Dit is de informatiepagina over het scheepswrak Hms pyrope, op de waterkaart hieronder zie je het wrak in zijn directe omgeving. De positie van dit wrak is 51 28.065 N,1 25.216 E (51.7619167, 1.5857333)
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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 PYROPE
Lengte 39.3 meter, breedte: 7.3 meter, diepgang: 3.9, tonnage 295 ton
Oorzaak: Built in 1932 by cook welling gemmell ltd. hired as minesweeper from 8.1939. one boiler, triple expansion engine of 89nhp, single shaft. one 12pdr gun. sunk by aircraft. (sibi).
Jaar registratie: 1940
Waterdiepte boven wrak: 17 meter, hoogte boven zeebodem: 90 cm
Bekend sinds: 1940, laatst gedetecteerd: 2007
Details metingen/cartografie: H0771/40 16.8.40 H0771/40 16.8.40 SUNK 069.5DEGS 3.75MILES FROM MARGATE SAND BEACON. (CAPTAIN M/S SHEERNESS, 15.8.40). INS AS DW.
- NM 2316/40 H0771/40 H0771/40 INS GREEN CON LT BUOY, GPFL(3) G, 15SEC, 215DEGS 0.5CABLES FROM WK. - TFNM 2319/40. H0771/40 21.10.41 H0771/40 21.10.41 INS BUOY ON CHARTS. H0771/40 10.10.42 H0771/40 10.10.42 AMEND TO WK 5FMS 2FT.
- NM 2231/42. H0771/40 31.12.42 H0771/40 31.12.42 AMEND PERIOD OF LT ON BUOY TO 10SEC.
- NM 2857/42. H0771/40 28.3.44 H0771/40 28.3.44 DELETE LT BUOY.
- NM 663/44. H0771/40 5.12.45 H0771/40 5.12.45 DRIFT SWEEP CLEAR AT 46FT, FOUL AT 48FT. LEAST DEPTH 46FT. (CAPTAIN M/S SHEERNESS, 4.12.45). AMEND TO WK 7FMS 4FT.
- NM 4135/45. H926/62 15.3.62 H926/62 15.3.62 SEARCHED FOR, NOT FOUND. (ISS 1961). H351/67 25.1.67 H351/67 25.1.67 SEARCHED FOR, NOT FOUND. (ISS, 26.12.66). 27.1.69 27.1.69 AMEND TO SW 7FMS 3FT [LAT]. NE 1607. H4118/71 25.8.71 H4118/71 25.8.71 LOCATED 20.7.71 IN 512803N, 012520E [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR 47FT, FOUL 49FT. E/S 50FT. SEABED 55FT. SCOUR 56FT. (MAPLIN SWEEP REPORT 8/71). AMEND TO SW 7FMS 5FT. 13.6.72 13.6.72 AMEND TO SW 14.3MTRS. NC 1828. H3179/74 4.6.74 H3179/74 4.6.74 NOT FOUND. (ISS 1974). NCA. H4118/71 5.5.77 H4118/71 5.5.77 SMALL BUT EASY TO FIND. SWEPT CLEAR 14.8MTRS, FOUL 15.3MTRS. GEN DEPTH 16.5MTRS. SCOUR 17MTRS. E/S DEPTH 15.5MTRS. POSN UNCHANGED FROM 1971 REPORT. (PLA WK REPORT 66/76, 29.9.76). H3179/74 5.12.74 H3179/74 5.12.74 LOCATED IN 512802N, 012519E [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST DEPTH 16.3MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 17MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 0.7MTRS. V WELL BROKEN UP. LIES E/W. (HMS EGERIA, ROS DTD 31.10.77). RETAIN PLA SWEPT DEPTH. H3179/74 26.6.80 H3179/74 26.6.80 EXAM'D 7.5.80 IN 512802N, 012520E [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 14.4, FOUL AT 14.7MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 14.7 IN GEN DEPTH 17MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 1.4MTRS. (HMS ENTERPRISE, HI 60C/80). BR STD. H3936/88 15.2.90 H3936/88 15.2.90 LOCATED, NOT EXAM'D. (NP 1016, HI458). 27.1.92 27.1.92 SHOWN AS SW 14.8MTRS ON PLA 205 DTD 21.11.91. HH090/657/01 4.10.95 HH090/657/01 4.10.95 EXAM'D 23.8.95 IN 512801.9N, 012519.5E [OGB] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR 15.4, FOUL 15.7MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 15.6 IN GEN DEPTH 17MTRS. NO SCOUR. NO DCS3 HT. LENGTH 40MTRS, WIDTH 20MTRS. LIES 030/210 DEGS. SLIGHT MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (NP 1016, HI 657). BR STD. HH090/939/01 12.9.01 HH090/939/01 12.9.01 EXAM'D 22.6.01 IN 5128.066N, 0125.221E [WGD] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR 14.7, FOUL 15.1MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 15.5 IN GEN DEPTH 17MTRS. NO SCOUR. COVERS 25MTRS BY 25MTRS. DCS3 HT 2.5MTRS. MODERATE MAGNETIC ANOMALY. WELL DEFINED AREA OF DEBRIS. (NP 1016, HI 939). BR STD. HH091/255/01 1.10.07 HH091/255/01 & SEP 2007000071380 1.10.07 EXAM'D 2.6.07 IN 5128.065N, 0125.216E [WGD] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR 15.4, FOUL 15.6MTRS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 15.09 IN GEN DEPTH 16.9MTRS. LENGTH 20MTRS, WIDTH 6MTRS, HT 1.8MTRS. LIES 090/270 DEGS. A WELL DEFINED AREA OF DEBRIS. (NETSURVEY, HI 1225). SCOUR 0.6MTRS DEEP LEADS 20MTRS TOWARDS 090 DEGS. AMEND SW 15.4MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD.
Bron: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: WELL DEFINED AREA OF DEBRIS
Positie: 51 28.065 N,1 25.216 E