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 (54.454266666667, -0.39783333333333)

 

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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. Elemore
34. Ellida (probably)
35. Erich lea
36. Ferruccio
37. Florentia
38. Fred everard
39. Garthwaite
40. Gimle
41. Glengarry (probably)
42. Glow (part of) (possibly)
43. Glow (part of) (possibly)
44. Gothia
45. Gwalia (possibly)
46. Harrow (probably)
47. Hartley
48. Helene
49. Hercules
50. Highgate
51. Hms desire (possibly)
52. Hms dromio
53. Hms locheil
54. Hms lord ridley
55. Hms ruthin castle
56. Hms swallow
57. Hurstwood
58. Jane
59. John miles
60. Lady helen
61. Lampada (probably)
62. Lanthorn
63. Lerwick (probably)
64. London
65. Lowtyne (possibly)
66. Lucy
67. Madame renee
68. Marchioness of londonderry
69. Marie stuart
70. Martina
71. Melanie (probably)
72. Membland (possibly)
73. Merrie islington
74. Modemi (possibly)
75. Moorlands
76. Moorwood (possibly)
77. Namorado field jacket
78. Neptunus (possibly)
79. Novillo
80. Oakwell
81. Onslow
82. Ottoland (possibly)
83. Pandora
84. Paul
85. Phare (probably)
86. Philander (probably)
87. Polanna
88. Polruan
89. Quaggy (probably)
90. Rikard nordraak
91. Rutil
92. Saint ninian
93. Sarah thinnesen
94. Schaldis (possibly)
95. Scotia
96. Sir francis
97. Skane
98. Sna ii
99. Southborough
100. Springhill
101. Stora-korsnas-link i
102. Sumus (probably)
103. Suntrap (probably)
104. Taurus (probably)
105. Ub 30
106. Uc 70
107. Victoria (probably)
108. Voorwarts (possibly)
109. Wallsend
110. Wayside flower
111. Woodstock (bow section)
112. 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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