Anyone recognize this wreck?

http://thismight.be/offensive/upload...ing%20spot.jpg

Folks on the site were guessing Belgrano at first, but quickly came to
conclusion that it's another vessel..

Juergen Nieveler wrote:

IL wrote:

http://thismight.be/offensive/upload...eat%20fishing%
20spot.jpg

Folks on the site were guessing Belgrano at first, but quickly came to
conclusion that it's another vessel..

Can't be the Belgrano. She sank in deep water, people had to get into
life rafts.

I doubt anybody would have bothered with land so close ;-)

Also, the disturbance in the water appears to be caused by the bow. The
Belgrano lost hers with the first Torpedo hit.

Crossposted to SMN, maybe somebody recognizes her. Looks like a WW2-
vintage cruiser, and from the shape of the bridge and turrets I'd
hazard that it's either from the Royal Navy or US Navy... but who am I
to judge ;-)


Dunno - I get the distinct feeling it couldd be a Russian. That gun
director astern looks like something you got on a Sverdlov class...

Eugene L Griessel

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are only individuals.

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Juergen Nieveler wrote:

IL wrote:

http://thismight.be/offensive/upload...eat%20fishing%
20spot.jpg

Folks on the site were guessing Belgrano at first, but quickly came to
conclusion that it's another vessel..

Can't be the Belgrano. She sank in deep water, people had to get into
life rafts.

I doubt anybody would have bothered with land so close ;-)

Also, the disturbance in the water appears to be caused by the bow. The
Belgrano lost hers with the first Torpedo hit.

Crossposted to SMN, maybe somebody recognizes her. Looks like a WW2-
vintage cruiser, and from the shape of the bridge and turrets I'd
hazard that it's either from the Royal Navy or US Navy... but who am I
to judge ;-)


I'd hazard a guess and say it was the Murmansk at Hasvig in Norway.
Wrecked in 1994 while under tow to the breakers in India.

Eugene L Griessel

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are only individuals.

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(Eugene Griessel) wrote in news:47054218.7954458
I'd hazard a guess and say it was the Murmansk at Hasvig in Norway.
Wrecked in 1994 while under tow to the breakers in India.

Eugene L Griessel



Sure looks like it..


http://www.divenorway.com/murmansk_gallery.htm

http://www.hart-am-fisch.de/index.ph...sk=view&id=104
&Itemid=61


http://visitnorway.com/templates/NTR...aspx?id=80361#

John Szalay wrote:
(Eugene Griessel) wrote in news:47054218.7954458

I'd hazard a guess and say it was the Murmansk at Hasvig in Norway.
Wrecked in 1994 while under tow to the breakers in India.

Eugene L Griessel




Sure looks like it..


http://www.divenorway.com/murmansk_gallery.htm

http://www.hart-am-fisch.de/index.ph...sk=view&id=104
&Itemid=61


http://visitnorway.com/templates/NTR...aspx?id=80361#


I knew I could count on the expertise here. Thanks guys!

Juergen Nieveler wrote:

IL wrote:

http://thismight.be/offensive/upload...eat%20fishing%
20spot.jpg

The thismight.be/offensive site looks interesting! If you go to the
top, there's nothing but a login. What's this site about?

Dennis

Hello
Definitevely a soviet one. The gun director abaft is clearly showing its origin.
Probably a Sverdlov class cruiser.
Regards