This is the information page about the shipwreck Hms drummer, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 43.994 N,1 7.13 E (51.441933333333, 0.92858333333333)

 

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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. Ability
2. Actuality
3. Afrin (probably)
4. Agamemnon
5. Aircraft
6. Airston (probably)
7. Alberta
8. Albion (probably)
9. Alf everard (part of)
10. Alf everard (part of)
11. Algeria
12. Alice marie
13. Archon
14. Argus
15. Aridity (probably)
16. Astrologer
17. Atherton
18. Azariah (poss)
19. Balakani
20. Baltrader
21. Beacon 'f'
22. Bella donna
23. Blue mermaid
24. Bolbec (possibly)
25. Bradglen
26. British oak
27. Chieftain
28. City of brisbane
29. Corheath
30. Daisy maud
31. Dalryan
32. Dela
33. Delce
34. Dortejensen
35. Drofli
36. E oaze light vessel
37. East shoebury bn (remains of)
38. Empire ghyll
39. Enterprise ranger 2
40. Erins isle (possibly)
41. European gateway (part of)
42. Excelsior
43. Explorer
44. Fleurita
45. Fred everard
46. Georgia
47. Ghc (possibly)
48. Girasol
49. Gordon
50. Great nore tower (remains)
51. Great nore towers (remains)
52. Great nore towers (remains).
53. H k daniels
54. Harcourt
55. Hawksdale
56. Hawnby
57. Herland (part of)
58. Herland (part of)
59. Hibernia
60. Hm mms 39 (part of)(possibly)
61. Hm mms 39 (part of)(probably)
62. Hmml 127 (possibly)
63. Hmnls van meerlant (part of)
64. Hms aisha
65. Hms amethyst
66. Hms amethyst (part of)(possibly)
67. Hms ash
68. Hms beagle (re-named cgwv no 7 in 1851)
69. Hms capricornus
70. Hms chestnut (probably)
71. Hms conquistador
72. Hms danube 3
73. Hms desiree
74. Hms drummer
75. Hms gracie (probably)
76. Hms kennymore (part of)(probably)
77. Hms marsa
78. Hms myrtle
79. Hms oriana
80. Hms pyrope
81. Hms ray of hope
82. Hms reed (possibly)
83. Hms resolvo (part of)
84. Hms restango
85. Hms sisapon
86. Hms stella orion
87. Hms tunisian
88. Hms venetia
89. Hms vimiera (bow section)
90. Hms vimiera (part of)
91. Hms vimiera (stern)
92. Holba
93. Hopper number 19
94. Houston city
95. Intrepid
96. Lady jane
97. Lca 551
98. Letchworth
99. Lindfar
100. Lowlands
101. Mac 5 (possibly)
102. Mahseer
103. Main topman
104. Maitland
105. Malrix (possibly)
106. Maplin light house
107. Maplin survey platform
108. March
109. Margam abbey
110. Margate sand beacon
111. Mercy
112. Mi amigo
113. Molliette
114. Mudlark
115. Nass beacon (ruins)
116. Neptune (possibly)
117. Newlands
118. Norman
119. Nw shingles bn (remains of)
120. Ocean lassie
121. Old whitaker bn (remains of)
122. Pallieter (possibly)
123. Paros isle
124. Pinto
125. Pisces
126. Prince igor (probably)
127. Princess juliana
128. Radiant
129. Rd barge 59 (part of)(possibly)
130. Resolute
131. Restless wave (possibly)
132. Rosme
133. Rubislaw
134. Ryal
135. San calisto
136. Selnes
137. Slesvig
138. Spaarndem
139. Stad maastricht
140. Strathearn
141. Strom trooper
142. Sun vii
143. Sunk beacon (remains)
144. Sunrise (possibly)
145. Supremity
146. Sweep ii
147. Tam o shanter (part)(possibly)
148. Tam o shanter (part)(possibly)
149. Tay bar
150. The sultan
151. Thorvin karsven
152. Tongue sand tower (remains)
153. Treport
154. Uama
155. Van meerlant (part of)
156. Vera
157. Volante
158. Wardie
159. Warfleth
160. Warp
161. Westerley star
162. William j taylor (part of)
163. Winifred
164. Winkfield
165. Yampa (part of)
166. Yampa (part of)
167. Yampa (part of)
168. Yampa (part of)(possibly)
169. Yassou
170. Zarga

 

Name: HMS DRUMMER

Length 39.6 meter, width: 7.1 meter, draught: 3.8, tonnage 297 ton

Cause: 26.2.1920 ex-dragoon '19. built in 1915 by smith's dock co ltd, middlesbrough. oil engine of 87bhp, single shaft. 1 x12 prd, 1 x bomb thrower. built for the admiralty as a military class minesweeper/trawler. sold out of service 26.2.1920. rehired as a minesweeper and armed 8.1939. converted to an auxillary patrol trawler 7.1940. mined. (sibi).

Year of registration: 1940

Water depth above wreck: 6 meter, Height above seabed: 150 cm

Known since: 1940, last detected: 20160831

Details measurements/cartography: H0707/40 19.9.40 INS ST.

- NM 2273/40. H0707/40 15.4.42 AMEND TO DW WITH G CONL BUOY CLOSE S.

- NM 780/42. H0707/40 19.9.47 LOCATED IN 514400N, 010716E USING HSA. SWEPT CLEAR AT 16FT, FOUL AT 18FT. LEAST DEPTH BY E/S 18FT. GENERAL DEPTH 22FT. (SML 586, 2.9.47). AMEND WK 16FT WITH G CONICAL BUOY CLOSE S.

- NM 2509/47. 11.10.47 CLEAR AT 19FT, FOUL AT 20FT. POSN 514406N, 010400E. (C IN C NORE, 11.10.47). H0707/40 30.11.47 AMEND TO WK 18FT. (ML 586).

- NM 2880/47. H0707/40 22.1.48 DELETE BUOY. (TH).

- NM 127/48. H2700/50 11.4.50 SWEPT CLEAR AT 19FT, FOUL AT 20FT. (HMS SCOTT, E8683, 11.4.50). AMEND WK 3FMS 1FT WITH G CONL BUOY CLOSE E. BR STD. H2266/54 POSN 514357N, 010712E. (HMS SHACKLETON E9627, 1955). AMEND POSN. BR STD. 29.12.55 BUOY REMOVED. (TH). BR STD. H4654/74 22.11.74 EXAM'D IN 514358N, 010713E [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 5.7IN GEN DEPTH 5-7MTRS. SCOUR 8.6MTRS. SMALL WRECK ABOUT 20MTRS LONG, LYING APPROX E/W. IN ITS OWN SCOUR ON THE EDGE OF A STEEPLY SHELVING BANK. (HMS ECHO, HI 13/74). NCA. 12.6.69 AMEND WK 3FMS [LAT]. NE 1975. 23.1.73 AMEND SW 5.5MTRS. NC 1975. H2918/83 16.4.86 EXAM'D 9.10.85 IN 514357N, 010711E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER RANGES [4 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 6.8 IN GEN DEPTH 7.3MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 9MTRS. WK APPARENTLY IN TWO PARTS - ONE IN SCOUR AND THE OTHER ON ITS EDGE. (NP 1016, HI 197). BR STD. SEP 2016000181430 14.3.17 EXAM'D 28.10.16; IN 5143.994N, 0107.130E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 5.61MTRS, GEN DEPTH 6MTRS. LENGTH 20.86MTRS, WIDTH 8.35MTRS, HT 2.3MTRS, ORIENTATION 150/330 DEGS. DEBRIS FIELD TOWARDS 069 DEGS. SCOUR LENGTH 41.56MTRS, 8.5MTRS DEEP, TOWARDS 070 DEGS. WK APPEARS TO HAVE BROKEN UP. (EGS, HI 1522, TE10). AMEND DW 5.6MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: IN TWO PARTS, ONE IN SCOUR, ONE ON THE EDGE OF THE SCOUR

Position: 51 43.994 N,1 7.13 E

 

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