Hms Avanturine Wreck
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Wreck Category | dangerous wreck |
|
Hms avanturine Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
50 41.924 N,0 14.197 E |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
|
| Wreck Depth | 19.3 m |
| Water Depth | 25 m |
| Water Level Effect | always under water/submerged |
| Vertical Datum | Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide |
| Name | HMS AVANTURINE |
| Type | trawler |
| Flag | GB |
| Sonar Length | 95 |
| Sonar Width | 25 |
| Shadow Height | 6 |
| Orientation | 115 |
| Tonnage | 296 |
| Tonnage Type | gross |
| Conspic Visual | not visually conspicuous |
| Conspic Radar | not radar conspicuous |
| Date Sunk | Dec 1, 1943 |
| Bottom Texture | 4/17,7,6 |
| Original Detection Year | 1977 |
| Last Detection Year | 2015 |
| Original Source | survey vessel |
| Surveying Details | H4121/76 29.4.77 WK, LEAST DEPTH 17.2MTRS, IN 504154N, 001414E [OGB]. (SOISS, HI 41/76). CHART AS WK 17.2MTRS. NC 536. HH100/351/05 20.5.92 LOCATED USING DECCA. REFERRED TO AS 'AVENTINE'. (C MARTIN, 13.4.92). SEP 2015/000083466 8.2.16 EXAM'D 17.07.15 IN 5041.924N, 0014.197E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 19.30MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 25.30MTRS. NO SCOUR, LENGTH 95MTRS, HT 6MTRS, WIDTH 25MTRS. BROKEN UP WK, PARTIALLY BURIED, STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (GARDLINE GEOSURVEY, HI 1477). AMEND DW 19.3MTRS IN REVISED POSN. |
| Last Amended Date | Feb 8, 2016 |
Circumstances of loss
REQUISITIONED BY ADMIRALTY FOR USE AS MINESWEEPER. SUNK BY GERMAN E-BOATS OFF BEACHY HEAD WHILE BEING TOWED IN A CONVOY. (WW2SL & J SALSBURY).
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50 41.924 N,0 14.197 E
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