Hms Grenade Wreck
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Wreck Category | wreck showing any portion of hull or superstructure |
|
Hms grenade Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
51 3.15 N,2 21.32 E |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
|
| Wreck Depth | -1.5 m |
| Water Depth | 0 m |
| Water Level Effect | covers and uncovers |
| Vertical Datum | Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide |
| Name | HMS GRENADE |
| Type | destroyer |
| Flag | GB |
| Length | 95.1 m |
| Width | 10.1 m |
| Orientation | 90 |
| Tonnage | 1335 |
| Tonnage Type | gross |
| Conspic Visual | not visually conspicuous |
| Conspic Radar | not radar conspicuous |
| Bottom Texture | Sand |
| Original Detection Year | 1954 |
| Last Detection Year | 2025 |
| Original Source | national HO/authority notice to mariners |
| Surveying Details | H6668/54 9.11.54 INS DWP IN 510312N, 022124E [EUR]. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). - NM 2513/54. H6668/54 29.9.59 BOWS 300.5DEGS, 2540FT, STERN 303DEGS, 2370FT FROM DUNKERQUE LT [510300N, 022155E APPROX]. (PARIS NM 36/14/54). 28.10.88 NOW SHOWN AS ST DRIES 1.5MTRS ON FRENCH 7057 [1987 EDN]. NAME GIVEN. LOCATED VISUALLY IN 1987. CERTAIN DEBRIS STILL EXISTS ALONG THE THE QUAY. (FRENCH WK RECORDS 1987 NO.21612132). NE 1350. 13.3.03 SHOWN IN 5103.150N, 0221.320E [WGD] ON FRENCH 7057 [INT 1482] [2002 EDN, LARGEST SCALE ADOPTION]. NE 1350. |
| Last Amended Date | May 9, 2025 |
Circumstances of loss
SUNK BY AIR ATTACK AT DUNKIRK. (SRN & FRENCH WK RECORDS).
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