This is the information page about the shipwreck Hms duchess of hamilton, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 46.812 N,1 37.295 E (51.761916666667, 1.5857333333333)

 

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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. Afrin (probably)
2. Agamemnon
3. Aircraft
4. Alabama (possibly)
5. Albion (probably)
6. Algeria
7. Angelus
8. Annie
9. Atlanticos
10. Avon
11. Balakani
12. Balgownie (probably)
13. Bella donna
14. Blackhill
15. Bonnington court
16. Cairnside
17. Carica milica
18. Cerne
19. Churston
20. City of brisbane
21. Clan monroe
22. Coalgas
23. Corcrest
24. Cormount (probably)
25. Coureur des mers
26. Cressdene (possibly)
27. Dalryan
28. Denise germaine (possibly)
29. Dortejensen
30. Duiveland
31. Dynamo
32. Embla (possibly)
33. Empire bridge
34. Empress of midland (possibly)
35. Erna boldt (probably)
36. Estrella (possibly)
37. European gateway (part of)
38. Excelsior
39. Faithful star
40. Fleurita
41. Flores (probably)
42. Fort massac
43. Forth
44. Franz fischer (possibly)
45. Friargate (possibly)
46. Fulmar
47. Girasol
48. Grazia (possibly)
49. Grisdeale
50. Groeswen (probably)
51. Hardingham (probably)
52. Harlington (probably)
53. Harlyn (probably)
54. Harriet
55. Hawksdale
56. Hebe
57. Hendon hall
58. Heworth
59. Highwave (probably)
60. Hillglen
61. Hm mgb 76 (possibly)
62. Hm torpedo boat no.12
63. Hmml 127 (possibly)
64. Hmmtb 16 (possibly)
65. Hms adonis (possibly)
66. Hms arethusa
67. Hms chestnut (probably)
68. Hms coquette
69. Hms donna nook
70. Hms duchess of hamilton
71. Hms dundalk
72. Hms eros (possibly)
73. Hms forward iii
74. Hms franc tireur
75. Hms gracie (probably)
76. Hms hastfen
77. Hms holdene
78. Hms japan
79. Hms john e lewis (possibly)
80. Hms kale (probably)(part of)
81. Hms leandros
82. Hms lord airedale
83. Hms lord st vincent (part of)
84. Hms ludlow
85. Hms marconi
86. Hms mastiff (possibly)
87. Hms moravia (possibly)
88. Hms nadine
89. Hms ray of hope
90. Hms resono (possibly)
91. Hms rhiannon (possibly)
92. Hms sisapon
93. Hms st seiriol
94. Hms tunisian
95. Hms velia (possibly)
96. Hms waveflower
97. Hms william wesney
98. Hmsm e6
99. Hmtb 10
100. Hmtb no.11 (possibly)
101. Hnlms 227
102. Ingi
103. Ionian (possibly)
104. Irene
105. Iris (possibly)
106. J c dalble
107. Janny
108. Josefina thorden (after part)
109. Josephine charlotte
110. Kankakee
111. Khartoum (possibly)
112. Knarsdale
113. Koningen emma (part of)(probably)
114. Koningen emma (possibly)
115. Lady salisbury
116. Lindfar
117. Little world
118. Lonhelen (possibly)
119. Lowland
120. Mac 5 (possibly)
121. Mahseer
122. Marie leonhardt (probably)
123. Mecklenburg
124. Mexico
125. Michail ontchoukoff (possibly)
126. Moidart
127. Morar
128. Nereus
129. Nico
130. Nicolaos piangos
131. Niore
132. Norhauk
133. Norwich trader
134. Ocean lassie
135. Old charlton
136. Ostprussen (possibly)
137. Paullette
138. Peik
139. Persistant whisper
140. Pescado
141. Peter hamre
142. Polgarth
143. Ponzano
144. Port dalhousie (possibly)
145. Prince igor (probably)
146. Princess juliana
147. Profit
148. Protinus (possibly)
149. Quickstep
150. Ravenscraig (possibly)
151. Rubislaw
152. Rumania
153. Salerno (possibly)
154. Salerno (possibly)
155. San calisto
156. Savona (probably)
157. Second chance (possibly)
158. Sheaf field
159. Simon bolivar
160. Slesvig
161. Spaarndem
162. Stad maastricht
163. Storm
164. Sunbeam
165. Sunk beacon (remains)
166. Sunk head tower
167. Sweep ii
168. Telegraaf xviii
169. Terukuni maru
170. The sultan
171. Thornaby (possibly)
172. Thyra
173. Tongue sand tower (remains)
174. Torchbearer
175. Tummel (probably)
176. Uc 11 (possibly)
177. Uc 21 (possibly)
178. Uc 72 (possibly)
179. Ursus (part)
180. Vae victis
181. Vancouver
182. Volante (possibly)
183. Volscian (possibly)
184. Walsingham
185. Warrenpoint
186. Wearside
187. White ghost
188. Wychwood (possibly)
189. Yampa (part of)
190. Yampa (part of)
191. Yampa (part of)
192. Yampa (part of)(possibly)
193. Ypapanti

 

Name: HMS DUCHESS OF HAMILTON

Length 76.2 meter, width: 9.1 meter, draught: 3, tonnage 553 ton

Cause: built in 1890 by w denney & sons, dumbarton. originally owned by the caledonian steam packet co ltd. two cylinder diagonal compound engines of 266 nhp for 16 knots. requisitioned by the admiralty as an auxiliary minesweeper from 3.1915. struck a mine and sank off longsand.

Year of registration: 1915

Water depth above wreck: 11 meter, Height above seabed: 90 cm

Known since: 1915, last detected: 2002

Details measurements/cartography: H3421/15 WK [OLD SYMBOL] IN 514720N, 014000E APPROX. (MONTHLY LOSS LIST). - FNM 504B/15. H7718/18 INS ON CHARTS. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED) 28.6.23 AMEND TO DW. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED) NE 1975. H2047/33 27.3.33 DELETE. (HMS KELLETT).

- NM ACTION. H3180/74 25.1.79 NOT FOUND. NOT SEARCHED FOR. (HMS ECHO, HI 60A/78). H2132/70 11.4.79 NOTHING FOUND DURING INTENSIVE DCS3 SEARCH. EXISTENCE VERY DOUBTFUL. (SOISS, HI 60D/79). H3180/74 28.4.80 EXAM'D 24.3.80 IN 514646.44N, 013718.36E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 9.9 IN GEN DEPTH 10MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 2.5MTRS. SMALL SONAR CONTACT. LIES IN SCOUR AND DOES NOT RISE ABOVE GEN SEABED LEVEL. LENGTH ABOUT 70FT, BEAM 30FT. LIES 095/275 DEG. CHART AS FOUL. (HMS ECHO, HI 60A/80). INS FOUL. BR STD. H2342/85 14.8.86 EXAM'D 30.5.85.IN 514646N, 013719E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER. WK NOT IDENTIFIED AS SUCH BY DCS3, BUT LOCALISED MAG ANOMALY DETECTED. PROBABLY COMPLETELY BURIED. SMALL SCOUR DETECTED ON E/S. RETAIN AS CHARTED. (NP 1016, HI 309A). NCA. SHOWN ON FAIR SHEET AS F 9.6MTRS. HH090/481/01 27.11.90 NOT FOUND DURING AREA AND INTENSIVE SEARCHES. ONLY EVIDENCE OF WK IS SLIGHT MAGNETIC ANOMALY IN LISTED POSN. RETAIN AS CHARTED. (NP 1016, HI 481). HH090/549/01 8.9.92 LOCATED, NOT EXAMINED. (NP 1016, HI 549). HH090/690/01 23.7.96 EXAM'D 12.5.96 IN 514646.6N, 013718.3E [OGB] USING DGPS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 11.1 IN GEN DEPTH 10MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 1.5MTRS. NO DCS3 HT. LENGTH 30MTRS, WIDTH 10MTRS. LIES NE/SW. NO MAGNETIC ANOMALY. NO SHOALER DEPTH THAN THE GENERAL DEPTH LOCATED. RETAIN AS 'FOUL'. (NP 1016, HI 690). NCA. HH0980/993/01 1.7.02 EXAM'D 19.4.02 IN 5146.812N, 0137.295E [WGD] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR 10.0, FOUL 10.4MTRS. GEN DEPTH 11.4MTRS. LENGTH 15MTRS, WIDTH 10MTRS. DCS3 HT 0.4MTR. LIES 090/270 DEGS. NO MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (NP 1016, HI 993). AMEND TO SW 10MTRS. BR STD. SEP 2009/000005357 23.1.09 WK LOCATED BY M/B. (MV TRIAD, HI 1265). OUTSIDE SURVEY LIMITS AND NOT FULLY COVERED BY M/B. NCA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: SMALL CONTACT, VIRTUALLY BURIED

Position: 51 46.812 N,1 37.295 E

 

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