This is the information page about the shipwreck Hms lord ridley, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 54 30.533 N,0 35.762 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. African transport (probably)
2. Afrique
3. Aigburth
4. Amulet
5. Anboto mendi (possibly)
6. Ard aidhm
7. Ardgantoch
8. Athelstane
9. Athos
10. Audax
11. Balfron (probably)
12. Ballater
13. Battersea
14. Beaumanoir (probably)
15. Berwick (possibly)
16. Black prince (possibly)
17. Botha (possibly)
18. Brentwood
19. Bur
20. Cap palos (part of)
21. Castleford (probably)
22. Commercial
23. Constantia
24. Corsican prince
25. Countess of strathmore (possibly)
26. Creteblock
27. Crimdon (possibly)
28. Defiant
29. Disperser
30. Eaglescliffe (probably)
31. Earl percy
32. Eli
33. Ellida (probably)
34. Erich lea
35. Ferruccio
36. Florentia
37. Fred everard
38. Garthwaite
39. Gimle
40. Glengarry (probably)
41. Glow (part of) (possibly)
42. Glow (part of) (possibly)
43. Gwalia (possibly)
44. Harrow (probably)
45. Hartley
46. Helene
47. Hercules
48. Highgate
49. Hms desire (possibly)
50. Hms dromio
51. Hms garmo (probably)
52. Hms locheil
53. Hms lord ridley
54. Hms ruthin castle
55. Hms swallow
56. Hornsund (probably)
57. Hurstwood
58. Jane
59. John miles
60. Lady ann
61. Lady helen
62. Lampada (probably)
63. Lanthorn
64. Lerwick (probably)
65. London
66. Lowtyne (possibly)
67. Lucy
68. Madame renee
69. Marchioness of londonderry
70. Marie stuart
71. Martina
72. Melanie (probably)
73. Membland (possibly)
74. Merrie islington
75. Modemi (possibly)
76. Moorlands
77. Moorwood (possibly)
78. Namorado field jacket
79. Novillo
80. Oakwell
81. Pandora
82. Paul
83. Phare (probably)
84. Philander (probably)
85. Polanna
86. Polruan
87. Quaggy (probably)
88. Rikard nordraak
89. Rutil
90. Saint ninian
91. Sarah thinnesen
92. Schaldis (possibly)
93. Sir francis
94. Skane
95. Sna ii
96. Southborough
97. Springhill
98. Stora-korsnas-link i
99. Sumus (probably)
100. Suntrap (probably)
101. Taurus (probably)
102. Ub 30
103. Ub 41
104. Uc 70
105. Victo (bow section)
106. Victo (stern section)
107. Victoria (probably)
108. Wallsend
109. Woodstock (bow section)
110. Woodstock (stern section)

 

Name: HMS LORD RIDLEY

Length 34.3 meter, width: 6.7 meter, draught: 3.5, tonnage 215 ton
Load: ballast

Cause: Built 1911 by smith's dock co ltd., middlesbrough, with 3 cylinder triple expansion engine of 75hp, 1 boiler, single shaft. machinery by w. v. v. lidgerwood, glasgow. originally owned by consolidated steam fishing & ice co. & requistioned by the admiralty in feb '15 as a minesweeper. struck a mine & sank off whitby. (sibi)

Year of registration: 1988

Water depth above wreck: 38 meter, Height above seabed: 34 cm

Known since: 1988, last detected: 20161212

Details measurements/cartography: H6331/87 23.1.89 WK EXAM'D 11.8.88 IN 543031N, 003540W [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [3 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 32.9, FOUL AT 33.3MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 33.7 IN GEN DEPTH 38.7MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 4.2MTRS, LENGTH 34MTRS, BEAM ABOUT 5MTRS. LIES 030/210 DEG, APPARENTLY IN ONE PIECE. (LAND & MARINE, HI 414B). INS AS WK SW 33MTRS. BR STD. HH100/351/09 7.6.95 COAL FOUND AROUND SINGLE BOILER WITH RIBS STANDING AT EITHER SIDE. NOTHING ASTERN OF ENGINE. BOWS INTACT. POSSIBLE SMALL STEAM TRAWLER. (A C JACKSON/C A RACEY). NCA. 30.5.02 EUT POSN: 5430.527N, 0035.768W. NE 1612. 31.3.09 WK IDENTIFIED BY BELL INSCRIBED "LORD RIDLEY 1911" RECOVERED BY A WHITBY DIVER. (CARL RACEY, E-MAIL DTD 27.3.09) SEP 2017/000002822 3.5.17 EXAM'D 12.12.16 IN 5430.533N, 0035.762W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 34.14MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 38MTRS, LENGTH 34.3MTRS, WIDTH 11.3MTRS, HEIGHT 3.36MTRS, ORIENTATION 034/214 DEGS. WRECK OF A SMALL VESSEL THAT HAS DETERIORATED AND IS PARTLY BROKEN UP. (MMT, HI 1491). AMEND NDW 34MTRS IN REVISED POSITION.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 54 30.533 N,0 35.762 W

 

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