Hms Minion Wreck
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Wreck Category | non-dangerous wreck |
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Hms minion Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
50 38.653 N,0 13.976 W |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
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| Wreck Depth | 35 m |
| Water Depth | 43 m |
| Water Level Effect | always under water/submerged |
| Vertical Datum | Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide |
| Name | HMS MINION |
| Type | destroyer |
| Flag | GB |
| Length | 84.1 m |
| Width | 8.2 m |
| Draught | 3 |
| Sonar Length | 89 |
| Sonar Width | 10 |
| Shadow Height | 7.8 |
| Orientation | 72 |
| Tonnage | 1042 |
| Tonnage Type | displacement |
| Conspic Visual | not visually conspicuous |
| Conspic Radar | not radar conspicuous |
| Date Sunk | Jan 1, 1921 |
| Bottom Texture | Sand |
| Original Detection Year | 1974 |
| Last Detection Year | 1988 |
| Original Source | other |
| Surveying Details | 30.12.74 FF/WK REPD IN 503845N, 001348W USING DECCA. (E GILES, 1974). H1965/76 9.7.79 DCS3 CONTACT, CLASSIFIED WK, LOCATED IN 503838N, 001347W [OGB]. LYING NE/SW, 100MTRS LONG. NOT EXAM'D. (HMS BULLDOG HI 37A/77). WK LOCATED 7.6.75 IN 503834N, 001352W [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 30.6 IN GEN DEPTH 43.6MTRS. DCS3 HT 9.6MTRS. SCOUR LYING NE/SW. (HMS FAWN, HI 41/75). ACCEPT HMS FAWN'S DEPTH IN HMS BULLDOG'S POSN. CHART AS WK 30MTRS IN 503838N, 001347W [OGB]. R/P. H3823/78 21.8.79 WK LOCATED USING DECCA. NOT DIVED ON YET. (E GILES, 16.8.79). H1965/76 11.12.79 EXAM'D 16/17.10.79 IN 503837N, 001353W [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [2 LOP]. DECCA USED. LEAST E/S DEPTH 37.9 IN GEN DEPTH 45MTRS. SCOUR 0.5MTRS DEEP. DCS3 HT 6.6MTRS, LENGTH 92MTRS, BEAM 14.5MTRS. LYING 090/270DEGS. LARGE INTACT WK WHICH APPEARS TO BE ON ITS SIDE. (HMS BULLDOG, HI 37A/77). AMEND TO WK 37MTRS IN REVISED POSN. R/P. H1965/76 28.11.80 EXAM'D 17.2.80 IN 503837N, 001354W [OGB] USING TRISPONDER. LEAST DEPTH 36 IN GEN DEPTH 43MTRS. NO SCOUR. HYDROSEARCH LENGTH 89MTRS, BEAM 10MTRS, HT 7.8MTRS. LARGE WK, WITH CONSPIC FUNNEL ON CENTRAL SUPERSTRUCTURE. (HMS BULLDOG HI 37A/77). AMEND TO WK 35MTRS. R/P. H1310/83/4 19.1.82 DIVED ON AND FOUND TO BE WK OF WW1 TORPEDO BOAT DESTROYER, SIMILAR TO 'L CLASS'. HULL IS INTACT & LYING ON EVEN KEEL. BEAM ABT 30FT WIDE. BRIDGE COLLAPSED ONTO FOREDECK. NO SIGNS OF FUNNELS, BUT 3 HOLES WHERE THEY USED TO BE. 2 TORPEDO TUBES FARTHER AFT. (T W BENNETTO, 4.1.83). NCA. H1310/84/32 7.9.84 AFTER FURTHER DIVES IN 1984, CAN CONFIRM AS A BRITISH DESTROYER, BRIDGE TELEGRAPH MADE BY CHADBURNS, LIVERPOOL; AND TALLIES FOR 'WARD ROOM' & 'DEPTH CHARGE TELEGRAPH' HAVE BEEN LIFTED. STERN OF VESSEL HAS BEEN BLOWN OFF (T W BENNETTO, 4.9.84). [COULD POSSIBLY BE HMS LAFOREY - SEE [21090] IN 505530N, 012730E]. NCA. H1310/86/10 3.4.86 EXAM'D 1983. KNOWN LOCALLY AS THE 'NORTH WESTER'. (SOUTHERN MARINE SERVICES, WK NO 047). NCA. H1310/29/86 25.11.86 DIVED AGAIN 11.9.85. HOLES PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT TO BE WHERE FUNNELS HAD STOOD NOW THOUGHT TO BE EITHER FOR GUN MOUNTINGS OR TORPEDO TUBES. NO GUNS HAVE BEEN FOUND. (T W BENNETTO). NCA. H1310/88/30 29.6.88 WK IS BROKEN ACROSS AMIDSHIPS. GUNS HAVE BEEN REMOVED AND BRIDGE HAS COLLAPSED. LEAST DEPTH AT LW - 42MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 46MTRS. STERN ALMOST BURIED BY SANDWAVE. APPEARS TO MATCH 'L CLASS' DESTROYER AND, IF SO, CAN ONLY BE HMS LAFOREY. NO CONCLUSIVE EVIDENCE YET. (P A VAN DER BOON). NCA. 15.1.92 SHIP BUILDERS PLATE RECOVERED INDICATING THAT THIS IS REMAINS OF HMS MINION. (THE NAUTICAL MAGAZINE, VOL 246, NO 6). NCA. |
| Last Amended Date | Mar 15, 2000 |
Circumstances of loss
SOLD FOR BREAKING IN GERMANY BUT SANK EN ROUTE. (THE NAUTICAL MAGAZINE, VOL.246, NO.6, PP.401/402).
WRECK MAP LOADING ...
50 38.653 N,0 13.976 W
Hms Minion on Wreck Map
Hms Minion Wreck on Google Map
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General Comments
UK NM 3576/18