HMS Conway wreck picture

[SteveGorst]

This is a picture of the HMS Conway wreck in the Menai Strait North Wales.

I found the picture amongst a colection of old family slides. It would have been taken in the 1950's. I don't remember seeing a colour picture of the wreck before. It must have been taken near low water and the Swelies look as though they are in full flow. I'm a bit disturbed about the white water between Swellie rock and the shore. I'm sure that's pretty close to the route we take!! Do you think those dark shadows to the right of the wreck are shadows of the rocks under the water?

 

[Phoenix of Hamble]

Having been through the Swellies the one time only, I'm reminded why.....

Nonetheless, a great picture.....

 

[SteveGorst]

When you go through at HW slack it's hard to believe that it can be so dangerous. Timing is everything as the tug skippers trying to tow this through would testify.

 

[jimi]

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excellent piccie ... but does anyone know the original name of that fine vessel?

 

[Phoenix of Hamble]

Re: HMS Conway wreck picture .. here\'s a teaser..

Erm...... looking at the title of your post... I thnk thats a bit of a daft question......

 

[chrisc]

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HMS. Winchester ?

 

[Phoenix of Hamble]

Yep.... it was a pussy cat when I went through.... but its worrying when the pilot book says.... start by XXXX... and whatever you do, dont take any longer than 30mins.... (or whatever it is)..... and then proceeds to recount the HMS Conway story!

 

[jimi]

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Look thicko ... HMS Conway was the name the flaming thing ended up as .. not what it started with. Apologise & creep for your unwarranted insinuation that I'm a ignorant scouser!

 

[paulskent]

Conway

Gives a bit more insight... Apparently if you dig around the site a bit the wreck or what's left of it is still there...

Didn't notice it last week as I was following Steve through...

PK.

Diablo Blog

 

[Sgeir]

Winchester? Goggle agrees.

Think Jimi's too busy flaming to respond at the moment.

 

[Colin_S]

Re: HMS Conway wreck picture .. here\'s a teaser..

Umm HMS Nile?

http://www.hmsconway.org/

 

[Phoenix of Hamble]

Re: HMS Conway wreck picture .. here\'s a teaser..

Oo... Oo.... sorry sir sorry.... won't do it again..... please accept my humblest apologies.....

Anyway.... what makes you think I was calling you an ignorant scouser?

I'm well aware that you are infact an ignorant scotsman.... /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

 

[LittleShip]

Reont upset Jimi !!

NAS
See, now youve gone and upset Jimi, it'll take days for him to calm down again. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[SteveGorst]

Re: Winchester? Goggle agrees.

Me thinks you'll have to ask goggle the right question... because Winchester aint the answer.

 

[Phoenix of Hamble]

Reont upset Jimi !!

Ah..... thats better..... the real SB is back...... at last the opportunity to insult Jimi returns.......

 

[Ships_Cat]

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HMS Nile I believe is the one that later became the particular HMS Conway that went aground. (My best man when I got married went to Conway)

A bit deja vu with your flaming post me thinks from one reponse /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif. {Edit: er, several silly ones now I see).

John

 

[Phoenix of Hamble]

Re: HMS Conway wreck picture .. here\'s a teaser..

Yep,

My resaerch agrees with that...

The following extract from an RN website...

"HMS Conway"
Late NILE, second rate, 4375 tons, lent to the Mercantile Marine Service Association and moored at Rock Ferry, Birkenhead, for use as a Merchant Navy training ship. Wrecked in the Menai Straits in April, 1953. The Admiralty later served notice of abandonment of the ship on the Harbour Trust. (This makes the wreck their property and is believed to be the first time in history that one of H.M. Ships has been 'abandoned' in home territorial waters, but the CONWAY was an H.M. Ship in name only.) It was stated in August, 1954, that this abandonment would be reconsidered.

 

[Rigger]

Re: HMS Conway wreck picture .. here\'s a teaser..

Launched 1831 as HMS NILE and renamed HMS CONWAY in 1876

 

[Sgeir]

Re: Winchester? Goggle agrees.

Damn!

 

[chrisc]

Re: Winchester? Goggle agrees.

well b#%#r me