This is the information page about the shipwreck Blackburn, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 53 5.622 N,1 7.125 E (53.3729833, 1.0462167)

 

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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. Burgos
11. Carrier
12. Chatwood (possibly)
13. Chelsea (possibly)
14. Chevychase
15. Clan morrison
16. Cormarsh
17. Czestochowa
18. Duncarron
19. Eikhaug
20. Empire newcomen
21. Empress
22. Fireglow
23. Francois trixier
24. George royle
25. Georgia (stern section)
26. Giorgio ohlsen
27. Heathfield
28. Hjordis
29. Hms arley
30. Hms cap d'antifer
31. Hms caroline moller
32. Hms fleet tender c (ex-mamari iii)
33. Hms kylemore
34. Hms solomon
35. Hms vortigern
36. Hmsm umpire
37. Jessie maersk
38. Kenton
39. Keymun
40. La combattante (stern section)
41. Lanterna (probably)
42. Laurium (possibly)
43. Marden
44. Minorca
45. Mirabel
46. Nimrod (probably)
47. Ogono
48. Ottar jarl
49. P.l.m. 25
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. Teddington
60. Trajan
61. Traviata (possibly)
62. Trelissick
63. Tyneford
64. Vera (probably)
65. Virgin de lourdres
66. Welholme (possibly)
67. Welsh prince
68. Western mist (possibly)
69. Westland
70. Wimbledon
71. Winhill or whinhill
72. Zephyr
73. Zor

 

Name: BLACKBURN

Length 80.8 meter, width: 11 meter, tonnage 1518 ton

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

Year of registration: 1992

Water depth above wreck: 19 meter, Height above seabed: 0 cm

Known since: 1992, last detected: 1994

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. (C P LARDNER, 20.5.92 - DETAILS FROM SHIPPING GAZETTE). NCA YET. HH090/593/01 18.1.94 CLEARLY DEFINED WK EXAM'D 28.8.93 IN 530535.8N, 010714.2E [OGB] USING SYLEDIS [3 LOPS]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 15.0, FOUL AT 15.3MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 15.5 IN GEN DEPTH 19.0MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 19.3MTRS. DCS3 HT 2.7MTRS, LENGTH 56MTRS, BREADTH 10MTRS. LIES 000/180 DEG. (OCEONICS (UK) LTD., HI 593).

- NM 640/94. HH100/351/19 26.3.03 LOCATION OF THE MAIN BODY OF THE BLACKBURN IS IN 5305.59N, 0107.23E. (JOURNAL OF THE GREAT CENTRAL RAILWAY SOCIETY, VIA C P LARDNER). NCA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: WELL DEFINED WK

Position: 53 5.622 N,1 7.125 E

 

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