Dit is de informatiepagina over het scheepswrak Hms royalo, op de waterkaart hieronder zie je het wrak in zijn directe omgeving. De positie van dit wrak is 50 6.807 N,5 31.007 W (50.27365, -5.4894666666667)
Open de Waterkaart van dit gebied in een volledig venster
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 ROYALO
Lengte 36.9 meter, breedte: 6.7 meter, diepgang: 3.7, tonnage 248 ton
Oorzaak: built in 1916 by cook welton & gemmell, beverley. one boiler, triple expansion engine of 80 nhp, single shaft. machinery by c d holmes & co, beverley. commisioned by the admiralty 1916-19 and again from 11.39 as an auxillary patrol vessel. employed on minesweeping duties from 4.40. detonated magnetic mine and sank. later dispersed. (srn, ww2sl & sibi).
Jaar registratie: 1940
Waterdiepte boven wrak: 8 meter, hoogte boven zeebodem: 115 cm
Bekend sinds: 1940, laatst gedetecteerd: 2022
Details metingen/cartografie: H0816/40 25.9.40 H0816/40 25.9.40 WK IN POSN 119DEGS, 5.1C FROM PENZANCE HBR LT HOUSE, LIES IN 27.5FT [LWST]. THE TOP OF THE FUNNEL & WHEELHOUSE SHOW AT LWST, 2 MASTS SHOW 18FT AT LWST & 2FT AT HWST. (TH, 17.8.40) - PFNM 2229/40. ADMIRALTY GRANTED CONCESSION TO BRITISH IRON & STEEL CORP LTD TO DEMOLISH WK. (CP BRANCH 8C/79770/40, 31.10.40). H0816/40 31.3.41 H0816/40 31.3.41 G CONL BUOY 270DEGS, 80YDS FROM WK IN 500645N, 053100W APPROX. (ADMIRALTY) - FNM 730(T)/41, NM 2745/41. H0816/40 31.3.41 H0816/40 31.3.41 DW PA IN 500645N, 053100W. (TH)
- NM 717/41. H3481/65 19.11.65 H3481/65 19.11.65 WK 13FT (OBTAINED BY DIVERS), IN POSN 066DEGS 4.4C FROM GEAR ROCK BN, IN 500646N, 053056W. LENGTH 82FT, APPEARS TO HAVE HAD STERN BLOWN OFF. HIGHEST POINT IS DAVIT STANDING UP ON BOWS. (HYDRO SCHOOL, ST BUDEAUX, SURVEY [K4682], 20.7.65). CHART AS WK 2FMS 1FT [4MTRS] IN 500646, 053056W [OGB].
- NM 2228/65. 13.6.67 13.6.67 BOWS, BOILERS AND SOME DECK STILL INTACT. (MR HOLBROOK, BSAC BATTERSEA). NCA. 13.5.70 13.5.70 THE STERN, THE BOILER AND FROM MIDSHIPS TO THE BOW REMAIN INTACT. INTERESTING DIVE, ESPECIALLY FOR THE LESS EXPERIENCED DIVER. FOR'S AND MIDSHIP HOLD CAN BE ENTERED WITH EXTREME CAUTION. (F D JAMES, SUB AQUA WORLD MAGAZINE, MAY 1970). NCA. H3481/65 28.4.71 H3481/65 28.4.71 TO BE REDUCED TO LEVEL OF SEABED BY PLYMOUTH CDT. (MOD LTR TO FO PLYMOUTH, 24.3.71). H4580/74 10.1.75 H4580/74 10.1.75 THE TASK OF REDUCING LEVEL OF WK NOW COMPLETE. SURVEY BY DIVERS INDICATES LEAST DEPTH OF 25FT. NOW A SCATTERED HEAP OF WRECKAGE. CONFIRMED THAT BUOY NO LONGER ON STATION. (FO PLYMOUTH LTR TO TH & MOD (NL) DTD 30.11.71. D OF C N/CP 57313/74 (N/CP53673/66) REFERS). ALSO MIN. IN N/CP57313/74 BY DMS (NAVAL), DTD JAN 1975, STATES BUOY REMOVED. AMEND TO WK 7.6MTRS, DELETE BUOY
- NM 240/74. H3843/86 3.6.88 H3843/86 3.6.88 NOT FOUND, BUT NOT ESPECIALLY SEARCHED FOR. (HMS BULLDOG, HI 362A). NCA.POSITIONS BELOW THIS POINT ARE IN DEGREES, MINUTES AND DECIMALS OF A MINUTE H091/246/01 12.5.09 H091/246/01 & SEP 2009/000041156 12.5.09 EXAM'D 19.6.08 IN 5006.809N, 0531.002W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 7.86 IN GEN DEPTH 8.2MTRS. SCOUR 1.1MTR DEEP. LENGTH 17MTRS, WIDTH 3MTRS, HT 1.5MTR. LIES 140/320 DEGS. APPEARS TO BE THE REMAINS OF BROKEN UP WK. ?REMAINS OF KEEL AT FOOT OF SCOUR. (NETSURVEY, HI 1246). AMEND WK 7.8MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. HI1770 28.06.23 EXAM'D 02.09.22 IN 5006.807N, 0531.007W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 7.72MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 8MTRS. LENGTH 31.05MTRS, WIDTH 5.05MTRS, HT 1.12MTRS, ORIENTATION 115/295 DEGS. SCOUR DIMENSIONS LENGTH 4.6MTRS, 1.1MTRS DEEP TOWARDS 210 DEGS. WRECK PARTIALLY BURIED AND MAINLY DISMANTLED WITH SCOUR SURROUNDING THE MAIN BODY, DEBRIS FIELD PRESENT WITH MINOR FEATURES TO THE SOUTH. (A-2-SEA SOLUTIONS LTD, HI 1770). AMEND DW 7.72MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Bron: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: WRECK IS PARTIALLY BURIED AND MAINLY DISMANTLED WITH SCOUR SURROUNDING THE MAIN BODY
Positie: 50 6.807 N,5 31.007 W