This is the information page about the shipwreck Countess of strathmore (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 54 32.681 N,0 35.752 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. Ard aidhm
7. Ardgantoch
8. Athelstane
9. Athos
10. Audax
11. Balfron (probably)
12. Ballater
13. Battersea
14. Beaumanoir (probably)
15. Ben aden
16. Berwick (possibly)
17. Black prince (possibly)
18. Botha (possibly)
19. Brentwood
20. Bur
21. Cap palos (part of)
22. Castleford (probably)
23. Commercial
24. Constantia
25. Corsican prince
26. Countess of strathmore (possibly)
27. Creteblock
28. Crimdon (possibly)
29. Dayspring (probably)
30. Defiant
31. Disperser
32. Eaglescliffe (probably)
33. Earl percy
34. Eli
35. Ellida (probably)
36. Erich lea
37. Ferruccio
38. Florentia
39. Fred everard
40. Garthwaite
41. Gimle
42. Glengarry (probably)
43. Glow (part of) (possibly)
44. Glow (part of) (possibly)
45. Gothia
46. Gwalia (possibly)
47. Harrow (probably)
48. Hartley
49. Helene
50. Hercules
51. Highgate
52. Hms desire (possibly)
53. Hms dromio
54. Hms garmo (probably)
55. Hms locheil
56. Hms lord ridley
57. Hms ruthin castle
58. Hms swallow
59. Hornsund (probably)
60. Hurstwood
61. Jane
62. John miles
63. Lady ann
64. Lady helen
65. Lampada (probably)
66. Lanthorn
67. Lerwick (probably)
68. London
69. Lowtyne (possibly)
70. Lucy
71. Madame renee
72. Marchioness of londonderry
73. Marie stuart
74. Martina
75. Melanie (probably)
76. Membland (possibly)
77. Merrie islington
78. Modemi (possibly)
79. Moorlands
80. Moorwood (possibly)
81. Namorado field jacket
82. Novillo
83. Oakwell
84. Pandora
85. Paul
86. Phare (probably)
87. Philander (probably)
88. Polanna
89. Polruan
90. Quaggy (probably)
91. Rikard nordraak
92. Rutil
93. Saint ninian
94. Sarah thinnesen
95. Schaldis (possibly)
96. Sir francis
97. Skane
98. Sna ii
99. Southborough
100. Springhill
101. Stora-korsnas-link i
102. Sumus (probably)
103. Suntrap (probably)
104. Taurus (probably)
105. Ub 30
106. Ub 41
107. Uc 70
108. Victo (bow section)
109. Victo (stern section)
110. Victoria (probably)
111. Wallsend
112. Woodstock (bow section)
113. Woodstock (stern section)

 

Name: COUNTESS OF STRATHMORE (POSSIBLY)

Length 48.8 meter, tonnage 527 ton
Load: coal

Cause: Built in 1853 by palmer bros & co ltd, newcastle. owned at time of loss by general iron screw collier co, london. two square boilers, two clyinder simple expansion engine, single shaft. passage newcastle for london. foundered in ne force 10 gale. three men lost. (a c jackson).

Year of registration: 1988

Water depth above wreck: 44 meter, Height above seabed: 78 cm

Known since: 1988, last detected: 20161212

Details measurements/cartography: H6331/87 23.1.89 WK EXAM'D 19.6.88 IN 543241N, 003539W [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [3 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 42.7 IN GEN DEPTH 44MTRS. NO SOUR. DCS3 HT 3.0MTRS, LENGTH PROBABLY 44MTRS, WIDTH 5.7MTRS. LIES 095/275DEG IN A VERY DECAYED STATE. (LAND & MARINE, HI 414B). INS AS WK 42MTRS. BR STD. HH100/351/09 9.6.95 HULL SHAPE ABOUT ONE FOOT HIGH ABOVE SEABED. WK HAS APEARANCE OF BEING VERY OLD AND DECAYED. TWO CYLINDER ENGINE WITH EQUAL SIZED CYLINDERS. SQUARE BOILER, FERROUS TUBES. A VERY EARLY IRON OR COMPOSITE BUILT STEAMER, POSSIBLY COUNTESS STRATHMORE. (A C JACKSON/C A RACEY). 28.2.06 EUT POSN: 5432.694N, 0035.752W. BA 1612 [6TH EDN, MAY '02]. SEP 2017/000002822 3.5.17 EXAM'D 12.12.16; IN 5432.681N, 0035.752W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 41.37MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 44MTRS, LENGTH 46.2MTRS, WIDTH 12.2MTRS, HEIGHT 2.17MTRS, ORIENTATION 078/258 DEGS. WRECK IS SEVERELY DECAYED. (MMT, HI 1491). AMEND NDW 41MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: VERY DECAYED

Position: 54 32.681 N,0 35.752 W

 

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