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 (53.3729833, 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. Fittonia (possibly)
24. Flashlight (probably)
25. Francois trixier
26. George royle
27. Georgia (stern section)
28. Giorgio ohlsen
29. Harden
30. Heathfield
31. Hjordis
32. Hms arley
33. Hms cap d'antifer
34. Hms cape spartel (probably)
35. Hms caroline moller
36. Hms cobra
37. Hms fleet tender c (ex-mamari iii)
38. Hms kylemore
39. Hms pintail
40. Hms solomon
41. Hms st donats
42. Hms vortigern
43. Hmsm umpire
44. Keymun
45. La combattante (stern section)
46. Lanterna (probably)
47. Laurium (possibly)
48. London
49. Minorca
50. Mirabel
51. Nimrod (probably)
52. Ogono
53. Ottar jarl
54. P.l.m. 25
55. Pacific
56. Pontfield (forepart)
57. Rimac
58. Robert w pomeroy
59. Rosalie (possibly)
60. Royal scott
61. Schieland
62. Sitona
63. Sverre (possibly)
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. Welsh prince
74. Western mist (possibly)
75. Westland
76. Wimbledon
77. Winhill or whinhill
78. Zephyr
79. 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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