Destroyer Wreck Gb 1794

Field Value
Wreck Category non-dangerous wreck
Status Dead = Not detected by numerous sources therefore considered not to exist
Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM) 		50 11.037 N,2 22.079 W
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 50.183950
  • Longitude: -2.367983
Wreck Depth 44 m
Water Depth 60 m
Water Level Effect always under water/submerged
Vertical Datum Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide
Type destroyer
Flag GB
Length 99.4 m
Width 10.1 m
Draught 2.7
Tonnage 1375
Tonnage Type displacement
Conspic Visual not visually conspicuous
Conspic Radar not radar conspicuous
Date Sunk Jul 29, 1939
Original Detection Year 1940
Last Detection Year 2003
Original Source published World War 2 losses
Surveying Details 29.7.40 SUNK IN APPROX 501100N, 022200W. (WW2SL). 19.11.75 TO BE SHOWN AS USC PA 24FMS [44MTRS] IN 501100N, 022200W [OGB] ON NE 2649. 18.1.80 SHOWN AS NDW PA ON FR 878 [NE DEC '79, SCALE 1:240,000]. NCA. HH090/961/01 16.12.03 NOT LOCATED. (GARDLINE, HI 961). AMENDED DEAD.
Last Amended Date Apr 5, 2017

Circumstances of loss

A D CLASS DESTROYER. BUILT IN 1932 BY FAIRFIELD SHIPBUILDING CO, PAISLEY. S TURBINES, QUADRUPLE SHAFT. 4 X 4.7 INCH, 3 X 1 INCH GUNS. 8 TORPEDO TUBES. WAS BOMBED AND SUNK BY GERMAN AIRCRAFT. (SRN, DODS, SIBI & WW2SL).

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