Hms Woodpecker Wreck
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Wreck Category | non-dangerous wreck |
| Status | Dead = Not detected by numerous sources therefore considered not to exist |
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Hms woodpecker Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
49 51.036 N,6 43.052 W |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
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| Wreck Depth | 80 m |
| Water Depth | 100 m |
| Water Level Effect | always under water/submerged |
| Vertical Datum | Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide |
| Name | HMS WOODPECKER |
| Type | sloop |
| Flag | GB |
| Length | 69.8 m |
| Width | 11.6 m |
| Draught | 2.7 |
| Tonnage | 1350 |
| Conspic Visual | not visually conspicuous |
| Conspic Radar | not radar conspicuous |
| Date Sunk | Feb 27, 1944 |
| Original Detection Year | 1944 |
| Last Detection Year | 1989 |
| Original Source | published World War 2 losses |
| Surveying Details | H0964/44 11.4.44 SUNK IN 495100N, 064300W, APPROX. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). CHART AS NDW PA. - NM 784/44. 31.10.75 NOW CHARTED AS USC PA 44FMS. NE 2649. 21.4.78 NOW CHARTED AS USC PA 80MTRS. NC 2565. H3943/88 2.11.89 NOTHING FOUND IN THIS POSN. (TH, PILOTAGE & MARINE, HI 465). DELETED. AMENDED TO DEAD. BR STD. |
| Last Amended Date | Nov 2, 1989 |
Circumstances of loss
20.2.44 TORPEDOED IN NORTH ATLANTIC ON 20.2.44, CAPSIZED AND SANK IN TOW 27.2.44. (WW2 LOSSES OF RN SHIPS).
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