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 (54.454266666667, -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. 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. Elemore
34. Eli
35. Ellida (probably)
36. Erich lea
37. Ferruccio
38. Florentia
39. Fred everard
40. Garthwaite
41. Gimle
42. Glengarry (probably)
43. Glow (part of) (possibly)
44. Glow (part of) (possibly)
45. Gothia
46. Gwalia (possibly)
47. Harrow (probably)
48. Hartley
49. Helene
50. Hercules
51. Highgate
52. Hms desire (possibly)
53. Hms dromio
54. Hms garmo (probably)
55. Hms locheil
56. Hms lord ridley
57. Hms ruthin castle
58. Hms swallow
59. Hornsund (probably)
60. Hurstwood
61. Jane
62. John miles
63. Lady ann
64. Lady helen
65. Lampada (probably)
66. Lanthorn
67. Lerwick (probably)
68. London
69. Lowtyne (possibly)
70. Lucy
71. Madame renee
72. Marchioness of londonderry
73. Marie stuart
74. Martina
75. Melanie (probably)
76. Membland (possibly)
77. Merrie islington
78. Modemi (possibly)
79. Moorlands
80. Moorwood (possibly)
81. Namorado field jacket
82. Novillo
83. Oakwell
84. Onslow
85. Pandora
86. Paul
87. Phare (probably)
88. Philander (probably)
89. Polanna
90. Polruan
91. Quaggy (probably)
92. Rikard nordraak
93. Rutil
94. Saint ninian
95. Sarah thinnesen
96. Schaldis (possibly)
97. Scotia
98. Sir francis
99. Skane
100. Sna ii
101. Southborough
102. Springhill
103. Stora-korsnas-link i
104. Sumus (probably)
105. Suntrap (probably)
106. Taurus (probably)
107. Trelyon
108. Ub 30
109. Ub 41
110. Uc 70
111. Victo (bow section)
112. Victo (stern section)
113. Victoria (probably)
114. Wallsend
115. Woodstock (bow section)
116. 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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