Hms Widnes Wreck
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Wreck Category | non-dangerous wreck |
| Status | lifted |
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Hms widnes Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
35 28.93 N,24 6.96 E |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
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| Water Depth | 140 m |
| Water Level Effect | always under water/submerged |
| Vertical Datum | Lowest Low Water |
| Name | HMS WIDNES |
| Type | minesweeper |
| Flag | GB |
| Length | 70.4 m |
| Width | 8.5 m |
| Draught | 2.1 |
| Tonnage | 710 |
| Tonnage Type | gross |
| Conspic Visual | not visually conspicuous |
| Conspic Radar | not radar conspicuous |
| Date Sunk | May 20, 1941 |
| Original Detection Year | 1941 |
| Last Detection Year | 2002 |
| Original Source | other |
| Surveying Details | H3261/51 5.6.51 SUNK IN 352900N, 240700E APPROX. BEING SALVAGED. (NAVAL HISTORICAL SECTION). NCA, POSN FOR FILING ONLY. H2974/52 10.6.52 FURTHER LIST. (NAVAL HISTORICAL SECTION). 7.1.02 WAS SALVED BY THE GERMANS & USED AS A PATROL CRAFT. LATER SUNK IN THE DODECANESE. (SHIPS OF THE ROYAL NAVY). AMENDED TO LIFT. NCA. |
| Last Amended Date | Sep 23, 2003 |
Circumstances of loss
17.10.43 VESSEL, [EX-'WITHERNSEA-18'], BUILT 1918 BY NAPIER & MILLER. A 'HUNT' CLASS 'SWEEPER. WAS BOMBED & BEACHED. SALVED BY THE GERMANS, BECAME PATROL VESSEL '12.VA' THEN 'UJ.2109'. SUNK 17.10.43 BY RN DESTROYERS IN THE DODECANESE.
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35 28.93 N,24 6.96 E
Hms Widnes on Wreck Map
Hms Widnes Wreck on Google Map
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