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 (51.4688667, 1.5197833)

 

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