This is the information page about the shipwreck Hms benvolio, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 53 37.585 N,0 20.787 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. Ac 9
2. Airdrie (possibly)
3. Amelie-mathilde
4. Amenity
5. Audacity
6. Avalon
7. B o borjesson
8. Bellerophon
9. Benmacdhui
10. Box hill
11. Breitenburg
12. British councillor
13. British prince
14. Briton (possibly)
15. Cadmus
16. Canada
17. Capitaine edmond laborie
18. Chloris (possibly)
19. City of birmingham
20. Corhampton
21. Corinth (possibly)
22. Corland
23. Cramlington (possibly)
24. Cyclope
25. Dana (possibly)
26. Daphne ii
27. Dayrian
28. Deerpool (after section)
29. Deerpool (for'd section)
30. Deodata
31. Diana
32. Dido
33. Dryburgh (part of)(possibly)
34. Dunsany
35. Empress (probably)
36. Ethel (possibly)
37. Exmoor
38. Faunus
39. Femke
40. Fermo
41. Flourish
42. Fowberry tower (part)
43. Fowberry tower (part)
44. Francis
45. Fryken
46. Georgie
47. Georgios
48. Gerhardt (possibly)
49. Girl kitty (possibly)
50. Giuseppe
51. Gladeto
52. Gluckauf (possibly)
53. Gothic
54. Grangemouth
55. Harlech
56. Harnis (probably)
57. Helmsman (probably)
58. Hms benvolio
59. Hms botanic
60. Hms calverton
61. Hms corfield
62. Hms cortina
63. Hms dervish
64. Hms egret
65. Hms kos xvi (probably)
66. Hms lormont
67. Hms mistletoe
68. Hms othello
69. Hms princess victoria
70. Hms remillo
71. Hms st cyrus
72. Hms strathborve (part)
73. Hms susarion
74. Hms warland (possibly)
75. Homer
76. Horsted
77. Hugh taylor
78. Ightham (possibly)
79. Ionic (probably)
80. J b paddon
81. Jane (possibly)
82. Janet helen (possibly)
83. Jersey (probably)
84. John and thomas
85. John mowlem
86. John rettig (probably)
87. Kalo (probably)
88. Katina bulgari
89. Kimberley (possibly)
90. Kyma
91. Ladas (possibly)
92. Lady anstruther (probably)
93. Lancaster (possibly)
94. Laurel (possibly)
95. Lifeguard (possibly)
96. Lightship no 83
97. Lincolnshire time and tide bell
98. Lindy sue
99. Lismore
100. Lord haig (possibly)
101. Lord haig (possibly)
102. Lord selborne
103. Lottie (possibly)
104. Lucerne
105. Lutha
106. Lyra (bow section)
107. Magdalyn ann
108. Maggie
109. Magnolia
110. Mangalore (part of)(possibly)
111. Marian francis
112. Marie dawn
113. Marshall (probably)
114. Matanuska (probably)
115. Merchiston
116. Modig
117. Modiva (possibly)
118. Monimia (possibly)
119. Nautilus
120. Nimrod
121. Odessa
122. Onesta
123. Onward (possibly)
124. Ophir ii (possibly)
125. Orsa
126. Otis tetrax
127. Paraciers
128. Polzella (possibly)
129. Portia
130. Ravonia (part)
131. Ravonia (part) (possibly)
132. Rayford
133. Realf
134. Reculver
135. Retriever
136. Revello
137. Revi
138. Revigo (possibly)
139. Rhuys
140. Rievaulx abbey
141. Rivaulx
142. River don (part of)(probably)
143. River witham
144. Rivergate
145. Rosebud (possibly)
146. Sagacity
147. Salacon
148. Salmondby
149. Saltoun
150. Sandra glen
151. Sarah visholm 2 (probably)
152. Schieland (possibly)
153. Sea pearl
154. Sna iii
155. Sota eduardo
156. Stylianos chandris
157. Thessaly
158. Togston (possibly)
159. Triton
160. Two brothers
161. Uc 39
162. Umbe
163. Upminster (possibly)
164. Varangmalm (possibly)
165. Vechstroom
166. Venture (possibly)
167. Wayside flower (possibly)
168. Whitemantle (possibly)
169. William hanson
170. Windsor (part of)
171. Windsor (part of)
172. Winga
173. Xavier
174. Xavier
175. Zeemermin

 

Name: HMS BENVOLIO

Year of registration: 1940

Water depth above wreck: 27 meter

Known since: 1940, last detected: 2013

Details measurements/cartography: H01624/44 14.6.44 POSN 533736N, 002020E. OROPESA SWEEP CLEAR 8FMS. NOT CONTACTED BY E/S. (CAPT M/S HUMBER 15.7.44). AMEND TO NDWPA.

- NM 1213/44. H3146/61 12.12.61 AMEND TO WKPA 8FMS 0FT.

- NM 163/64. H6450/68 5.12.68 LOCATED 8.6.68 IN 533732N, 002052E [OGB] USING HIFIX/3 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 66 IN GEN DEPTH 90-100FT. SCOUR 105FT. A LARGE WRECK LYING ON THE SIDE OF THE NEW SAND HOLE. (HMS ENTERPRISE, HI 39/68). AMEND TO WK 11FMS 0FT IN REVISED POSN.

- NM 232/69. H2395/73 9.1.74 EXAM'D IN 533734N, 002053E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 21.4 IN GEN DEPTH 27-31 MTRS. SCOUR 29-32 MTRS ON SLOPING BANK. A LARGE WK WHICH NOW APPEARS TO BE SPLIT IN TWO. BOTH HALVES LYING ON SIDE OF BANK. GOOD FIRM DCS3 CONTACT. (HMS EGERIA, K6826/2). AMEND TO WK 20.1MTRS (AUTHORITY NOT KNOWN). BR STD. H1270/73 3.11.78 DIVED. IN 2 PARTS, 35FT BOW COMPLETE, 45FT AWAY REST OF WK ON STBD SIDE. LOOKS LIKE A TRAWLER. PLATE FROM ENGINE RECOVERED MARKED 'H COCHRRANE & SON, SELBY 1930.' (KIRKPATRICK, HUMBER DIVERS, TELECON 24.10.78). H5970/69 15.1.80 EXAM'D 28.9.79 IN 533733.4N, 002055.2E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 26.1 IN GEN DEPTH 25-29MTRS. SCOUR 30MTRS. DCS3 HT 5.8MTRS. LARGE WK IN 3 PIECES IN PRONOUNCED SCOUR. (HMS BULLDOG, HI 46/79). NCA. RETAIN PREVIOUS DEPTH. H1310/87/15 21.4.87 ENGINE PLATE DETAILS INDICATE THAT THIS IS THE WK OF BENVOLIO. (A GODFREY, 11.3.87). 4.9.13 EXAM'D 26.5.13 IN 5337.585N, 0020.787E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 22.19 IN GEN DEPTH 27.9MTRS. LENGTH 55MTRS, WIDTH 27MTRS, HT 5.7MTRS. TWO SEPARATE PIECES OF WRECKAGE. (NETSURVEY, HI 1401). LARGER PART TO SE, SHOALER TO NW. MINOR SCOUR AT NW PART, SCOUR 5MTRS DEEP LEADS SOME 50MTRS S FROM SE PART. AREA HEAVILY TRAWLED. AMEND WK 22MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: IN TWO PARTS, SCOUR FROM SE PART

Position: 53 37.585 N,0 20.787 E

 

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