Hmml 558 Wreck
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Wreck Category | dangerous wreck |
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Hmml 558 Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
45 17.6 N,13 26.8 E |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
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| Water Depth | 27 m |
| Water Level Effect | always under water/submerged |
| Vertical Datum | Lowest Astronomical Tide |
| Name | HMML 558 |
| Type | launch |
| Flag | GB |
| Tonnage | 75 |
| Tonnage Type | displacement |
| Conspic Visual | not visually conspicuous |
| Conspic Radar | not radar conspicuous |
| Date Sunk | May 5, 1945 |
| Original Detection Year | 1945 |
| Original Source | other |
| Surveying Details | H0656/43 11.8.45 REPORT OF LOSS OF HMML 558 RECORDED THUS: MINED, TAKEN IN TOW, TOW PARTED & VESSEL SANK 4TH MAY 1945. LATER POSN IN WHICH SHIP WAS LOST WAS FOUND TO BE 451736N, 132648E. (EXTRACT FROM M/06958/45). NCA. FOR FILING ONLY. |
| Last Amended Date | Jan 13, 2003 |
Circumstances of loss
11.8.45 VESSEL, BUILT FEBRUARY 1943, WAS MINED IN THE N ADRIATIC AND BECAME TOTAL LOSS. (BVLAS 1939-45).REPORT OF LOSS OF HMML 558 RECORDED THUS: MINED, TAKEN IN TOW, TOW PARTED & VESSEL SANK 4TH MAY 1945. LATER POSN IN WHICH SHIP WAS LOST WAS FOUND TO BE 451736N, 132648E. (EXTRACT FROM M/06958/45). IN THE MINUTES OF REPORT OF CIRCUMSTANCES LEADING TO LOSS OF HMML 558 IS THE FOLLOWING: 'ON THE MORNING OF MAY 5TH IT WAS FOUND THAT M.L. 558 HAD DRIFTED INSHORE AND M.L. 459 TURNED HER INTO THE BAY, ....... DECIDED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE TO SAVE M.L. 558, SHE WAS THEREFORE DRAGGED ON TO THE BEACH IN SAN GIOVANNI BAY AND ABANDONED'. POSN OF SAN GIOVANNI BAY BY NOT ASCERTAINED. (MINUTE DTD 11.8.45).
WRECK MAP LOADING ...
45 17.6 N,13 26.8 E
Hmml 558 on Wreck Map
Hmml 558 Wreck on Google Map
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