Huntsmoor Wreck
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Wreck Category | non-dangerous wreck |
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Huntsmoor Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
50 21.093 N,0 13.314 W |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
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| Wreck Depth | 35 m |
| Water Depth | 47 m |
| Water Level Effect | always under water/submerged |
| Vertical Datum | Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide |
| Name | HUNTSMOOR |
| Type | steam ship |
| Flag | GB |
| Length | 119.2 m |
| Width | 14.6 m |
| Draught | 6.7 |
| Sonar Length | 124 |
| Sonar Width | 17 |
| Shadow Height | 11.9 |
| Orientation | 60 |
| Tonnage | 4957 |
| Tonnage Type | gross |
| Cargo | ballast |
| Conspic Visual | not visually conspicuous |
| Conspic Radar | not radar conspicuous |
| Date Sunk | Feb 20, 1918 |
| Debris Field | NIL |
| Original Detection Year | 1918 |
| Last Detection Year | 2014 |
| Original Source | other |
| Surveying Details | 1918 SANK 50 MILES N 10 DEG W OF HAVRE LT. (SECOND MATE, DOCKET M9979). 21.2.18 SANK 23 MILES S 0.5 W FROM OWERS LTV. (WW1SL). ACCEPT APPROX POSN 501700N, 002900W. H4121/76 9.11.76 NOT FOUND AFTER EXTENSIVE SEARCH. CONSIDER POSN DOUBTFUL. (HMS FAWN, HI 52/76). H2699/76 20.9.76 WK LOCATED IN 502103N, 001304W [OGB]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 35 IN GEN DEPTH 47MTRS [LAT]. (HMS FAWN, SIG DTD 3.9.79). SUBNAV ISSUED. H2699/76 20.9.76 EXAM'D 24.8.76 IN 502103N, 001304W [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 35 IN GEN DEPTH 47MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 11MTRS, LENGTH APPROX 150MTRS. LIES 070/250DEGS. (HMS FAWN, HI 57/76). CHART AS WK 35MTRS [19FMS] IN 502103N, 001313W. - NM 1988/76. 21.9.76 POSITION CHECKED BY WRECKS OFFICER. LONGITUDE SHOULD READ 001313W. H4121/76 20.6.79 DIVED 17.4.78. LARGE WK, POSSIBLY WORLD WAR 2 CARGO VESSEL. BADLY BROKEN. LIES WITH 45DEG STARBOARD LIST WITH BOW TO EAST. IRON PROPELLER AND 4 BOILERS. (SUBSERVS, 16.6.79). 25.3.85 LOCATED IN 512104N, 001310W [OGB]. LEAST DEPTH FROM DCS3 37MTRS. (HMS BULLDOG, HI 240A, SIGS DTD 23.3.85). NCA. H2350/85 17.2.87 EXAM'D 18.9.86 IN 502103N, 001314W [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [4 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 34.2 IN GEN DEPTH 47MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 12MTRS, LENGTH 175MTRS. LYING 076/256DEGS. (NP 1008, HI 317B). AMEND TO WK 34MTRS [18FMS] IN REVISED POSN. G/S. HH100/351/04 1.10.91 DIVED ON 17.8.91 IN 502108.5N, 001312.5W [EUR] USING GPS. BELL RECOVERED BEARING NAME 'ROSTOCK' - FORMER NAME FOR THE 'HUNTSMOOR'. LIES 070/250DEGS, APPROX, WITH 45DEG STBD LIST. (I WARREN, SEPT '91). NCA. SEP 2014/000096805 19.8.14 EXAM'D 14.3.14 IN 5021.093N, 0013.314W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 35.15 IN GEN DEPTH 47MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 124MTRS, WIDTH 17MTRS, HT 11.85MTRS. LIES 060/240 DEGS WITH BOWS NE. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. LIES ON STBD SIDE. SECTIONS HAVE COLLAPSED ALONG ITS LENGTH AND THE REMAINS OF THE SUPERSTRUCTURE AND ?FOUR BOILERS LIE ON THE SE SIDE. (MMT, HI 1443). AMEND WK 35MTRS IN REVISED POSN. |
| Last Amended Date | Aug 19, 2014 |
Circumstances of loss
TORPEDOED AND SUNK BY GERMAN SUBMARINE UB 40. WAS ON PASSAGE LE HAVRE TO SOUTHAMPTON IN SERVICE OF THE ADMIRALTY. (DER KRIEG ZUR SEE). TORPEDOED AND SUNK 23M S 0.5 W FROM OWERS LTV. (WW1SL). VESSEL, BUILT IN 1901 BY FLENSBURGER SCHIFF. & MASCH. AND OWNED AT THE TIME OF LOSS BY THE ADMIRALTY [G HEYN & SONS], WAS TORPEDOED AND SUNK BY A GERMAN SUBMARINE 23M S 0.5 W OF THE OWERS LTV. 20 LIVES LOST, INCLUDING THE CAPTAIN. (DODS).
WRECK MAP LOADING ...
50 21.093 N,0 13.314 W
Huntsmoor on Wreck Map
Huntsmoor Wreck on Google Map
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General Comments
COLLAPSED, LISTING TO STBD, BOW NE