This is the information page about the shipwreck Earl percy, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 54 37.459 N,0 44.357 W (54.715416666667, -1.0363666666667)

 

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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. Adine (probably)
2. African transport (probably)
3. Afrique
4. Aigburth
5. Amulet
6. Anboto mendi (possibly)
7. Ardgantoch
8. Athelstane
9. Athos
10. Atlas (possibly)
11. Atwing (possibly)
12. Audax
13. Beaumanoir (probably)
14. Ben aden
15. Berwick (possibly)
16. Botha (possibly)
17. Braconash (possibly)
18. Brentwood
19. Commercial
20. Corsham
21. Corsican prince
22. Countess of strathmore (possibly)
23. Creteblock
24. Crimdon (possibly)
25. Dayspring (probably)
26. Defiant
27. Dimitris
28. Disperser
29. Dredger no 3 (possibly)
30. Eaglescliffe (probably)
31. Earl percy
32. Elemore
33. Ellida (probably)
34. Ferruccio
35. Fervent
36. Fred everard
37. Garthwaite
38. Gothia
39. Gwalia (possibly)
40. Harrow (probably)
41. Hartley
42. Helene
43. Hercules
44. Highgate
45. Hms desire (possibly)
46. Hms dromio
47. Hms locheil
48. Hms lord ridley
49. Hms ruthin castle
50. Hms swallow
51. Hurstwood
52. John miles
53. Kilkis (possibly)
54. King james (possibly)
55. Lampada (probably)
56. Lanthorn
57. London
58. Lowtyne (possibly)
59. Lucy
60. Marchioness of londonderry
61. Marie stuart
62. Membland (possibly)
63. Merrie islington
64. Modemi (possibly)
65. Montauban
66. Moorlands
67. Moorwood (possibly)
68. Neptunus (possibly)
69. Ocean
70. Onslow
71. Ottoland (possibly)
72. Pandora
73. Pathfinder
74. Patria
75. Paul
76. Pitwines (probably)
77. Polanna
78. Polruan
79. Quaggy (probably)
80. Rosella (probably)
81. Rutil
82. Saint ninian
83. Sarah thinnesen
84. Schaldis (possibly)
85. Skane
86. Stora-korsnas-link i
87. Talisman (possibly)
88. Tatiana (possibly)
89. Teesdale (possibly)
90. Ub 30
91. Uc 70
92. Voorwarts (possibly)
93. Wallsend
94. Wayside flower
95. Winga
96. Winga (possibly)

 

Name: EARL PERCY

Length 72.2 meter, width: 8.6 meter, tonnage 952 ton
Load: general and mixed goods,non-ferrous elements and ores: unrefined and refined,clay products

Cause: built by palmer bros & co, jarrow. owned at time of loss by the tyne steam ship co ltd, newcastle (eventually p&o). two boilers, compound engine, single shaft. new engine & boilers in 1879. collided with and sank ss gainsborough in 1883.

Year of registration: 1987

Water depth above wreck: 47 meter, Height above seabed: 155 cm

Known since: 1987, last detected: 20161215

Details measurements/cartography: H5103/83 9.3.87 FASTENERS IN 543737N, 004358W AND 543728N, 004414W. POSNS BY DECCA. (KINGFISHER OBSTN BOOKLET, WHITBY AREA). H6331/87 2.2.89 WK EXAM'D 2.7.88 IN 543727N, 004415W [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [4 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 42 IN GEN DEPTH 47MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 5.2MTRS. LIES 155/335 DEG, WELL BROKEN UP AND COVERING AN AREA 70 X 20MTRS. HAS 3 MAIN HIGH POINTS, HIGHEST AT S END. (LAND & MARINE, HI 414B). HH100/351/09 12.6.95 TWO WELL COLLAPSED HOLDS WITH JUST FRAMES LEFT. PART OF BOW INTACT. STEERING GEAR SEEN WELL FWD NEAR BOWS WHICH SUGGESTS BRIDGE MIDSHIPS. NO ARTEFACTS. TWO BOILERS, SIX FURNACES. STEAM COMPOUND ENGINE. IRON BUILT. (A C JACKSON/C A RACEY). HH100/351/17 25.4.01 FIRST DIVED IN 1994. AFT ENGINED WITH TWO SMALL SCOTCH BOILERS. MIXED CARGO, MAINLY CLAY PIPES BUT SMALL PART OF THE CARGO IN FWD HOLD WAS MADE UP OF COPPER INGOTS SHAPED LIKE PAVING SLABS. STEERING ENGINE BLOCK LOCATED JUST BEHIND FORCASTLE SUGGESTS THAT THE BRIDGE WAS MIDSHIPS. IDENTITY CONFIRMED BY A PIECE OF CROCKERY BEARING THE SHIPPING CO FLAG AND THE LETTERS 'TSSC' (TYNE SS CO). TELEGRAPH RECOVERED FROM PORT SIDE OF THE ENGINE. (A C JACKSON/C A RACEY). NCA. SEP 2017/000002822 5.5.17 EXAM'D 15.12.16 IN 5437.459N, 0044.357W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 41.13MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 46MTRS, LENGTH 74.0MTRS, WIDTH 8.2MTRS, HEIGHT 5.0MTRS, ORIENTATION 155/335 DEGS. WRECK APPEARS TO BE UPRIGHT AND INTACT BUT IS SEVERELY DISINTEGRATED. THE STERN IS THE MOST PROMINENT FEATURE, CONSISTING OF TWO BOILERS AND A LARGE AFT ENGINE BLOCK. (MMT, HI 1491). AMEND NDW 41MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 54 37.459 N,0 44.357 W

 

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