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 (53.740283, 0.209967)

 

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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. Albatross
5. Appolonia
6. Beaconsfield
7. Bellerophon
8. Biesbosch
9. Boys own
10. Brabant
11. Brema
12. British councillor
13. British prince
14. Briton (possibly)
15. Cadmus
16. Cambrai
17. Canada
18. Caroline
19. Chant 63
20. Charing cross (possibly)
21. Chicago
22. Chloris (possibly)
23. Commonwealth
24. Corhampton
25. Corinth (possibly)
26. Cyclope
27. Dana (possibly)
28. Diana
29. Diana
30. Dryade
31. Dryburgh (part of)(possibly)
32. Dunstaffnage
33. Elfrida
34. Empress (probably)
35. Feltre
36. Forest queen
37. Francis
38. Frithof eide
39. Georgios
40. Girl ita
41. Giuseppe
42. Goodwood
43. Graafjeld
44. Grangemouth
45. Greltoria (probably)
46. Hannah louisa
47. Harnis (probably)
48. Helmsman (probably)
49. Hms akranes
50. Hms botanic
51. Hms dirk
52. Hms fairy
53. Hms falcon (stern section)
54. Hms falmouth
55. Horsted
56. Hugh taylor
57. Ida
58. J b paddon
59. Janet helen (possibly)
60. John rettig (probably)
61. Kalo (probably)
62. Kieldrecht (possibly)
63. Kilrea
64. Kilrea (probably)
65. Kimberley (possibly)
66. Kingston cameo
67. Knuthenborg
68. Laconia (possibly)
69. Lady anstruther (probably)
70. Lady josyan
71. Landport (possibly)
72. Lifeguard (possibly)
73. Lindum
74. Longbenton (probably)
75. Lyra (bow section)
76. Magdalyn ann
77. Maggie
78. Malvina (fwd part)
79. Manchester engineer (probably)
80. Marian francis
81. Markersdall (probably)
82. Mazeppa
83. Middlesborough
84. Modig
85. Modiva (possibly)
86. Mongolian
87. Nitedal
88. Norfolk coast
89. Onward (possibly)
90. Orsa
91. Otis tetrax
92. Our lorraine
93. Paddington (possibly) & unknown
94. Paraciers
95. Peebles (possibly)
96. Portia
97. Realf
98. Revi
99. River don (part of)(probably)
100. Riviere
101. Rosa
102. Saltoun
103. Sirajah
104. Sna iii
105. Sota eduardo
106. Stanburn
107. Storm drift
108. Tees
109. Thea
110. Togston (possibly)
111. Tredegar hall
112. Trongate
113. Ub 107 & malvina (after part)
114. Uc 39
115. Uc 47
116. Uc 75
117. Umbe
118. Upminster (possibly)
119. Varangmalm (possibly)
120. Ville de valenciennes
121. War crocus (possibly)
122. Wayside flower (possibly)
123. 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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