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 (54.8698333, -0.8991667)

 

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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. Disperser
28. Eaglescliffe (probably)
29. Earl percy
30. Ellida (probably)
31. Ferruccio
32. Fervent
33. Fred everard
34. Garthwaite
35. Gothia
36. Gwalia (possibly)
37. Harrow (probably)
38. Hartley
39. Helene
40. Hercules
41. Highgate
42. Hms desire (possibly)
43. Hms dromio
44. Hms locheil
45. Hms lord ridley
46. Hms ruthin castle
47. Hms swallow
48. Hurstwood
49. John miles
50. King james (possibly)
51. Lampada (probably)
52. Lanthorn
53. London
54. Lowtyne (possibly)
55. Lucy
56. Marchioness of londonderry
57. Marie stuart
58. Membland (possibly)
59. Merrie islington
60. Modemi (possibly)
61. Moorlands
62. Moorwood (possibly)
63. Neptunus (possibly)
64. Ottoland (possibly)
65. Pandora
66. Pathfinder
67. Paul
68. Polanna
69. Polruan
70. Quaggy (probably)
71. Rosella (probably)
72. Rutil
73. Saint ninian
74. Sarah thinnesen
75. Schaldis (possibly)
76. Skane
77. Stora-korsnas-link i
78. Talisman (possibly)
79. Tatiana (possibly)
80. Teesdale (possibly)
81. Ub 30
82. Uc 70
83. Voorwarts (possibly)
84. Wallsend
85. Wayside flower

 

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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