This is the information page about the shipwreck Hms desire (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 54 36.577 N,0 36.914 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. Atlas (possibly)
11. Audax
12. Balfron (probably)
13. Battersea
14. Beaumanoir (probably)
15. Ben aden
16. Berwick (possibly)
17. Black prince (possibly)
18. Botha (possibly)
19. Brentwood
20. Cap palos (part of)
21. Castleford (probably)
22. Commercial
23. Constantia
24. Corsican prince
25. Countess of strathmore (possibly)
26. Creteblock
27. Crimdon (possibly)
28. Dayspring (probably)
29. Defiant
30. Disperser
31. Eaglescliffe (probably)
32. Earl percy
33. Ellida (probably)
34. Erich lea
35. Ferruccio
36. Florentia
37. Fred everard
38. Garthwaite
39. Gimle
40. Glengarry (probably)
41. Glow (part of) (possibly)
42. Glow (part of) (possibly)
43. Gothia
44. Gwalia (possibly)
45. Harrow (probably)
46. Hartley
47. Helene
48. Hercules
49. Highgate
50. Hms desire (possibly)
51. Hms dromio
52. Hms locheil
53. Hms lord ridley
54. Hms ruthin castle
55. Hms swallow
56. Hurstwood
57. Jane
58. John miles
59. Lady helen
60. Lampada (probably)
61. Lanthorn
62. Lerwick (probably)
63. London
64. Lowtyne (possibly)
65. Lucy
66. Madame renee
67. Marchioness of londonderry
68. Marie stuart
69. Martina
70. Melanie (probably)
71. Membland (possibly)
72. Merrie islington
73. Modemi (possibly)
74. Moorlands
75. Moorwood (possibly)
76. Namorado field jacket
77. Neptunus (possibly)
78. Novillo
79. Oakwell
80. Ottoland (possibly)
81. Pandora
82. Paul
83. Phare (probably)
84. Philander (probably)
85. Polanna
86. Polruan
87. Quaggy (probably)
88. Rikard nordraak
89. Rutil
90. Saint ninian
91. Sarah thinnesen
92. Schaldis (possibly)
93. Sir francis
94. Skane
95. Sna ii
96. Southborough
97. Springhill
98. Stora-korsnas-link i
99. Sumus (probably)
100. Suntrap (probably)
101. Taurus (probably)
102. Ub 30
103. Uc 70
104. Victoria (probably)
105. Voorwarts (possibly)
106. Wallsend
107. Wayside flower
108. Woodstock (bow section)
109. Woodstock (stern section)

 

Name: HMS DESIRE (POSSIBLY)

Year of registration: 1926

Water depth above wreck: 51 meter, Height above seabed: 20 cm

Known since: 1926, last detected: 20161213

Details measurements/cartography: H3752/26 11.2.26 SANK IN 573700N, 003500W, APPROX. H5103/83 5.3.87 FOUR FASTENERS IN VICINITY 543630N, 003645W. POSN BY DECCA. (KINGFISHER OBSTN BOOKLET - WHITBY AREA). NCA. H6331/87 2.2.89 WK EXAM'D 24.6.88 IN 543634N, 003648W [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [4 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 49 IN GEN DEPTH 51MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 2.7MTRS, LENGTH 19MTRS. VERY DECAYED BUT WITH 3 HIGH POINTS. (LAND & MARINE, HI 414B). INS AS WK 48MTRS. BR STD. HH100/351/09 12.6.95 SMALL, IRON BUILD VESSEL. VERY DECAYED. SMALL COMPOUND ENGINE AND SINGLE BOILER. FAIRLY LARGE WINCH. NOTHING ELSE IS STANDING EXCEPT A MOUND WHICH IS WELL COVERED AND ENTANGLED WITH AN OLD FISHING NET. POSSIBLE TUG. (A C JACKSON/C A RACEY). SEP 2017/000002822 2.5.17 EXAM'D 13.12.16; IN 5436.577N, 0036.914W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 48.37MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 51MTRS, LENGTH 31.8MTRS, WIDTH 6.7MTRS, HEIGHT 2.63MTRS, ORIENTATION 020/200 DEGS. WRECK IS SEVERELY DISINTEGRATED BUT WITH 2 PROMINENT HIGH POINTS. (MMT, HI 1491). AMEND NDW 48MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 54 36.577 N,0 36.914 W

 

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