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 (54.454266666667, -0.39783333333333)

 

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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. Elemore
33. Eli
34. Ellida (probably)
35. Erich lea
36. Ferruccio
37. Florentia
38. Fred everard
39. Garthwaite
40. Gimle
41. Glengarry (probably)
42. Glow (part of) (possibly)
43. Glow (part of) (possibly)
44. Gwalia (possibly)
45. Harrow (probably)
46. Hartley
47. Helene
48. Hercules
49. Highgate
50. Hms desire (possibly)
51. Hms dromio
52. Hms garmo (probably)
53. Hms locheil
54. Hms lord ridley
55. Hms ruthin castle
56. Hms swallow
57. Hornsund (probably)
58. Hurstwood
59. Jane
60. John miles
61. Lady ann
62. Lady helen
63. Lampada (probably)
64. Lanthorn
65. Lerwick (probably)
66. London
67. Lowtyne (possibly)
68. Lucy
69. Madame renee
70. Marchioness of londonderry
71. Marie stuart
72. Martina
73. Melanie (probably)
74. Membland (possibly)
75. Merrie islington
76. Modemi (possibly)
77. Moorlands
78. Moorwood (possibly)
79. Namorado field jacket
80. Novillo
81. Oakwell
82. Onslow
83. Pandora
84. Paul
85. Phare (probably)
86. Philander (probably)
87. Polanna
88. Polruan
89. Quaggy (probably)
90. Rikard nordraak
91. Rutil
92. Saint ninian
93. Sarah thinnesen
94. Schaldis (possibly)
95. Scotia
96. Sir francis
97. Skane
98. Sna ii
99. Southborough
100. Springhill
101. Stora-korsnas-link i
102. Sumus (probably)
103. Suntrap (probably)
104. Taurus (probably)
105. Trelyon
106. Ub 30
107. Ub 41
108. Uc 70
109. Victo (bow section)
110. Victo (stern section)
111. Victoria (probably)
112. Wallsend
113. Woodstock (bow section)
114. 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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