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 (54.3415833, -0.2793833)

 

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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. Agnes
2. Airdrie (possibly)
3. Angelo rose
4. Arctic viking
5. Ardens (probably)
6. Balfron (probably)
7. Ballater
8. Ballogie
9. Bellerophon
10. Blejan eyhre
11. Bonhomme richard
12. Brema
13. Briton (possibly)
14. Bur
15. Cadmus
16. Cap palos (part of)
17. Caroline
18. Castleford (probably)
19. Chant 63
20. Chloris (possibly)
21. Constantia
22. Cyclope
23. Dana (possibly)
24. Diana
25. Dryade
26. Elfrida
27. Eli
28. Feltre
29. Florentia
30. Forest queen
31. Fred everard
32. G.3
33. Gem (bow section)
34. Gem (stern section)
35. Gimle
36. Glamorganbrook
37. Glengarry (probably)
38. Glow (part of) (possibly)
39. Glow (part of) (possibly)
40. Hannah louisa
41. Harnis (probably)
42. Helmsman (probably)
43. Hms banyers
44. Hms desire (possibly)
45. Hms dirk
46. Hms fairy
47. Hms falcon (stern section)
48. Hms garmo (probably)
49. Holmar i
50. Hornsund (probably)
51. Horsted
52. Houghton
53. Hugh taylor
54. Ida
55. J b paddon
56. Jane
57. John rettig (probably)
58. Kalo (probably)
59. Kilrea (probably)
60. Kimberley (possibly)
61. Kingston cameo
62. Knuthenborg
63. Lady ann
64. Lady anstruther (probably)
65. Lady helen
66. Landport (possibly)
67. Leersum (probably)
68. Lifeguard (possibly)
69. Linaria (probably)
70. M c holm
71. Madame renee
72. Manchester engineer (probably)
73. Manx queen
74. Markersdall (probably)
75. Martina
76. Melanie (probably)
77. Nitedal
78. Norenda (possibly)
79. Norhilda
80. Novillo
81. Oakwell
82. Onward (possibly)
83. Our lorraine
84. Paul
85. Peebles (possibly)
86. Phare (probably)
87. Philander (probably)
88. Princess olga (possibly)
89. Realf
90. Rikard nordraak
91. Sapphire (probably)
92. Sir francis
93. Sixty-six
94. Sna ii
95. Sna iii
96. Sota eduardo
97. Southborough
98. Springhill
99. Stanburn
100. Storm drift
101. Sumus (probably)
102. Suntrap (probably)
103. Taurus (probably)
104. Tees
105. Togston (possibly)
106. Uc 39
107. Uc 47
108. Uc 75
109. Umbe
110. Upminster (possibly)
111. Vaaren
112. Vaaren (possibly)
113. Varangmalm (possibly)
114. Victo (bow section)
115. Victo (stern section)
116. Victoria (probably)
117. Ville de valenciennes
118. Wallsend
119. Wayside flower (possibly)
120. Westowrie

 

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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