Shipwreck · Cape Lookout, North Carolina
HMT Bedfordshire
A British armed trawler lent to the United States to help guard the coast in the first months of the U-boat offensive. U-558 torpedoed her off Cape Lookout on the night of 11 to 12 May 1942 and she went down with all 37 aboard. Four of her men washed ashore on Ocracoke and lie in the small British Cemetery there, under a Royal Navy ensign, where they are remembered every May. She is a war grave. NOAA does not publish her position, so the app shows it only to the nearest minute. Look, don't touch.
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Quick facts
| Type | Shipwreck, armed trawler, Royal Navy |
|---|---|
| Lost | 12 May 1942 |
| Charted depth | 25.6 m (84 ft) below MLLW |
| Position | 34.3000°N, 76.4500°W (approximate, ±1600 m) |
| From Cape Lookout Point | 33 km (21 mi), bearing 167° SSE |
| Source | Curated (NOAA AWOIS / NC DMF / NPS) |
How to see it
Underwater, so there is nothing to see from the shore. From Cape Lookout Point, 33 km (21 mi) away, CoastFinder draws it below the horizon at its bearing and distance, with its charted depth.
Point your phone at the real thing. The CoastFinder app draws this shipwreck over your live camera view from any beach, pier or boat near Cape Lookout, with its distance and depth, and it works with no signal.
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Not for navigation. Positions and depths come from public charts and records, with their sources named above; they are for looking, not for piloting a boat.