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 (53.372983333333, 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. Corea
18. Cormarsh
19. Czestochowa
20. Dalemoor
21. Duncarron
22. Eikhaug
23. Empire newcomen
24. Empress
25. Fireglow
26. Francois trixier
27. George royle
28. Georgia (stern section)
29. Giorgio ohlsen
30. Heathfield
31. Hjordis
32. Hms arley
33. Hms cap d'antifer
34. Hms caroline moller
35. Hms fleet tender c (ex-mamari iii)
36. Hms kylemore
37. Hms nogi
38. Hms solomon
39. Hms vortigern
40. Hmsm umpire
41. Hull trader
42. Jessie maersk
43. Kenton
44. Keymun
45. La combattante (stern section)
46. Lanterna (probably)
47. Laurium (possibly)
48. Lavinia westholl (possibly)
49. Marden
50. Minorca
51. Mirabel
52. Nimrod (probably)
53. Ogono
54. Ottar jarl
55. P.l.m. 25
56. Pontfield (forepart)
57. Rimac
58. Robert w pomeroy
59. Rosalie (possibly)
60. Schieland
61. Sitona
62. Sverre (possibly)
63. Tayjack 1 (part of)
64. Tayjack 1 (part of)
65. Tayjack 1 (part of)
66. Teddington
67. Trajan
68. Traviata (possibly)
69. Trelissick
70. Tyneford
71. Vera (probably)
72. Virgin de lourdres
73. Welholme (possibly)
74. Welsh prince
75. Western mist (possibly)
76. Westland
77. Wimbledon
78. Winhill or whinhill
79. Zephyr
80. 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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