This is the information page about the shipwreck Hms royalo, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 6.807 N,5 31.007 W (50.27365, -5.4894666666667)

 

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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. Acadian
2. Acklington
3. Aida lauro
4. Alacrity
5. Alden gifford (possibly)
6. Alster (possibly)
7. Antwerpen
8. Arbel (probably)
9. Ardgarry
10. Arnside (possibly)
11. Asaba (possibly)(part of)
12. Asaba (possibly)(part of)
13. Asia
14. Aurelien
15. Austria (possibly)
16. Balbec
17. Ballarat
18. Bard (possibly)
19. Besse (probably)
20. Bessemer city (probably)
21. Bill (part of)(possibly)
22. Bill (possibly)
23. Busby
24. Cheerful
25. Chimu
26. Christina
27. Christos markettos
28. City of cardiff
29. City of corinth (possibly)
30. City of westminster (& kul)
31. Congener
32. Conqueror
33. Corvus
34. Courtown
35. Cristina
36. Dageid
37. Denebola
38. Depois
39. Devon
40. Dunaskin
41. Dundee (probably)
42. Dux (possibly)
43. Empire flamingo (for'd section)
44. Enrico parodi
45. Facto
46. Fanny lambert
47. Friday (vrijdag) possibly
48. Gallier (possibly)
49. Garthclyde (possibly)
50. Gemini
51. Genevieve (possibly)
52. Glamorgan coast
53. Glendale
54. Gleno
55. Grip (part of)
56. Hampshire
57. Helene (probably)
58. Hellopes
59. Hms anson
60. Hms royalo
61. Hms warspite
62. Hms warspite (part of)
63. Hockwold
64. Holland xix
65. Hopeful (possibly)
66. Iona
67. J duncan
68. Jose de aramburu
69. Joshua nicholson
70. Juan ferrer
71. Juanita
72. Kate thomas (possibly)
73. Kildonan ?
74. Kilmaho
75. Kintuck
76. Lake grafton
77. Lake grafton (possibly)
78. Lia'g
79. Liberty
80. Lincoln
81. Loe bar wk
82. Luna
83. Lutece (part of)(possibly)
84. Luxembourg (probably)
85. Lyminge
86. Madeline
87. Marie roberts
88. Maroc
89. Merle
90. Mervyn (possibly)
91. Moorview
92. Mystique (possibly)
93. Nanna (possibly)
94. New pioneer
95. Nile
96. Noya (possibly)
97. Ocean harvest
98. Orion
99. Ospra
100. Peer gynt (possibly)
101. Petersham
102. Phoenix 202
103. Phoenix 203
104. Pioneer (possibly)
105. Polesley (possibly)
106. Ponthieu
107. Prestige
108. Primo ?
109. Primrose (remains of)(possibly)
110. Princess royal
111. Quarnero
112. Reidar (possibly)
113. Rms mulheim
114. Rossmore (possibly)
115. Royal anne galley
116. Saint guenole
117. Santo christo de castello (possibly)
118. Saxon briton
119. Schiedam
120. Sea viper
121. Secil japan (bow section)
122. Secil japan (stern section)
123. Setubel(probably)
124. Sirius (possibly)
125. St anthony (possibly)
126. St chamond
127. St george (possibly)
128. Stabil (possibly)
129. Sten (possibly)
130. Sylvia-mary z-525
131. Thorsa (part of)(possibly)
132. Traute sarnow
133. Tungufoss
134. Tyrhaug
135. U 1018
136. U 1209 (possibly)
137. U 399
138. Umbre
139. Underwood
140. Union crystal (possibly)
141. Union star (parts of)(probably)
142. Veghtstroom (possibly)
143. Vesuvius
144. Vigrid (possibly)
145. Vine branch (possibly)
146. Vinovia
147. War baron (probably)
148. Westwood (possibly)
149. Wild boar
150. William cory
151. Yewcroft
152. Zone (probably)

 

Name: HMS ROYALO

Length 36.9 meter, width: 6.7 meter, draught: 3.7, tonnage 248 ton

Cause: built in 1916 by cook welton & gemmell, beverley. one boiler, triple expansion engine of 80 nhp, single shaft. machinery by c d holmes & co, beverley. commisioned by the admiralty 1916-19 and again from 11.39 as an auxillary patrol vessel. employed on minesweeping duties from 4.40. detonated magnetic mine and sank. later dispersed. (srn, ww2sl & sibi).

Year of registration: 1940

Water depth above wreck: 8 meter, Height above seabed: 115 cm

Known since: 1940, last detected: 2022

Details measurements/cartography: H0816/40 25.9.40 H0816/40 25.9.40 WK IN POSN 119DEGS, 5.1C FROM PENZANCE HBR LT HOUSE, LIES IN 27.5FT [LWST]. THE TOP OF THE FUNNEL & WHEELHOUSE SHOW AT LWST, 2 MASTS SHOW 18FT AT LWST & 2FT AT HWST. (TH, 17.8.40) - PFNM 2229/40. ADMIRALTY GRANTED CONCESSION TO BRITISH IRON & STEEL CORP LTD TO DEMOLISH WK. (CP BRANCH 8C/79770/40, 31.10.40). H0816/40 31.3.41 H0816/40 31.3.41 G CONL BUOY 270DEGS, 80YDS FROM WK IN 500645N, 053100W APPROX. (ADMIRALTY) - FNM 730(T)/41, NM 2745/41. H0816/40 31.3.41 H0816/40 31.3.41 DW PA IN 500645N, 053100W. (TH)

- NM 717/41. H3481/65 19.11.65 H3481/65 19.11.65 WK 13FT (OBTAINED BY DIVERS), IN POSN 066DEGS 4.4C FROM GEAR ROCK BN, IN 500646N, 053056W. LENGTH 82FT, APPEARS TO HAVE HAD STERN BLOWN OFF. HIGHEST POINT IS DAVIT STANDING UP ON BOWS. (HYDRO SCHOOL, ST BUDEAUX, SURVEY [K4682], 20.7.65). CHART AS WK 2FMS 1FT [4MTRS] IN 500646, 053056W [OGB].

- NM 2228/65. 13.6.67 13.6.67 BOWS, BOILERS AND SOME DECK STILL INTACT. (MR HOLBROOK, BSAC BATTERSEA). NCA. 13.5.70 13.5.70 THE STERN, THE BOILER AND FROM MIDSHIPS TO THE BOW REMAIN INTACT. INTERESTING DIVE, ESPECIALLY FOR THE LESS EXPERIENCED DIVER. FOR'S AND MIDSHIP HOLD CAN BE ENTERED WITH EXTREME CAUTION. (F D JAMES, SUB AQUA WORLD MAGAZINE, MAY 1970). NCA. H3481/65 28.4.71 H3481/65 28.4.71 TO BE REDUCED TO LEVEL OF SEABED BY PLYMOUTH CDT. (MOD LTR TO FO PLYMOUTH, 24.3.71). H4580/74 10.1.75 H4580/74 10.1.75 THE TASK OF REDUCING LEVEL OF WK NOW COMPLETE. SURVEY BY DIVERS INDICATES LEAST DEPTH OF 25FT. NOW A SCATTERED HEAP OF WRECKAGE. CONFIRMED THAT BUOY NO LONGER ON STATION. (FO PLYMOUTH LTR TO TH & MOD (NL) DTD 30.11.71. D OF C N/CP 57313/74 (N/CP53673/66) REFERS). ALSO MIN. IN N/CP57313/74 BY DMS (NAVAL), DTD JAN 1975, STATES BUOY REMOVED. AMEND TO WK 7.6MTRS, DELETE BUOY

- NM 240/74. H3843/86 3.6.88 H3843/86 3.6.88 NOT FOUND, BUT NOT ESPECIALLY SEARCHED FOR. (HMS BULLDOG, HI 362A). NCA.POSITIONS BELOW THIS POINT ARE IN DEGREES, MINUTES AND DECIMALS OF A MINUTE H091/246/01 12.5.09 H091/246/01 & SEP 2009/000041156 12.5.09 EXAM'D 19.6.08 IN 5006.809N, 0531.002W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 7.86 IN GEN DEPTH 8.2MTRS. SCOUR 1.1MTR DEEP. LENGTH 17MTRS, WIDTH 3MTRS, HT 1.5MTR. LIES 140/320 DEGS. APPEARS TO BE THE REMAINS OF BROKEN UP WK. ?REMAINS OF KEEL AT FOOT OF SCOUR. (NETSURVEY, HI 1246). AMEND WK 7.8MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. HI1770 28.06.23 EXAM'D 02.09.22 IN 5006.807N, 0531.007W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 7.72MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 8MTRS. LENGTH 31.05MTRS, WIDTH 5.05MTRS, HT 1.12MTRS, ORIENTATION 115/295 DEGS. SCOUR DIMENSIONS LENGTH 4.6MTRS, 1.1MTRS DEEP TOWARDS 210 DEGS. WRECK PARTIALLY BURIED AND MAINLY DISMANTLED WITH SCOUR SURROUNDING THE MAIN BODY, DEBRIS FIELD PRESENT WITH MINOR FEATURES TO THE SOUTH. (A-2-SEA SOLUTIONS LTD, HI 1770). AMEND DW 7.72MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: WRECK IS PARTIALLY BURIED AND MAINLY DISMANTLED WITH SCOUR SURROUNDING THE MAIN BODY

Position: 50 6.807 N,5 31.007 W

 

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