Dit is de informatiepagina over het scheepswrak Hms sargasso, op de waterkaart hieronder zie je het wrak in zijn directe omgeving. De positie van dit wrak is 50 31.182 N,1 42.488 W (50.633333333333, -1.4166666666667)
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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 SARGASSO
Lengte 37.5 meter, tonnage 223 ton
Oorzaak: ex-atlantis, ex-maingary. built in 1926 by alex stephen & sons ltd, glasgow as a m yacht for lord michelham. twin sulzer oil engines of 129nhp, twin shaft. hired as danlayer 10.1939. mined. 2 lives lost. (sibi & n r chipchase).
Jaar registratie: 1943
Waterdiepte boven wrak: 38 meter, hoogte boven zeebodem: 314 cm
Bekend sinds: 1943, laatst gedetecteerd: 2020
Details metingen/cartografie: H01957/43 15.6.43 HMS SARGASSO REPORTED SUNK IN 503132N, 014212W. DEPTH OVER WK NOT LESS THAN 9FMS BUT DEFINITELY LESS THAN 11FMS [MLWS] RECORDED. (C-IN-C PORTSMOUTH). 7.8.53 CHARTED AS NDW PA IN 503132N, 014212W ON F6841. H5149/55 12.6.56 NOW CHARTED AS NDW PA ON NC 2454. H3950/70 6.10.70 NOW CHARTED AS WK 16.5MTRS ON NC 2615. H2555/74 22.3.74 NOTHING FOUND SURING SONAR SEARCH. ASSUMED TO HAVE DISINTEGRATED. (SCES, [K6874/2]). CHART AS USC 17MTRS. NC 2045. H1270/77 12.8.77 DELETE FROM ALL SCALES. (SCES, SURVEY [K6874/2]). BR STD. HH090/962/01 17.12.02 EXAM'D 11.8.02 IN 5031.175N, 0142.478W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 35.4 IN GEN DEPTH 40MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 50MTRS, WIDTH 10MTRS. DCS3 HT 5MTRS. LIES 135/315 DEGS. POOR MAGNETIC ANOMALY. HULL BROKEN. CENTRE PART MAY BE BURIED. (GARDLINE, HI 962). INS AS WK 35MTRS. BR STD. HH100/35/21 9.10.03 DIVED 8.2003. WK IS IN TWO HALVES. BOW SECTION LIES ON PORT SIDE AND STERN IS UPRIGHT. VESSEL HAS 2 X 5 CYLINDER OIL ENGINES AND TWIN SCREWS. GUN PEDESTAL ON THE STERN ABAFT THE ENGINES. 20MM SHELLS DATED 1942 SEEN. ALL BRITISH FITTINGS ARE MARKED: 'CLARKS COWES'. NAVY CROCKERY. (N R CHIPCHASE & I TAYLOR, SKIN DEEP DIVING). NCA. HH100/351/21 26.8.04 CONFIRMED AS HMS SARGASSO, TM DANLAYER. ADMIRALTY INQUIRY RECORDS GIVE SINKING POSN AS 5031.32N, 0142.33W. (N R CHIPCHASE). NCA. 25.2.05 STERN SECTION UPRIGHT, WITH WOODEN DECKING STILL IN PLACE, STANDING 3-4MTRS HIGH. TWIN 3 BLADED PROPELLERS & 2 DIESEL ENGINES IN PLACE. AMMUNITION VISIBLE. MIDDLE SECTION MORE COLLAPSED. BOW INTACT WITH CAPSTAN & ANCHOR, BUT BROKEN FROM REST OF WK & LISTING TO STARBOARD. (DIVER MAGAZINE FEB '05). NCA. SEP 2020/000123102 15.10.21 EXAM’D 29.9.20 IN 5031.182N, 0142.488W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 36.08MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 38MTRS. LENGTH 45.89MTRS, WIDTH 8.3MTRS, HT 4.78MTRS. ORIENTATION 314/134 DEGS. SCOUR DIMENSIONS LENGTH 50.16MTRS, WIDTH 26MTRS, 2.16MTRS DEEP, TOWARDS 261 DEGS. (CLINTON MARINE SURVEY AB, HI 1586). AMEND NDW 36MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Bron: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: HULL BROKEN, COLLAPSED AT CENTRE
Positie: 50 31.182 N,1 42.488 W