Hms Brazen Wreck

Field Value
Wreck Category dangerous wreck
Hms brazen Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM) 		51 1.11 N,1 17.155 E
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 51.018500
  • Longitude: 1.285917
Wreck Depth 19.79 m
Water Depth 25 m
Water Level Effect always under water/submerged
Vertical Datum Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide
Name HMS BRAZEN
Type destroyer
Flag GB
Length 95.1 m
Width 10.1 m
Sonar Length 97.4
Sonar Width 37.9
Shadow Height 5.3
Orientation 141
Tonnage 1360
Tonnage Type displacement
Conspic Visual not visually conspicuous
Conspic Radar not radar conspicuous
Date Sunk Jul 20, 1940
Bottom Texture 4,6
Original Detection Year 1940
Last Detection Year 2016
Original Source national HO/authority notice to mariners
Surveying Details H0682/40 1.8.40 PFNM 1897/40 ISSUED. CANCELLED BY FNM 2820/40. H0793/40 6.9.40 FIXED USING HSA. LEAST E/S DEPTH 55FT. (HMS LYNX, 15.8.40). CHART AS WK 9FMS. - NM 2214/40 & FNM 2215/40. H5824/60 2.3.61 FIXED USING HSA. LEAST E/S DEPTH 56FT. (HMS SCOTT, 17.3.60). H0682/40 7.11.61 DRIFT SWEPT CLEAR AT 45, FOUL AT 46FT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 60 IN GEN DEPTH 90FT. SCOUR 4FT DEEP. FIXED USING DECCA. (HMS SCOTT, 18.4.61). AMEND TO WK 7FMS 3FT. - NM 1175/61. H0682/40 INS G SPH BUOY, INTQKFLG, CLOSE SW. - NM 2177/61. H2760/49 16.9.63 DISPERSAL OPERATIONS TO GIVE MINIMUM CLEARANCE OF 55FT. H2760/49 26.11.64 SWEPT CLEAR AT 53, FOUL AT 55FT. (ISS, 10.11.64). AMEND TO SW 8FMS 5FT, WITH G SPH BUOY, INTQKFLG.10S, CLOSE SW - NM 2239/64. H2760/49 10.6.66 DRIFT SWEPT. CLEAR AT 57, FOUL AT 58FT. GEN DEPTH 89FT. NO SCOUR. FIXED USING HSA. (HMS ENTERPRISE, H525 NO.1/66). AMEND TO SW 9FMS 3FT - NM. 10.9.73 NOW CHARTED AS SW 17.4MTRS. NC 1892. H4199/78 29.9.78 LOCATED 25.10.77 IN 510105N, 011715E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 20.3 IN GEN DEPTH 27.5MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 4.7MTRS, LENGTH 312FT. LIES 135/315DEGS. (HMS BULLDOG, HI 35/77). AMEND TO WK 20.3MTRS IN 510105N, 011715E. BR STD. H3947/88 24.5.89 EXAM'D 14.4.89 IN 510104N, 011715E USING TRISPONDER. SWEPT CLEAR AT 18.9, FOUL AT 19.0MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 19.3 IN GEN DEPTH 26MTRS. NO SCOUR. HYDROSEARCH HT 8.0MTRS, LENGTH 108MTRS. LIES 135/315DEGS. UPRIGHT WITH BOW NW. HIGH POINT AT FOR'D END. SUPERSTRUCTURE AND GUNS VISIBLE ON SONAR. RETAIN CHARTED POSN. (HMS ROEBUCK, HI 469). AMEND TO SW 18.9MTRS. - NM 1723/89. HH090/921/01 28.11.00 EXAM'D 15.10.00 IN 5101.118N, 0117.148 E [WGD] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR 20, FOUL 20.2MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 20.6 IN GEN DEPTH 26MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 75MTRS, WIDTH 35MTRS. DCS3 HT 5MTRS. MODERATE MAGNETIC ANOMALY. WELL DEFINED, PARTIALLY BURIED AND BREAKING UP. (NP 1016, HI 921). - NM 239/01. 22.4.16 EXAM'D BY BDC; WK IN 5101.095N, 0117.169E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 20.1MTRS, IN GEN DEPTH 26MTRS. LENGTH 96MTRS, WIDTH 13MTRS. NFS. (DS24 FOLKESTONE-POMERANIA MCZ, SURVEY 2012). MOVE TO REVISED POSN BUT RETAIN PREVIOUS SHOAL DEPTH SW 20.1MTRS. SEP 2016/000091764 17.05.17 EXAM'D 20.07.16; IN 5101.110N, 0117.155E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 19.79MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 25MTRS, LENGTH 97.4MTRS, WIDTH 37.9MTRS, HEIGHT 5.3MTRS, ORIENTATION 141/321 DEGS. WRECK IS BROKEN AND PARTIALLY BURIED. (GARDLINE, HI 1497). AMEND DW 19.7MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Last Amended Date May 17, 2017

Circumstances of loss

SUNK BY AIRCRAFT OFF DOVER. (WW2 LOSSES OF RN SHIPS). VESSEL, BUILT IN 1928 BY PALMER & CO., FOUNDERED WHILE UNDER TOW FOLLOWING BOMB DAMAGE INFLICTED BY GERMAN AIRCRAFT. (DODS).

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FAQ

Where is the HMS BRAZEN wreck located?

The HMS BRAZEN wreck is located at coordinates 51 1.11 N,1 17.155 E.

How deep is the HMS BRAZEN and where exactly is it located?

The HMS BRAZEN lies at a depth of about 19.79 meters and is located at coordinates 51 1.11 N,1 17.155 E.

How deep is the seabed around the HMS BRAZEN?

The seabed around the HMS BRAZEN lies at approximately 25 meters deep.

When did the HMS BRAZEN sink?

The HMS BRAZEN sank on Jul 20, 1940.

When was the wreck of the HMS BRAZEN discovered?

The wreck of the HMS BRAZEN was discovered in 1940.

What country did the HMS BRAZEN belong to?

The HMS BRAZEN belonged to GB.

What was the tonnage of the HMS BRAZEN?

The HMS BRAZEN had a tonnage of 1360 tons.

What type of wreck is the HMS BRAZEN?

The HMS BRAZEN is classified as a destroyer.

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