Hms Grafton Wreck
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Wreck Category | dangerous wreck |
| Status | Dead = Not detected by numerous sources therefore considered not to exist |
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Hms grafton Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
51 21.95 N,2 41.92 E |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
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| Water Depth | 20 m |
| Water Level Effect | always under water/submerged |
| Vertical Datum | Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide |
| Name | HMS GRAFTON |
| Type | destroyer |
| Flag | GB |
| Length | 95.1 m |
| Width | 10.1 m |
| Draught | 2.7 |
| Tonnage | 1335 |
| Tonnage Type | displacement |
| Conspic Visual | not visually conspicuous |
| Conspic Radar | not radar conspicuous |
| Date Sunk | May 29, 1940 |
| Bottom Texture | Sand |
| Original Detection Year | 1940 |
| Last Detection Year | 2025 |
| Original Source | other |
| Surveying Details | [NO DATE] POSN APPROX 512200N, 024200E [EUR] , FOR FILING ONLY. HH100/351/02 1.6.90 HMS GRAFTON NOT YET FOUND. WAS APPARENTLY FINALLY SUNK BY GUNFIRE FROM HMS IVANHOE AND SHE PROBABLY DRIFTED FOR SOME TIME BEFORE THIS OCCURED. (D TERMOTE, 19.4.90). NCA. |
| Last Amended Date | Sep 29, 2025 |
Circumstances of loss
VESSEL BUILT 1935 BY THORNYCROFT & CO LTD. TURBINE ENGINES. THREE DRUM BOILERS. TORPEDOED BY GERMAN E-BOAT NEAR KWINTE BUOY, WHILST ATTEMPTING TO PICK UP SURVIVORS FROM HMS WAKEFUL, WHICH ALSO HAD BEEN TORPEDOED, DURING THE EVACUATION OF ALLIED TROOPS FROM DUNKIRK. (DODS & R VERPOORTE).
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51 21.95 N,2 41.92 E
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