This is the information page about the shipwreck Hms pyrope, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 28.065 N,1 25.216 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. Admiral gardner
3. Africa
4. Agamemnon
5. Agen
6. Alabama (possibly)
7. Albion (probably)
8. Algeria
9. Archon
10. Ashley
11. Avon
12. Balakani
13. Balgownie (probably)
14. Baltrader
15. Blue mermaid
16. Bravore
17. Camisard
18. Cathay (part of)
19. Cedrington court
20. Cerne
21. City of brisbane
22. Constanzia
23. Correct
24. Dalryan
25. Dela
26. Delce
27. Denise germaine (possibly)
28. Diana
29. Dinard
30. Dolcoath (part)
31. Dolcoath (part)
32. Duiveland
33. Dunbar castle
34. E goodwin ltv
35. Embla (possibly)
36. Emile deschamps
37. Empire ghyll
38. Empress of midland (possibly)
39. Erins isle (possibly)
40. Fearless
41. Filleigh
42. Flandres
43. Fleurita
44. Flores (probably)
45. Franz fischer (possibly)
46. Fred everard
47. Frons olivae (probably)
48. Fulmar
49. Gad 23
50. Genimar
51. Ghc (possibly)
52. Grazia (possibly)
53. Harcalo
54. Hardingham (probably)
55. Hawksdale
56. Hawnby
57. Hibernia
58. Highwave (probably)
59. Hm mms 39 (part of)(probably)
60. Hm torpedo boat no.12
61. Hms alert ?
62. Hms aragonite (part of)
63. Hms aries (possibly)
64. Hms artic trapper
65. Hms carilon
66. Hms chestnut (probably)
67. Hms coquette
68. Hms desiree
69. Hms drummer
70. Hms fauvette
71. Hms gracie (probably)
72. Hms guardsman
73. Hms leandros
74. Hms lydian
75. Hms marcella
76. Hms mastiff (possibly)
77. Hms myrtle
78. Hms napia
79. Hms niger (possibly)
80. Hms northumberland (probably)
81. Hms pyrope
82. Hms ray of hope
83. Hms reed (possibly)
84. Hms restoration (possibly)
85. Hms rhiannon (possibly)
86. Hms stella orion
87. Hms stirling castle (probably)
88. Hms tamarisk
89. Hms tourmaline
90. Hms tranquil
91. Hms velia (possibly)
92. Hms venetia
93. Ilaro
94. Ira (possibly)
95. Irene
96. Jacob luckenbach
97. James harrod
98. Kabinda
99. Karmt
100. Koenigshaven
101. L'armandeche
102. Lady jane
103. Laurl coin
104. Lbv (m)396
105. Le pelerin de la mer
106. Lisbeth m
107. Lord hamilton (possibly)
108. Luray victory
109. Mahratta
110. Mahratta ii
111. Mahseer
112. Malta (probably)
113. Margam abbey
114. Menapier
115. Merel (part of)(possibly)
116. Mersey
117. Mi amigo
118. Mudlark
119. Nancy moran
120. Neptune (possibly)
121. Newlands
122. Niore
123. Norman
124. North eastern victory
125. Opal
126. Paros isle
127. Persistant whisper
128. Peter hamre
129. Ponzano
130. Port dalhousie (possibly)
131. Prince igor (probably)
132. Rubislaw
133. Rydal force
134. Rynanna
135. Saidieh
136. Saint michael veillez sur nous
137. Salerno (possibly)
138. Salerno (possibly)
139. San calisto
140. Santagata
141. Santagata (?part of)
142. Selma (possibly)
143. Slesvig
144. Spaarndem
145. Stad maastricht
146. Strathearn
147. Sun vii
148. Sunk beacon (remains)
149. Sunk head tower
150. Surrey
151. Tam o shanter (part)(possibly)
152. Tam o shanter (part)(possibly)
153. Telegraaf xviii
154. The sultan
155. Tongue sand tower (remains)
156. Treport
157. Tummel (probably)
158. U 48
159. Uama
160. Uc 21 (possibly)
161. Ursus (part)
162. Walsingham
163. Westerley star
164. Wheatman (possibly)
165. Winkfield
166. Woodtown (possibly)
167. Yassou
168. Ypapanti

 

Name: HMS PYROPE

Length 39.3 meter, width: 7.3 meter, draught: 3.9, tonnage 295 ton

Cause: Built in 1932 by cook welling gemmell ltd. hired as minesweeper from 8.1939. one boiler, triple expansion engine of 89nhp, single shaft. one 12pdr gun. sunk by aircraft. (sibi).

Year of registration: 1940

Water depth above wreck: 17 meter, Height above seabed: 90 cm

Known since: 1940, last detected: 2007

Details measurements/cartography: H0771/40 16.8.40 H0771/40 16.8.40 SUNK 069.5DEGS 3.75MILES FROM MARGATE SAND BEACON. (CAPTAIN M/S SHEERNESS, 15.8.40). INS AS DW.

- NM 2316/40 H0771/40 H0771/40 INS GREEN CON LT BUOY, GPFL(3) G, 15SEC, 215DEGS 0.5CABLES FROM WK. - TFNM 2319/40. H0771/40 21.10.41 H0771/40 21.10.41 INS BUOY ON CHARTS. H0771/40 10.10.42 H0771/40 10.10.42 AMEND TO WK 5FMS 2FT.

- NM 2231/42. H0771/40 31.12.42 H0771/40 31.12.42 AMEND PERIOD OF LT ON BUOY TO 10SEC.

- NM 2857/42. H0771/40 28.3.44 H0771/40 28.3.44 DELETE LT BUOY.

- NM 663/44. H0771/40 5.12.45 H0771/40 5.12.45 DRIFT SWEEP CLEAR AT 46FT, FOUL AT 48FT. LEAST DEPTH 46FT. (CAPTAIN M/S SHEERNESS, 4.12.45). AMEND TO WK 7FMS 4FT.

- NM 4135/45. H926/62 15.3.62 H926/62 15.3.62 SEARCHED FOR, NOT FOUND. (ISS 1961). H351/67 25.1.67 H351/67 25.1.67 SEARCHED FOR, NOT FOUND. (ISS, 26.12.66). 27.1.69 27.1.69 AMEND TO SW 7FMS 3FT [LAT]. NE 1607. H4118/71 25.8.71 H4118/71 25.8.71 LOCATED 20.7.71 IN 512803N, 012520E [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR 47FT, FOUL 49FT. E/S 50FT. SEABED 55FT. SCOUR 56FT. (MAPLIN SWEEP REPORT 8/71). AMEND TO SW 7FMS 5FT. 13.6.72 13.6.72 AMEND TO SW 14.3MTRS. NC 1828. H3179/74 4.6.74 H3179/74 4.6.74 NOT FOUND. (ISS 1974). NCA. H4118/71 5.5.77 H4118/71 5.5.77 SMALL BUT EASY TO FIND. SWEPT CLEAR 14.8MTRS, FOUL 15.3MTRS. GEN DEPTH 16.5MTRS. SCOUR 17MTRS. E/S DEPTH 15.5MTRS. POSN UNCHANGED FROM 1971 REPORT. (PLA WK REPORT 66/76, 29.9.76). H3179/74 5.12.74 H3179/74 5.12.74 LOCATED IN 512802N, 012519E [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST DEPTH 16.3MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 17MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 0.7MTRS. V WELL BROKEN UP. LIES E/W. (HMS EGERIA, ROS DTD 31.10.77). RETAIN PLA SWEPT DEPTH. H3179/74 26.6.80 H3179/74 26.6.80 EXAM'D 7.5.80 IN 512802N, 012520E [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 14.4, FOUL AT 14.7MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 14.7 IN GEN DEPTH 17MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 1.4MTRS. (HMS ENTERPRISE, HI 60C/80). BR STD. H3936/88 15.2.90 H3936/88 15.2.90 LOCATED, NOT EXAM'D. (NP 1016, HI458). 27.1.92 27.1.92 SHOWN AS SW 14.8MTRS ON PLA 205 DTD 21.11.91. HH090/657/01 4.10.95 HH090/657/01 4.10.95 EXAM'D 23.8.95 IN 512801.9N, 012519.5E [OGB] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR 15.4, FOUL 15.7MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 15.6 IN GEN DEPTH 17MTRS. NO SCOUR. NO DCS3 HT. LENGTH 40MTRS, WIDTH 20MTRS. LIES 030/210 DEGS. SLIGHT MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (NP 1016, HI 657). BR STD. HH090/939/01 12.9.01 HH090/939/01 12.9.01 EXAM'D 22.6.01 IN 5128.066N, 0125.221E [WGD] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR 14.7, FOUL 15.1MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 15.5 IN GEN DEPTH 17MTRS. NO SCOUR. COVERS 25MTRS BY 25MTRS. DCS3 HT 2.5MTRS. MODERATE MAGNETIC ANOMALY. WELL DEFINED AREA OF DEBRIS. (NP 1016, HI 939). BR STD. HH091/255/01 1.10.07 HH091/255/01 & SEP 2007000071380 1.10.07 EXAM'D 2.6.07 IN 5128.065N, 0125.216E [WGD] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR 15.4, FOUL 15.6MTRS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 15.09 IN GEN DEPTH 16.9MTRS. LENGTH 20MTRS, WIDTH 6MTRS, HT 1.8MTRS. LIES 090/270 DEGS. A WELL DEFINED AREA OF DEBRIS. (NETSURVEY, HI 1225). SCOUR 0.6MTRS DEEP LEADS 20MTRS TOWARDS 090 DEGS. AMEND SW 15.4MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: WELL DEFINED AREA OF DEBRIS

Position: 51 28.065 N,1 25.216 E

 

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