This is the information page about the shipwreck Hms dromio, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 54 32.026 N,0 35.816 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. Audax
11. Balfron (probably)
12. Ballater
13. Battersea
14. Beaumanoir (probably)
15. Berwick (possibly)
16. Black prince (possibly)
17. Botha (possibly)
18. Brentwood
19. Bur
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. Eli
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 garmo (probably)
54. Hms locheil
55. Hms lord ridley
56. Hms ruthin castle
57. Hms swallow
58. Hornsund (probably)
59. Hurstwood
60. Jane
61. John miles
62. Lady ann
63. Lady helen
64. Lampada (probably)
65. Lanthorn
66. Lerwick (probably)
67. London
68. Lowtyne (possibly)
69. Lucy
70. Madame renee
71. Marchioness of londonderry
72. Marie stuart
73. Martina
74. Melanie (probably)
75. Membland (possibly)
76. Merrie islington
77. Modemi (possibly)
78. Moorlands
79. Moorwood (possibly)
80. Namorado field jacket
81. Novillo
82. Oakwell
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. Sir francis
96. Skane
97. Sna ii
98. Southborough
99. Springhill
100. Stora-korsnas-link i
101. Sumus (probably)
102. Suntrap (probably)
103. Taurus (probably)
104. Ub 30
105. Ub 41
106. Uc 70
107. Victo (bow section)
108. Victo (stern section)
109. Victoria (probably)
110. Wallsend
111. Woodstock (bow section)
112. Woodstock (stern section)

 

Name: HMS DROMIO

Year of registration: 1917

Water depth above wreck: 46 meter, Height above seabed: 126 cm

Known since: 1917, last detected: 20161212

Details measurements/cartography: ORIGINALLY THOUGHT TO BE SS BRENTWOOD BUT SEE [5987]. H589/17 26.1.17 AREA SWEPT CLEAR AT 8FMS. PRESUMED NO DANGER TO SURFACE NAVIGATION. (PMSO, TYNE) POSN GIVEN AS 543200N, 003600W, APPROX. CHARTED AS WK [OLD SYMBOL] PD (1917). (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). BA 1191. ALSO REPORTED SUNK 4M ENE FROM WHITBY. H3752/26 11.6.26 NOW CHARTED AS NDW PD (1917). (AUTHORITY NOT STATED) NE 1191. H4593/59 9.11.59 NOW CHARTED AS NDW PD. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED) NC 1200. 29.10.75 NOW CHARTED AS USC PD 28MTRS. (TONNAGE KNOWN) NC 134. H5103/83 15.9.83 COMPUTED DECCA CO-ORDS GIVEN. (KINGFISHER NO W61, WHITBY AREA: BAYMANS HOLE, APR 1983 EDN). H1311/88 11.10.88 DEFINITE WK IN 543200N, 003552W. FISHED REGULARLY. (M FREEMAN 30.9.88). AMEND TO USCPA 28MTRS. BR STD. H6331/87 19.1.89 EXAM'D 18.6.88 IN 543201N, 003541W [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [4 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 37.5, FOUL AT 38.0MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 40.6 IN GEN DEPTH 46MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 7.9MTRS, LENGTH 45MTRS, WIDTH 7MTRS. LIES 125/305DEG WITH MAST-LIKE PROJECTION NEAR SE END SUGGESTING THAT WK IS ON ITS SIDE. (LAND & MARINE, HI 414B). AMEND TO SW 37MTRS. BR STD. HH100/351/09 7.6.95 LIES ON PORT SIDE. FULLY DECKED AND INTACT BOWS TO MIDSHIPS. STBD QUARTER OF STERN HOLED AND OPEN. FRONT HOLD OPEN ON STBD SIDE. GUN ON PORT SIDE AT BACK OF WHEELHOUSE. LARGE WINCH IN FRONT OF WHEELHOUSE IS INTACT. TOILET IN WHEELHOUSE. TELEGRAPH IN SLOW ASTERN POSN (MAKERS CHADBURNS). FISHING TACKLE OVER BOWS. TYPICAL STEAM TRAWLER, POSSIBLY HMS DROMINO. (A C JACKSON & C A RACEY). HH100/351/21 4.6.04 A TYPICAL STEEL KETCH-TYPE TRAWLER. LIES ON PORT SIDE WITH LIST OF ABOUT 60 DEGS. ON THE LATEST DIVE IN SEPT 2003 THE STERN GUN APPEARS TO HAVE FALLEN TO THE SEABED AS IT IS NOT IN PLACE. TWO OF THE NAVIGATION LAMPS WERE RECENTLY FOUND IN THE STERN AREA WITH MAKER'S PLATES INSCRIBED 'HELLYER BROS LTD, ST ANDREW'S DOCK HULL' AND 'HULL FISHING OWNERS ASSOCIATION LIMITED NO 176'. THIS IS CONSISTENT WITH KNOWN DETAILS OF DROMIO WHICH WAS OWNED BY HELLYER BROS. (A C JACKSON & C A RACEY). NCA. 28.2.06 EUT POSN: 5432.027N, 0035.786W. BA 1612 [6TH EDN, MAY '02]. HMS DROMIO SANK 4M N [T] FROM WHITBY. (NOIC MIDDLESBOROUGH). SEP 2017/000002822 5.5.17 EXAM'D 12.12.16 IN 5432.026N, 0035.816W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 40.52MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 46MTRS, LENGTH 45.0MTRS, WIDTH 9.4MTRS, HEIGHT 4.45MTRS, ORIENTATION 126/306 DEGS. WRECK LIES WITH A LIST TO THE PORT. WRECK HAS DETERIORATED WITH NO EVIDENCE OF THE SUPERSTRUCTURE, SOME REMAINS OF THE HULL ARE PRESENT. (MMT, HI 1491). AMEND NDW 40MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 54 32.026 N,0 35.816 W

 

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