This is the information page about the shipwreck Hms dirk, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 54 7.234 N,0 6.464 E (54.100166666667, -4.5481166666667)

 

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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. Abana (part of)(possibly)
2. Abana (part of)(possibly)
3. Abydos
4. Action
5. Adgillus
6. Afton
7. Agnes
8. Airdrie (possibly)
9. Albatross
10. Alliance
11. Amber rose
12. Amicus
13. Amsteldam
14. Amstelland
15. Anastasia
16. Anastassia
17. Angelo rose
18. Angle
19. Arantzazu mendi
20. Arctic viking
21. Ardbeg (probably)
22. Ardens (probably)
23. Argo (possibly)
24. Ariel (possibly)
25. Audentia
26. Aurora
27. Ave maria
28. Balfron (probably)
29. Ballater
30. Ballina
31. Ballogie
32. Barrister (possibly)
33. Bassa
34. Be ready (probably)
35. Bella
36. Bellerophon
37. Ben rein (ex-starling)
38. Bessie
39. Beursplein
40. Blejan eyhre
41. Blue star
42. Bonhomme richard
43. Brema
44. Briar
45. Briton (possibly)
46. Bur
47. C s parnell
48. Cadmus
49. Calista (probably)
50. Cap palos (part of)
51. Cardea
52. Carley marie
53. Carmelite (possibly)
54. Caroline
55. Casanare
56. Castleford (probably)
57. Cevic
58. Chant 63
59. Cherbury (possibly)
60. Cheryl louise
61. Chloe (possibly)
62. Chloris (possibly)
63. Citrine
64. City of mobile
65. Clan macmaster
66. Clan menzies
67. Coalman
68. Conargo
69. Conisbro castle
70. Connemara
71. Conovium (probably)
72. Constantia
73. Corrientes
74. Creteboom
75. Crois bhride
76. Crown
77. Crusader (possibly)
78. Cyclope
79. Dana (possibly)
80. Darro
81. Dawn waters
82. Daybreak (probably)
83. Diana
84. Don boscoe
85. Donegal
86. Doris b
87. Downshire (possibly)
88. Downshire (probably)
89. Dryade
90. Dunavil forth (possibly)
91. Dunmore
92. Eileen
93. Eleanor
94. Elfrida
95. Eli
96. Elizabeth hyam
97. Ellen sheant
98. Embassage
99. Emerald dawn
100. Empire airman
101. Empire of peace
102. Empire tana
103. Express (possibly)
104. Express (possibly)
105. Feltre
106. Fenella ann
107. Florence
108. Florentia
109. Flowerette
110. Flying meteor
111. Forest queen
112. Fred everard
113. Frieda
114. Fulmar
115. G-azjy
116. G.3
117. Gem (bow section)
118. Gem (stern section)
119. George & mary
120. Georgetown victory (part of)
121. Georgetown victory (part of)
122. Georgina hutton
123. Gimle
124. Ginette michel
125. Ginger
126. Girl may
127. Girl sylvia
128. Glamorganbrook
129. Glencona
130. Glendun
131. Glengarry (probably)
132. Glenmaroon (possibly)
133. Globe trotter
134. Glow (part of) (possibly)
135. Glow (part of) (possibly)
136. Green hill (part of)(probably)
137. Grinder
138. Guiding star
139. Hannah louisa
140. Harnis (probably)
141. Helgoland
142. Helmsman (probably)
143. Herbie
144. Hibernian
145. Hms banyers
146. Hms desire (possibly)
147. Hms dirk
148. Hms fairy
149. Hms falcon (stern section)
150. Hms garmo (probably)
151. Hms racehorse
152. Hms racoon
153. Holmar i
154. Holmelea
155. Horizon ii
156. Hornsund (probably)
157. Horsted
158. Houghton
159. Hugh taylor
160. Hunsdon
161. Ida
162. J b paddon
163. Jane
164. Jane brown
165. Janeeta (possibly)
166. Jeanette
167. Jenemi
168. John rettig (probably)
169. Joseph hodgkins (probably)
170. Kalo (probably)
171. Keret
172. Kilbroney (probably)
173. Kilrea (probably)
174. Kimberley (possibly)
175. Kingston cameo
176. Knuthenborg
177. L'amite
178. Labora (possibly)
179. Lady ann
180. Lady anstruther (probably)
181. Lady helen
182. Lady louisa
183. Lagun
184. Landport (possibly)
185. Largo (possibly)
186. Leersum (probably)
187. Lifeguard (possibly)
188. Lily
189. Limesfield
190. Linaria (probably)
191. Liverpool
192. Lough fisher
193. Lucy
194. Lunevale
195. Lyra
196. M c holm
197. Madame renee
198. Madge wildfire
199. Maja
200. Malaguena
201. Manchester engineer (probably)
202. Manx queen
203. Marguerite
204. Marianne toft (possibly)
205. Markersdall (probably)
206. Martina
207. Mary heeley
208. Mayfield
209. Megawatt
210. Melanie (probably)
211. Melfort
212. Merisia
213. Mfv polaris
214. Mhari l
215. Montreal
216. Moonlight
217. Moonlight (possibly)
218. Murielle
219. Nalon
220. Neils john
221. Nichola ann
222. Nitedal
223. No.163
224. Noel du marin
225. Nora
226. Norenda (possibly)
227. Norhilda
228. Novillo
229. Oakwell
230. Octavia
231. Old haws pt lt or west pile
232. Onward (possibly)
233. Oona hall
234. Our brighter dawn
235. Our golden promise
236. Our lassie
237. Our lorraine
238. Our queen
239. Passages
240. Paul
241. Peebles (possibly)
242. Peshawur
243. Peveril
244. Phare (probably)
245. Philander (probably)
246. Pins wreck (nimble)
247. Playmate (possibly)
248. Princess olga (possibly)
249. Pt1 or pt2
250. Queen of the isles (probably)
251. Realf
252. Rebecca
253. Retriever
254. Rfa industry (probably)
255. Rian
256. Rikard nordraak
257. Ringwall
258. Robert dee
259. Romeo
260. Rudyard kipling
261. Saint barchan
262. Saint mirren (possibly)
263. Saltaro (fwd part)
264. Saltaro (fwd part)
265. Saltaro (fwd part)
266. Samaria
267. Sapphire (probably)
268. Scathros
269. Scomber (part of)(possibly)
270. Scorpio
271. Scotia
272. Seamew (possibly)
273. Selker ltv (possibly)
274. Silver crest
275. Silver dee
276. Silver quest 2
277. Silverpine
278. Sir francis
279. Sixty-six
280. Skerries
281. Sliedrecht
282. Sna ii
283. Sna iii
284. Sota eduardo
285. Southborough
286. Speedbird
287. Speedwell
288. Springhill
289. St elwyn
290. Stamila
291. Stanburn
292. Storm drift
293. Sumus (probably)
294. Sunbeam
295. Sunrise (possibly)
296. Suntrap (probably)
297. Sy sol
298. Taurus (probably)
299. Tees
300. Temple mead
301. Tetsuko
302. The quiet man
303. Thornfield
304. Thracian
305. Tide (probably)
306. Tilley anne
307. Tinker
308. Togston (possibly)
309. Topaz
310. Tornamona
311. Trelyon
312. Tullaghmurray lass
313. Tumi joy 2
314. Tuskar
315. Tuskar
316. U 1024 (possibly)
317. Ubier (probably)
318. Uc 39
319. Uc 47
320. Uc 75
321. Umbe
322. Upminster (possibly)
323. Upwey grange
324. Vaaren
325. Vaaren (possibly)
326. Vanadis (possibly)
327. Varangmalm (possibly)
328. Vedra
329. Victo (bow section)
330. Victo (stern section)
331. Victoria (probably)
332. Viking
333. Ville de valenciennes
334. Wallsend
335. Waltham (probably)
336. Wayside flower (possibly)
337. Westburn (possibly)
338. Westowrie
339. Wild wave
340. William hanbury

 

Name: HMS DIRK

Length 38.2 meter, width: 5.9 meter, draught: 2.6, tonnage 181 ton

Cause: built 1909 by scott & sons, bowling, with 2 cylinder compound engine of 70hp, 1 boiler, single shaft. machinery by ross & duncan, glasgow. originally owned by david macbrayne ltd for use as a ferry. requistioned in 1917 for use as a submarine patrol vessel. torpedoed & sunk by german submarine uc 75 off flamborough hd. (ships of the royal navy, ww1sl, sibi, wrecksite.eu)

Year of registration: 1918

Water depth above wreck: 49 meter, Height above seabed: 286 cm

Known since: 1918, last detected: 20160310

Details measurements/cartography: 7.6.18 SUNK IN 540820N, 001100E. (VAEC AP REPORT). H5084/77 18.3.80 EXAM'D 28.11.79 IN 540712N, 000635E [OGB] USING HIFIX.6 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 46.4 IN GEN DEPTH 50MTRS. DCS3 HT 4.1MTRS, LENGTH 40MTRS. LYING E/W ON SMOOTH GRAVEL. (HMS EGERIA, HI 64/79). INS AS WK 45MTRS. BR STD. H1310/84/43 3.7.86 FOUL REPD IN 540648N, 000656E. POSN BY DECCA. (W R DODGSON 28.11.84). NCA. HH090/730/01 19.12.97 EXAM'D 13.6.97 IN 540714.0N, 000627.9E [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 45.8 IN GEN DEPTH 49.0MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 2.5MTRS. LENGTH 40MTRS, WIDTH 7MTRS. LIES 102/282 DEGS. SMALL, POORLY DEFINED WK. SAND ENCROACHMENT OVER THE MAJORITY OF THE WK. (GARDLINE, HI 730). AMEND POSN. BR STD. 2.4.09 WK KNOWN TO BE HMS DIRK. IDENTITY BASED ON MATCHING MACHINERY, LENGTH & POSN OF LOSS, MACBRAYNE CROCKERY RECOVERD IN 2008, NUMBER OF TOILETS ON BOARD & PRESENCE OF AMMUNITION. KNOWN LOCALLY AS MAIL BOAT. (CARL RACEY, E-MAIL DTD 30.3.09) NCA. SEP 2016/000053291 5.10.16 EXAM'D 10.3.16; IN 5407.234N, 0006.464E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 45.34MTRS, GEN DEPTH 49.3MTRS. LENGTH 40.3MTRS, WIDTH 8.38MTRS, HT 4.21MTRS, ORIENTATION 286/106 DEGS. MODERATE MAGNETIC ANOMALY, WK BROKEN UP. (MMT, HI 1473, H525_6494). AMEND NDW 45MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: WK BROKEN UP

Position: 54 7.234 N,0 6.464 E

 

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