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 (54.3460667, -0.1270833)

 

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