This is the information page about the shipwreck Hms lydian, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 9.701 N,1 26.126 E (51.468866666667, 1.5197833333333)

 

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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. Admiral gardner
3. Advent
4. Africa
5. Agen
6. Amplegarth
7. Andaman
8. Angelus (possibly)
9. Archon
10. Ashley
11. Atlantic (possibly)
12. Avoca
13. Brandenburg
14. Bravore
15. Brendonia
16. Camisard
17. Carmen
18. Cathay (part of)
19. Cedrington court
20. Christianssund
21. City of dresden (possibly)
22. Colbert
23. Constanzia
24. Corhaven
25. Corheath
26. Correct
27. D'artagnan
28. Dartmore
29. Diana
30. Dinard
31. Dixie
32. Dolcoath (part)
33. Dolcoath (part)
34. Dorothy j (possibly)
35. Dunbar castle
36. E goodwin ltv
37. Efford
38. Eidsiva (probably)
39. Eleonora
40. Emile deschamps
41. Emma
42. Emma (possibly)
43. Empire lough (probably)
44. Empress of fort william (probably)
45. En avant
46. Falcon (probably)
47. Fearless
48. Filleigh
49. Flachsee
50. Flandres
51. Francesco ciampa
52. Frons olivae (probably)
53. G 85 (possibly)
54. G-42 (possibly)
55. Gad 23
56. Genimar
57. Gloire a sainte therese
58. Grit (probably)
59. Grosser kurfurst
60. Grosser kurfurst (possibly)
61. Halcyon
62. Harcalo
63. Henry moon
64. Hm mgb 328 (possibly)
65. Hmhs anglia
66. Hms alert ?
67. Hms aragonite (part of)
68. Hms aragonite (part of)
69. Hms aries (possibly)
70. Hms artic trapper
71. Hms blanche
72. Hms brazen
73. Hms carilon
74. Hms carlton
75. Hms cayton wyke (probably)
76. Hms city of dundee
77. Hms cleon
78. Hms drumtochty (possibly)
79. Hms falmouth iii (possibly)
80. Hms fauvette
81. Hms flirt
82. Hms glen boyne
83. Hms guardsman
84. Hms kingston galena
85. Hms lord grey
86. Hms lydian
87. Hms marcella
88. Hms napia
89. Hms niger (possibly)
90. Hms northumberland (probably)
91. Hms othello ii
92. Hms peridot
93. Hms pyrope
94. Hms restoration (possibly)
95. Hms rodino
96. Hms stirling castle (probably)
97. Hms tamarisk
98. Hms torbay ii (probably)
99. Hms tourmaline
100. Hms tranquil
101. Hms war sepoy
102. Hms weigelia
103. Hmsm b2
104. Hundvaag
105. Ilaro
106. Ira (possibly)
107. Jacob luckenbach
108. James harrod
109. Josephine charlotte
110. Josephine willis
111. Kabinda
112. Kadru
113. Karmt
114. Katharina kolkmann
115. Kielce
116. Kirsten skou
117. Koenigshaven
118. L'armandeche
119. La fleche
120. Lady stella
121. Latona
122. Laurl coin
123. Lbv (m)396
124. Lcp(r) 1961 (possibly)
125. Le pelerin de la mer
126. Leicester
127. Leila najia
128. Leo
129. Lighter 83
130. Lisbeth m
131. Lizzonia
132. Loanda
133. Lolworth
134. Lord hamilton (possibly)
135. Luray victory
136. Lusitania
137. Mahratta
138. Mahratta ii
139. Maloja 1
140. Malta (probably)
141. Margate sand beacon
142. Menapier
143. Merel (part of)(possibly)
144. Mersey
145. Monarch
146. Monica (possibly)
147. Mrav
148. Munificent
149. Murillo
150. Nancy moran
151. Naranco
152. Newcastle
153. Newlands
154. Niki
155. Norman
156. North eastern victory
157. Notre dame des trois epis
158. Nunima
159. Ocean king (possibly)
160. Opal
161. Ousel (probably)
162. Pallieter
163. Paros isle
164. Phoenix
165. Polgrange
166. Portslade (possibly)
167. Preussen
168. Pulborough
169. Quentovic
170. Regin (possibly)
171. Rio parana
172. River levan
173. Rooswijk
174. Rydal force
175. Rynanna
176. S goodwin ltv (lv 69)
177. S.folkestone gate (ltv no.75)
178. Sabac
179. Saidieh
180. Saint michael veillez sur nous
181. Saint ronan (possibly)
182. Saint ronan (possibly)
183. Sambut
184. Santagata
185. Santagata (?part of)
186. Sea serpent
187. Selma (possibly)
188. Shenandoah
189. Sir russell
190. Smarapaan
191. Spanish prince
192. St cecilia
193. St claire (possibly)
194. Strathclyde
195. Surrey
196. Teeswood
197. Texaco caribbean (after section)
198. Texaco caribbean (forward section)
199. The queen
200. Tina primo
201. Toromoree
202. Toward
203. Traquair (probably)
204. U 11 (possibly)
205. U 16 (possibly)
206. U 48
207. U 8
208. Ub 103 (possibly)
209. Ub 108 (possibly)
210. Ub 109
211. Ub 12 (possibly)
212. Ub 29 (possibly)
213. Ub 31 ?
214. Ub 38
215. Ub 55 (probably)
216. Ub 56 (possibly)
217. Ub 58 (possibly)
218. Ub 78
219. Ub-33 (probably)
220. Uc 26
221. Uc 46
222. Uc 46 (possibly)
223. Uc 77 (possibly)
224. Uc 78 or uc 79
225. Unity
226. Virginie
227. W a scholten
228. Warfleth
229. Westerley star
230. Wheatman (possibly)
231. Will and maggie (probably)
232. Woodtown (possibly)

 

Name: HMS LYDIAN

Length 36.6 meter, width: 6.7 meter, draught: 3.7, tonnage 220 ton

Cause: built in 1908 by j duthie, aberdeen for s a laycock & co. one boiler, triple expansion engine of 54nhp, single shaft. hired by the admiralty in 1915. mined. (ww1sl, srn & sibi).

Year of registration: 1915

Water depth above wreck: 23 meter, Height above seabed: 50 cm

Known since: 1915, last detected: 2011

Details measurements/cartography: SANK OFF LEATHERCOAT, IN 511000N, 012500E APPROX. (WW1SL). H4453/72 8.3.77 H4453/72 8.3.77 WK LOCATED IN 510937N, 012613E. LEAST DEPTH 16.2MTRS. (HMS ENTERPRISE, SIG DTD 7.3.77). H4453/72 30.1.78 H4453/72 30.1.78 LOCATED 3.3.77 IN 510939N, 012614E [EUR] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 17.7 IN GEN DEPTH 24MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 5.9MTRS. LIES NW/SE. NEEDS TO BE SWEPT. (HMS ENTERPRISE, HI 53/77). CHART AS WK 17.7MTRS IN 510937N, 012613E [OGB]. BR STD. H4453/72 19.6.78 H4453/72 19.6.78 EXAM'D IN 510939N, 012614E [EUR] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. LEAST DEPTH 18.3 IN GEN DEPTH 24.2MTRS. DCS3 HT 5MTRS. LARGE WK. (HMS ENTERPRISE, HI 53/77). AMEND TO WK 18.3MTRS.

- NM 1514/78. H4453/72 23.4.79 H4453/72 23.4.79 AMEND TO WK 17.7MTRS IN 510939N, 012614E. BR STD. H2007/81 10.2.81 H2007/81 10.2.81 EXAM'D 30.10.80 IN 510939N, 012613.6E USING HSA & HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 17.1, FOUL AT 17.4MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 17.5 IN GEN DEPTH 24MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 6.5MTRS, LENGTH 60MTRS, BEAM 15MTRS. LYING 030/210DEGS. (HMS ECHO, HI 68A/80). AMEND TO SW 17.1MTRS.

- NM 601/81. H1310/88/37 8.8.88 H1310/88/37 8.8.88 IDENTIFIED AS WK OF ARMED TRAWLER 'LYDIAN'. (R M PEACOCK, 27.6.88). HH090/647/01 31.1.96 HH090/647/01 31.1.96 EXAM'D 5.10.96 IN 510939.9N, 012613.7E [OGD] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR 16.8, FOUL 17.1MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 16.9 IN GEN DEPTH 23.0MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 5.5MTRS. LENGTH 50MTRS, WIDTH 15MTRS. LIES 050/230DEGS. INTACT. (NP 1016, HI 647). AMEND TO SW 16.8MTRS IN 510940N, 012613.5E. BR STD. 28.1.11 28.1.11 LOCATED 2010 IN 5109.701N, 0126.126E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 16.57MTRS. LENGTH 42MTRS, WIDTH 12MTRS, HT 6MTRS. MAINLY INTACT. UPRIGHT WITH BOWS NE. (NETSURVEY, HI 1342). ?DAMAGE AT STERN. AMEND WK 16.5MTRS. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: INTACT, UPRIGHT, BOWS NE, ?DAMAGE AT STERN

Position: 51 9.701 N,1 26.126 E

 

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