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 (51.761916666667, 1.5857333333333)

 

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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. Aircraft
5. Ambient (probably)
6. Angelus
7. Annie
8. Atlanticos
9. Balgownie (probably)
10. Baltrader
11. Bella donna
12. Blackhill
13. Bonnington court
14. British fortune (probably)
15. Brixton
16. Cairnside
17. Carica milica
18. Cedarwood (possibly)
19. Churston
20. Clan monroe
21. Coalgas
22. Corcrest
23. Cormount (probably)
24. Coureur des mers
25. Cressdene (possibly)
26. Dagmar (probably)
27. Denise germaine (possibly)
28. Disa (possibly)
29. Drofli
30. Dulwich
31. Dynamo
32. Empire bridge
33. Empire ghyll
34. Erna boldt (probably)
35. Estrella (possibly)
36. European gateway (part of)
37. Excelsior
38. F stobart (probably)
39. Faithful star
40. Fleurita
41. Flores (probably)
42. Fort massac
43. Forth
44. Franz fischer (possibly)
45. Friargate (possibly)
46. Friargate (possibly)
47. Gannet (possibly)
48. Gena
49. Gerhard
50. Ghc (possibly)
51. Golconda (possibly)
52. Grantleyhall (possibly)
53. Grenadier (probably)
54. Grisdeale
55. Groeswen (probably)
56. Hardingham (probably)
57. Harlington (probably)
58. Harlyn (probably)
59. Harriet
60. Hebe
61. Heworth
62. Highwave (probably)
63. Hillglen
64. Hm mgb 76 (possibly)
65. Hm torpedo boat no.12
66. Hmml 127 (possibly)
67. Hmmtb 16 (possibly)
68. Hms adonis (possibly)
69. Hms arethusa
70. Hms coquette
71. Hms donna nook
72. Hms duchess of hamilton
73. Hms dundalk
74. Hms eros (possibly)
75. Hms forward iii
76. Hms franc tireur
77. Hms hastfen
78. Hms hirose (probably)
79. Hms japan
80. Hms john e lewis (possibly)
81. Hms kale (probably)(part of)
82. Hms leandros
83. Hms lord airedale
84. Hms lord st vincent (part of)
85. Hms ludlow
86. Hms marconi
87. Hms marsa
88. Hms monarch
89. Hms moravia (possibly)
90. Hms nadine
91. Hms new comet (possibly)
92. Hms oriana
93. Hms reed (possibly)
94. Hms resono (possibly)
95. Hms rhiannon (possibly)
96. Hms sisapon
97. Hms sisters melville
98. Hms st seiriol
99. Hms tervani
100. Hms tunisian
101. Hms velia (possibly)
102. Hms william wesney
103. Hmsm e6
104. Hmtb 10
105. Hmtb no.11 (possibly)
106. Hnlms 227
107. Ignis (possibly)
108. Ingi
109. Iris (possibly)
110. J c dalble
111. Janny
112. Jim
113. Josefina thorden (after part)
114. Kankakee
115. Khartoum (possibly)
116. Knarsdale
117. Koningen emma (part of)(probably)
118. Koningen emma (possibly)
119. Kwasind
120. Lady salisbury
121. Lincairn (possibly)
122. Lindfar
123. Lisette
124. Little world
125. Lonhelen (possibly)
126. Lowland
127. Mac 5 (possibly)
128. Magdapur
129. Mahseer
130. Main topman
131. Marie leonhardt (probably)
132. Mendibil mendi (possibly)
133. Mexico
134. Mi amigo
135. Michail ontchoukoff (possibly)
136. Moidart
137. Morar
138. Neptune (possibly)
139. Nereus
140. Nico
141. Nicolaos piangos
142. Niore
143. Norhauk
144. Norwich trader
145. Ocean lassie
146. Old charlton
147. Ostprussen (possibly)
148. Pallieter (possibly)
149. Paullette
150. Peik
151. Persistant whisper
152. Pescado
153. Peter hamre
154. Petshenga (possibly)
155. Phryne
156. Polgarth
157. Port dalhousie (possibly)
158. Prince igor (probably)
159. Princess juliana
160. Profit
161. Protinus (possibly)
162. Quickstep
163. Ravenscraig (possibly)
164. Rhenas (possibly)
165. Rumania
166. Salerno (possibly)
167. Salerno (possibly)
168. Savona (probably)
169. Scimitar
170. Second chance (possibly)
171. Sheaf field
172. Simon bolivar
173. Stad maastricht
174. Storm
175. Sunbeam
176. Sunk beacon (remains)
177. Sunk head tower
178. Sweep ii
179. Tay bar
180. Telegraaf xviii
181. Tergestea
182. Terukuni maru
183. The sultan
184. Thornaby (possibly)
185. Thyra
186. Torchbearer
187. Uc 11 (possibly)
188. Uc 72 (possibly)
189. Vae victis
190. Vancouver
191. Volante (possibly)
192. Volscian (possibly)
193. Walsingham
194. Wearside
195. White ghost
196. Wychwood (possibly)
197. Yampa (part of)
198. Yampa (part of)
199. Yampa (part of)
200. Yampa (part of)(possibly)
201. Yassou
202. Yewkyle (possibly)
203. 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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