This is the information page about the shipwreck Emperor (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 57 14.207 N,1 48.518 W (57.4531, -1.7967)

 

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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. Adventure (probably)
2. Archangel
3. Archangel (possibly)
4. Archangel (possibly)
5. Assyrian
6. Atland
7. Audacious ii
8. Belvoir castle (probably)
9. Ben tarbet
10. Branksea (possibly)
11. Cairnavon
12. Cairnie
13. Clan macphee
14. Coastal emperor
15. Constant star
16. Contender
17. Creekirk
18. Creemuir
19. Cushendall (part of)(possibly)
20. Emperor (possibly)
21. Empire brigade
22. Empress (part of)(possibly)
23. Faithful iii
24. Fiscus
25. Glen tanar
26. Gogovale
27. Gowrie (possibly)
28. Gunborg
29. Hedrun
30. Hms broadwater
31. Hms flotta (possibly)
32. Hms gelsina
33. Hms ormonde
34. Hms yesso (probably)
35. Integrity
36. Jamaica pioneer
37. James hall
38. Karemma
39. Karianda
40. King alfred
41. La brea
42. Luffness
43. Magician
44. Maria w
45. Matador
46. Mercator (probably)
47. Muriel
48. New dawn (possibly)
49. Niritos
50. Nora
51. Our merit (possibly)
52. Ross khartoum
53. Rowanbank
54. Saint magnus
55. Santa catarina
56. Sedgepool
57. Shekatika
58. Sheriffmuir
59. Shirak
60. Silverburn
61. Snefjeld
62. Soesterberg
63. St catherine (probably)
64. St clement (possibly)
65. Star of luxor
66. Sturdee
67. T6 (possibly)
68. Trebartha
69. Trevorian
70. U 1206 (probably)
71. Viking queen
72. Ville de hasselt
73. Windward ho (possibly)
74. Xenia
75. Xmas rose
76. Zitella

 

Name: EMPEROR (POSSIBLY)

Length 28.5 meter, width: 6.2 meter, draught: 3.4, tonnage 130 ton

Cause: built of iron in 1895 by cochrane & cooper, everley. owned at time of loss by andrew walker, aberdeen. one boiler, triple expansion engine of 40nhp, single shaft. passage aberdeen for fishing and return. sank following collision with 'ocean prince'. no lives lost. (sibi).

Year of registration: 1926

Water depth above wreck: 63 meter, Height above seabed: 115 cm

Known since: 1926, last detected: 2009

Details measurements/cartography: 1.3.45 POSITION 571230N, 014730W. (AUBD 313/54, R16). 8.3.73 INS AS USC 40MTRS. NC 210. 15.9.80 AMEND TO USCPA 55MTRS. NE 210. 21.9.09 SEP 2009/000128360 21.9.09 WK LOCATED IN 5714.207N, 0148.519W [WGD] USING DGPS. STANDS APPROX 5.1MTRS HIGH IN GEN DEPTH 64MTRS. (MV VIGILANT, GARDLINE GEOSURVEY, HN FOR HI 1155). INS AS WK USC 57MTRS. BR STD. HH091/155/01 2.3.10 HH091/155/01 & SEP 2010/000098684 2.3.10 EXAM'D 2.9.09 IN 5714.207N, 0148.518W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 58.67 IN GEN DEPTH 63.7MTRS. SCOUR 1.2MTRS DEEP AT WK. LENGTH 36MTRS, WIDTH 8MTRS, HT 5MTRS. LIES 115/295 DEGS. POOR MAGNETIC ANOMALY. INTACT, DEGRADED. (GARDLINE HYDRO, HI 1155). POSSIBLY 'EMPEROR'. INTACT, UPRIGHT, BOWS NW. AMEND WK 58MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: UPRIGHT, INTACT, BOWS NW, MINOR SCOUR AT WK

Position: 57 14.207 N,1 48.518 W

 

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