Hms King Orry Wreck
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Wreck Category | dangerous wreck |
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Hms king orry Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
51 3.917 N,2 20.682 E |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
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| Wreck Depth | 13.2 m |
| Water Depth | 14 m |
| Water Level Effect | always under water/submerged |
| Vertical Datum | Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide |
| Name | HMS KING ORRY |
| Type | armed vessel |
| Flag | GB |
| Tonnage | 1877 |
| Tonnage Type | gross |
| Conspic Visual | not visually conspicuous |
| Conspic Radar | not radar conspicuous |
| Date Sunk | May 30, 1940 |
| Original Detection Year | 1940 |
| Last Detection Year | 2025 |
| Original Source | national HO/authority notice to mariners |
| Surveying Details | H0602/40 20.7.40 DW PA IN 510359N, 022043E. (ADMIRALTY) - NM 1794/40. H6567/46 8.11.46 G CONL BUOY WITH SQUARE TOPMARK SW, & G CONL BUOY WITH TRIANGULAR TOPMARK NW LAID. (PARIS NM 38/3503/46) - NM 3705/46. H5253/46 15.1.47 NOW DW IN 510359N, 022045E. (PARIS NM 38/2788/46) - NM 3181/46. H6326/46 8.2.47 B CONL LT BUOY, GP.FL(3)G WITH TRIANGULAR TOPMARK LAID CLOSE NW. (PARIS NM 4800/46) - NM 275/47. H6740/48 10.12.48 WK 4.9MTRS SHOWN ON FRENCH 5487 - NM 2619/48. H3003/51 30.5.51 BUOY NOT SHOWN ON FRENCH 5487. NE 1352. H7035/54 23.11.54 DELETE BUOY SW OF WK. (PARIS NM 54.43.22) - NM 2608/54. 1.10.57 SHOWN AS WK 7.9MTRS WITH BG CONL LT BUOY, GP.FL(3)G, WITH TRIANGULAR TOPMARK ON FRENCH CHART. NE 1352. H2628/57 8.11.57 EXPERIMENTAL WHISTLE HAS BEEN FITTED TO BUOY. (PARIS TNM 57.38.19). NCA. H2628/57 27.11.57 WHISTLE REMOVED. (PARIS NM 57.42.14) NCA. H2628/57 2.9.58 ADD WHISTLE TO BUOY. (PARIS NM 58.29.09) - NM 1872/58. H2436/64 9.2.65 WK 7.6MTRS SHOWN ON FRENCH 5513. BR STD. H2628/57 26.4.65 SALVAGE OPERATIONS LASTING 5 MONTHS, MARKED BY BUOYS. (OSTENDE TNM 7/58/65 & PARIS TNM 5.14.65) NCA. H2628/57 24.8.65 NOW SW 12.0MTRS. (FRENCH NM 65.29.28) - NM 1685/65. H2628/57 8.10.65 BG CONL BUOY WITH TRIANGULAR TOPMARK WITHDRAWN. (OSTENDE NM 17/129/65) - NM 1863/65. H3221/65 28.7.66 NOW CHARTED AS SW 12.0MTRS IN 510400N, 022048E. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED) NE 323. H3221/65 12.1.70 WK 12.8MTRS SHOWN ON FRENCH 6500. NE 323 & BR STD. H3199/74 17.5.74 WK 13.1MTRS SHOWN ON FRENCH 6469 [1974 EDN]. NC 1352. H1283/76/118 19.8.75 WK 13.1MTRS SHOWN IN 510359N, 022049.8E ON FRENCH 6501 [1975 EDN]. NC 323.H1283/76/118 8.9.76 POSN 510359.76N, 022050.58E, WK 13.0MTRS, TAKEN FROM FRENCH WK INFO. (SENT BY R. A. LEE OF DEAL). SHOWN ON FRENCH 6500 [1976 EDN]. H2981/78 1.8.79 NOW WK 13.2MTRS IN 510359N, 022045E. (FRENCH NM 79.24.36) BR STD. 8.11.88 SHOWN AS WK 13.2MTRS ON FRENCH 7057 [1987 EDN]. LOCATED IN 1979 BY V/S & E/S. IT STANDS 1MTR ABOVE SEABED & HAS BEEN DESPERSED. (1987 FRENCH WK RECORDS NO.21612081) 15.10.96 SHOWN AS WK 13.5MTRS [MLS] ON BELGIUM 102 REPROMAT [MAY '96]. NC 1873. 8.4.03 SHOWN AS WK USC 13.2MTRS IN 5103.933N, 0220.670E [WGD] ON FRENCH 7057 [INT 1482] [2ND EDN 2002, LARGEST SCALE ADOPTION]. NE 1350. 17.5.07 SHOWN AS WK PA 13.2MTRS ON FRENCH 7057 [INT 1482] [3RD EDN 2006]. NE 1350. |
| Last Amended Date | May 9, 2025 |
Circumstances of loss
BOMBED AND SUNK BY GERMAN AIRCRAFT. (WW2SL).
WRECK MAP LOADING ...
51 3.917 N,2 20.682 E
Hms King Orry on Wreck Map
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