This is the information page about the shipwreck Hms yesso (probably), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 57 8.886 N,2 3.331 W (57.4531, -1.7967)

 

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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. Archangel
2. Archangel (possibly)
3. Archangel (possibly)
4. Assyrian
5. Audacious ii
6. Branksea (possibly)
7. Cairnie
8. Coastal emperor
9. Contender
10. Creemuir
11. Cushendall (part of)(possibly)
12. Emperor (possibly)
13. Empire brigade
14. Empress (part of)(possibly)
15. Faithful iii
16. Glen tanar
17. Gogovale
18. Gowrie (possibly)
19. Gunborg
20. Hedrun
21. Hedson
22. Hms broadwater
23. Hms gelsina
24. Hms yesso (probably)
25. Integrity
26. Jamaica pioneer
27. James hall
28. Karemma
29. King alfred
30. La brea
31. Lowdock
32. Luffness
33. Maria w
34. Matador
35. New dawn (possibly)
36. Niritos
37. Nora
38. Our merit (possibly)
39. Ross khartoum
40. Rowanbank
41. Sandvik (possibly)
42. Santa catarina
43. Sedgepool
44. Shekatika
45. Sheriffmuir
46. Shirak
47. Silverburn
48. Soesterberg
49. St catherine (probably)
50. St clement (possibly)
51. Star of luxor
52. Sturdee
53. T6 (possibly)
54. Tanevik
55. Trebartha
56. Trevorian
57. Viking queen
58. Ville de hasselt
59. Xenia
60. Xmas rose
61. Zitella

 

Name: HMS YESSO (PROBABLY)

Length 36.3 meter, width: 6.7 meter, draught: 3.5, tonnage 229 ton

Cause: built in 1911 by cochrane & sons, selby. prevously owned by h l taylor ltd, grimsby. one boiler, triple expansion engine of 69 nhp, single shaft. machinery by amos & smith ltd, hull. requistioned by the admiralty from 9.1914 as a minesweeper. later convered to a patrol sweeper (admiralty number 166). sunk after detonating german mine. (sibi).

Year of registration: 1917

Water depth above wreck: 8 meter, Height above seabed: 155 cm

Known since: 1917, last detected: 2013

Details measurements/cartography: H908/17 13.2.17 WK LIES 056 DEGS, 5C FROM S BREAKWATER LT. (SNO ABERDEEN) INS AS WK [OLD SYMBOL]. - FNM 50/17. H2870/17 14.5.17 WK OF YESSO REMOVED. (ROSYTH). DELETE. - FNM 136/17. H4177/34 14.7.34 WK OF YESSO WHICH WAS 045DEGS, 3.5C FROM S BREAKWATER, WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED BY THE HARBOUR AUTHORITY USING EXPLOSIVES ON 25.4.17. DEPTH FOLLOWING DISPERSAL WAS 45.25FT [LWS]. SHIP'S GUN AND BELL WERE SALVED. (HARBOUR MASTER, ABERBEEN HARBOUR COMMISSIONERS, LTR DTD 12.7.34). NCA. H4816/75 28.2.77 NOT INVESTIGATED BY HMS ENTERPRISE DURING HI 45/76. (SOISS, ROS DTD 30.11.76). NCA.. 7.7.00 DATA RE-ASSESSED. RECORD AMENDED TO DEAD. NE 1446. 21.3.12 LOCATED IN 5708.886N, 0203.331W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 8.5MTRS. (HMSML GLEANER, HI 1360, POST BDC REPROCESSING). GEN DEPTH APPROX 8.5MTRS. LIES APPROX 045/225 DEGS. AN INDENTATION IN THE SEABED CONTAINING ?MINOR DEBRIS. AMEND FOUL. BR STD. 17.4.12 NOT LOCATED 9.2011 USING M/B. (HMSML GLEANER, HI 1360). NCA. 25.10.13 EXAM'D 2013 IN 5708.886N, 0203.330W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 8.19MTRS. LENGTH 16.68MTRS, WIDTH 6.36MTRS, HT 0.31MTR. LIES 155/355 DEGS. (FLEET HM UNIT, SNT 06_13, ABERDEEN INFILL, FOR HI 1360). NCA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: INDENTATION IN SEABED CONTAINING DEBRIS

Position: 57 8.886 N,2 3.331 W

 

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