This is the information page about the shipwreck Hms myrtle, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 28.663 N,1 18.293 E (51.7619167, 1.5857333)

 

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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. Actuality
3. Admiral gardner
4. Africa
5. Agamemnon
6. Agen
7. Airston (probably)
8. Albion (probably)
9. Algeria
10. Alice marie
11. Archon
12. Aridity (probably)
13. Ashley
14. Astrologer
15. Avon
16. Balakani
17. Balgownie (probably)
18. Baltrader
19. Blue mermaid
20. Bradglen
21. Bravore
22. British oak
23. Cathay (part of)
24. Cedrington court
25. City of brisbane
26. Correct
27. Dalryan
28. Dela
29. Delce
30. Denise germaine (possibly)
31. Diana
32. Dinard
33. Dolcoath (part)
34. Dolcoath (part)
35. Dunbar castle
36. E goodwin ltv
37. E oaze light vessel
38. Embla (possibly)
39. Emile deschamps
40. Empire ghyll
41. Erins isle (possibly)
42. Fearless
43. Flandres
44. Fleurita
45. Flores (probably)
46. Fred everard
47. Frons olivae (probably)
48. Gad 23
49. Georgia
50. Ghc (possibly)
51. Grazia (possibly)
52. Harcalo
53. Harcourt
54. Hawksdale
55. Hawnby
56. Hibernia
57. Hm mms 39 (part of)(probably)
58. Hm torpedo boat no.12
59. Hmmtb 16 (possibly)
60. Hms aisha
61. Hms amethyst
62. Hms amethyst (part of)(possibly)
63. Hms aragonite (part of)
64. Hms aries (possibly)
65. Hms artic trapper
66. Hms ash
67. Hms carilon
68. Hms chestnut (probably)
69. Hms coquette
70. Hms desiree
71. Hms drummer
72. Hms fauvette
73. Hms gracie (probably)
74. Hms guardsman
75. Hms kennymore (part of)(probably)
76. Hms marcella
77. Hms mastiff (possibly)
78. Hms myrtle
79. Hms napia
80. Hms niger (possibly)
81. Hms northumberland (probably)
82. Hms oriana
83. Hms pyrope
84. Hms ray of hope
85. Hms reed (possibly)
86. Hms restoration (possibly)
87. Hms stella orion
88. Hms stirling castle (probably)
89. Hms tamarisk
90. Hms tourmaline
91. Hms tranquil
92. Hms velia (possibly)
93. Hms venetia
94. Holba
95. Houston city
96. Ilaro
97. Intrepid
98. Ira (possibly)
99. Irene
100. Jacob luckenbach
101. James harrod
102. Kabinda
103. Kankakee
104. Koenigshaven
105. Lady jane
106. Laurl coin
107. Lbv (m)396
108. Le pelerin de la mer
109. Lindfar
110. Lisbeth m
111. Lord hamilton (possibly)
112. Luray victory
113. Mahratta
114. Mahratta ii
115. Mahseer
116. Malta (probably)
117. Maplin light house
118. Margam abbey
119. Menapier
120. Mercy
121. Merel (part of)(possibly)
122. Mersey
123. Mi amigo
124. Molliette
125. Mudlark
126. Neptune (possibly)
127. Newlands
128. Niore
129. Norman
130. North eastern victory
131. Old whitaker bn (remains of)
132. Opal
133. Paros isle
134. Persistant whisper
135. Ponzano
136. Prince igor (probably)
137. Restless wave (possibly)
138. Rubislaw
139. Ryal
140. Rydal force
141. Rynanna
142. Saidieh
143. Salerno (possibly)
144. San calisto
145. Santagata
146. Santagata (?part of)
147. Selma (possibly)
148. Selnes
149. Slesvig
150. Spaarndem
151. Stad maastricht
152. Strathearn
153. Sun vii
154. Sunk beacon (remains)
155. Sunk head tower
156. Surrey
157. Tam o shanter (part)(possibly)
158. Tam o shanter (part)(possibly)
159. Telegraaf xviii
160. The sultan
161. Tongue sand tower (remains)
162. Treport
163. U 48
164. Uama
165. Uc 21 (possibly)
166. Ursus (part)
167. Vera
168. Walsingham
169. Westerley star
170. Winifred
171. Winkfield
172. Woodtown (possibly)
173. Yassou
174. Ypapanti

 

Name: HMS MYRTLE

Length 42.8 meter, width: 7.3 meter, draught: 4, tonnage 550 ton

Cause: Ex-st irene. built in 1928 by cook, wellington & gemmel ltd, beverley. purchased by the admiralty in march 1039 as a mine sweeper. triple expansion engine, single shaft. 1 x 12pdr gun. mined.

Year of registration: 1940

Water depth above wreck: 10 meter

Known since: 1940, last detected: 2021

Details measurements/cartography: H0577/40 27.6.40 INS DW. - FNM 1611/40. H0577/40 23.11.45 AMEND TO WK 1FM 5FT.

- NM 3824/45. 18.12.45 AMEND POSN TO 512836N, 011825E. (CAPT M/S SHEERNESS).

- NM 4147/45. 15.5.46 DELETED.

- NM 1636/46. H2133/70 30.1.70 NOT FOUND BY SONAR SEARCH 30.10.69 WITHIN 5CABLES RADIUS OF LISTED POSN. (HMS ECHO, HI 51/70). NCA. SEP 2008/00002461 2.3.07 EXAM'D 13.7.06 IN 5128.662N, 0118.288E [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 8.00 IN GEN DEPTH 8.7MTRS. SCOUR 2MTRS DEEP. SCATTERED DEBRIS EXTENDING 25MTRS NE/SW FROM LARGEST OBJECT IN A SANDWAVE FIELD. 4 MAIN OBJECTS, ALL <2MTRS SQUARE, STANDING <0.6MTR ABOVE BED LEVEL. CHART AS OBSTN 8MTRS. (PLA WK RECORD 207/24 DTD 11.1.07). INS OBSTN 8MTRS. BR STD. SEP 2020/000185395 12.8.20 EXAM'D 18.6.20 IN 5128.664N, 0118.293E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 8.98MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 10MTRS. (PLA REPORT OF SURVEY DD 20.7.20). AMEND 8.9MTRS IN REVISED POSN. SEP 2021/000220646 17.8.21 EXAM'D BY BDC 20.7.21 IN 5128.663N, 0118.292E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 8.68MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 10.2MTRS. LENGTH 33.8MTRS, WIDTH 18.6MTRS, HT 1.5MTRS. NFS. (PLA SURVEY DTD 20.7.21). AMEND 8.6MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: SCATTERED DEBRIS, 4 MAIN OBJECTS, EACH <2MTRS SQUARE

Position: 51 28.663 N,1 18.293 E

 

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