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