This is the information page about the shipwreck Hms myrmidon, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 47.543 N,0 59.698 E (50.8163, 0.959)

 

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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. Actuality
2. Afghanistan (bow section)
3. Afghanistan (probably)
4. Aiglon
5. Albuera
6. Alcantara
7. Alice
8. Argonaut
9. Ash
10. Australier (probably)
11. Avoca
12. Bobby
13. Brandenburg
14. Cabo espartel
15. Ceta (stern section)
16. Charente
17. Christianssund
18. City of dresden (possibly)
19. Corinia (possibly)
20. De fontaine
21. Duc richard
22. Durango
23. Eco vouga
24. Electra
25. Ella sayer
26. Empire lough (probably)
27. Empress of fort william (probably)
28. Enero (probably)
29. Euphorbia
30. Evg(no rx152)?
31. Excellence pleske
32. Express
33. G-asad
34. Grit (probably)
35. Grosser kurfurst
36. Grosser kurfurst (possibly)
37. Gwendoline (part of)(possibly)
38. Halcyon
39. Henry moon
40. Heron
41. Hms anne
42. Hms blackwater
43. Hms brazen
44. Hms carlton
45. Hms caulonia
46. Hms city of dundee
47. Hms cleon
48. Hms drumtochty (possibly)
49. Hms ghurka
50. Hms myrmidon
51. Hms torbay ii (probably)
52. Hms waterfly
53. Hmt gullfoss
54. Hoheweg
55. Holland
56. Hydaspes (possibly)
57. Irene
58. Jokai
59. Josephine willis
60. Kadru
61. Katharina kolkmann
62. Kielce
63. La somme (probably)
64. Lacer
65. Lady alice
66. Latona
67. Leicester
68. Leila najia
69. Lepanto/le panto/panta/panto
70. Lizzonia
71. Maloja 1
72. Maxwell
73. Milbanke (probably)
74. Mon bijou/fias
75. Monarch
76. Morgenster
77. Mrav
78. My astor
79. Naranco
80. Negrier
81. Newcastle
82. Niki
83. Norman
84. Northfleet
85. Nunima
86. Portslade (possibly)
87. River levan
88. Robin hood
89. Roode zee (possibly)
90. Roseburn
91. Rydal hall (possibly)
92. S.folkestone gate (ltv no.75)
93. Saint emilion (probably)
94. Saint jean pierre
95. Salbya (possibly)
96. Samida
97. Sea serpent
98. Seine
99. Shenandoah
100. Sierra bravia
101. Sir russell
102. Sparta (possibly)
103. St cecilia
104. Swale (probably)
105. T s webb
106. Texaco caribbean (after section)
107. Texaco caribbean (forward section)
108. Tokufuku maru
109. Trooper
110. U 8
111. Ub 109
112. Ub 31 ?
113. Ub 58 (possibly)
114. Ub 78
115. Ub-33 (probably)
116. Uc 63
117. Uc 77 (possibly)
118. Unity
119. Veerman
120. Vittoria claudia
121. War monarch
122. Waterland (possibly)
123. Welsh belle

 

Name: HMS MYRMIDON

Length 65.5 meter, width: 6.4 meter, tonnage 370 ton

Cause: Built in 1990 by palmers' co. mined (dods). sank following a collision with ss hamborn. (college). sunk by gunfire from hms p.17, possibly sunk because floating derelict and danger to navigation].

Year of registration: 1917

Water depth above wreck: 31 meter, Height above seabed: 18 cm

Known since: 1917, last detected: 2007

Details measurements/cartography: H1942 2.4.17 H1942 2.4.17 VESSEL SUNK. (VA DOVER). APPROX POSN GIVEN AS 504100N, 005000E. H4959/73 3.4.75 H4959/73 3.4.75 NOT FOUND IN 504100N, 005000E. (HMS BEAGLE, HI 55/74). H2873/71 5.4.71 H2873/71 5.4.71 WK LOCATED BY HMS EGERIA IN 504732N, 005948E. EXAM'D BY HMS BRONNINGTON. LEAST E/S DEPTH 89 IN GEN DEPTH 102FT. SWEPT CLEAR AT 75, FOUL AT 86FT. LENGTH 100-120FT. LIES SW/NE. (SOISS, VARNE SWEEP, 1.4.71). CHART AS SW 12FMS 3FT IN REVISED POSN.

- NM 510/71. 15.5.71 15.5.71 NOW CHARTED AS SW 22.8MTRS. NC 536. H4959/73 26.3.75 H4959/73 26.3.75 EXAM'D 9.10.74 IN 504729N, 005951E [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 26.4, FOUL AT 27.1MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 28.0 IN GEN DEPTH 32MTRS. SCOUR 1MTR DEEP. LENGTH 40FT. (HMS BEAGLE, HI 55/74). AMENDED TO SW 26.4MTRS [14FMS 2FT] IN REVISED POSN. H4199/78 19.10.78 H4199/78 19.10.78 EXAM'D 9.8.77 IN 504729N, 005950E [OGB] USING DECCA. DRIFT SWEPT CLEAR AT 26, FOUL AT 28.5MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 28.1 IN GEN DEPTH 32MTRS. DCS3 HT 4.3MTRS, LENGTH 42MTRS. LIES N/S. (HMS BULLDOG, HI 35/77). AMEND TO SW 26MTRS. H2343/84 26.2.86 H2343/84 26.2.86 EXAM'D 23.7.85 IN 504731N, 005948E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [4 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 28.6 IN GEN DEPTH 32MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 33MTRS. DCS3 HT 4.4MTRS, LENGTH 40MTRS. LYING N/S. LARGE MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (NP 1016, HI 253). CHART AS WK 27.5MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. H2343/84 10.9.86 H2343/84 10.9.86 RE-APPRAISAL OF HI 253. RETAIN AS SW 26MTRS. BR STD. H2343/84 2.4.87 H2343/84 2.4.87 LEAST E/S DEPTH OVER WK IS 26.0 IN GEN DEPTH 31MTRS. (HMS HECLA, HI 253- REWORK). H3850/86 22.11.88 H3850/86 22.11.88 EXAM'D BY HMS FAWN 23.7.88 IN 504731N, 005948E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [4 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 27.6 IN GEN DEPTH 31MTRS. SCOUR 0.5MTR DEEP. ALSO EXAM'D BY HMS ROEBUCK 17.9.88 USING HYDROSEARCH. INTACT, LYING 010/190DEGS, WITH NO MAST OR OTHER PROJECTIONS OBSERVED. LENGTH 42MTRS, WIDTH 4MTRS, HEIGHT 3.8MTRS. RETAIN AS CHARTED. (HMS FAWN, HI 411 & HMS ROEBUCK, HI 369). HH100/351/01 15.9.89 HH100/351/01 15.9.89 WK POSITIVELY IDENTIFIED AS HMS MYRMIDON - NAME STAMPED ON STEERING GEAR. (J S BLIGHT, 25.8.89). H091/159/01 19.7.07 H091/159/01 19.7.07 EXAM'D 28.1.07 IN 5047.543N, 0059.698E [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 27.16 IN GEN DEPTH 30.40MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 31MTRS, WIDTH 12MTRS, HT 3.3MTRS. LIES 018/198 DEGS. POOR MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (OSAE, HI 1159). RETAIN SW 26MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

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Position: 50 47.543 N,0 59.698 E

 

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