This is the information page about the shipwreck Hms decoy (probably), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 49 52.786 N,6 3.056 W (49.983366666667, -6.30175)

 

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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. A a raven
2. Alden gifford (possibly)
3. Annie f conlon
4. Arbel (probably)
5. Arnside (possibly)
6. Beechpark
7. Bill (part of)(possibly)
8. Bill (possibly)
9. Boynton (possibly)
10. Briardene (possibly)
11. Brigit
12. Brodfield
13. Cadeby (probably)
14. Camiola (possibly)
15. Charles maureaur
16. Christine
17. Cita
18. Earl of arran
19. Earl of lonsdale
20. Emblem
21. Empire kingsley
22. Esther (probably)
23. Forester
24. General roberts (possibly)
25. Hathor
26. Heathmore
27. Hekla (possibly)
28. Hms blazer
29. Hms colossus
30. Hms decoy (probably)
31. Hms firebrand
32. Hms pincher
33. Hopeful (possibly)
34. Italia
35. Kornog (possibly)
36. Lady charlotte
37. Ladywood
38. Little western
39. Magdeleine
40. Mando
41. Maria de larrinaga
42. Marie roberts
43. Minnehaha
44. Orion
45. Oriskany
46. Padstow (possibly)
47. Phoenix 202
48. Plympton
49. Poleire
50. Rachel harvey
51. Regency (probably)
52. Richard davey
53. San bartholomeo (possibly)
54. Seapoint (possibly)
55. Serica (possibly)
56. Setiembre (part of)
57. Sirius (possibly)
58. St vincent (possibly)
59. Tralee trader
60. U 1208 (possibly)
61. U 247 (possibly)
62. Uc 19 (probably)
63. Venus des isles (pz269)

 

Name: HMS DECOY (PROBABLY)

Length 56.4 meter, width: 5.8 meter, tonnage 275 ton

Cause: sank off wolf rock following a collision with hms arun. (colledge).

Year of registration: 1904

Water depth above wreck: 77 meter

Known since: 1904, last detected: 1988

Details measurements/cartography: SANK NEAR SCILLY ISLES. (WARSHIPS OF WW1). H2137/54 22.6.54 H2137/54 AND H2058/54 22.6.54 NDW IN 495245N, 060300W. SMALL BOILER AND 6PDR HOTCHKISS QF GUN [MARKED 1893] LIFTED. (RISDON BEAZLEY). NC 2565. H4551/76 8.11.76 H4551/76 8.11.76 WK OF SMALL WARSHIP LOCATED 247DEGS, 10.2M FROM WOLF ROCK IN 495224N, 060300W USING DECCA. STANDS 10FT HIGH. (RISDON BEAZLEY, 17.9.76). 21.4.78 21.4.78 NOW CHARTED AS WK 70MTRS. NC 2565 & NE 1148. H3841/86 29.2.88 H3841/86 29.2.88 POSN EXAMINED. SONAR TRACE GIVES IMPRESSION OF POSSIBLE DEBRIS BUT NOTHING FOUND ON E/S, WHICH SHOWS VERY FLAT SEABED OF GEN DEPTH 77MTRS. (HMS FOX, HI 360). AMEND TO FOUL. G/S.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 49 52.786 N,6 3.056 W

 

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