Hms Hunter Wreck
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Wreck Category | non-dangerous wreck |
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Hms hunter Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
68 24.55 N,17 3.59 E |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
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| Water Depth | 100 m |
| Water Level Effect | always under water/submerged |
| Vertical Datum | Lowest Astronomical Tide |
| Name | HMS HUNTER |
| Type | destroyer |
| Flag | GB |
| Length | 98.5 m |
| Width | 9.8 m |
| Tonnage | 1335 |
| Tonnage Type | displacement |
| Conspic Visual | not visually conspicuous |
| Conspic Radar | not radar conspicuous |
| Date Sunk | May 10, 1940 |
| Original Detection Year | 1945 |
| Last Detection Year | 2008 |
| Original Source | published World War 2 losses |
| Surveying Details | SANK IN 6820.0N, 1704.0E. (WARSHIP LOSSES WW2). 3.3.08 LOCATED IN 6824.55N, 1703.59E [WGD]. FOUND BY M/B AND ECHOSOUNDER BY HNOMS TYR. EXAMINED BY ROV AND IDENTIFIED BY THE CREST, WHICH WAS STILL READABLE. SITE AND WRECK HAVE NOT BEEN DISTURBED. (NORWEGIAN JOINT HQ, SIGNAL DTD 2.3.08). INS AS NDW. BR STD. |
| Last Amended Date | Mar 3, 2008 |
Circumstances of loss
LAUNCHED IN 1936 BY SWAN HUNTER, WIGHAM RICHARDSON LTD, WALLSEND-ON-TYNE. TWIN TURBINES OF 34,000SHP FOR 35.5 KNOTS. 4 X 4.7 INCH HA GUNS, 8 X 21 INCH TORPEDO TUBES. SUNK DURING THE FIRST BATTLE OF NARVIK. THE SQUADRON OF SIX VESSELS WERE ENGAGED BY FIVE GERMAN DESTROYERS. IN THE ENSUING BATTLE THE LEADER, HMS HARDY, WAS BEACHED IN FLAMES AND HUNTER SANK AFTER RECEIVING HEAVY FIRE AND COLLIDING WITH HMS HOTSPUR. (WARSHIP LOSSES WW2, WILKIPEDIA). 101 MEN LOST. (DODS).
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68 24.55 N,17 3.59 E
Hms Hunter on Wreck Map
Hms Hunter Wreck on Google Map
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