARCH. INTACT, LYING 010/190DEGS, WITH NO MAST OR OTHER PROJECTIONS OBSERVED. LENGTH 42MTRS, WIDTH 4MTRS, HEIGHT 3.8MTRS. RETAIN AS CHARTED. (HMS FAWN, HI 411 & HMS ROEBUCK, HI 369). HH100/351/01 15.9.89 HH100/351/01 15.9.89 WK POSITIVELY IDENTIFIED AS HMS MYRMIDON - NAME STAMPED ON STEERING GEAR. (J S BLIGHT, 25.8.89). H091/159/01 19.7.07 H091/159/01 19.7.07 EXAM'D 28.1.07 IN 5047.543N, 0059.698E [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 27.16 IN GEN DEPTH 30.40MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 31MTRS, WIDTH 12MTRS, HT 3.3MTRS. LIES 018/198 DEGS. POOR MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (OSAE, HI 1159). RETAIN SW 26MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD.
Bron: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: INTACT
Positie: 50 47.543 N,0 59.698 E