Jaguar Wreck
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Wreck Category | wreck showing any portion of hull or superstructure |
| Status | Dead = Not detected by numerous sources therefore considered not to exist |
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Jaguar Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
51 3.267 N,2 22.353 E |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
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| Water Depth | 0 m |
| Water Level Effect | covers and uncovers |
| Vertical Datum | Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide |
| Name | JAGUAR |
| Type | destroyer |
| Flag | FR |
| Length | 126.8 m |
| Width | 11.3 m |
| Draught | 5.5 |
| Tonnage | 2126 |
| Tonnage Type | displacement |
| Conspic Visual | not visually conspicuous |
| Conspic Radar | not radar conspicuous |
| Date Sunk | May 21, 1940 |
| Original Detection Year | 1977 |
| Last Detection Year | 2002 |
| Original Source | national HO/authority notice to mariners |
| Markers | 2 G CON BUOYS, 50 MTRS NE & NW |
| Surveying Details | H8018/47 4.2.48 INS ST LEGEND 'WKS' IN 510318N, 022148E, MARKED WITH G CONL LT BUOY, FL.G . (PARIS NM 3401/47 & 3915/47). - NM 3297/47. H7840/51 10.7.52 AMENDED TO TWO STF WITH 2 G CONL LT BUOYS, F.G. SE. (PARIS NM BLOCK 52/18/03). - NM BLOCK. 31.5.77 ST SHOWN IN 510319N, 022226E [EUR] ON FRENCH 6652 [1977 EDN]. BR STD. H2981/78 2.10.78 MARKED BY 2 G CON BUOYS, 50 MTRS NE & NW OF WK. (AV CHERBOURG 1254). BR STD. 18.7.02 DATA RE-ASSESSED. NOT SHOWN ON FRENCH 7057 [INT 1482] [2ND EDN, 2002]. AMENDED TO DEAD. DELETE. BR STD. |
| Last Amended Date | Jul 17, 2017 |
Circumstances of loss
BOMBED AND SUNK BY GERMAN A/C, WHILE ENGAGED IN OPERATIONS CONNECTED WITH THE EVACUATION OF BRITISH & FRENCH ARMIES FROM DUNKIRK. (DODS).
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