This is the information page about the shipwreck Chelsea (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 53 13.741 N,1 5.381 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. Dromore castle
22. Duncarron
23. Eikhaug
24. Empire newcomen
25. Empress
26. Fireglow
27. Fittonia (possibly)
28. Flashlight (probably)
29. Francois trixier
30. George royle
31. Georgia (stern section)
32. Giorgio ohlsen
33. Harden
34. Heathfield
35. Hjordis
36. Hms arley
37. Hms cap d'antifer
38. Hms cape spartel (probably)
39. Hms caroline moller
40. Hms cobra
41. Hms fleet tender c (ex-mamari iii)
42. Hms kylemore
43. Hms loch alsh
44. Hms nogi
45. Hms pintail
46. Hms solomon
47. Hms st donats
48. Hms vortigern
49. Hmsm umpire
50. Hull trader
51. Keymun
52. La combattante (stern section)
53. Lanterna (probably)
54. Laurium (possibly)
55. Lavinia westholl (possibly)
56. London
57. Minorca
58. Mirabel
59. Nimrod (probably)
60. Ogono
61. Ottar jarl
62. P.l.m. 25
63. Pacific
64. Pontfield (forepart)
65. Rimac
66. Robert w pomeroy
67. Rosalie (possibly)
68. Royal scott
69. Schieland
70. Sitona
71. Sverre (possibly)
72. Tayjack 1 (part of)
73. Tayjack 1 (part of)
74. Tayjack 1 (part of)
75. Teddington
76. Trajan
77. Traviata (possibly)
78. Trelissick
79. Tyneford
80. Vera (probably)
81. Virgin de lourdres
82. Welsh prince
83. Western mist (possibly)
84. Westland
85. Wimbledon
86. Winhill or whinhill
87. Zephyr
88. Zor

 

Name: CHELSEA (POSSIBLY)

Length 70.1 meter, width: 10.1 meter, draught: 4.6, tonnage 1171 ton
Load: ballast

Cause: built in 1884 by palmers co ltd, newcastle-upon-tyne. owned at time of loss by river steam colliers ltd, london. one boiler, compound expansion engine of 136hp, single shaft. passage london for the tyne. ?in ballast. sank following a collision with the ss kirkcaldy in light winds.

Year of registration: 1903

Water depth above wreck: 17 meter, Height above seabed: 81 cm

Known since: 1903, last detected: 20210910

Details measurements/cartography: 22.9.72 SANK NEAR THE DUDGEON. (DODS). 25.9.72 POSN 531400N, 010000E, APPROX. HH100/351/01 23.2.90 SMALL WK DIVED ON IN 531347N, 010516E USING DECCA. (P J LASSIE, 12.6.89). NCA YET. HH090/593/01 10.1.94 EXAM'D 18.8.93 IN 531343.2N, 010530E [OGB] USING SYLEDIS [3 LOPS]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 14.6, FOUL AT 15.0MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 15.7 IN GEN DEPTH 16.9MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 1.3MTR. LENGTH 73MTRS, BREADTH 43 MTRS. BROKEN WRECKAGE LYING 120/300 DEGS. (OCEONICS (UK) LTD., HI 593). BR STD. RSDRA2022000040808 27.10.22 EXAM'D 10/092021: WRECK LOCATED IN 5313.741N, 0105.381E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 15.03MTRS, GEN DEPTH 17MTRS. LENGTH 40MTRS, WIDTH 19MTRS, HT 2.3MTR, ORIENTATION 081/261 DEGS. WELL DEGRADED. (CLINTON MARINE SURVEY AB, HI1728 - H525-9293). AMEND DIST REMAINS OF WK 15MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 53 13.741 N,1 5.381 E

 

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