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 (53.665666666667, -3.093)

 

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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. Abana (part of)(possibly)
2. Abana (part of)(possibly)
3. Abydos
4. Acklamd (possibly)
5. Action
6. Adgillus
7. Afton
8. Agnes
9. Airdrie (possibly)
10. Alliance
11. Amber rose
12. Amicus
13. Amsteldam
14. Amstelland
15. Anastasia
16. Angelo rose
17. Ardbeg (probably)
18. Ardens (probably)
19. Argo (possibly)
20. Ariel (possibly)
21. Aurora
22. Avance (probably)
23. Ballina
24. Ballogie
25. Barrister (possibly)
26. Bassa
27. Be ready (probably)
28. Bella
29. Bellerophon
30. Ben cruachan
31. Ben rein (ex-starling)
32. Bessie
33. Beursplein
34. Blanche (possibly)
35. Bonhomme richard
36. Brema
37. Briar
38. British councillor
39. British prince
40. Briton (possibly)
41. C s parnell
42. Cadmus
43. Calista (probably)
44. Canada
45. Cardea
46. Carley marie
47. Carmelite (possibly)
48. Caroline
49. Carson
50. Casanare
51. Chant 63
52. Chloris (possibly)
53. Chrysopolis
54. Citrine
55. Clan macmaster
56. Clan menzies
57. Clwyd (probably)
58. Coalman
59. Conargo
60. Conisbro castle
61. Coniston (probably)
62. Connemara
63. Conovium (probably)
64. Cook s26
65. Corhampton
66. Corinth (possibly)
67. Corrientes
68. Cressado
69. Creteboom
70. Crois bhride
71. Crusader (possibly)
72. Cyclope
73. Dalewood (probably)
74. Dana (possibly)
75. Darro
76. Dawn waters
77. Deptford
78. Diana
79. Diana
80. Don boscoe
81. Doris b
82. Downshire (possibly)
83. Downshire (probably)
84. Dryade
85. Dryburgh (part of)(possibly)
86. Dunavil forth (possibly)
87. Dundalk
88. Eilean glas
89. Eileen
90. Eleanor
91. Elfrida
92. Eli
93. Embassage
94. Emerald dawn
95. Empire airman
96. Empire of peace
97. Empire wind
98. Empress (probably)
99. Empress eugenie
100. Endymion
101. Express (possibly)
102. Feltre
103. Fenella ann
104. Florence
105. Flowerette
106. Flying meteor
107. Forest queen
108. Francis
109. Fulmar
110. G-azjy
111. G.3
112. George & mary
113. Georgina hutton
114. Georgios
115. Ginette michel
116. Ginger
117. Girl sylvia
118. Giuseppe
119. Glencona
120. Glenford
121. Glenmaroon (possibly)
122. Globe trotter
123. Grangemouth
124. Green hill (part of)(probably)
125. Grinder
126. Hannah louisa
127. Harnis (probably)
128. Hebe
129. Heemskerk
130. Helmsman (probably)
131. Herbie
132. Hercules
133. Hibernian
134. Hms banyers
135. Hms botanic
136. Hms dirk
137. Hms fairy
138. Hms falcon (stern section)
139. Hms garmo (probably)
140. Hms racehorse
141. Hms silicia
142. Hms thalia
143. Horsted
144. Hugh taylor
145. Ida
146. Irene chalmers
147. J b paddon
148. Jane brown
149. Janet helen (possibly)
150. Jeanette
151. John rettig (probably)
152. Kalo (probably)
153. Kernoozer
154. Kieldrecht (possibly)
155. Kilcoan (probably)
156. Kilrea (probably)
157. Kimberley (possibly)
158. Kingston cameo
159. Knuthenborg
160. Labora (possibly)
161. Lady anstruther (probably)
162. Lady louisa
163. Lagun
164. Landport (possibly)
165. Largo (possibly)
166. Leeds (probably)
167. Lifeguard (possibly)
168. Lily
169. Limesfield
170. Linda blanche
171. Liverpool
172. Lough fisher
173. Lucy
174. Lunevale
175. Lurigethan
176. Lyra
177. Lyra (bow section)
178. Madge wildfire
179. Magdalyn ann
180. Maggie
181. Maja
182. Malaguena
183. Manchester engineer (probably)
184. Manx queen
185. Marguerite
186. Marian francis
187. Marianne toft (possibly)
188. Marie l
189. Markersdall (probably)
190. Mary heeley
191. Mayfield
192. Meeuw
193. Megawatt
194. Melfort
195. Merisia
196. Mfv polaris
197. Mhari l
198. Modig
199. Modiva (possibly)
200. Montreal
201. Moonlight
202. Moonlight (possibly)
203. Murielle
204. Nadejda (possibly)
205. Nalon
206. Nar
207. Nichola ann
208. Nitedal
209. No.163
210. Noel du marin
211. Nora
212. Norfolk coast
213. Ocean harvest ii
214. Octavia
215. Old haws pt lt or west pile
216. Onward (possibly)
217. Opal (possibly)
218. Orsa
219. Otis tetrax
220. Our golden promise
221. Our lassie
222. Our lorraine
223. Our queen
224. Paraciers
225. Peebles (possibly)
226. Peru (probably)
227. Peveril
228. Portia
229. Potomac
230. Pt1 or pt2
231. Realf
232. Rebecca
233. Residu
234. Retriever
235. Revi
236. Ringwall
237. River don (part of)(probably)
238. Roussalka
239. Rudyard kipling
240. Saint barchan
241. Saint mirren (possibly)
242. Saltaro (fwd part)
243. Saltaro (fwd part)
244. Saltaro (fwd part)
245. Saltoun
246. Samaria
247. Sarpfos
248. Scathros
249. Scomber (part of)(possibly)
250. Scorpio
251. Sea dog
252. Seamew (possibly)
253. Seistan
254. Sergei
255. Silver crest
256. Silver dee
257. Silver quest 2
258. Silverpine
259. Skerries
260. Skomer
261. Sna iii
262. Sota eduardo
263. Sote (aft part)
264. Speedwell
265. St elwyn
266. Stamila
267. Stanburn
268. Storm drift
269. Sulairia
270. Sunbeam
271. Sunrise (possibly)
272. Sy sol
273. Tees
274. Temple mead
275. Thornfield
276. Thracian
277. Tijl uilenspiegel
278. Tilley anne
279. Tinker
280. Togston (possibly)
281. Topaz
282. Treveal
283. Tullaghmurray lass
284. Tumi joy 2
285. Tuskar
286. U 1024 (possibly)
287. U 1024 (probably)
288. U 246
289. Ubier (probably)
290. Uc 39
291. Uc 47
292. Uc 75
293. Umbe
294. Upminster (possibly)
295. Uralar segundo (cargo debris)
296. Vanadis (possibly)
297. Varangmalm (possibly)
298. Vedra
299. Viking
300. Ville de valenciennes
301. Violet (probably)
302. Waltham (probably)
303. Wayside flower (possibly)
304. Whitemantle (possibly)
305. Wild wave
306. William hanbury
307. Zealandia

 

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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