This is the information page about the shipwreck Cadmus, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 53 50.952 N,0 12.376 E (53.56915, 0.0936)

 

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The texts accompanying this shipwreck are in English 🇬🇧, as they are prepared by the UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) based on data from UKHO and the hydrographic services of the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany, among others. They include the known details of the wreck and the comments of the cartographers who have checked the position and condition of the wreck over time.

 

1. Acklamd (possibly)
2. Airdrie (possibly)
3. Amenity
4. Avalon
5. B o borjesson
6. Bellerophon
7. Benmacdhui
8. Brema
9. British councillor
10. British prince
11. Briton (possibly)
12. Cadmus
13. Canada
14. Caroline
15. Carson
16. Chant 63
17. Chloris (possibly)
18. City of birmingham
19. Cook s26
20. Corhampton
21. Corinth (possibly)
22. Cyclope
23. Dana (possibly)
24. Dayrian
25. Deerpool (after section)
26. Diana
27. Diana
28. Dido
29. Dryade
30. Dryburgh (part of)(possibly)
31. Dunsany
32. Empress (probably)
33. Ethel (possibly)
34. Exmoor
35. Feltre
36. Femke
37. Fermo
38. Forest queen
39. Fowberry tower (part)
40. Francis
41. G.3
42. Georgios
43. Gerhardt (possibly)
44. Girl ita
45. Giuseppe
46. Grangemouth
47. Greltoria (probably)
48. Hannah louisa
49. Harlech
50. Harnis (probably)
51. Helmsman (probably)
52. Hms akranes
53. Hms benvolio
54. Hms botanic
55. Hms dirk
56. Hms egret
57. Hms fairy
58. Hms falcon (stern section)
59. Hms mistletoe
60. Hms othello
61. Hms princess victoria
62. Hms remillo
63. Hms silicia
64. Hms strathborve (part)
65. Hms yorkshire belle
66. Horsted
67. Hugh taylor
68. Hvitveis
69. Ida
70. Ightham (possibly)
71. Ionic (probably)
72. J b paddon
73. Jane (possibly)
74. Janet helen (possibly)
75. John mowlem
76. John rettig (probably)
77. Kalo (probably)
78. Kernoozer
79. Kieldrecht (possibly)
80. Kilrea (probably)
81. Kimberley (possibly)
82. Kingston cameo
83. Knuthenborg
84. Kyma
85. Ladas (possibly)
86. Lady anstruther (probably)
87. Laurel (possibly)
88. Lifeguard (possibly)
89. Lord haig (possibly)
90. Lord haig (possibly)
91. Lottie (possibly)
92. Lucerne
93. Lyra (bow section)
94. Magdalyn ann
95. Maggie
96. Manchester engineer (probably)
97. Marian francis
98. Marie l
99. Markersdall (probably)
100. Meeuw
101. Modig
102. Modiva (possibly)
103. Monimia (possibly)
104. Nar
105. Nitedal
106. Norfolk coast
107. Onward (possibly)
108. Ophir ii (possibly)
109. Orsa
110. Otis tetrax
111. Our lorraine
112. Paraciers
113. Peebles (possibly)
114. Portia
115. Rayford
116. Realf
117. Reculver
118. Retriever
119. Revello
120. Revi
121. River don (part of)(probably)
122. River witham
123. Sagacity
124. Salacon
125. Salmondby
126. Saltoun
127. Sarah visholm 2 (probably)
128. Sergei
129. Sirajah
130. Sna iii
131. Sota eduardo
132. Stanburn
133. Storm drift
134. Stylianos chandris
135. Tees
136. Thomas deas
137. Togston (possibly)
138. Triton
139. Uc 39
140. Uc 47
141. Uc 75
142. Umbe
143. Upminster (possibly)
144. Uralar segundo (cargo debris)
145. Varangmalm (possibly)
146. Ville de valenciennes
147. Violet (probably)
148. Wayside flower (possibly)
149. Whitemantle (possibly)
150. William hanson
151. Windsor (part of)
152. Winga
153. Xavier
154. Zeemermin

 

Name: CADMUS

Length 85 meter, width: 12.2 meter, draught: 5.5, tonnage 1879 ton
Load: armament

Cause: Built in 1911 by irvines sb & dd co ltd, west hartlepool. owned at time of loss by christian salveson & co. two boilers, triple expansion engine of 175hp, single shaft. one 12pdr stern gun. passage dunkirk for blyth. cargo 900 tons empty shell cases. torpedoed by uc-47.

Year of registration: 1917

Water depth above wreck: 25 meter, Height above seabed: 32 cm

Known since: 1917, last detected: 20160321

Details measurements/cartography: POSN 20 MILES S BY E 1/2 E FROM FLAMBOROUGH HD. (WW1SL). H7126/17 POSN 535000N, 001300E PA. - FNM 714/17. H3849/18 19.10.18 INS WK 6.5FMS (1917) MARKED BY BUOY. H743/24 29.1.24 DELETE BUOY. NE 1190, 2182A. H01624/44 14.6.44 POSN 535058N, 001212E. CLEAR AT 49 FT, FOUL AT 54FT. (CAPT M/S HUMBER, 14.4.44). H01624/44 14.6.44 AMEND WK 8FMS IN 535058N, 001212E. LC 1190. H01624/44 29.7.44 DELETE 2182A, 2176.

- NM 1612/44. H01624/44 5.3.54 SALVAGE OPS IN PROGRESS. (GREY & THOMPSON, FELIXSTOWE). - TNM 587/54. H01624/44 23.7.54 SALVAGE OPS DISCONTINUED. (TH).

- NM 1663/54. 20.3.72 AMEND TO WK 14.9MTRS. NC 121. 9.5.74 9.5.74 AMEND TO WK 14.2 MTRS [LAT]. NC 121. H3805/72 28.2.78 LOCATED 27.9.77 IN 535057N, 001231E [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 21.8MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 25MTRS. LYING NE/SW. (SOISS, 23.12.77). NCA YET. H1942/76 9.3.81 EXAM'D 25.6.80 IN 535055N, 001227E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 14.8MTRS, FOUL AT 15.2 MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 17.9 IN GEN DEPTH 25MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 4.5MTRS, LENGTH 105MTRS, BEAM 28MTRS. LYING 035/215 DEGS. HAS 3 HIGH POINTS, SHOALEST NEAR S END. (SOISS, HI 65/80). AMEND TO SW 14.8MTRS. BR STD. H1942/76 27.1.86 EXAM'D NOV '85 USING REMOTE CONTROL MINE DISPOSAL SYSTEM AND DIVERS. LIES IN TWO MAIN SECTIONS WITH LOOSE COILS STEEL WIRE BETWEEN THEM AND MUCH DEBRIS, INCLUDING EMPTY 18 PDR CARTRIDGE CASES, LITTERING THE SEABED AROUND THE WK. NOT POSSIBLE TO ESTIMATE HOW MUCH CARGO REMAINS. BECAUSE OF CONDITION OF WRECKAGE, RECOMMEND IT BE DECLARED A PROHIBITED WK FOR SPORT DIVERS AND BSAC BE SO INFORMED. (HMS BRECON, 6.1.86). NCA. SEP 2016/000053291 7.10.16 EXAM'D 22.3.16; IN 5350.952N, 0012.376E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 21.31MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 25MTRS, LENGTH 94.5MTRS, WIDTH 20.3MTRS, HEIGHT 4.1MTRS, ORIENTATION 032/212 DEGS. SCOUR DIMENSIONS LENGTH 8MTRS, TOWARD 040 DEGS. WRECK SITS ON ITS HULL BUT HAS BROKEN UP WITH STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. THE CENTRAL SECTION, BOW AND STERN ARE PROMINENT. LOT OF DEBRIS SCATTERED TO A 30M RADIUS. (MMT, HI 1473). AMEND DW 21MTRS IN REVISED POSITION.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: Partially broken up.

Position: 53 50.952 N,0 12.376 E

 

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