This is the information page about the shipwreck Empire blessing, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 24.001 N,3 16.688 E (51.604716666667, 3.38255)

 

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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.

 

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2. Admiralengracht
3. Anna catharina
4. Birkenfels
5. Caesar stettin
6. Capella (possibly)
7. Charles d mciver
8. Childwall (possibly)
9. Christiaan huygens
10. Croxteth hall
11. Doris
12. Edward dawson
13. Eleftheria
14. Empire blessing
15. Fort maisonneuve
16. Foscolo
17. Francis asbury
18. Frigg (possibly)
19. G 88
20. Garonne
21. Gorm
22. Grauw
23. Greta dania
24. Hmmms 248
25. Hmmms 257
26. Hms maori
27. Hr ms balder (possibly)
28. Jeannine andre
29. Jonge catharina
30. Kompas
31. Loodsboot 14
32. Loodsboot no.1
33. Lookout
34. Lst 80
35. M 3231 (possibly)
36. M 3267 (possibly)
37. Magne
38. Marie
39. Meerkerk
40. Neutron
41. Neutron
42. Nippon
43. Noordzee
44. Prangehof
45. Redwood
46. Samselbu (after part)
47. Samselbu (fwd part)
48. Samsip
49. Samvern (e part)
50. Samvern (w part)
51. Santos
52. Seablue
53. Segre
54. Slera ventana
55. Songa
56. Spyros armenakis
57. Steel traveler
58. Tojaro
59. Trawl
60. Tuskar ii
61. Tysla
62. Ub 20 (possibly)
63. Uc 14
64. V 1405 (possibly)
65. Vestland
66. War diwan (after part)
67. War diwan (fore-ship)
68. Zuidpool

 

Name: EMPIRE BLESSING

Length 135.9 meter, width: 17.1 meter, tonnage 7064 ton
Load: armament

Cause: mined and sunk in approaches to r schelde.

Year of registration: 1945

Water depth above wreck: 10 meter

Known since: 1945, last detected: 2018

Details measurements/cartography: H01729/45 3.5.45 STRANDED IN 512402N, 031639E. G CONL BUOY, FL G 10S, ESTAB'D. (ADMIRALTY). INS AS STPA MARKED BY G CONL BUOY, FLG10S.

- NM 1258/45. H02608/45 29.5.45 POSN NOW 512402N, 031646E. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). AMENDED TO ST. BR STD. H5371/46 21.11.46 ONLY MASTS NOW SHOW. (NETH NM 82/632/46). AMEND TO DW (MASTS).

- NM 3231/46. H6941/51 20.11.51 WK STRUCK BY SS KARI. H6028/53 8.10.53 ONLY ONE MAST SEEN. (HMS SHACKLETON). AMEND TO DW (MAST) WITH BUOY.

- NM 2342/53. H2316/54 10.6.54 NOW MARKED BY G SPH BUOY, OCC G 6S, RAREFL, LAID CLOSE N. (SS ANDRIA, HN). AMEND LT BUOY TO G SPH, OCC G 6S, RAREFL, N OF WK.

- NM 1307/54. 16.8.55 BUOY SHOWN CLOSE WSW OF WK ON NETH 203. H01729/45 20.6.57 YELLOW BUOYS LAID FOR SALVAGE OPS. (OSTEND NM 11/62/57). H01729/45 7.7.59 SALVAGE OPS. (OSTEND TNM 12/64/59). 9.9.59 9.9.59 SALVAGE OPS. (OSTEND TNM 14/78/59). H01729/45 4.8.60 LEAST DEPTH OVER WK NOW 11MTRS. BUOY REMOVED. (HMS BROCKLESBY, HN & OSTEND NM 9/67/60).AMEND TO WK 6FMS, DELETE BUOY.

- NM 1871/60. H3199/74 17.6.74 SHOWN AS FOUL ON BELGIAN 7, SHEET 12. AMEND TO FOUL BR STD. 21.1.86 SHOWN AS SW 11.1MTRS ON BELGIAN 101 [1985 EDN]. BR STD. 5.2.91 EMPIRE BLESSING, SWEPT CLEAR AT 11.1MTRS, IN 512402N, 031646E [EUR]. (NETH WK NO.S10 1408). HH342/720/01 23.11.93 POSN NOW FOUL. (OSTENDE NM 123/93). BR STD, 5.7.95 FOUL SHOWN IN 512403N, 031646E [EUR] ON BELGIAN 101 [1995 EDN]. NCA. [WGD] POSN: 5124.001N, 0316.688E.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: Distributed remains of wreck

Position: 51 24.001 N,3 16.688 E

 

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