This is the information page about the shipwreck Disperser, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 54 34.019 N,0 32.18 W (54.4542667, -0.3978333)

 

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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. African transport (probably)
2. Afrique
3. Aigburth
4. Amulet
5. Anboto mendi (possibly)
6. Ard aidhm
7. Ardgantoch
8. Athelstane
9. Athos
10. Audax
11. Balfron (probably)
12. Ballater
13. Battersea
14. Beaumanoir (probably)
15. Ben aden
16. Berwick (possibly)
17. Black prince (possibly)
18. Botha (possibly)
19. Brentwood
20. Bur
21. Cap palos (part of)
22. Castleford (probably)
23. Commercial
24. Constantia
25. Corsican prince
26. Countess of strathmore (possibly)
27. Creteblock
28. Crimdon (possibly)
29. Dayspring (probably)
30. Defiant
31. Disperser
32. Eaglescliffe (probably)
33. Earl percy
34. Ellida (probably)
35. Erich lea
36. Ferruccio
37. Florence (possibly)
38. Florentia
39. Fred everard
40. Garthwaite
41. Gem (bow section)
42. Gem (stern section)
43. Gimle
44. Glamorganbrook
45. Glengarry (probably)
46. Glow (part of) (possibly)
47. Glow (part of) (possibly)
48. Gothia
49. Gwalia (possibly)
50. Harrow (probably)
51. Helene
52. Hercules
53. Highgate
54. Hms desire (possibly)
55. Hms dromio
56. Hms locheil
57. Hms lord ridley
58. Hms swallow
59. Hornsund (probably)
60. Houghton
61. Hurstwood
62. Jane
63. Lady ann
64. Lady helen
65. Lampada (probably)
66. Lanthorn
67. Leersum (probably)
68. Lerwick (probably)
69. Linaria (probably)
70. London
71. Lowtyne (possibly)
72. Lucy
73. M c holm
74. Madame renee
75. Marchioness of londonderry
76. Marie stuart
77. Martina
78. Melanie (probably)
79. Membland (possibly)
80. Merrie islington
81. Modemi (possibly)
82. Moorlands
83. Moorwood (possibly)
84. Namorado field jacket
85. Norenda (possibly)
86. Norhilda
87. Novillo
88. Oakwell
89. Pandora
90. Paul
91. Phare (probably)
92. Philander (probably)
93. Polanna
94. Polruan
95. Princess olga (possibly)
96. Quaggy (probably)
97. Rikard nordraak
98. Rutil
99. Saint ninian
100. Sapphire (probably)
101. Sarah thinnesen
102. Schaldis (possibly)
103. Sir francis
104. Sixty-six
105. Skane
106. Sna ii
107. Southborough
108. Springhill
109. Sumus (probably)
110. Suntrap (probably)
111. Taurus (probably)
112. Ub 30
113. Ub 41
114. Ub 75
115. Uc 70
116. Vaaren
117. Vaaren (possibly)
118. Victo (bow section)
119. Victo (stern section)
120. Victoria (probably)
121. Wallsend
122. Westowrie
123. Woodstock (bow section)
124. Woodstock (stern section)

 

Name: DISPERSER

Length 25.9 meter, width: 8 meter, draught: 2.7, tonnage 139 ton
Load: ballast

Cause: 12.1.1909 ex-hms bonetta. built of iron in 1871 by j & g rennie, greenwich. built as an rn gunboat of the 'ant' class, sold out of service in 12.1.1909 and converted to salvage ship. owned at time of loss ne salvage and shipbreaking co ltd. one boiler, horizontal compound expansion engine of 100nhp, single shaft. passage whitby for ramsgate. while under tow of a tug, this salvage vessel developed a severe leak in heavy weather and foundered. one lifeboatman was lost. (sibi).

Year of registration: 1975

Water depth above wreck: 49 meter, Height above seabed: 115 cm

Known since: 1975, last detected: 20161213

Details measurements/cartography: H2534/74 8.4.75 WK IN 543418N, 003100W. POSN BY DECCA. (KINGFISHER OBSTN REPORT NO 106). INS AS USC 20MTRS. BR STD. 9.5.85 AMEND TO NDW. BR STD. H1311/88 11.10.88 WK IN 543359N, 003218W [OGB]. (M FREEMAN, LTR DTD 30.9.88). AMEND TO NDWPA. BR STD. H6331/87 26.1.89 EXAM'D 26.6.88 IN 543401N, 003205W [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [4 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 47 IN GEN DEPTH 49MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 3MTRS. LIES 115/295 DEGS. WELL BROKEN AND DECAYED. COVERS 30 X 7MTRS. (LAND & MARINE, HI 414B). BR STD. 20.2.07 THIS IS THE DISPERSER. (R YOUNG, EMAIL DTD 18.2.07). NCA. SEP 2017/000002822 8.5.17 EXAM'D 13.12.16 IN 5434.019N, 0032.180W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 45.79MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 49MTRS, LENGTH 26.5MTRS, WIDTH 7.3MTRS, HEIGHT 3.4MTRS, ORIENTATION 115/295 DEGS. WRECK APPEARS TO BE UPRIGHT AND INTACT BUT IS VERY DECAYED TO THE AFT. THE BOW IS VERY PROMINENT, AS IS A SINGLE BOILER WHICH IS LOCATED MIDSHIP BUT HAS BEEN DISPLACED. (MMT, HI 1491). AMEND NDW 45MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 54 34.019 N,0 32.18 W

 

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