This is the information page about the shipwreck Hms desiree, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 31.914 N,1 11.045 E (51.4419333, 0.9285833)

 

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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. Actuality
2. Africa
3. Agamemnon
4. Airston (probably)
5. Alberta
6. Albion (probably)
7. Alf everard (part of)
8. Alf everard (part of)
9. Algeria
10. Alice marie
11. Archon
12. Argus
13. Aridity (probably)
14. Astrologer
15. Atherton
16. Avon
17. Balakani
18. Baltrader
19. Blue mermaid
20. Bradglen
21. British oak
22. City of brisbane
23. Dalryan
24. Dela
25. Delce
26. Diana
27. Dinard
28. Dolcoath (part)
29. Dolcoath (part)
30. E oaze light vessel
31. Embla (possibly)
32. Emile deschamps
33. Empire ghyll
34. Erins isle (possibly)
35. Fleurita
36. Fred everard
37. Georgia
38. Ghc (possibly)
39. Great nore towers (remains)
40. Great nore towers (remains).
41. Harcourt
42. Hawksdale
43. Hawnby
44. Hibernia
45. Hm mms 39 (part of)(probably)
46. Hm torpedo boat no.12
47. Hmml 127 (possibly)
48. Hmmtb 16 (possibly)
49. Hms aisha
50. Hms amethyst
51. Hms amethyst (part of)(possibly)
52. Hms aragonite (part of)
53. Hms ash
54. Hms capricornus
55. Hms chestnut (probably)
56. Hms conquistador
57. Hms desiree
58. Hms drummer
59. Hms fauvette
60. Hms gracie (probably)
61. Hms guardsman
62. Hms kennymore (part of)(probably)
63. Hms marcella
64. Hms mastiff (possibly)
65. Hms myrtle
66. Hms napia
67. Hms oriana
68. Hms pyrope
69. Hms ray of hope
70. Hms receptive
71. Hms reed (possibly)
72. Hms stella orion
73. Hms tamarisk
74. Hms venetia
75. Hms vimiera (bow section)
76. Hms vimiera (part of)
77. Hms vimiera (stern)
78. Holba
79. Hopper number 19
80. Houston city
81. Ilaro
82. Intrepid
83. Irene
84. Josefina thorden (after part)
85. Kabinda
86. Kankakee
87. Koenigshaven
88. Lady jane
89. Lbv (m)396
90. Lca 551
91. Letchworth
92. Lindfar
93. Lisbeth m
94. Lowlands
95. Mac 5 (possibly)
96. Mahratta
97. Mahseer
98. Malta (probably)
99. Maplin light house
100. Margam abbey
101. Mercy
102. Mersey
103. Mi amigo
104. Molliette
105. Mudlark
106. Nass beacon (ruins)
107. Neptune (possibly)
108. Newlands
109. Norman
110. Old whitaker bn (remains of)
111. Opal
112. Paros isle
113. Pinto
114. Ponzano
115. Prince igor (probably)
116. Quickstep
117. Radiant
118. Restless wave (possibly)
119. Revenge
120. Rubislaw
121. Ryal
122. San calisto
123. Selnes
124. Slesvig
125. Spaarndem
126. Stad maastricht
127. Strathearn
128. Strom trooper
129. Sun vii
130. Sunk beacon (remains)
131. Tam o shanter (part)(possibly)
132. Tam o shanter (part)(possibly)
133. Telegraaf xviii
134. The sultan
135. Tongue sand tower (remains)
136. Toreador
137. Treport
138. Uama
139. Vera
140. Wardie
141. Westerley star
142. Winifred
143. Winkfield
144. Yassou
145. Zarga

 

Name: HMS DESIREE

Length 35.7 meter, width: 6.6 meter, draught: 3.7, tonnage 213 ton

Cause: Built in 1912 by cook, wellington & gemmel ltd, beverley. one boiler, triple expansion engine of 58hp, single shaft. hired as minesweeper 1914-194. again hired as a minesweeper 11.1939. mined. (sibi & colledge).

Year of registration: 1941

Water depth above wreck: 16 meter, Height above seabed: 135 cm

Known since: 1941, last detected: 2008

Details measurements/cartography: H0424/41 28.4.41 H0424/41 28.4.41 DW IN 513152N, 011108E. (ADMIRALTY).

- NM 934/41. H0424/41 23.5.41 H0424/41 23.5.41 LEAST DEPTH OVER WK 5FMS 2FT. (ADMIRALTY).

- NM 1169/41. H0424/41 14.12.45 H0424/41 14.12.45 LEAST DEPTH NOW 4FMS 2FT. (HMS FRANKLIN).

- NM 4093/45. H0424/41 26.4.46 H0424/41 26.4.46 DRIFT SWEEP, AFTER DISPERSAL, ON 8.4.46. CLEAR AT 45FT. FOUL AT 46FT. LEAST DEPTH BY E/S 45FT. POSN 513153N, 011110E OR 265.5DEGS 1.12M FROM NW SHINGLES BN. (CAPTAIN M/S SHEERNESS, 10.4.46). AMEND TO WK 7FMS.

- NM 1405/46. H23800/46 26.7.52 H23800/46 & H932/53 26.7.52 POSN 513153N, 011109E. LEAST DEPTH BY E/S 8FMS 2FT IN GEN DEPTH 9-10FMS. SCOUR 9FMS 5FT. SEABED SLIGHTLY BUMPY. (HMS FRANKLIN, 10.7.52). H0424/41 11.12.61 H0424/41 11.12.61 SWEPT CLEAR AT 43FT. FOUL 46FT. LEAST E/S DEPTH49FT IN GEN DEPTH 52FT. SCOUR 62FT. THIS IS A VERY SMALL WK LYING ON THE EDGE OF A BANK. (HMS ENTERPRISE, 16.11.61). BR STD. H688/64 5.3.65 H688/64 5.3.65 NOT FOUND BY E/S. (HMS EGERIA, 27.5.64). H6140/68 25.6.68 H6140/68 25.6.68 LOCATED IN CHARTED POSN 513153N, 011108E. LEAST DEPTH 49FT IN GEN DEPTH 52-58FT. SCOUR 60FT [LAT]. (HMS ENTERPRISE, 13.3.68). 7.11.72 7.11.72 AMEND TO SW 12.8MTRS. NC 1605. H3161/69 11.10.73 H3161/69 11.10.73 EXAM'D IN 513153N, 011109E [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 45.6FT, FOUL AT 46.4FT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 48FT IN GEN DEPTH 54FT. SCOUR 58FT [LAT]. SMALL BUT REASONABLY EASY TO FIND. SCOUR TO NE. (PLA MAPLIN). 19.4.90 19.4.90 LOCATED. (PLA 202/3-9 DTD 23.1.90, PLA WK/OB RECORD NO.14/73 E9/88). 20.8.91 20.8.91 SHOWN AS SW 13.9MTRS ON PLA 203. 14.10.94 14.10.94 SHOWN AS SW 13.7MTRS ON PLA 202/11 [JUNE 1994]. BR STD. 26.2.07 26.2.07 EXAM'D 21.7.03 IN LISTED POSN. APPEARS AS AN AREA OF WRECKAGE 50 BY 30MTRS. MINOR CONTACTS INDICATE A HEIGHT <1MTR. MAJORITY OF SCOUR TO NE ON SLOPING BED, 1.4MTRS DEEP, EXTENDING 100MTRS N/S. RETAIN AS SW 13.7MTRS. (PLA WK RECORD DTD 1.1.04). NCA. 26.2.08 SEP 2008/000023559 26.2.08 EXAM'D 24.5.07 IN 5131.914N, 0111.045E [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 14.56 IN GEN DEPTH 15.9MTRS. SCOUR 1.7MTRS DEEP. LENGTH 20MTRS, WIDTH 10MTRS. LIES NW/SE. DISPERSED WRECKAGE SHOWING ABOUT A METRE ABOVE SEABED LEVEL. RETAIN SW 13.7MTRS. (PLA WK REPORT DTD 12.2.08). RETAIN SW 13.7MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: AREA OF DEBRIS

Position: 51 31.914 N,1 11.045 E

 

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