Hms Rosaura Wreck
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Wreck Category | dangerous wreck |
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Hms rosaura Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
32 3.583 N,24 1.068 E |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
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| Wreck Depth | 18.6 m |
| Water Depth | 20 m |
| Water Level Effect | always under water/submerged |
| Vertical Datum | Approximate Mean Sea Level |
| Name | HMS ROSAURA |
| Type | yacht |
| Flag | GB |
| Tonnage | 1552 |
| Tonnage Type | gross |
| Conspic Visual | not visually conspicuous |
| Conspic Radar | not radar conspicuous |
| Date Sunk | Mar 18, 1941 |
| Original Detection Year | 1941 |
| Last Detection Year | 2014 |
| Original Source | national HO/authority notice to mariners |
| Surveying Details | H01241/41 27.3.41 REPORT OF WRECK WITH MAST SHOWING ABOVE WATER IN POSN 046DEGS X 8.75CABLES FROM MERSA TOBRUK POINT LT. (SIGNAL, R.A. ALEXANDRIA DTD 21.3.41 & SIGNAL NOIC ALEXANDRIA DTD 23.3.41). CHART AS DW. - FNM 734(P)/41. H01241/41 7.4.41 CONFIRMS REPORT THAT HMS ROSAURA WAS SUNK BY MINE IN POSN 146DEGS X 8.75C FROM MERSA TOBRUK LT, WHEN LEAVING HARBOUR 18.3.41. NO DETAILS YET. (C-IN-C. MED SIGNAL 19.3.41). - FNM 831(P)/41. H01241/41 16.6.41 DW IN POSN 146DEGS X 8.75CABLES FROM TOBRUK POINT LT [320400N, 240100E]. (ADMIRALTY). - NM 1460/41. H2419/47 24.4.47 CONTACT IN POSN 143DEGS X 0.4M FROM TOBRUK POINT LT OR, IN 320406N, 240048E. (N-S ASDIC CONTACTS LIST NO. 47/581/4/19 DTD 18.3.47). CHART IN 320406N, 240053E. LC F373. H3057/49 30.6.49 GREEN WRECK MARKER BUOY IN POSN 146DEGS X 8.65CABLES, CLOSE NW OF EXISTING WRECK. (C-IN-C. MED). - NM 1436/49 & FNM 122/49. H3057/49 27.7.50 REPORT DETAILS THUS: THERE IS A WRECK IN POSN 144.5DEGS X 9.0CABLES FROM PUNTA TOBRUK LT, AND NEARLY IN ITS CHARTED POSN. THE WRECK IS HEADING ABOUT E, LENGTH ABOUT 300FT. THE LEAST DEPTH OVER THE WRECK IS 34FT; THE ONLY MAST WAS REMOVED BY MACKENZIE, METCALFE CO., TOBRUK [SAN GIORGIO SALVAGE COMPANY] IN JUNE 1949. THE WRECK WAS POSITIONED BY SEXTANT ANGLES FROM BOW AND STERN [QUOTED IN FILE]; SWEPT CLEAR WITH A BAR-SWEEP WHICH FOULED AT 35FT AND CLEARED AT 34FT [NOT REDUCED]; LEAST ECHO-SOUNDER DEPTH WAS 36FT [NOT REDUCED]. (HN NO.11, DD 14.6.50 GHQ RECCE TEAM). CHART AS WRECK OUTLINE E/W, WITH DEPTH AMENDED FROM 2FMS 4FT TO 5FMS 4FT IN POSN ABOUT 145DEGS X 8.9C FROM TOBRUK LT & AMEND POSN OF GREEN BUOY 0.4CABLES NE'WARD IN POSN 142.5DEGS X 8.9CABLES. - NM BLOCK 1406/50. H3057/49 30.11.51 SPHERICAL GREEN WRECK BUOY RE-ESTABLISHED IN 320344N, 240111E OR, ABOUT 200FT NW'WARD OF CHARTED POSN AND 143DEGS X 5200FT FROM PUNTA TOBRUK TOWER; TWO MOORING BUOYS ESTABLISHED IN POSN'S 200FT E & W OF WRECK BUOY. (WB MESSAGE NO.500 & HARBOUR MASTER TOBRUK DTD 22.11.51). - NM 2331/51. H4826/52 10.10.52 WRECK AMENDED TO FOUL; MOORING BUOYS DELETED. (HYDROGRAPHIC OFFICE). NE 3657. H4826/52 27.5.53 GREEN WRECK BUOY DELETED. (C-IN-C MED). - NM 1209/53. H1683/55 28.6.55 VESSEL REPORTED SUNK IN POSN 146DEGS X 1.0M FROM TOBRUK POINT LT. (AUTHORITY UNKNOWN). NCA. 26.4.96 WRECK, SWEPT CLEAR TO 10FMS 1FT, CURRENTLY CHARTED IN 320341N, 240113E. (AUTHORITY UNKNOWN). BA 3657. [PRESUMED TO BE HMS ROSAURA]. SEP 2017/000117786 3.12.21 SHOWN AS SW 18.6MTRS IN 3203.583N, 2401.068E [WGD]. (BA 3657, NE CORR TO NM 2841/14). MOVE TO REVISED POSN. |
| Last Amended Date | Dec 3, 2021 |
Circumstances of loss
5.11.39 BUILT IN 1905. HIRED 5.11.39 AS ARMED BOARDING VESSEL. MINED. (COLLEDGE, BVLAS 1939-45, BRITAIN'S SEA WAR, ALLIED WARSHIP CASUALTIES, MED., FEB.'52).
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32 3.583 N,24 1.068 E
Hms Rosaura on Wreck Map
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