This is the information page about the shipwreck Battersea, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 54 26.97 N,0 22.757 W (54.346066666667, -0.12708333333333)

 

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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. Aigburth
2. Albatross
3. Amsteldam
4. Amulet
5. Angelo rose
6. Ard aidhm
7. Ardens (probably)
8. Ardgantoch
9. Athos
10. Aucuba (possibly)
11. Avance (probably)
12. Balfron (probably)
13. Ballater
14. Ballogie
15. Battersea
16. Beaumanoir (probably)
17. Berwick (possibly)
18. Black prince (possibly)
19. Bonhomme richard
20. Botha (possibly)
21. Brentwood
22. Bur
23. Cap palos (part of)
24. Castleford (probably)
25. Commercial
26. Constantia
27. Corsican prince
28. Countess of strathmore (possibly)
29. Creteblock
30. Crimdon (possibly)
31. Defiant
32. Deptford
33. Disperser
34. Doris burton (probably)
35. Eaglescliffe (probably)
36. Eli
37. Ellida (probably)
38. Erich lea
39. Ferruccio
40. Florence (possibly)
41. Florentia
42. Fred everard
43. G.3
44. Garthwaite
45. Gem (bow section)
46. Gem (stern section)
47. Gimle
48. Glamorganbrook
49. Glengarry (probably)
50. Glow (part of) (possibly)
51. Glow (part of) (possibly)
52. Greltoria (probably)
53. Gwalia (possibly)
54. Hannah
55. Harrow (probably)
56. Hercules
57. Hercules
58. Highgate
59. Hms banyers
60. Hms desire (possibly)
61. Hms desire (possibly)
62. Hms dromio
63. Hms garmo (probably)
64. Hms lord ridley
65. Hms swallow
66. Hms thalia
67. Hornsund (probably)
68. Houghton
69. Hurstwood
70. Jane
71. Jerv
72. Lady ann
73. Lady helen
74. Lampada (probably)
75. Lanthorn
76. Leander
77. Leersum (probably)
78. Lerwick (probably)
79. Linaria (probably)
80. London
81. Lowtyne (possibly)
82. Lucy
83. M c holm
84. Madame renee
85. Malvina (fwd part)
86. Manx queen
87. Marchioness of londonderry
88. Marie stuart
89. Martina
90. Melanie (probably)
91. Membland (possibly)
92. Merrie islington
93. Middlesborough
94. Modemi (possibly)
95. Mongolian
96. Moorlands
97. Namorado field jacket
98. Norenda (possibly)
99. Norhilda
100. Novillo
101. Oakwell
102. Paul
103. Phare (probably)
104. Philander (probably)
105. Polanna
106. Polruan
107. Princess olga (possibly)
108. Quaggy (probably)
109. Rema
110. Rikard nordraak
111. Runswick
112. Rutil
113. Saint ninian
114. Sapphire (probably)
115. Sarah thinnesen
116. Scotia
117. Seistan
118. Serenity
119. Sir francis
120. Sixty-six
121. Skane
122. Sna ii
123. Southborough
124. Springhill
125. Sumus (probably)
126. Suntrap (probably)
127. Tangistan
128. Taurus (probably)
129. Trelyon
130. Trongate
131. Ub 30
132. Ub 41
133. Ub 75
134. Uc 70
135. Vaaren
136. Vaaren (possibly)
137. Victo (bow section)
138. Victo (stern section)
139. Victoria (probably)
140. Wallsend
141. Westowrie
142. Woodstock (bow section)
143. Woodstock (stern section)
144. Zeepaard

 

Name: BATTERSEA

Length 65.5 meter, width: 9.8 meter, draught: 4.7, tonnage 860 ton
Load: coal

Cause: built in 1902 by w dobson & co, newcastle-upon-tyne. owned at time of loss by the gas light & coke co. single boiler, triple expansion engine of 112hp, single shaft. machinery by ne marine engine co, newcastle-upon-tyne. passage newcastle-upon-tyne for london. cargo coal. foundered after collision with the newcastle registered ss walton. one man lost.

Year of registration: 1975

Water depth above wreck: 51 meter, Height above seabed: 80 cm

Known since: 1975, last detected: 20161214

Details measurements/cartography: H4069/72 4.12.75 LOCATED IN 542703N, 002226W USING DECCA. NO 'ON TOP' SOUNDING OBTAINED. (RISDON BEAZLEY MARINE LTD, HN 13.11.75). INS AS USC 28MTRS. BR STD. H6331/87 25.1.89 EXAM'D 5.7.88 IN 542658N, 002239W [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [4 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 46 IN GEN DEPTH 52MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 6.6-7.0MTRS. LIES 280/100DEG, UPRIGHT AND IN ONE PIECE. HIGH POINT, POSSIBLY A MAST, AMIDSHIPS. (LAND & MARINE, HI 414B). AMEND TO WK 45MTRS. BR STD. HH100/351/17 27.4.01 DIVED IN 1999. POSITIVELY IDENTIFED AS BATTERSEA BY THE BELL. UPRIGHT AND ON AN EVEN KEEL. INTACT FROM STERN TO MIDSHIPS. FROM BRIDGE FWD TO THE BOW THE WK IS COLLAPSED. SINGLE BOILER AND ENGINE. ENGINE ROOM IS VERY INTACT WITH CATWALKS AND DECKING STILL IN PLACE. (A C JACKSON/C A RACEY). NCA. SEP 2017/000002822 23.5.17 EXAM'D 14.12.16 IN 5426.970N, 0022.757W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 46.58MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 51MTRS. LENGTH 64.5MTRS, WIDTH 9.8MTRS, HT 5.77MTRS, ORIENTATION 080/260 DEGS. WK APPEARS UPRIGHT AND INTACT. (MMT, HI 1491). AMEND NDW 46MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: UPRIGHT, INTACT, FWD PART COLLAPSED

Position: 54 26.97 N,0 22.757 W

 

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