This is the information page about the shipwreck Empire kingsley, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 8.103 N,5 51.028 W (50.161333333333, -5.6753333333333)

 

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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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6. Arnside (possibly)
7. Asia
8. Aurelien
9. Balbec
10. Bill (part of)(possibly)
11. Bill (possibly)
12. Boynton (possibly)
13. Busby
14. Camiola (possibly)
15. Cato
16. Cheerful
17. Chimu
18. Christina
19. Christos markettos
20. City of cardiff
21. City of westminster (& kul)
22. Clan macnab
23. Conqueror
24. Courtown
25. Denebola
26. Depois
27. Devon
28. Dunaskin
29. Dundee (probably)
30. Emblem
31. Empire flamingo (for'd section)
32. Empire kingsley
33. Enrico parodi
34. Gallier (possibly)
35. Garthclyde (possibly)
36. Gemini
37. Geopotes viii
38. Girl patricia
39. Glamorgan coast
40. Heathmore
41. Helene (probably)
42. Hms decoy (probably)
43. Hms pincher
44. Holland xix
45. Hopeful (possibly)
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47. J duncan
48. Jose de aramburu
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50. Juan ferrer
51. Kate thomas (possibly)
52. Kildonan ?
53. Lake grafton
54. Lake grafton (possibly)
55. Liberty
56. Lincoln
57. Luna
58. Luxembourg (probably)
59. Lyminge
60. Maria de larrinaga
61. Marie roberts
62. Maroc
63. Moorview
64. Mystique (possibly)
65. New pioneer
66. Ocean harvest
67. Orion
68. Oriskany
69. Phoenix 202
70. Pioneer (possibly)
71. Polesley (possibly)
72. Regency (probably)
73. Rms mulheim
74. Saint guenole
75. Saxon briton
76. Sea viper
77. Seapoint (possibly)
78. Setubel(probably)
79. Sirius (possibly)
80. Stabil (possibly)
81. Sylvia-mary z-525
82. Thorsa (part of)(possibly)
83. Tralee trader
84. Traute sarnow
85. Tungufoss
86. Tyrhaug
87. U 1208 (possibly)
88. U 1209 (possibly)
89. U 247 (possibly)
90. Umbre
91. Union crystal (possibly)
92. Union star (parts of)(probably)
93. Veghtstroom (possibly)
94. Vine branch (possibly)
95. Vinovia
96. Wild boar
97. William cory

 

Name: EMPIRE KINGSLEY

Length 132 meter, width: 17.1 meter, draught: 10.4, tonnage 6996 ton
Load: ballast

Cause: built in 1941 by greenock dockyard co. owned at time of loss by the ministry of war transport. triple expansion engine of 320 nhp, single shaft. machinery by d rowan & co ltd, glasgow. passage ghent for manchester. torpedoed by u-315 while part of convoy tbc 103. 47 men lost. (sibi, dods, wwsl & bot).

Year of registration: 1945

Water depth above wreck: 56 meter, Height above seabed: 129 cm

Known since: 1945, last detected: 2013

Details measurements/cartography: H0113/45 4.7.45 SUNK IN 500800N, 053100W (SIC). (PLYMOUTH LIST 840/2). 22.3.45 22.3.45 GOOD SONAR CONTACT. (CINC PLYMOUTH, AUBD301/260). H48 JULY 1945 GOOD SONAR CONTACT IN 500824N 055030W. L 400FT, H48FT. (CINC PLYMOUTH, AUBD 301/258). 12.7.76 12.7.76 WK LOCATED IN 500802N, 055100W USING DECCA. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). NCA. H2613/78 10.3.78 H2613/78 10.3.78 LOCATED 1.8.77 IN 500804N, 055058W [OGB] USING HF/6 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 51MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 57MTRS. SCOUR 1MTR. LIES ROUGHLY NW/SE & APPEARS BROKEN UP. DIFFICULT TO DETECT ON DCS3 TRACE. ROCKS SHOALER THAN WK WITHIN 400MTRS. (HMS FOX, HI42A/77). CHART AS WK 51MTRS. BR STD. 7.2.14 7.2.14 EXAM'D 8.12.13 IN 5008.103N, 0551.028W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 49.7 IN GEN DEPTH 56.5MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 140MTRS, WIDTH 27MTRS, HT 6.8MTRS. LIES 129/309 DEGS WITH BOWS WNW. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (MMT, HI 1405). GENERALLY COLLAPSED. TWO BOILERS. LIES AMONGST ROCK OUTCROPS. AMEND WK 49MTRS.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: MAINLY COLLAPSED, BOWS NW, AMONGST OUTDROPS

Position: 50 8.103 N,5 51.028 W

 

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