Hms Fleet Tender C (Ex-Mamari Iii) Wreck
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Wreck Category | dangerous wreck |
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Hms fleet tender c (ex-mamari iii) Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
53 22.492 N,0 59.896 E |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
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| Wreck Depth | 10.21 m |
| Water Depth | 14 m |
| Water Level Effect | always under water/submerged |
| Vertical Datum | Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide |
| Name | HMS FLEET TENDER C (EX-MAMARI III) |
| Type | liner |
| Flag | GB |
| Length | 145.4 m |
| Width | 19.2 m |
| Draught | 9.4 |
| Sonar Length | 285 |
| Sonar Width | 57 |
| Shadow Height | 2.9 |
| Orientation | 202 |
| Tonnage | 7924 |
| Tonnage Type | gross |
| Cargo | ballast |
| Conspic Visual | not visually conspicuous |
| Conspic Radar | not radar conspicuous |
| Date Sunk | Jun 4, 1941 |
| Original Detection Year | 1941 |
| Last Detection Year | 2019 |
| Original Source | other |
| Surveying Details | H01351/41 17.6.41 STRANDED IN 532228N, 010104E WITH SUPERSTRUCTURE AND FLIGHT DECK SHOWING ABOVE WATER. (C IN C NORE, 17.6.41). LATER DISPERSED BY BOMBING. (ACHQ, CHATHAM). FOR SURVEYING DETAILS SEE [9328]. SEP 2019/000300377 17.12.19 EXAM'D 18.7.19 IN 5322.492N 0059.896E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 10.21 MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 13 MTRS, HT 2.9 MTRS, LENGTH 285 MTRS, WIDTH 57 MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 1.5 MTRS, LENGTH 66 MTRS, WIDTH 78 MTRS, ORIENTATION 235 DEGS. TWO DEGRADED WRECKS, PARTIALLY BURIED WITH DEBRIS ALONG MAIN AXIS. NOT POSSIBLE TO DIFFERENTIATE THE WRECKS FROM EACH OTHER. (CLINTON MARINE, HI 1596). AMEND DW 10.2 MTRS IN REVISED POSITION. |
| Last Amended Date | Dec 17, 2019 |
Circumstances of loss
28.9.39 EX-MAMARI III, EX-MAMILUS '33, EX-ZEALANDIC. BUILT IN 1911 BY HARLAND & WOLFF LTD, BELFAST FOR THE SHAW, SAVILLE & ALBION LINE. PURCHASED 28.9.39 AS A FLEET TENDER AND CONVERTED TO REPRESENT HMS HERMES. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY THE ADMIRALTY. TWO DOUBLE BOILERS & TWO SINGLE BOILERS, TWIN QUADRUPLE EXPANSION ENGINES, TWIN SHAFT. PASSAGE FOR CHATHAM AFTER THE REAL HMS HERMES HAD BEEN SUNK OFF CEYLON ON 9.4.41. STRANDED ON WK OF AHAMO & WHILST AGROUND WAS TORPEDOED BY A GERMAN E BOAT.
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