This is the information page about the shipwreck Hms lady of the isles, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 8.635 N,4 54.325 W (49.967, -5.1835166666667)

 

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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. Adams (possibly)
2. Adolf vinnen
3. Alexander kennedy
4. Almond branch (possibly)
5. Andola
6. Andromeda
7. Arab
8. Arvor
9. Atlantis (possibly)
10. Atlantis (possibly)
11. Bamse (probably)
12. Bay of panama
13. Beatrice (possibly)
14. Bellucia
15. Ben asdale
16. Ben rein
17. Benito
18. Bjornvik (possibly)
19. Brest
20. Bretonne (probably)
21. Cape finisterre (probably)
22. Carmarthen
23. Caroline
24. Carolus
25. Caroni river
26. Caroni river (part of)(probably)
27. Centurion (possibly)
28. Cieszyn
29. Citrine
30. City of ghent
31. Clan apline
32. Clan malcolm
33. Cromdale
34. Czar
35. Dionne marie
36. Dispatch (possibly)
37. Eastfield
38. Elisabeth (possibly)
39. Epsilon
40. Erato
41. Eric calvert (possibly)
42. Eskdale
43. Forde
44. Foylemore (possibly)
45. Ganymede
46. Gap
47. Godolphin
48. Gunvor
49. Hanover
50. Hansy
51. Happy returns (possibly)
52. Hera
53. Hmcs trentonian
54. Hmml 380
55. Hms almond (after part)
56. Hms almond (bow part)
57. Hms brandlebas
58. Hms comet
59. Hms gloaming
60. Hms kurd
61. Hms lady of the isles
62. Hms narwhal
63. Hms primrose
64. Hms rinovia
65. Hms roche bonne
66. Hms torrent
67. Hmy sappho (possibly)
68. Hnlms brielle
69. Ilston
70. Jersey queen (possibly)
71. John
72. Julie anne ii (part of)(possibly)
73. Juno
74. Kantoeng (part of)
75. Karen marie
76. Kerris reed
77. King harry (probably)
78. Kremsertor
79. Krosfond
80. Kwester
81. La suippe
82. Lady dalhousie
83. Le vieux tigre
84. Leander
85. Leon martin (part of)
86. Lord snowden (probably)
87. Lucent (possibly)
88. Lydie
89. Mary
90. Mina cantiquin
91. Mitera marigo
92. Mohegan
93. Mosel
94. Mountby
95. Mourne (probably)
96. N g petersen
97. Normand
98. Nyassa
99. Ocklinge
100. Omer denise
101. Orfordness
102. Par time and tide bell
103. Pearl (possibly)
104. Pegasus
105. Penelope jane (possibly)
106. Pindos
107. Plantaganet
108. Poljames
109. Poljames
110. Ponus
111. Port chalmers
112. Queen (possibly)
113. Rigmor (possibly)
114. Robert
115. Rock island bridge
116. Rosehill
117. Shoal fisher
118. Silver laurel
119. Siracusa
120. Spital
121. Spyridion vagliano
122. Stanwood
123. Tregenna (possibly)
124. Twilight water
125. U 95
126. Ub 106 (possibly)
127. Ub 112 (possibly)
128. Ub 113
129. Ub 128 (possibly)
130. Ub 86 (possibly)
131. Ub 97 (possibly)
132. Ula
133. Veritas
134. Ville de thann (bow section)(possibly)
135. Ville de thann (stern section)(possibly)
136. Violet
137. Volnay
138. War tune
139. Wilhelmina maria
140. Wyndcliffe
141. Zebra

 

Name: HMS LADY OF THE ISLES

Length 39.9 meter, width: 5.8 meter, draught: 2.7, tonnage 166 ton

Cause: built in 1875 as a s ferry for service between scillies & penzance. was then used as a salvage ship for western marine salvage co, penzance. requisitioned as hm cable ship. was under tow of a tug when she detonated a mine and sank. (sibi & ww2sl).

Year of registration: 1940

Water depth above wreck: 50 meter, Height above seabed: 80 cm

Known since: 1940, last detected: 2013

Details measurements/cartography: H1001/40 REPD LOST ABOUT 3M EAST OF ST ANTHONY HD, OR 500900N, 045600W APPROX. (TRADE DIV LIST, OCT 1940). H01027/40 1.11.51 VERY APPROX POSN 500900N, 045600W GIVEN. (LTR TO FALMOUTH HBR COMMISSIONERS, 1.11.51). H1270/84 5.7.85 LOCATED IN 500848N, 045416W [OGB] USING DECCA. (C WILLIAMS, RECORDED TAPE). INS AS NDW. BR STD. 9.12.85 IDENTIFIED AS LADY OF THE ISLES. BELL RECOVERED. (G J POUND, TELECON 4.12.85). NCA. HH090/802/01 3.2.99 EXAM'D 3.12.98 IN 5008.641N, 0454.332W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 46.7 IN GEN DEPTH 50MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 5.0MTRS. LENGTH 32MTRS, WIDTH 7MTRS. LIES 070/250 DEGS. INTACT. (HMSML GLEANER, HI 802). AMEND TO WK 46MTRS IN 5008.606N, 0454.269W [OGB]. BR STD. HH100/351/15 16.2.00 DIVED 10.11.99. HT BY DEPTH GAUGE 5MTRS. STERN IS QUITE INTACT, WHEELHOUSE HAS COLLAPSED. IN TWO PARTS WITH THE BOW BROKEN OFF JUST IN FRONT OF THE BOILERS. BOW LIES WITH STEM OUTWARDS, AT RIGHT ANGLES TO THE REST. DEBRIS FIELD CLOSE ASTERN. SEABED SAND & SILT WITH SMALL AREA OF ROCK NEAR BOILER AREA. (J ROSEVEARE). NCA. 26.4.13 EXAM'D 28.2.13 IN 5008.590N, 0454.150W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 46.21 IN GEN DEPTH 50MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 41.3MTRS, WIDTH 18.2MTRS, HT 4.23MTRS. LIES 080/260 DEGS. BOW COLLAPSED AND IN LINE. (NETSURVEY, HI 1406). 15.5.13 LIES IN 5008.635N, 0454.325W [WGD]. (SDC BATHY REPROCESSING OF HI 1406 DIGITAL DATA). AMEND WK 46MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: IN TWO PARTS, BOW E IS BROKEN & COLLAPSED

Position: 50 8.635 N,4 54.325 W

 

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