Hms Border Lads Wreck
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Wreck Category | dangerous wreck |
| Status | Dead = Not detected by numerous sources therefore considered not to exist |
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Hms border lads Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
55 2.005 N,1 21.181 W |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
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| Wreck Depth | 18 m |
| Water Depth | 25 m |
| Water Level Effect | always under water/submerged |
| Vertical Datum | Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide |
| Name | HMS BORDER LADS |
| Type | steam ship |
| Flag | GB |
| Length | 26.8 m |
| Width | 5.5 m |
| Draught | 2.7 |
| Tonnage | 86 |
| Tonnage Type | gross |
| Conspic Visual | not visually conspicuous |
| Conspic Radar | not radar conspicuous |
| Date Sunk | Mar 25, 1918 |
| Original Detection Year | 1918 |
| Last Detection Year | 1998 |
| Original Source | other |
| Surveying Details | AMENDED TO NDW. (NO REFERENCE KNOWN, BUT PRIOR TO 1926). H2002/25 25.3.25 NO TRACE OF WK. (HMS FITZROY). H2433/71 22.4.71 NOT FOUND DURING AREA SONAR SEARCH. (ISS, HI 9/70). 7.6.72 AMENDED TO NDWPA. NE 1992. 18.5.73 AMENDED TO USCPA 18MTRS. NC 152. HH090/796/01 6.1.99 NOT LOCATED, DISPROVED. (GARDLINE, HI 796). AMENDED TO DEAD. BR STD. SEP 2019/000043627 NOT LOCATED IN M/B DATASET (2019). (MERITAITO, HI 1513). NFA. |
| Last Amended Date | Jan 6, 1999 |
Circumstances of loss
BUILT IN 1914. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE, SINGLE SHAFT. 1 X 6PDR GUN. HIRED BY THE ADMIRALTY IN 1915. PROBABLY TORPEDOED BY SUBMARINE. 9SIBI).
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