This is the information page about the shipwreck Empire bridge, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 53.362 N,1 32.562 E (51.7619167, 1.5857333)

 

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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. Aduatiek (possibly)
2. Afrin (probably)
3. Agamemnon
4. Ambient (probably)
5. Angelus
6. Atlanticos
7. Balgownie (probably)
8. Baltrader
9. Bonnington court
10. British fortune (probably)
11. Brixton
12. Cairnside
13. Carica milica
14. Cedarwood (possibly)
15. Churston
16. Clan monroe
17. Coalgas
18. Corcrest
19. Cormount (probably)
20. Coureur des mers
21. Cressdene (possibly)
22. Dagmar (probably)
23. Denise germaine (possibly)
24. Disa (possibly)
25. Dulwich
26. Dynamo
27. Empire bridge
28. Empire ghyll
29. Erna boldt (probably)
30. Estrella (possibly)
31. European gateway (part of)
32. F stobart (probably)
33. Faithful star
34. Fleurita
35. Flores (probably)
36. Fort massac
37. Forth
38. Franz fischer (possibly)
39. Friargate (possibly)
40. Friargate (possibly)
41. Gannet (possibly)
42. Gena
43. Gerhard
44. Ghc (possibly)
45. Golconda (possibly)
46. Grantleyhall (possibly)
47. Grenadier (probably)
48. Grisdeale
49. Groeswen (probably)
50. Hardingham (probably)
51. Harlington (probably)
52. Harlyn (probably)
53. Harriet
54. Hebe
55. Highwave (probably)
56. Hillglen
57. Hm mgb 76 (possibly)
58. Hm torpedo boat no.12
59. Hmml 127 (possibly)
60. Hmmtb 16 (possibly)
61. Hms adonis (possibly)
62. Hms arethusa
63. Hms coquette
64. Hms donna nook
65. Hms duchess of hamilton
66. Hms eros (possibly)
67. Hms forward iii
68. Hms franc tireur
69. Hms hastfen
70. Hms hirose (probably)
71. Hms japan
72. Hms john e lewis (possibly)
73. Hms kale (probably)(part of)
74. Hms leandros
75. Hms lord airedale
76. Hms ludlow
77. Hms marconi
78. Hms marsa
79. Hms monarch
80. Hms moravia (possibly)
81. Hms nadine
82. Hms new comet (possibly)
83. Hms oriana
84. Hms reed (possibly)
85. Hms resono (possibly)
86. Hms rhiannon (possibly)
87. Hms sisapon
88. Hms sisters melville
89. Hms tervani
90. Hms tunisian
91. Hms velia (possibly)
92. Hms william wesney
93. Hmsm e6
94. Hmtb 10
95. Hnlms 227
96. Ignis (possibly)
97. Ingi
98. J c dalble
99. Janny
100. Jim
101. Josefina thorden (after part)
102. Kankakee
103. Khartoum (possibly)
104. Knarsdale
105. Koningen emma (part of)(probably)
106. Koningen emma (possibly)
107. Kwasind
108. Lady salisbury
109. Lincairn (possibly)
110. Lindfar
111. Lisette
112. Lonhelen (possibly)
113. Lowland
114. Mac 5 (possibly)
115. Magdapur
116. Mahseer
117. Main topman
118. Marie leonhardt (probably)
119. Mendibil mendi (possibly)
120. Mexico
121. Mi amigo
122. Michail ontchoukoff (possibly)
123. Moidart
124. Morar
125. Neptune (possibly)
126. Nereus
127. Nico
128. Nicolaos piangos
129. Niore
130. Norhauk
131. Norwich trader
132. Old charlton
133. Ostprussen (possibly)
134. Pallieter (possibly)
135. Paullette
136. Peik
137. Persistant whisper
138. Pescado
139. Peter hamre
140. Petshenga (possibly)
141. Phryne
142. Polgarth
143. Port dalhousie (possibly)
144. Prince igor (probably)
145. Princess juliana
146. Profit
147. Protinus (possibly)
148. Quickstep
149. Ravenscraig (possibly)
150. Rhenas (possibly)
151. Salerno (possibly)
152. Salerno (possibly)
153. Savona (probably)
154. Scimitar
155. Second chance (possibly)
156. Simon bolivar
157. Stad maastricht
158. Storm
159. Sunbeam
160. Sunk beacon (remains)
161. Sunk head tower
162. Sweep ii
163. Tay bar
164. Telegraaf xviii
165. Tergestea
166. Terukuni maru
167. The sultan
168. Thornaby (possibly)
169. Thyra
170. Torchbearer
171. Uc 11 (possibly)
172. Uc 72 (possibly)
173. Vae victis
174. Vancouver
175. Volscian (possibly)
176. Walsingham
177. Wearside
178. White ghost
179. Wychwood (possibly)
180. Yassou
181. Yewkyle (possibly)
182. Ypapanti

 

Name: EMPIRE BRIDGE

Length 54.9 meter, tonnage 348 ton

Cause: Built in 1941 by yarwood. a tudor queen class vessel. owned at time of loss by ministry of shipping. one boiler, triple expansion engine, single shaft. machinery aft. sank, together with an admiralty pontoon, while engaged in salvage ops on wreck of fort massac.

Year of registration: 1946

Water depth above wreck: 13 meter, Height above seabed: 95 cm

Known since: 1946, last detected: 2007

Details measurements/cartography: FOR DETAILS - SEE FORT MASSAC. H2913/83 18.10.84 EXAM'D 14.6.84 IN 515319N, 013238E [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 12 IN GEN DEPTH 13.7MTRS. NO SCOUR. NO DCS3 HT OBTAINED. LIES APPROX 095/275DEGS, WITH BOW ALONGSIDE FORT MASSAC. SONAR LENGTH 55MTRS, BREADTH 20MTRS. (HMS ECHO, HI 192) H4024/86 15.2.88 EXAM'D TOGETHER WITH FORT MASSAC, WHICH SEE. (NP 1016, HI 373). HH090/573/01 29.9.93 LOCATED 15.8.93 IN 515319.3N, 013239.9E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [3 LOPS]. NOT EXAM'D. LEAST E/S DEPTH OBTAINED 10.1 IN GEN DEPTH 12-13MTRS. RETAIN AS CHARTED. (NP 1016, HI 573). HH090/690/01 20.5.96 LOCATED, NOT EXAMINED. (NP 1016, HI 690). 12.5.98 WK SHOWN IN 515319N, 013238.5E, IN CONJUNCTION WITH FORT MASSAC ON HARWICH HBR CONSERVANCY BOARD 51/3. NCA. HH091/215/01 13.2.08 EXAM'D 16.11.07 IN 5153.362N, 0132.562E [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 9.84 IN GEN DEPTH 13.0MTRS. NO SCOUR. APPEARS AS DEBRIS OVER 37MTRS TOWARDS 340 DEGS. CONSIDERABLY BROKEN BUT OUTLINE REMAINS EVIDENT. POSSIBLE BOILER PRESENT WITH A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF DEBRIS WHICH INCLUDES NUMEROUS SPARS OR GIRDERS. (HMSML GLEANER, HI 1215). FULLY BROKEN UP. CHART IN CONJUNCTION WITH [14587] (FORT MASSAC). FOR FILING ONLY. NCA. SEP 2023/000091490 04.05.23 WK NOT LOCATED IN M/B DATASET (HHA SURVEY 2022). NFS.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: SHOWN IN CONJUNCTION WITH [14587] (FORT MASSAC) See Also: 14578

Position: 51 53.362 N,1 32.562 E

 

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