Hms Inverclyde Wreck
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Wreck Category | dangerous wreck |
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Hms inverclyde Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
50 46.477 N,0 3.741 W |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
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| Wreck Depth | 10.47 m |
| Water Depth | 12 m |
| Water Level Effect | always under water/submerged |
| Vertical Datum | Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide |
| Name | HMS INVERCLYDE |
| Type | trawler |
| Flag | GB |
| Length | 36.9 m |
| Width | 6.7 m |
| Draught | 3.7 |
| Sonar Length | 34.5 |
| Sonar Width | 21 |
| Shadow Height | 4 |
| Orientation | 20 |
| Tonnage | 215 |
| Tonnage Type | gross |
| Conspic Visual | not visually conspicuous |
| Conspic Radar | not radar conspicuous |
| Date Sunk | Oct 16, 1942 |
| Bottom Texture | 4/7,17 |
| Scour Dimensions | 042.3,,002.1,020 |
| Original Detection Year | 1942 |
| Last Detection Year | 2015 |
| Original Source | national HO/authority notice to mariners |
| Surveying Details | H3506/42 18.3.43 DW IN 504612N, 000426W, MARKED BY BUOY CLOSE S. LIES IN 38FT AT LW, 3FT OF MAST SHOWING. (C-IN-C PORTSMOUTH, 18.10.42). - NM 632/43. H3506/42 24.10.46 DISPERSED. DRIFT SWEEP LEAST DEPTH 45FT. BUOY REMOVED. (CSO VERNON, 2.10.46). AMEND TO WK 7FMS 3FT [13.7MTRS] & DELETE BUOY. - NM 3508/46. 23.7.71 NOW CHARTED AS SW 13.7MTRS. NC 1652. 7.4.72 NOW CHARTED AS SW 13.1MTRS [LAT]. NC 1652. H1287/76 18.8.76 WK WELL DISPERSED & NO DANGER TO SHIPPING. SUNK INTO HOLE IN SEABED & ONLY THE BOILER IS PROJECTING. (R P WATTS, BRIGHTON, 9.8.76). H1309/79 24.9.79 WK IN HEAVY SCOUR 6-9FT DEEP, PARTLY BURIED UNDER SAND. 2 BOILERS, METAL THINNING, SMALL PARTS OF WK, RIBS, METAL PLATES SCATTERED OVER SMALL AREA. POOR VISIBILITY. (J SALSBURY, 7.8.79). H1310/80 15.10.80 DIVED IN LISTED POSN. SINGLE BOILER STANDS 10FT HIGH OFF SEABED OF MUDDY SAND & SHALE, WITH SCOUR 6-9FT DEEP. WRECKAGE LIES 100MTRS FROM BOILER. RIB FRAMES & WINDOWS FOUND 10MTRS TO W. (J SALSBURY, 4.9.80). H1965/76 3.12.80 NOTHING FOUND DURING INTENSIVE SEARCH WITHIN 400MTRS OF 504612N, 000426W, BUT SMALL CIRCULAR METALLIC OBJECT LOCATED & EXAM'D IN 504628N, 000338W [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 10.6 IN GEN DEPTH 12MTRS. SCOUR 1.8MTRS DEEP. HYDROSEARCH HT 1.1MTRS. (HMS BULLDOG, HI 37A/77). AMEND TO WK 10.6MTRS IN REVISED POSN. R/P. HH090/944 28.9.01 EXAM'D 21.8.01 IN 5046.480N, 0003.728W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 12.7 IN GEN DEPTH 12MTRS. SCOUR 1.5MTRS EXTENDS 30MTRS TOWARDS 045 DEGS. LENGTH 35MTRS, WIDTH 30MTRS. NO DCS3 HT. DEBRIS EXTENDS 30MTRS TOWARDS 045 DEGS. MODERATE MAGNETIC ANOMALY. BROKEN AND SCATTERED, REMNANTS ARE CONTAINED WITHIN THE SCOUR. NOT SWEPT DUE TO FISHING GEAR. RETAIN AS CHARTED. (NP 1016, HI 944B). RETAIN WK 10.6MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. SEP 2015/000083467 5.5.16 EXAM'D 22.11.15; IN 5046.477N, 0003.741W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 10.47MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 12.8MTRS. SCOUR 42.3MTRS, LENGTH 34.5MTRS, WIDTH 21MTRS, HT 4MTRS, ORIENTATION 020/200. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. WK BROKEN UP WITH DEBRIS. (GARDLINE 2015, HI 1478). AMEND DW 10.4MTRS IN REVISED POSN. |
| Last Amended Date | May 5, 2016 |
Circumstances of loss
SANK IN TOW OFF BEACHY HEAD, WAS A PATROL & MINESWEEPER TRAWLER UNDER NAME 'PERIHELION' IN WW1.
WRECK MAP LOADING ...
50 46.477 N,0 3.741 W
Hms Inverclyde on Wreck Map
Hms Inverclyde Wreck on Google Map
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General Comments
AREA OF SCATTERED WRECKAGE WHICH LIES IN SCOUR