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 (54.454266666667, -0.39783333333333)

 

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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. Elemore
35. Eli
36. Ellida (probably)
37. Erich lea
38. Ferruccio
39. Florentia
40. Fred everard
41. Garthwaite
42. Gimle
43. Glengarry (probably)
44. Glow (part of) (possibly)
45. Glow (part of) (possibly)
46. Gothia
47. Gwalia (possibly)
48. Harrow (probably)
49. Hartley
50. Helene
51. Hercules
52. Highgate
53. Hms desire (possibly)
54. Hms dromio
55. Hms garmo (probably)
56. Hms locheil
57. Hms lord ridley
58. Hms ruthin castle
59. Hms swallow
60. Hornsund (probably)
61. Hurstwood
62. Jane
63. John miles
64. Lady ann
65. Lady helen
66. Lampada (probably)
67. Lanthorn
68. Lerwick (probably)
69. London
70. Lowtyne (possibly)
71. Lucy
72. Madame renee
73. Marchioness of londonderry
74. Marie stuart
75. Martina
76. Melanie (probably)
77. Membland (possibly)
78. Merrie islington
79. Modemi (possibly)
80. Moorlands
81. Moorwood (possibly)
82. Namorado field jacket
83. Novillo
84. Oakwell
85. Onslow
86. Pandora
87. Paul
88. Phare (probably)
89. Philander (probably)
90. Polanna
91. Polruan
92. Quaggy (probably)
93. Rikard nordraak
94. Rutil
95. Saint ninian
96. Sarah thinnesen
97. Schaldis (possibly)
98. Scotia
99. Sir francis
100. Skane
101. Sna ii
102. Southborough
103. Springhill
104. Stora-korsnas-link i
105. Sumus (probably)
106. Suntrap (probably)
107. Taurus (probably)
108. Trelyon
109. Ub 30
110. Ub 41
111. Uc 70
112. Victo (bow section)
113. Victo (stern section)
114. Victoria (probably)
115. Wallsend
116. Woodstock (bow section)
117. 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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