This is the information page about the shipwreck Hms hermes, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 6.344 N,1 50.334 E (51.0898333, 1.7715833)

 

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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. 150
2. Acer
3. Acer
4. Advent
5. Alhama
6. Andaman
7. Ashley
8. Blanc nez
9. British liberty (possibly)
10. Ca 4
11. Camisard
12. Cap de la hague
13. Carmen
14. Cathay (part of)
15. Cedrington court
16. Colbert (possibly)
17. Correct
18. Costas michalos (fwd part)
19. D'artagnan
20. Dartmore
21. Dixie
22. Dotterel
23. Dunbar castle
24. Dyck ltv
25. E goodwin ltv
26. Elizabeth and unknown
27. Filleigh
28. Frons olivae (probably)
29. G 85 (possibly)
30. G-42 (possibly)
31. Genimar
32. Gloire a sainte therese
33. Henry b plant
34. Hms alert ?
35. Hms blackburn rovers (possibly)
36. Hms flirt
37. Hms hermes
38. Hms lord grey
39. Hms redcar
40. Hms thuringia (possibly)
41. Hms wessex
42. Hms westella
43. Hoegh aigrette
44. Jean pierre et phillipe
45. Jonrix
46. Jupiter tr 1 (possibly)
47. Karmt
48. Le pelerin de la mer
49. Lord hamilton (possibly)
50. Lst 364 (probably)
51. M 3630 (possibly)
52. Madimba (probably)
53. Mariner moon
54. Moise
55. Munificent
56. Nagro (possibly)
57. Neerlandais
58. Neppo (possibly)
59. Netty (possibly)
60. Niendorf (possibly)
61. Noroit
62. Notre dame des trois epis
63. Ocean hound
64. Okeania
65. Pallieter
66. Paris (possibly)
67. Pavon
68. Phoenix
69. Port nicholson (probably)
70. Portrieux
71. Quentovic
72. Rio parana
73. Rynanna
74. Saint antoine de padoue
75. Saint michael veillez sur nous
76. Saint ronan (possibly)
77. Sambut
78. Selma (possibly)
79. Sint annaland
80. Smarapaan
81. Sperrbrecher 171 (possibly)
82. St pierre (aft section)
83. St pierre (fore portion)
84. Surrey
85. Tbd 317
86. Tina primo
87. Toornvliet (probably)
88. U 37
89. Uc 26
90. Uc 46
91. Virginie
92. Western farmer (bow section)
93. Xanthence

 

Name: HMS HERMES

Length 106.7 meter, width: 16.5 meter, draught: 6.7, tonnage 5600 ton

Cause: Ex-armoured cruiser, built 1898. struck by two torpedoes fired by german submarine u-27, while off outer ruytingen, 8m wnw of calais. remained afloat for two hours before sinking. of complement of 450-500, 44 crewmen lost their lives. (dods, ww1sl & naval staff monographs, vol ii).

Year of registration: 1914

Water depth above wreck: 28 meter, Height above seabed: 40 cm

Known since: 1914, last detected: 2016

Details measurements/cartography: H4667/70 1.1.70 WK LOCATED IN 510627N, 015023E [EUR] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 14.8MTRS [8FMS] IN GEN DEPTH 27MTRS. SEABED SAND GRAVEL & BROKEN SHELL. LYING 040/220DEGS. (HMS BEAGLE, 13.10.70).

- NM 113/71. H1928/71 27.1.71 GOOD FISHERMANS SONAR CONTACT FROM NW, SW & SSE. (HMS BEAGLE, ROS DTD 31.10.70). NCA. H4667/70 8.2.71 G WK LT BUOY LAID 140MTRS W OF WK. (PARIS NM 71/0405).

- NM 351/71. 29.2.72 NOW CHARTED MARKED BY B CONL LT BUOY, OCC. NE 323. H4453/72 14.4.75 EXAM'D IN 510627N, 015026E [EUR] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 16.1 IN GEN DEPTH 27MTRS. (HMS FOX, HI 40/75(D)). NCA. 8.11.76 OBSTNS SHOWN IN 510628N, 015002E [OGB] & 510608N, 015041E [OGB] ON KINGFISHER CHART KE 151-2 [JULY 1968 EDN]. POSNS BY DECCA. NCA. 21.12.76 B STARBOARD PILLAR LT BUOY, OCCG.4S, SHOWN CLOSE NW ON NE 323. 25.2.77 SHOWN AS WK 14.6MTRS ON FR 6651. ACCEPT LEAST DEPTH OBTAINED BY HMS FOX. AMEND TO WK 16.1MTRS. BR STD. H4199/78 26.10.81 SHOWN AS WK 14.6MTRS IN 510624N, 015025E [EUR] ON FR 6681 [1979 EDN]. BA CHARTS AMENDED TO AGREE TO CLARIFY SITUATION. AGREES WITH ORIGINAL SURVEY. AMENDED TO WK 14.6MTRS [8FMS] IN REVISED POSN.

- NM 2645/81. H3159/86 3.9.86 SHOWN AS WK 15.5MTRS ON FR 6681 [1986 EDN]. FR WK RECORD NO.21611010 REFERS. AMEND TO WK 15.5MTRS [8FMS 3FT]. BR STD. 23.9.86 SHOWN AS WK 16.8MTRS IN 510625N, 015025E [EUR] ON FR SURVEY [K9845/10], 1985. NCA. 27.6.88 WK 15.5MTRS IN 510623.8N, 015024.5E [EUR] USING HIFIX. POSN ACCURACY 20MTRS. GEN DEPTH 28MTRS. LEAST DEPTH DETERMINED BY VS. HEIGHT ABOVE SEABED 12.4MTRS. (FR WK RECORDS 1987, NO.21611010). CHART AS WK 15.5MTRS IN 510619N, 015027E [OGB]. NC 323. HH100/351/02 11.6.90 WK IN 510618N, 015017E. DIVED ON AND IDENTIFIED AS HMS HERMES. LIES IN 33MTRS ON HER PORT SIDE. STANDS SOME 12MTRS HIGH AND IS STILL IN GOOD CONDITION AND EASILY RECOGNISED. (CDT EGGERMONT, 17.5.90). NCA. SEP 2016/000076595 21.9.16 SHOWN AS WK 15.5MTRS IN 5106.344N, 0150.334E [WGD] ON FR474240 & FRENCH 7424. [ED 3, 2016]. AMEND TO REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: LIES ON HER PORT SIDE, IN GOOD CONDITION

Position: 51 6.344 N,1 50.334 E

 

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