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 (51.7619167, 1.5857333)

 

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