This is the information page about the shipwreck Dolphin (ex-hms pandora)., the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 55 6.104 N,1 27.264 W (54.93705, -1.1630333333333)

 

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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. Adams beck (probably)
2. Albano
3. Annie walker (probably)
4. Azira
5. Balzac
6. Bangarth
7. Blairhall
8. Blue dawn
9. British officer (after part)
10. Bullger
11. Cairnglen
12. Carmarthen coast
13. Carmarthen coast (possibly)
14. Carmarthen coast (possibly)
15. Cecilia (possibly) (or angela madre)
16. Coquet mouth
17. Dolphin (ex-hms pandora).
18. Don (possibly)
19. Dora
20. Driebergen
21. Dutchman
22. Eagle iii
23. Elziena
24. Elziena (possibly)
25. Espire
26. Eston
27. Eugenia chandris & oslofjord
28. Eugenia chandris (& oslofjord)
29. Eugenia chandris (& oslofjord)
30. Eventide
31. Fenella
32. Ferryhill
33. Fingal
34. Firelight (possibly)
35. General havelock
36. Gran
37. Grit
38. Gudbrand (possibly)
39. H c flood (probably)
40. Hanne
41. Hebble (probably)
42. Hekla (possibly)
43. Helvetia (possibly)
44. Hercules
45. Heros (possibly)
46. Hmms 180
47. Hms ben ardna (probably)
48. Hms elise
49. Hms elise (possibly)
50. Hms ethel taylor
51. Hms herring
52. Hms james ludford
53. Hms mollusc (ex medusa)
54. Hms southsea
55. Hms star of devoran
56. Hms summer rose
57. Hms william hallet (possibly)
58. Hms witherington
59. Hmsm unity (probably)
60. Hogarth
61. Hornchurch (probably)
62. Humber
63. Ilios (possibly)
64. Ilious
65. Intent
66. Invergyle
67. Inverlane (part of)
68. Inverlane (stern section)
69. Jenny m (possibly)
70. Jolly girls
71. Jolly girls (possibly)
72. Jonkoping i (possibly)
73. Kalua
74. Kamma
75. Lafonia
76. Linden (probably)
77. Llwyngwair (possibly)
78. Loch-na-gar (probably)
79. Lonclara (ex-pla hopper no 20)
80. Longbird
81. Lyng
82. Maindy bridge (possibly)
83. Marcheller (possibly)
84. Marne (part of)(possibly)
85. Mars
86. Mayoress pelican
87. Nike (possibly)
88. Nyula
89. Olimpia/?olympia (possibly)
90. Orion (probably)
91. Oslofjord (& eugenia chandris)
92. Polleon (possibly)
93. Poltava (possibly)
94. Povena
95. Presto (possibly)
96. Presto (possibly)
97. Princess maud (possibly)
98. Protector (possibly)
99. Providence
100. Provider a
101. Prunelle
102. Queen wilhelmina
103. Quillota
104. Ragnhild (possibly)
105. Ragni (probably)
106. Ravensbourne (possibly)
107. Recorder (possibly)
108. Regian
109. Renen
110. Rfa creosol
111. Richard de larrinaga
112. Rio colorado
113. Rising sun
114. Rosa (possibly)
115. Rotha
116. Saga (possibly)
117. Sargasso (possibly)
118. Scott miller
119. Snowdrop (possibly)
120. Spey (possibly)
121. Spray
122. Stag 5 (probably)
123. Staithes (possibly)
124. Strinheim
125. Sunniva (possibly)
126. Svava
127. Swiftly
128. Teal (probably)
129. Thames (probably)
130. The stewarts court (probably)
131. The tetrarch (probably)
132. Ub 115 (possibly)
133. Uc 32 (probably)
134. Upcerne
135. Vianna (possibly)
136. Vianna (probably)
137. Wearsider
138. Zeeland (possibly)

 

Name: DOLPHIN (EX-HMS PANDORA).

Length 100.6 meter, width: 13.1 meter, tonnage 4580 ton

Cause: sank while being towed to blyth where she was to be converted to a blockship.

Year of registration: 1939

Water depth above wreck: 19 meter, Height above seabed: 13 cm

Known since: 1939, last detected: 2019

Details measurements/cartography: H0144/40 2.1.40 SUNK IN POSN 356 DEG, 1.8 MILES FROM CURRY PT LT. (AUTHORITY NOT KNOWN). INS AS DW. - FNM 2923/39. H0277/39 15.1.40 AMEND POSN. INS BUOY 031 DEGS, 1 CABLE FROM WK. (AUTHORITY NOT KNOWN). H0144/40 30.1.40 INS DW IN 550604N, 012708W WITH BUOY CLOSE NE.

- NM 1085/40. H0144/40 10.10.41 INS G CON LT BUOY, FL(3)G, 10 SEC. - FNM 2366/41. H0144/40 1.4.43 AMEND TO WK 5FMS IN REVISED POSN. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED).

- NM 671/43. H0144/40 24.4.44 DELETE BUOY.

- NM 870/44. H0144/40 8.10.51 POSN REPORTED AS 354.5 DEG, 1.8 MILES FROM ST MARY'S LT. (KELVIN HUGHES). NCA. 15.5.73 AMENDED TO WK 9.1MTRS. NC 152 H2433/71 29.3.72 EXAM'D IN 550604N, 012707W [OGB] USING HIFIX/3 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 10.1 IN GEN DEPTH 19.2MTRS. POSSIBLY IN TWO PARTS. (HMS ECHO, H525 NO 4/71). NCA. H1310/88/7 3.2.88 DIVED ON 30.6.86. BOWS STILL VERY MUCH INTACT STANDING 25FT ABOVE SEABED. REMAINDER OF WK, APART FROM AREA AROUND ENGINE AND BOILERS, IS VERY BROKEN UP. (D COX, 14.1.88). HH090/796/01 7.1.99 EXAM'D 21.9.98 IN 550605.1N, 012716.9W [WGD] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR 10.2, FOUL 10.5MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 10.8 IN GEN DEPTH 18.0MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 6.7MTRS. LENGTH 117MTRS, WIDTH 27MTRS. LIES 005/185 DEGS. HAS A DISCERNABLE SHAPE. PARTIALLY BURIED WITH SOME SUPERSTRUCTURE PROUD OF SEABED. (GARDLINE, HI 796). AMEND TO SW 10.2MTRS. BR STD. SEP 2019/000043627 24.3.19 EXAM’D 24.3.19 IN 5506.104N, 0127.264W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 11.83MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 19MTRS. LENGTH 102.4MTRS, WIDTH 26.5MTRS, HT 7.3MTRS, ORIENTATION 013/193DEGS. HEAVILY BROKEN UP, DISCERNIBLE SHAPE. (MERITAITO, HI 1513). AMEND DW 11.8MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: HEAVILY BROKEN UP, DISCERNIBLE SHAPE

Position: 55 6.104 N,1 27.264 W

 

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