This is the information page about the shipwreck Blackburn (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 53 10.455 N,1 0.684 E (53.372983333333, 1.0462166666667)

 

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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. Ahamo
2. Algarve
3. Amberley
4. Ambrose fleming
5. Antiope
6. Aquarius (possibly)
7. Baron ailsa
8. Birtley
9. Blackburn
10. Blackburn (possibly)
11. Burgos
12. Carrier
13. Chatwood (possibly)
14. Chelsea (possibly)
15. Chevychase
16. Clan morrison
17. Cormarsh
18. Czestochowa
19. Dalemoor
20. Empire newcomen
21. Empress
22. Fireglow
23. Francois trixier
24. George royle
25. Giorgio ohlsen
26. Harden
27. Heathfield
28. Hjordis
29. Hms arley
30. Hms cap d'antifer
31. Hms cobra
32. Hms fleet tender c (ex-mamari iii)
33. Hms kylemore
34. Hms loch alsh
35. Hms solomon
36. Hms st donats
37. Hmsm umpire
38. Hull trader
39. La combattante (stern section)
40. Lanterna (probably)
41. Laurium (possibly)
42. Lavinia westholl (possibly)
43. Mirabel
44. Nimrod (probably)
45. Ogono
46. Ottar jarl
47. P.l.m. 25
48. Pacific
49. Petroswift
50. Pontfield (forepart)
51. Rimac
52. Robert w pomeroy
53. Rosalie (possibly)
54. Schieland
55. Sitona
56. Sverre (possibly)
57. Tayjack 1 (part of)
58. Tayjack 1 (part of)
59. Tayjack 1 (part of)
60. Trajan
61. Traviata (possibly)
62. Trignac (possibly)
63. Vera (probably)
64. Victoria
65. Virgin de lourdres
66. Welsh prince
67. Western mist (possibly)
68. Westland
69. Wimbledon
70. Zephyr
71. Zor

 

Name: BLACKBURN (POSSIBLY)

Length 80.8 meter, width: 11 meter, tonnage 1518 ton
Load: general and mixed goods

Cause: built by earl's co ltd, hull. owned at time of loss by the great central railway co. two boilers, triple expansion engine of 309hp, single shaft. passage grimsby for antwerp. general cargo. sank following a collision with ss rock.

Year of registration: 1910

Water depth above wreck: 14 meter

Known since: 1910, last detected: 1993

Details measurements/cartography: HH100/351/05 29.5.92 REMAINED AFLOAT FOR 5.5 HOURS FOLLOWING THE COLLISION AND SANK, ACCORDING TO CAPTAIN, IN 530700N, 010000E, APPROX OR 3.5 MILES SE BY S FROM S RACE BANK BUOY IN 10FMS. WAS LOCATED BY DIVERS A FEW DAYS AFTER SINKING IN 6 - 7FMS LYING ON HER SIDE. (SHIPPING GAZETTE, VIA C P LARDNER, 20.5.92). NCA. HH090/593/01 18.1.94 NOTHING FOUND IN LISTED POSN BUT SONAR CONTACT, APPARENTLY A COMPLETELY BURIED WK, EXAM'D 6.9.93 IN 531026.1N, 010047.6E [OGB] USING SYLEDIS [3 LOPS]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 12.5MTRS. NO FOUL. LEAST E/S DEPTH 13.2 IN GEN DEPTH 13.8MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 0.9MTR. (OCEONICS (UK) LTD., HI 593). LENGTH FROM SONAR TRACE 80MTRS. INS AS FOUL. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: VIRTUALLY BURIED WK

Position: 53 10.455 N,1 0.684 E

 

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