HMS Erin's Isle
Marker: recorded wreck position (Date not recorded).
Key facts
| Name | HMS Erin's Isle | Wikidata label |
|---|---|---|
| Ship type | minesweeper, ferry | Wikidata P31 instance of |
| Cause of loss | War action | Keyword match in English Wikipedia lead sentence |
| Nationality / flag | United Kingdom, Ireland | Wikidata P137 operator → P17 country |
| Operator | Royal Navy, Belfast and County Down Railway | Wikidata P137 operator |
| Sea / ocean | North Sea | Natural Earth marine areas (public domain), point-in-polygon |
| Nearest coast | England | Natural Earth (public domain); approx. 20 km from land |
| Position | 51.5500, 1.3167 | Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0) |
About the wreck
HMS Erin's Isle was a United Kingdom passenger paddle steamer built by A&J Inglis for the Belfast and County Down Railway (B&CDR). She was launched in Glasgow in 1912 as PS Erin's Isle, and sailed regular services on Belfast Lough until 1915.
She was then requisitioned for the Royal Navy and became the minesweeper HMS Erin's Isle. On 7 February 1919 she was sunk by a mine off Nore. with the loss of 23 lives.
Diving & visiting
The wreck of Erin's Isle lies in the North Edinburgh Channel off the Thames Estuary. In 2001 the Ministry of Defence (MoD) began a rolling programme of assessment of wrecks for possible protection as war graves under the Protection of Military Remains Act 1986. In August 2004 the Port of London Authority was advised that the MoD had not designated wreck as a protected place under the Act, but could decide to do so in future.
Location
- Recorded position: 51.5500, 1.3167 (Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0); may be approximate)
- Sea / ocean: North Sea
- Nearest coast: England
Wreck positions on this site are for interest only and are not for navigation. Many wrecks are war graves or legally protected: never disturb human remains or remove artefacts, and check local law before diving.
Text adapted from the Wikipedia article HMS Erin's Isle (revision 1376052046), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section and section(s) “Wreck and war grave”; condensed by selecting paragraphs; citations and formatting removed. No text added. This excerpt is available under the same licence.
Wreck facts from Wikidata (CC0).
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