Hms Khartoum Wreck
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Wreck Category | dangerous wreck |
|
Hms khartoum Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
12 38.952 N,43 24.909 E |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
|
| Wreck Depth | 3 m |
| Water Depth | 6 m |
| Water Level Effect | always under water/submerged |
| Vertical Datum | Lowest Astronomical Tide |
| Name | HMS KHARTOUM |
| Type | destroyer |
| Flag | GB |
| Length | 106.1 m |
| Width | 10.7 m |
| Draught | 2.7 |
| Orientation | 135 |
| Tonnage | 1690 |
| Tonnage Type | gross |
| Conspic Visual | not visually conspicuous |
| Conspic Radar | not radar conspicuous |
| Date Sunk | Jun 23, 1940 |
| Bottom Texture | Sand |
| Original Detection Year | 1940 |
| Last Detection Year | 1965 |
| Original Source | other |
| Surveying Details | H0612/40 6.7.40 ST LIES 116DEGS, 1.8C FROM MURRY PT FRONT BEACON. (ADMIRALTY). - PFNM 1699/40 & NM 2058/40. H0612/40 16.5.58 DW, DRIES 4FT, MARKED BY G CAN BUOYS CLOSE E & W. (LOCH RUTHVEN HN 1/58). R/S. H0612/40 10.9.58 DW IN 123852N, 432455E. BUOYS LIFTED, SALVAGE OPS. (BIGBURY BAY HN B8/58). - NM 1997/58. 14.12.65 NOW CHARTED AS SW 1FM 4FT [3MTRS], DANGER LINE EXTENDED IN NW/SE DIRECTION. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). NC 923. 18.2.83 WGD POSN: 123857N, 432454E. NC 2588. 9.2.02 WGD POSN: 1238.952N, 04324.909E. NC 452. |
| Last Amended Date | Feb 9, 2002 |
Circumstances of loss
BRITISH DESTROYER KHARTOUM, BUILT 1939, WAS WRECKED BY AN INTERNAL EXPLOSION IN THE RED SEA. SHE WAS BEACHED & ABANDONED AT PERIM. (DODS).
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