This is the information page about the shipwreck Black prince (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 54 32.025 N,0 25.745 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. African transport (probably)
2. Afrique
3. Aigburth
4. Amulet
5. Anboto mendi (possibly)
6. Ard aidhm
7. Ardens (probably)
8. Ardgantoch
9. Athos
10. Aucuba (possibly)
11. Audax
12. Balfron (probably)
13. Ballater
14. Ballogie
15. Battersea
16. Beaumanoir (probably)
17. Berwick (possibly)
18. Black prince (possibly)
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. Garthwaite
43. Gem (bow section)
44. Gem (stern section)
45. Gimle
46. Glamorganbrook
47. Glengarry (probably)
48. Glow (part of) (possibly)
49. Glow (part of) (possibly)
50. Gwalia (possibly)
51. Hannah
52. Harrow (probably)
53. Hercules
54. Highgate
55. Hms banyers
56. Hms desire (possibly)
57. Hms desire (possibly)
58. Hms dromio
59. Hms garmo (probably)
60. Hms locheil
61. Hms lord ridley
62. Hms swallow
63. Hornsund (probably)
64. Houghton
65. Hurstwood
66. Jane
67. Jerv
68. Lady ann
69. Lady helen
70. Lampada (probably)
71. Lanthorn
72. Leersum (probably)
73. Lerwick (probably)
74. Linaria (probably)
75. London
76. Lowtyne (possibly)
77. Lucy
78. M c holm
79. Madame renee
80. Marchioness of londonderry
81. Marie stuart
82. Martina
83. Melanie (probably)
84. Membland (possibly)
85. Merrie islington
86. Modemi (possibly)
87. Moorlands
88. Moorwood (possibly)
89. Namorado field jacket
90. Norenda (possibly)
91. Norhilda
92. Novillo
93. Oakwell
94. Pandora
95. Paul
96. Phare (probably)
97. Philander (probably)
98. Polanna
99. Polruan
100. Princess olga (possibly)
101. Quaggy (probably)
102. Rema
103. Rikard nordraak
104. Runswick
105. Rutil
106. Saint ninian
107. Sapphire (probably)
108. Sarah thinnesen
109. Sir francis
110. Sixty-six
111. Skane
112. Sna ii
113. Southborough
114. Springhill
115. Sumus (probably)
116. Suntrap (probably)
117. Tangistan
118. Taurus (probably)
119. Ub 30
120. Ub 41
121. Ub 75
122. Uc 70
123. Vaaren
124. Vaaren (possibly)
125. Victo (bow section)
126. Victo (stern section)
127. Victoria (probably)
128. Wallsend
129. Westowrie
130. Woodstock (bow section)
131. Woodstock (stern section)
132. Zeepaard

 

Name: BLACK PRINCE (POSSIBLY)

Length 29.6 meter, width: 7 meter, draught: 5.2, tonnage 298 ton
Load: coal

Cause: Built of wood in 1838. owned at time of loss by r k smith. passage hartelpool for portsmouth. sank following collision with ss larch.

Year of registration: 1890

Water depth above wreck: 54 meter, Height above seabed: 170 cm

Known since: 1890, last detected: 20161215

Details measurements/cartography: SANK 5 MILES OFF WHITBY. H5103/83 26.9.86 FASTENER IN 543159N, 002523W. POSN BY DECCA. (KINGFISHER OBSTN BOOKLET - WHITBY AREA). H6331/87 26.1.89 EXAM'D 16.6.88 IN 543201N, 002539W [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [4 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 51 IN GEN DEPTH 55MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 4.7MTRS. LIES 170/350 DEG, WELL BROKEN AND COVERING AN AREA 65 X 10MTRS. (LAND & MARINE, HI 414B). BR STD. SEP 2017/000002822 3.5.17 EXAM'D 15.12.16; IN 5432.025N, 0025.745W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 49.62MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 54MTRS, LENGTH 63.4MTRS, WIDTH 10.6MTRS, HEIGHT 4.98MTRS, ORIENTATION 170/350 DEGS. WRECK APPEARS TO BE UPRIGHT AND INTACT, BUT IS SEVERELY DISINTEGRATED. (MMT, HI 1491). AMEND NDW 49MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 54 32.025 N,0 25.745 W

 

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