This is the information page about the shipwreck City of brussels, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 53 33.462 N,3 32.289 W (53.615283333333, -3.42905)

 

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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. ? susie mo ii
2. Alarm
3. Albion (probably)
4. Amlwch rose
5. Angola
6. Angola (part of)(possibly)
7. Ann sumner
8. Ant
9. Ardlough
10. Auchenarden
11. Auspicious
12. Bella
13. Ben cruachan
14. Berwyn
15. Blanche (possibly)
16. Braeglen
17. Burbo & tongue bns (remains) (possibly)
18. Burbo & tongue bns (remains) (possibly)
19. Burbo tower (remains)
20. Burbo tower (remains)
21. Burbo tower (remains)
22. Burbo tower (remains)
23. Cairnross
24. Calcium (probably)
25. Chacabuco (possibly)
26. Chagres
27. City of brussels
28. Counsellor iii
29. Dublin
30. Dunmail
31. El oso
32. Ellan vannin
33. Eversfield
34. Fb 110 (possibly)
35. Fb 112 (possibly)
36. Fb 116 (possibly)
37. Fb 118 (possibly)
38. Fb 265 (possibly)
39. Fb 267 (possibly)
40. Fb 275 (possibly)
41. Fb 278 (possibly)
42. Fb 289 and 292 (probably)
43. Fb 295 (possibly)
44. Fb 296 (possibly)
45. Fb 297 (possibly)
46. Fb 300 (possibly)
47. Fb 43 (possibly)
48. Fb 47 (possibly)
49. Fb 56 (possibly)
50. Fb 72 (possibly)
51. Fb 83 (possibly)
52. Fb 86 (possibly)
53. Fb 98 (probably)
54. Four brothers (possibly)
55. Gannochy
56. Gorsethorn
57. Heron 2
58. Horizon (possibly)
59. J b kee
60. Kilcoan (probably)
61. Leeds (probably)
62. Lelia
63. Letty
64. Linda blanche
65. Lugar
66. Mancunium
67. Margaret
68. Mermaid (probably)
69. Mersey
70. Mid jordan beacon
71. Munster
72. Nestos
73. Nicola faith
74. North jordan bn
75. Ocean home
76. Ocean monarch
77. Penrhos (probably)
78. Penstone
79. Perseverance
80. Princess victoria
81. Queen
82. Queens tower
83. Rea 1
84. Rea 10
85. Rea 5
86. Rea 7 (possibly)
87. Rea 8 (possibly)
88. Rea 9 (possibly)
89. Residu
90. Resurgam
91. Rhosneigr
92. Speke (possibly)
93. Stanleigh
94. Stonedale 2 (possibly)
95. Strathrye
96. Thomas
97. Thorn
98. Tongue beacon
99. Tongue beacon (possibly)
100. Tower base
101. Tt 6 (possibly)
102. Vine (possibly)
103. Ystroom (probably)

 

Name: CITY OF BRUSSELS

Length 118.9 meter, width: 12.2 meter, draught: 8.2, tonnage 3747 ton

Cause: built in 1869 by tod & macgregor, partick, glasgow. owned at time of loss by the inman ss co ltd, liverpool. horizontal, direct-acting engine of 3000hp, single shaft. machiney by larid bros, birkenhead. passage new york for liverpool. was stopped in the water in dense fog when she was struck on the stbd bow by british ss kriby hall. ten lives lost. (sibi).

Year of registration: 1920

Water depth above wreck: 22 meter, Height above seabed: 55.3 cm

Known since: 1920, last detected: 2013

Details measurements/cartography: H6827/20 23.9.20 H6827/20 23.9.20 POSN 533330N, 033000W. (MIN AG & FISH). INS AS NDWPA.

- NM 1611/20. 12.23 AMEND TO DWPA. H4515/46 H4515/46 NOT FOUND. (HMS SEAGULL). H4065/46 2.8.46 H4065/46 2.8.46 WK, LEAST DEPTH 30FT, IN 533306N, 033156W. (HMS SEAGULL). AMEND TO WK 5FMS IN REVISED POSN.

- NM 2568/46. H4515/46 17.8.46 H4515/46 17.8.46 DELETE DWPA IN 533330N, 033000W.

- NM 2840/46. H4515/46 12.9.46 H4515/46 12.9.46 POSN AMENDED TO 533325N, 033210W. (HMS SEAGULL).

- NM 3157/46. H4515/46 28.10.46 H4515/46 28.10.46 LEAST DEPTH NOW 5FMS 5FT. (HMS SEAGULL).

- NM 3607/46. H4515/46 1.1.47 H4515/46 1.1.47 INS G SPH LT BUOY, FL G 5SEC, CLOSE W.

- NM 4202/46. H6706/48 24.11.48 H6706/48 24.11.48 WK DEPTH NOW 7FMS 4FT. (HMS SEAGULL). BUOY DELETED.

- NM 2626/48. H1893/64 11.3.68 H1893/64 11.3.68 LEAST DEPTH FOUND NOW 10FMS 4FT IN 533323N, 033211W. (HMS WOODLARK, HI 11/67). BR STD. H1893/64 17.5.71 H1893/64 17.5.71 EXAM'D IN 533329N, 033211W [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 15.0MTRS [8FMS 1FT], FOUL AT 15.5MTRS [8FMS 3FT]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 16.4MTRS [9FMS]. SIDE ECHO OF 22.5MTRS. NO SCOUR. LIES 060/240 DEG WITH SHOALEST PART AT NE END. 300FT LONG. (HMS WOODLARK). AMEND TO SW 8FMS 1FT.

- NM 728/71. 1.4.74 1.4.74 AMEND TO SW 15MTRS. NC 1978. H3838/86 20.5.88 H3838/86 20.5.88 EXAM'D 26.10.87 IN 533328N, 033212W [OGB] USING HIFIX/6. LEAST E/S DEPTH 15.8 IN GEN DEPTH 23MTRS. NO SCOUR. HYDROSEARCH - VERT. HT 5.7MTRS, SHADOW HT 7.1MTRS. LENGTH 124.2MTRS, BEAM 31.9MTRS. LYING 060/240 DEG WITH BOW NE. LARGE, BROKEN UP WITH SUPERSTRUCTURE AFT. STERN APPEARS TO HAVE BROKEN OFF AND IS ORIENTATED MORE TO THE SW THAN REMAINDER OF WK. (HMS BULLDOG, HI 357). RETAIN AS CHARTED. H1311/88/53 30.11.88 H1311/88/53 30.11.88 WK IN 533329N, 033211W IS CITY OF BRUSSELS. LIES WITH BOW TO NE AND WITH STERN WITH LIST 30 DEG TO STBD. REMAINDER OF WK WELL BROKEN UP WITH LARGE STEEL PLATES AND TANGLED WRECKAGE ON SEABED. ABOUT 390 FT LONG. HIGHEST POINT - BOILERS - HAS LEAST DEPTH 15MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 24MTRS. NO SCOUR. (S A RODGER, 27.10.88). HH100/351/01 5.5.89 HH100/351/01 5.5.89 BELL HAS BEEN RECENTLY RECOVERED CONFIRMING IDENTITY OF WK, THE SIDES OF WHICH HAVE FALLEN OUTWARDS. (K HURLEY, 10.4.89). HH100/351/17 24.4.01 HH100/351/17 24.4.01 LOCATED IN 5333.480N, 0332.280W [WGD]. (HMS SANDOWN). NCA. 10.9.13 10.9.13 EXAM'D 30.5.13 IN 5333.461N, 0332.289W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 19.21 IN GEN DEPTH 22.4MTRS. LEAST W/C DEPTH 18.85MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 122MTRS, WIDTH 35MTRS, HT 4MTRS. LIES 055/265 DEGS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. SALVAGED WK. (FUGRO OSAE, HI 1376). COLLAPSED. AMEND WK 18.8MTRS IN REVISED POSN. RSDRA2022000310935 20.12.22 EXAM'D 30.5.13 IN 5333.462N, 0332.289W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 18.49MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 22.46MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 122MTRS, WIDTH 35MTRS, HT 4MTRS. LIES 055/235 DEGS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. SALVAGED WK. COLLAPSED. NFS. (FUGRO OSAE, HI 1376). AMEND WK 18.4MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: COLLAPSED, BOWS NE

Position: 53 33.462 N,3 32.289 W

 

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