Minesweeper Wreck Gb 9041

Field Value
Wreck Category non-dangerous wreck
Status Dead = Not detected by numerous sources therefore considered not to exist
Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM) 		51 20 N,2 5 E
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 51.333333
  • Longitude: 2.083333
Water Depth 31 m
Water Level Effect always under water/submerged
Vertical Datum Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide
Type minesweeper
Flag GB
Length 59.7 m
Width 7.6 m
Draught 2.4
Tonnage 393
Tonnage Type gross
Conspic Visual not visually conspicuous
Conspic Radar not radar conspicuous
Date Sunk May 30, 1940
Original Detection Year 1940
Last Detection Year 1954
Original Source naval vessel
Last Amended Date Aug 1, 2014

Simplified Wreck Survey

Historic shipwreck site of HMS Pangbourne located at coordinates 51 20 N, 2 5 E in the southern North Sea near the English Channel. This abandoned military vessel and underwater obstruction has a complex survey history, initially reported in May 1940 and later investigated. While early hydrographic records noted the wreck position, subsequent assessments and official notices updated its status. Archival data indicates that related wreckage in the broader region has been associated with vessels such as HMS Gracie Fields, though the primary position remains cataloged for marine archaeological and navigational reference.

Surveying Details

1.6.40 ABANDONED IN 512000N, 020500E. (HMS PANGBOURNE, 30.5.40). NCA YET. 20.7.40 INS NDW PA. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). - FNM 1795/40 & NM 1794/40. 17.3.55 DELETED. (PARIS NM 54/46/26). - NM 610/55 & FNM 21/55. H1310/86 15.9.86 HMS GRACIE FIELDS IDENTIFIED AS WK IN 511240N, 023920E [SEE 15407]. (J COULON, 15.9.86). AMENDED TO DEAD.

Circumstances of loss

PADDLE SS BUILT 1936, HIRED AS MINESWEEPER OCT' 39. SUNK BY AIR ATTACK DURING THE EVACUATION OF DUNKIRK. (SHIPS OF THE ROYAL NAVY & LL WW2).

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