This is the information page about the shipwreck Hms fairy, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 53 56.776 N,0 9.954 E (53.7402833, 0.2099667)

 

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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. Acklamd (possibly)
2. Agnes
3. Airdrie (possibly)
4. Angelo rose
5. Ardens (probably)
6. Avance (probably)
7. Ballogie
8. Bellerophon
9. Bonhomme richard
10. Brema
11. British councillor
12. British prince
13. Briton (possibly)
14. Cadmus
15. Canada
16. Caroline
17. Carson
18. Chant 63
19. Chloris (possibly)
20. Cook s26
21. Corhampton
22. Corinth (possibly)
23. Cyclope
24. Dana (possibly)
25. Deptford
26. Diana
27. Diana
28. Dryade
29. Dryburgh (part of)(possibly)
30. Elfrida
31. Eli
32. Empress (probably)
33. Feltre
34. Forest queen
35. Francis
36. G.3
37. Georgios
38. Giuseppe
39. Grangemouth
40. Hannah louisa
41. Harnis (probably)
42. Helmsman (probably)
43. Hercules
44. Hms banyers
45. Hms botanic
46. Hms dirk
47. Hms fairy
48. Hms falcon (stern section)
49. Hms garmo (probably)
50. Hms silicia
51. Hms thalia
52. Horsted
53. Hugh taylor
54. Ida
55. J b paddon
56. Janet helen (possibly)
57. John rettig (probably)
58. Kalo (probably)
59. Kernoozer
60. Kieldrecht (possibly)
61. Kilrea (probably)
62. Kimberley (possibly)
63. Kingston cameo
64. Knuthenborg
65. Lady anstruther (probably)
66. Landport (possibly)
67. Lifeguard (possibly)
68. Lyra (bow section)
69. Magdalyn ann
70. Maggie
71. Manchester engineer (probably)
72. Manx queen
73. Marian francis
74. Marie l
75. Markersdall (probably)
76. Meeuw
77. Modig
78. Modiva (possibly)
79. Nar
80. Nitedal
81. Norfolk coast
82. Onward (possibly)
83. Orsa
84. Otis tetrax
85. Our lorraine
86. Paraciers
87. Peebles (possibly)
88. Portia
89. Realf
90. Revi
91. River don (part of)(probably)
92. Saltoun
93. Seistan
94. Sergei
95. Sna iii
96. Sota eduardo
97. Stanburn
98. Storm drift
99. Tees
100. Togston (possibly)
101. Uc 39
102. Uc 47
103. Uc 75
104. Umbe
105. Upminster (possibly)
106. Uralar segundo (cargo debris)
107. Varangmalm (possibly)
108. Ville de valenciennes
109. Violet (probably)
110. Wayside flower (possibly)
111. Whitemantle (possibly)

 

Name: HMS FAIRY

Length 69.5 meter, width: 6.7 meter, tonnage 380 ton

Cause: Built in 1897 by fairfield. one x 12pdr, five x 6pdrs, 2 torpedo tubes. foundered while steering stern first towards shore, after ramming and sinking uc 75.

Year of registration: 1918

Water depth above wreck: 35 meter, Height above seabed: 113 cm

Known since: 1918, last detected: 20160321

Details measurements/cartography: FOUNDERED WHILE STEERING STERN FIRST TOWARDS SHORE, AFTER RAMMING AND SINKING UC 75 IN 535700N, 000900E APPROX. (VAEC REPORT OF 1918). SANK IN 535800N, 001000E, APPROX. (AUTH'Y UNKNOWN). H4523/26 16.10.26 INS NDW (PA) (1918) IN 535800N, 001000E. H5084/77 18.3.80 EXAM'D 6.12.79 IN 535646N, 001001E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 33.1 IN GEN DEPTH 36MTRS. DCS3 HT 2.3MTRS, LENGTH 55MTRS. PARTIALLY BURIED MAKING IT AN INDISTINCT SONAR CONTACT. LIES 110/290 DEG ON SAND RIPPLES. SHOALER SANDWAVES EXIST 5 CABLES TO THE S. (HMS EGERIA, HI 64/79). BR STD. HH100/351/05 29.5.92 WK IN 535624N, 000957E IDENTIFIED BY TELEGRAPH AND PRESSURE GAUGES AS HMS FAIRY. (R J COLLINSON). HH100/351/06 8.4.93 WK OF HMS FAIRY LOCATED IN 535618.5N, 000949E [OGB] USING DECCA. SETTLED WELL INTO SEABED. HIGHEST PART IS RUDDER STOCK, WHICH STANDS 2MTRS HIGH. (G WADSWORTH, 1.3.93). HH100/351/08 20.7.94 SMALL GAUGE RECOVERED WITH `DYNAMO OIL GAUGE - HMS FAIRY' HAND ENGRAVED ON ITS BACK. (B THOMPSON, LTR DTD 18.7.94). SEP 2016/000053291 12.10.16 EXAM'D 21.3.16; IN 5356.776N, 0009.954E [WGD]. LEAST WCD DEPTH 32.69MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 35MTRS, LENGTH 75.6MTRS, WIDTH 17.0MTRS, HEIGHT 2.49MTRS, ORIENTATION 293/113 DEGS. WRECK IS FAIRLY BROKEN UP AND PARTLY BURIED. SOME REMAINS OF BOW PRESENT, BOILERS AND ENGINE VISIBLE AND CAN JUST ABOUT SEE THE OUTLINE OF THE HULL. THERE IS A MODERATE MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (MMT, HI 1473). AMEND NDW 32MTRS IN REVISED POSITION.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: Partially buried.

Position: 53 56.776 N,0 9.954 E

 

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