Hms Swift Wreck
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Wreck Category | dangerous wreck |
| Status | Dead = Not detected by numerous sources therefore considered not to exist |
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Hms swift Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
49 20.44 N,0 15.38 W |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
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| Water Depth | 10 m |
| Water Level Effect | always under water/submerged |
| Vertical Datum | Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide |
| Name | HMS SWIFT |
| Type | destroyer |
| Flag | GB |
| Length | 109.7 m |
| Width | 10.1 m |
| Draught | 3 |
| Tonnage | 1650 |
| Tonnage Type | displacement |
| Conspic Visual | not visually conspicuous |
| Conspic Radar | not radar conspicuous |
| Date Sunk | Jun 24, 1944 |
| Original Detection Year | 1944 |
| Last Detection Year | 1949 |
| Original Source | other |
| Surveying Details | 24.7.44 SUNK IN 492030N, 001518W APPROX. (NCETF, NAVY EAST 37, 24.6.44). CHART AS DW PA IN 492030N, 001518W. - NM 1532/44. H03135/44 10.11.44 WK OF 'HMS SWIFT' IN 492030N, 001500W APPROX. (PNO 281). H7561/49 6.1.50 TO BE EXPUNGED. (PARIS NM 46 12 49). AMENDED TO DEAD. - NM 2656/49. |
| Last Amended Date | Nov 21, 2001 |
Circumstances of loss
VESSEL, BUILT 1942 BY J S WHITE & CO, STRUCK A MINE & SANK WITH THE LOSS OF 1 OFFICER & 15 RATINGS. (DODS).
Nearby Wrecks:
- Lcg 1062 Wreck 534.4 M
- Hms Durban (Possibly) Wreck 1058.3 M
- Lcg 1062 (Possibly) Wreck 1335.9 M
- Landing Craft Wreck 86079 1420.3 M
- Tit Tom Wreck 2857 M
- Other Wreck 69857 2935.3 M
- Other Wreck 70122 2949.4 M
- Destroyer Wreck 69801 2986.7 M
- Other Wreck 24163 3022.7 M
- Other Wreck 69979 3023.6 M
General Comments
See Also: 23867 & 24304