Destroyer Wreck Gb 22667

Field	Value
Wreck Category	non-dangerous wreck
Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM)	56 32.993 N,1 37.1 W
Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees	Latitude: 56.549883 Longitude: -1.618333
Water Depth	57 m
Water Level Effect	always under water/submerged
Vertical Datum	Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide
Type	destroyer
Flag	GB
Length	104.5 m
Width	10.4 m
Draught	2.7
Tonnage	1475
Tonnage Type	displacement
Conspic Visual	not visually conspicuous
Conspic Radar	not radar conspicuous
Original Detection Year	1940
Original Source	other
Last Amended Date	Aug 1, 2014

Simplified Wreck Survey

Underwater wreck located at coordinates 56 32.993 N, 1 37.1 W in the North Sea off the coast of Scotland. This underwater obstruction was formerly reported at 56 33.000 N, 01 37.000 W and has since been amended to dead status. The site remains a point of interest for maritime charting and underwater navigation.

Surveying Details

SINKING POSN GIVEN AS 563300N, 013700W. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). NCA, AMENDED TO DEAD.

Circumstances of loss

BUILT IN 1934 AT PORTSMOUTH DOCKYARD. TURBINE ENGINES. DRUM BOILERS. 5 X 4.7INCH GUNS, 7 SMALLER, 8 T.T. MINED OR TORPEDOED AND SUNK BY U-22. 189 MEN LOST. (DODS).

General Comments

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