Minesweeper Wrecks WWI

Hms Ascot Wreck

BUILT AS A PURPOSE BUILT MINESWEEPER IN 1916 BY AILSA SHIP BUILDING CO. STEEL HULLED. FOUR BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 1400 HP, PADDLE PROPULS...

Hms Fairmaid Wreck

SUNK BY MINE, WHILE MINE SWEEPING OFF THE NEWARP LTV. (NAVAL STAFF MONOGRAPHS VOL 17).

Hms Hythe Wreck

BUILT 1905, HIRED AS A MINE SWEEPER IN OCT 1914. SANK FOLLOWING A COLLISION WITH HMS SARNIA OFF CAPE HELLES. (SHIPS OF THE ROYAL NAVY VOL.2)

Hms Kempton Wreck

VESSEL BUILT 1916 BY FERGUSON. MINED OFF DOVER. (SHIPS OF THE ROYAL NAVY). MINE LAID BY GERMAN SUBMARINE UC 1. (R VERPOORTE).

Hms Ludlow Wreck

AN 'ASCOT' CLASS MINESWEEPER. BUILT IN 19156 BY GOOLE SB CO LTD. TAKEN INTO RN SERVICE AT COMPLETION. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE, PADDLE PROP...

Hms Marsa Wreck

SANK AFTER COLLISION. (WW1 RNSL).

Hms Plumpton (Probably) Wreck

PADDLER. 'ASCOT' CLASS. BUILT IN 1916 BY MCMILLAN. MINED OFF OSTEND. (SRN).

Hms Redcar Wreck

VESSEL BUILT 1916 BY AYRSHIRE DOCKYARD CO., OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY HM NAVY. DIAGONAL COMPOUND ENGINES OF 1,400NHP. WAS IN COMPANY OF HMS KEMPTON, OF...

Hms Redcar Wreck

VESSEL BUILT 1916 BY AYRSHIRE DOCKYARD CO., OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY HM NAVY. DIAGONAL COMPOUND ENGINES OF 1,400NHP. WAS IN COMPANY OF HMS KEMPTON, OF...

Hms Roedean Wreck

2.10.1914 EX-ROEBUCK II. BUILT IN 1897 BY THE NAVAL CONSTRUCTION AND ARMAMENT COMPANY, BARROW-IN-FURNESS FOR THE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY. REQU...

M 14 Wreck

MINED.

M 23 Wreck

BUILT 1915 BY J.C. TECKLENBORG, GEESTEMUNDE. MINED IN N SEA WITH LOSS OF 2 LIVES. [DRAWING OF VESSEL TYPE]. (DIE DEUTSCHEN KRIEGSSCHIFFE)

M 27 Wreck

BUILT 1916 BY NEPTUN. SUNK, WHILST UNDERGOING TRIALS, FOLLOWING COLLISION WITH GERMAN SS PARANAGUA. (DIE DEUTSCHEN KRIEGSSCHIFFE)

M 39 Wreck

MINED. (WARSHIPS OF WW1).

M 40 Wreck

MINED. (WARSHIPS OF WW1)

M 41 Wreck

No description

M 47 Wreck

BUILT 1916 BY A. G. NEPTUN, ROSTOCK. MINED. 5 LIVES LOST. (WARSHIPS OF WW1 & DIE DEUTSCHEN KRIESCHIFFE [DRAWING OF TYPE OF VESSEL]).

M 56 (Possibly) Wreck

MINED IN N SEA. (GERMAN WAR NOTICE 572/18 & WARSHIPS OF WW1). BUILT 1916 BY VULCAN. MINED WITH LOSS OF 6 LIVES. (DIE DEUTSCHEN KRIEGSSCHIFFE...

M 6 Wreck

MINED IN N SEA.

M 62 Wreck

MINED IN NORTH SEA. (WARSHIPS OF WW1).

M 64 Wreck

MINED. (WARSHIPS OF WW1).

M 95 Wreck

MINED. (WARSHIPS OF WW1).

M49 Wreck

TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 1400 NHP, TWO SHAFTS. 3 X 3.4INCH GUNS. MINED WITH LOSS OF 6 LIVES. (WARSHIPS OF WW1 & K HEATH)

M63 (Probably) Wreck

BUILT IN 1917 WITH TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINES OF 1,850HP. HAD 2 OR 3, 3.4IN OR 4.1IN GUNS & A COMPLEMENT OF 40 CREW. MINED IN THE NORTH SEA. (WARSHIPS O...

M9 Wreck

BUILT IN 1915. TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINES OF 1,400 HP. 2 X 3.4IN GUNS. MINED IN THE NORTH SEA. COMPLEMENT 40. (WARSHIPS OF WW1).