Hms Quorn Wreck
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Wreck Category | dangerous wreck |
| Status | Dead = Not detected by numerous sources therefore considered not to exist |
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Hms quorn Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
49 28.5 N,0 12.5 W |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
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| Water Depth | 13 m |
| Water Level Effect | always under water/submerged |
| Vertical Datum | Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide |
| Name | HMS QUORN |
| Type | destroyer |
| Flag | GB |
| Length | 83 m |
| Width | 8.5 m |
| Draught | 2.5 |
| Tonnage | 1000 |
| Tonnage Type | displacement |
| Conspic Visual | not visually conspicuous |
| Conspic Radar | not radar conspicuous |
| Date Sunk | Aug 3, 1944 |
| Original Detection Year | 1944 |
| Last Detection Year | 1950 |
| Original Source | unknown |
| Surveying Details | H03324/44 29.9.44 DW PA IN 492830N, 001230W. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). - NM 2084/44. H02471 13.1.51 DELETE. (PARIS NM 44 026 50). AMENDED TO DEAD. - NM 44/51. |
| Last Amended Date | Nov 23, 2001 |
Circumstances of loss
VESSEL, BUILT 1940 BY J S WHITE & CO, WAS SUNK BY A HUMAN TORPEDO OFF THE COAST OF NORMANDY WITH THE LOSS OF 4 OFFICERS & 126 RATINGS. (DODS).
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