This is the information page about the shipwreck Hms locheil, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 54 35.159 N,0 41.412 W (54.4542667, -0.3978333)

 

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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. Adine (probably)
2. African transport (probably)
3. Afrique
4. Aigburth
5. Amulet
6. Anboto mendi (possibly)
7. Ardgantoch
8. Athelstane
9. Athos
10. Atlas (possibly)
11. Atwing (possibly)
12. Audax
13. Beaumanoir (probably)
14. Ben aden
15. Berwick (possibly)
16. Black prince (possibly)
17. Botha (possibly)
18. Brentwood
19. Castleford (probably)
20. Commercial
21. Constantia
22. Corsham
23. Corsican prince
24. Countess of strathmore (possibly)
25. Creteblock
26. Crimdon (possibly)
27. Dayspring (probably)
28. Defiant
29. Disperser
30. Eaglescliffe (probably)
31. Earl percy
32. Ellida (probably)
33. Ferruccio
34. Fervent
35. Florentia
36. Fred everard
37. Garthwaite
38. Gimle
39. Gothia
40. Gwalia (possibly)
41. Harrow (probably)
42. Hartley
43. Helene
44. Hercules
45. Highgate
46. Hms desire (possibly)
47. Hms dromio
48. Hms locheil
49. Hms lord ridley
50. Hms ruthin castle
51. Hms swallow
52. Hurstwood
53. John miles
54. King james (possibly)
55. Lady helen
56. Lampada (probably)
57. Lanthorn
58. London
59. Lowtyne (possibly)
60. Lucy
61. Madame renee
62. Marchioness of londonderry
63. Marie stuart
64. Melanie (probably)
65. Membland (possibly)
66. Merrie islington
67. Modemi (possibly)
68. Moorlands
69. Moorwood (possibly)
70. Neptunus (possibly)
71. Oakwell
72. Pandora
73. Pathfinder
74. Paul
75. Philander (probably)
76. Polanna
77. Polruan
78. Quaggy (probably)
79. Rosella (probably)
80. Rutil
81. Saint ninian
82. Sarah thinnesen
83. Schaldis (possibly)
84. Sir francis
85. Skane
86. Springhill
87. Stora-korsnas-link i
88. Suntrap (probably)
89. Talisman (possibly)
90. Tatiana (possibly)
91. Teesdale (possibly)
92. Ub 30
93. Uc 70
94. Wallsend
95. Wayside flower
96. Woodstock (bow section)
97. Woodstock (stern section)

 

Name: HMS LOCHEIL

Length 41.1 meter, width: 6.7 meter, draught: 2.7, tonnage 241 ton

Cause: Built in 1908 as a mcbraine highland ferry. hired in 1917 and listed a trawler. one boiler, triple expansion engine, single shaft. one 6 pdr & one 12 pdr gun. mined. mcbraine were given new ship at the end of the war.

Year of registration: 1918

Water depth above wreck: 43 meter, Height above seabed: 160 cm

Known since: 1918, last detected: 20170106

Details measurements/cartography: TWO REPORTS IN 1918 GAVE POSNS 543500N, 004300W & 544300N, 004800W. SANK IMMEDIATELY. H5103/83 12.3.87 THREE FASTENERS IN CLOSE VICINITY IN 543508N, 044040W. POSN BY DECCA. (KINGFISHER OBSTN BOOKLET - WHITBY AREA). H6331/87 19.1.89 EXAM'D 2.7.88 IN 543509N, 004119W USING TRISPONDER [4 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 41.2 IN GEN DEPTH 44.5MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 3.7MTRS, LENGTH 40MTRS, BEAM 7MTRS. LIES APPARENTLY BROKEN IN TWO WITH MAIN S PART LYING 155/335DEG. OTHER SECTION LIES 005/185 DEG. (LAND & MARINE, HI 414B). BR STD. HH100/351/09 9.6.95 WELL DECAYED. SAT ON EVEN KEEL WITH STERN THE MOST INTACT PART. BOWS ARE WELL SCATTERED AND HAVE COLLAPSED TO STBD. TWO GUNS SEEN. FISHING NET ON THE STERN AND ANOTHER, BIGGER NET, OF THE PORT GUNWHALE ABOUT LEVEL WITH THE BOILERS. ENGINE AND BOILER ARE HIGHEST POINT. SINGLE BOILER, COMPOUND ENGINE. A PASSENGER/CARGO VESSEL. (A C JACKSON/C A RACEY). HH100/351/10 24.11.95 BOW SECTION BADLY DAMAGED, SO PROBABLY MINED. THERE IS A 12 PDR GUN AMIDSHIPS AND A 6 PDR FITTED AFT. MAY HAVE BEEN ONE OF THE FIRST STEAMERS FITTED WITH AN ANTI-ROLL GYRO MECHANISM. NO SIGN OF THIS ON THE SEABED. (A C JACKSON & C A RACEY). SEP 2015/000095701 1.6.15 EXAM'D BY BDC 40.9MTRS IN 5435.169N, 0041.418W [WGD]. NFS. (CEFAS SURVEY, DS9). AMEND NDW 40MTRS IN REVISED POSN. SEP 2017/000002822 16.5.17 EXAM'D 06.01.17; IN 5435.159N, 0041.412W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 35.80MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 43MTRS, LENGTH 39.5MTRS, WIDTH 7.8MTRS, HEIGHT 2.73MTRS, ORIENTATION 160/340 DEGS. WRECK IS BROKEN UP AND DEGRADED WITH NO SUPERSTRUCTURE REMAINING. (MMT, HI 1491). AMEND NDW 35MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 54 35.159 N,0 41.412 W

 

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