Cuba Wreck
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Wreck Category | dangerous wreck |
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Cuba Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
50 36.036 N,0 58.656 W |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
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| Wreck Depth | 22.31 m |
| Water Depth | 27 m |
| Water Level Effect | always under water/submerged |
| Vertical Datum | Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide |
| Name | CUBA |
| Type | liner |
| Flag | FR |
| Length | 145.1 m |
| Width | 18.9 m |
| Draught | 10.7 |
| Sonar Length | 144 |
| Sonar Width | 38 |
| Shadow Height | 4.69 |
| Orientation | 241 |
| Tonnage | 11420 |
| Tonnage Type | gross |
| Conspic Visual | not visually conspicuous |
| Conspic Radar | not radar conspicuous |
| Date Sunk | Apr 6, 1945 |
| Bottom Texture | 6,4 |
| Original Detection Year | 1945 |
| Last Detection Year | 2016 |
| Original Source | national HO/authority wreck information |
| Surveying Details | H02001/45 28.6.45 WK OF A LARGE, FRENCH LINER WITH TWO FUNNELS SUNK 195DEGS, 4.2M FROM NAB TWR [504000N, 005705W APPROX] IN 108FT. MARKED BY G CONL LT BUOY, GPFL(3)G.10S CLOSE NW AND G CAN LT BUOY, GPFL(2)G.10S CLOSE SE. (TH, 10.4.45). CHART AS DW WITH BUOYS. - NM 1817/45. H02001/45 9.6.46 EXAM'D AFTER DISPERSAL. LEAST E/S DEPTH 48FT IN 503600N, 005845W. LT BUOYS WITHDRAWN. (CSO, HMS VERNON, 21.1.46). - NM 895/46. H6667/57 LEAST E/S DEPTH OBTAINED 62 IN GEN DEPTH 100FT, BUT THERE IS PROBABLY LESS WATER OVER THIS WK. (HMS DALRYMPLE, 1958). NCA. H5808/55 10.5.60 NOW CHARTED IN 503603N, 005839W. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). NE 2045. H4383/72 26.10.76 EXAM'D IN 503600N, 005844W [OGB] USING TRISPONDER. SWEPT CLEAR 16MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 20.1 IN GEN DEPTH 25MTRS. (KELVIN HUGHES SURVEY, AUG 1976). - NM 2211/76. H4121/76 17.1.77 EXAM'D 4.8.76 IN 503600N, 005835W [OGB] USING HI-FIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 23.6 IN GEN DEPTH 30MTRS. SCOUR 1.5MTR DEEP. DCS3 HT 7.2MTRS. LENGTH 165MTRS. LIES 065/245 DEG. (HMS FOX, HI 52/76). RETAIN SWEPT DEPTH IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. H1310/87/9 6.3.87 DIVED IN 1986. LARGE AREA OF STEEL PLATES, TWISTED GIRDERS AND OTHER WRECKAGE STANDING 6 TO 7MTRS HIGH IN PLACES. (M PRITCHARD, 16.2.87). H3847/86 2.11.88 EXAM'D 13.10.88 IN 503558N, 005835W [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 21.4 IN GEN DEPTHS 29 TO 35MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 7MTRS. LIES 045/225 DEGS. APPARENTLY WELL BROKEN UP. (HMSML GLEANER, HI 366). - NM 3482/88. 12.1.00 WRECKAGE STATED TO STAND 14MTRS PROUD OF MUD & SAND BOTTOM. PILES OF STEEL PLATES AND GIRDERS COVERING A LARGE SITE. 2MTRS SCOUR ON NE SIDE. (DIVER MAGAZINE, JAN 2000) HH091/005/01 27.11.03 EXAM'D 31.7.03 IN 5036.033N, 0058.655W [WGD] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR 22.6, FOUL 22.9MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 23.9 IN GEN DEPTH 29MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 95MTRS, WIDTH 30MTRS. DCS3 HT 4.0MTRS. LIES 100/280 DEGS. DEBRIS EXTENDS 50MTRS TOWARDS 280 DEGS. A LARGE AND WELL BROKEN WK. (NP 1016, HI 1005). AMEND TO SW 22.5MTRS. BR STD. SEP 2016/000165703 3.5.17 EXAM'D 14.11.16 IN 5036.036N, 0058.656W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 22.31MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 27MTRS. LENGTH 144MTRS, WIDTH 38MTRS, HT 4.69MTRS. ORIENTATION 241/061 DEGS. WK WELL BROKEN UP ON CREST OF A RIDGE. (MMT UK, HI 1499). AMEND TO DW 22MTRS IN REVISED POSN. |
| Last Amended Date | May 3, 2017 |
Circumstances of loss
BUILT IN 1923 BY SWAN HUNTER & WIGHAM RICHARDSON. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY THE MINISTRY OF WAR TRANSPORT. TWO TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINES, TWIN SHAFT. PASSAGE LE HAVRE FOR PORTSMOUTH. TORPEDOED AND SUNK BY U 1195, WHEN PROCEEDING TO PORTSMOUTH TO PICK UP TROOPS. (SIBI).
WRECK MAP LOADING ...
50 36.036 N,0 58.656 W
Cuba on Wreck Map
Cuba Wreck on Google Map
Nearby Wrecks:
- Other Wreck 1705 649.5 M
- Bettann (Bow Section) Wreck 1497 M
- Other Wreck 1738 1899.5 M
- Barge Wreck 1696 1948.6 M
- Other Wreck 1686 2315.5 M
- G-Arls Wreck 2468.7 M
- Other Wreck 1689 2742.9 M
- Hms Apley (Possibly) Wreck 3526.1 M
- Elford Wreck 3716.9 M
- Tenace Wreck 3938.1 M
General Comments
WELL BROKEN UP