Hms Dromio Wreck
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Wreck Category | non-dangerous wreck |
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Hms dromio Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
54 32.026 N,0 35.816 W |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
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| Wreck Depth | 40.52 m |
| Water Depth | 46 m |
| Water Level Effect | always under water/submerged |
| Vertical Datum | Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide |
| Name | HMS DROMIO |
| Type | fishing vessel |
| Flag | GB |
| Sonar Length | 45 |
| Sonar Width | 9.48 |
| Shadow Height | 4.45 |
| Orientation | 126 |
| Tonnage | 380 |
| Tonnage Type | gross |
| Conspic Visual | not visually conspicuous |
| Conspic Radar | not radar conspicuous |
| Original Detection Year | 1917 |
| Last Detection Year | 2016 |
| Original Source | unknown |
| Surveying Details | ORIGINALLY THOUGHT TO BE SS BRENTWOOD BUT SEE [5987]. H589/17 26.1.17 AREA SWEPT CLEAR AT 8FMS. PRESUMED NO DANGER TO SURFACE NAVIGATION. (PMSO, TYNE) POSN GIVEN AS 543200N, 003600W, APPROX. CHARTED AS WK [OLD SYMBOL] PD (1917). (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). BA 1191. ALSO REPORTED SUNK 4M ENE FROM WHITBY. H3752/26 11.6.26 NOW CHARTED AS NDW PD (1917). (AUTHORITY NOT STATED) NE 1191. H4593/59 9.11.59 NOW CHARTED AS NDW PD. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED) NC 1200. 29.10.75 NOW CHARTED AS USC PD 28MTRS. (TONNAGE KNOWN) NC 134. H5103/83 15.9.83 COMPUTED DECCA CO-ORDS GIVEN. (KINGFISHER NO W61, WHITBY AREA: BAYMANS HOLE, APR 1983 EDN). H1311/88 11.10.88 DEFINITE WK IN 543200N, 003552W. FISHED REGULARLY. (M FREEMAN 30.9.88). AMEND TO USCPA 28MTRS. BR STD. H6331/87 19.1.89 EXAM'D 18.6.88 IN 543201N, 003541W [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [4 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 37.5, FOUL AT 38.0MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 40.6 IN GEN DEPTH 46MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 7.9MTRS, LENGTH 45MTRS, WIDTH 7MTRS. LIES 125/305DEG WITH MAST-LIKE PROJECTION NEAR SE END SUGGESTING THAT WK IS ON ITS SIDE. (LAND & MARINE, HI 414B). AMEND TO SW 37MTRS. BR STD. HH100/351/09 7.6.95 LIES ON PORT SIDE. FULLY DECKED AND INTACT BOWS TO MIDSHIPS. STBD QUARTER OF STERN HOLED AND OPEN. FRONT HOLD OPEN ON STBD SIDE. GUN ON PORT SIDE AT BACK OF WHEELHOUSE. LARGE WINCH IN FRONT OF WHEELHOUSE IS INTACT. TOILET IN WHEELHOUSE. TELEGRAPH IN SLOW ASTERN POSN (MAKERS CHADBURNS). FISHING TACKLE OVER BOWS. TYPICAL STEAM TRAWLER, POSSIBLY HMS DROMINO. (A C JACKSON & C A RACEY). HH100/351/21 4.6.04 A TYPICAL STEEL KETCH-TYPE TRAWLER. LIES ON PORT SIDE WITH LIST OF ABOUT 60 DEGS. ON THE LATEST DIVE IN SEPT 2003 THE STERN GUN APPEARS TO HAVE FALLEN TO THE SEABED AS IT IS NOT IN PLACE. TWO OF THE NAVIGATION LAMPS WERE RECENTLY FOUND IN THE STERN AREA WITH MAKER'S PLATES INSCRIBED 'HELLYER BROS LTD, ST ANDREW'S DOCK HULL' AND 'HULL FISHING OWNERS ASSOCIATION LIMITED NO 176'. THIS IS CONSISTENT WITH KNOWN DETAILS OF DROMIO WHICH WAS OWNED BY HELLYER BROS. (A C JACKSON & C A RACEY). NCA. 28.2.06 EUT POSN: 5432.027N, 0035.786W. BA 1612 [6TH EDN, MAY '02]. HMS DROMIO SANK 4M N [T] FROM WHITBY. (NOIC MIDDLESBOROUGH). SEP 2017/000002822 5.5.17 EXAM'D 12.12.16 IN 5432.026N, 0035.816W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 40.52MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 46MTRS, LENGTH 45.0MTRS, WIDTH 9.4MTRS, HEIGHT 4.45MTRS, ORIENTATION 126/306 DEGS. WRECK LIES WITH A LIST TO THE PORT. WRECK HAS DETERIORATED WITH NO EVIDENCE OF THE SUPERSTRUCTURE, SOME REMAINS OF THE HULL ARE PRESENT. (MMT, HI 1491). AMEND NDW 40MTRS IN REVISED POSN. |
| Last Amended Date | May 5, 2017 |
Circumstances of loss
BUILT OF STEEL IN 1929. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE, SINGLE SHAFT. HIRED AS MINESWEEPER 8.1939. SANK FOLLOWING COLLISION N OF WHITBY. (SRN & SIBI).
WRECK MAP LOADING ...
54 32.026 N,0 35.816 W
Hms Dromio on Wreck Map
Hms Dromio Wreck on Google Map
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