This is the information page about the shipwreck Corsican prince, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 54 30.076 N,0 29.013 W (54.4542667, -0.3978333)

 

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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. African transport (probably)
2. Afrique
3. Aigburth
4. Amulet
5. Anboto mendi (possibly)
6. Angelo rose
7. Ard aidhm
8. Ardens (probably)
9. Ardgantoch
10. Athelstane
11. Athos
12. Audax
13. Avance (probably)
14. Balfron (probably)
15. Ballater
16. Ballogie
17. Battersea
18. Beaumanoir (probably)
19. Berwick (possibly)
20. Black prince (possibly)
21. Bonhomme richard
22. Botha (possibly)
23. Brentwood
24. Bur
25. Cap palos (part of)
26. Castleford (probably)
27. Commercial
28. Constantia
29. Corsican prince
30. Countess of strathmore (possibly)
31. Creteblock
32. Crimdon (possibly)
33. Defiant
34. Deptford
35. Disperser
36. Doris burton (probably)
37. Eaglescliffe (probably)
38. Earl percy
39. Eli
40. Ellida (probably)
41. Erich lea
42. Ferruccio
43. Florence (possibly)
44. Florentia
45. Fred everard
46. Garthwaite
47. Gem (bow section)
48. Gem (stern section)
49. Gimle
50. Glamorganbrook
51. Glengarry (probably)
52. Glow (part of) (possibly)
53. Glow (part of) (possibly)
54. Gwalia (possibly)
55. Hannah
56. Harrow (probably)
57. Hercules
58. Highgate
59. Hms banyers
60. Hms desire (possibly)
61. Hms desire (possibly)
62. Hms dromio
63. Hms garmo (probably)
64. Hms locheil
65. Hms lord ridley
66. Hms swallow
67. Hms thalia
68. Hornsund (probably)
69. Houghton
70. Hurstwood
71. Jane
72. Lady ann
73. Lady helen
74. Lampada (probably)
75. Lanthorn
76. Leersum (probably)
77. Lerwick (probably)
78. Linaria (probably)
79. London
80. Lowtyne (possibly)
81. Lucy
82. M c holm
83. Madame renee
84. Manx queen
85. Marchioness of londonderry
86. Marie stuart
87. Martina
88. Melanie (probably)
89. Membland (possibly)
90. Merrie islington
91. Modemi (possibly)
92. Moorlands
93. Moorwood (possibly)
94. Namorado field jacket
95. Norenda (possibly)
96. Norhilda
97. Novillo
98. Oakwell
99. Pandora
100. Paul
101. Phare (probably)
102. Philander (probably)
103. Polanna
104. Polruan
105. Princess olga (possibly)
106. Quaggy (probably)
107. Rikard nordraak
108. Runswick
109. Rutil
110. Saint ninian
111. Sapphire (probably)
112. Sarah thinnesen
113. Schaldis (possibly)
114. Sir francis
115. Sixty-six
116. Skane
117. Sna ii
118. Southborough
119. Springhill
120. Sumus (probably)
121. Suntrap (probably)
122. Tangistan
123. Taurus (probably)
124. Ub 30
125. Ub 41
126. Ub 75
127. Uc 70
128. Vaaren
129. Vaaren (possibly)
130. Victo (bow section)
131. Victo (stern section)
132. Victoria (probably)
133. Wallsend
134. Westowrie
135. Woodstock (bow section)
136. Woodstock (stern section)

 

Name: CORSICAN PRINCE

Length 96.3 meter, width: 12.8 meter, draught: 5.2, tonnage 2776 ton
Load: wood: unprocessed and products,railway: stock and construction materials

Cause: Ex-briardale. built in 1900 by short bros, sunderland. owned at time of loss by price line ltd. two boilers, triple expansion engine of 265hp, single shaft. passage dundee for cunkirk. cargo wood. torpedoed by ub 34.

Year of registration: 1917

Water depth above wreck: 49 meter, Height above seabed: 170 cm

Known since: 1917, last detected: 20161214

Details measurements/cartography: H5103/83 30.9.86 FASTENER IN 543005N, 002837W. (KINGFISHER OBSTN BOOKLET - WHITBY AREA). H6331/87 26.1.89 EXAM'D 25.6.88 IN 543005N, 002855W [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [4 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 39.2, FOUL AT 39.6MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 41.3 IN GEN DEPTH 50MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 9.9MTRS, LENGTH 110MTRS, BEAM 15MTRS. LIES 165/345 DEG, IN ONE PIECE AND WITH HIGH POINT AT S END (POSSIBLY NETS). (LAND & MARINE, HI 414B). INS AS SW 39MTRS. BR STD. HH100/351/17 25.4.01 FIRST DIVED IN 1996. STERN STANDS HIGH AND LEANS OVER TO PORT. THE AFT HOLDS ARE UPRIGHT WITH A WINCH BETWEEN THEM. MIDSHIPS THE ENGINE HAS FALLEN 90 DEGS TO PORT. TWO SCOTCH BOILERS. STEERING PEDESTAL LOCATED IN FRONT OF THE BOILERS ON THE STBD SIDE. TIMBER CARGO (SLEEPERS) IS EVIDENT IN THE FWD HOLDS. UNNAMED BELL LOCATED ON PORT SIDE BEHIND THE BOW. IDENTITY BASED ON LENGTH, CARGO AND ENGINE ROOM DAMAGE. (A C JACKSON/C A RACEY). NCA. SEP 2017/000002822 3.5.17 EXAM'D 14.12.16; IN 5430.076N, 0029.013W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 41.30MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 49MTRS, LENGTH 100.3MTRS, WIDTH 15.9MTRS, HEIGHT 9MTRS, ORIENTATION 170/350 DEGS. WRECK APPEARS UPRIGHT AND INTACT BUT IS SEVERELY DISINTEGRATED. (MMT, HI 1491). AMEND NDW 41MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 54 30.076 N,0 29.013 W

 

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