This is the information page about the shipwreck Empire lough (probably), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 5.538 N,1 14.662 E (51.075983333333, 1.4147)

 

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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. Admiral gardner
2. Africa
3. Agen
4. Alcantara
5. Alice
6. Amplegarth
7. Angelus (possibly)
8. Atlantic (possibly)
9. Avoca
10. Blanc nez
11. Bobby
12. Brandenburg
13. Bravore
14. Brendonia
15. Cabo espartel
16. Charente
17. Christianssund
18. City of dresden (possibly)
19. Colbert
20. Constanzia
21. Corhaven
22. Correct
23. De fontaine
24. Dinard
25. Dorothy j (possibly)
26. Efford
27. Eidsiva (probably)
28. Electra
29. Eleonora
30. Emma
31. Emma (possibly)
32. Empire lough (probably)
33. Empress of fort william (probably)
34. En avant
35. Eustratios (probably)
36. Excellence pleske
37. Falcon (probably)
38. Fearless
39. Flachsee
40. Flandres
41. Francesco ciampa
42. Frons olivae (probably)
43. G-asad
44. Gad 23
45. Gladys
46. Grit (probably)
47. Grosser kurfurst
48. Grosser kurfurst (possibly)
49. Gwendoline (part of)(possibly)
50. Halcyon
51. Harcalo
52. Henry moon
53. Heron
54. Hm mgb 328 (possibly)
55. Hmhs anglia
56. Hms aragonite (part of)
57. Hms aragonite (part of)
58. Hms aries (possibly)
59. Hms artic trapper
60. Hms blackwater
61. Hms brazen
62. Hms carilon
63. Hms carlton
64. Hms cayton wyke (probably)
65. Hms city of dundee
66. Hms cleon
67. Hms drumtochty (possibly)
68. Hms falmouth iii (possibly)
69. Hms fauvette
70. Hms glen boyne
71. Hms kingston galena
72. Hms lydian
73. Hms marcella
74. Hms myrmidon
75. Hms napia
76. Hms niger (possibly)
77. Hms northumberland (probably)
78. Hms othello ii
79. Hms peridot
80. Hms restoration (possibly)
81. Hms rodino
82. Hms stirling castle (probably)
83. Hms torbay ii (probably)
84. Hms tourmaline
85. Hms tranquil
86. Hms war sepoy
87. Hms weigelia
88. Hmsm b2
89. Hmt gullfoss
90. Holland
91. Hundvaag
92. Hydaspes (possibly)
93. Ilaro
94. Ira (possibly)
95. Jacob luckenbach
96. James harrod
97. Janie b
98. Jokai
99. Josephine willis
100. Kabinda
101. Kadru
102. Katharina kolkmann
103. Kielce
104. Kirsten skou
105. Koenigshaven
106. L'armandeche
107. La fleche
108. Lady stella
109. Latona
110. Lcp(r) 1961 (possibly)
111. Le tregor
112. Leicester
113. Leila najia
114. Leo
115. Lighter 83
116. Lizzonia
117. Loanda
118. Lolworth
119. Luray victory
120. Lusitania
121. Mahratta
122. Mahratta ii
123. Maloja 1
124. Malta (probably)
125. Merel (part of)(possibly)
126. Mersey
127. Milbanke (probably)
128. Moise
129. Monarch
130. Monica (possibly)
131. Mrav
132. Murillo
133. Nancy moran
134. Naranco
135. Negrier
136. Newcastle
137. Niki
138. Norman
139. North eastern victory
140. Northfleet
141. Nunima
142. Ocean king (possibly)
143. Opal
144. Ousel (probably)
145. Phoenix
146. Polgrange
147. Portslade (possibly)
148. Preussen
149. Pulborough
150. River levan
151. Rochester castle (possibly)
152. Roode zee (possibly)
153. Roseburn
154. Rydal force
155. S goodwin ltv (lv 69)
156. S.folkestone gate (ltv no.75)
157. Sabac
158. Saint ronan (possibly)
159. Saint ronan (possibly)
160. Salbya (possibly)
161. Samida
162. Santagata
163. Santagata (?part of)
164. Sea serpent
165. Seine
166. Shenandoah
167. Sierra bravia
168. Sir russell
169. Spanish prince
170. St cecilia
171. St claire (possibly)
172. Strathclyde
173. Surrey
174. T s webb
175. Teeswood
176. Texaco caribbean (after section)
177. Texaco caribbean (forward section)
178. The queen
179. Tokufuku maru
180. Toromoree
181. Toward
182. Traquair (probably)
183. Trooper
184. U 11 (possibly)
185. U 16 (possibly)
186. U 48
187. U 8
188. Ub 103 (possibly)
189. Ub 108 (possibly)
190. Ub 109
191. Ub 12 (possibly)
192. Ub 31 ?
193. Ub 38
194. Ub 55 (probably)
195. Ub 56 (possibly)
196. Ub 58 (possibly)
197. Ub 78
198. Ub-33 (probably)
199. Uc 46 (possibly)
200. Uc 63
201. Uc 77 (possibly)
202. Uc 78 or uc 79
203. Unity
204. Vittoria claudia
205. W a scholten
206. Welsh belle
207. Wheatman (possibly)
208. Will and maggie (probably)

 

Name: EMPIRE LOUGH (PROBABLY)

Year of registration: 1944

Water depth above wreck: 14 meter

Known since: 1944, last detected: 2010

Details measurements/cartography: SANK, CAUSE UNKNOWN, IN 510600N, 011600E. (WW2SL). BEACHED IN 510500N, 011512E. (LL WW2). H1284/76/139 27.4.76 WK REPORTED IN 510542N, 011433E. HEIGHT 18FT. THERE IS 18FT OF WATER OVER IT AT LW. (M J COKER, DYMCHURCH, 26.4.76). H4199/78 9.8.78 NOT LOCATED, NOT SEARCHED FOR. CONSIDERED PROBABLY EXISTS CLOSE TO ABOVE POSN. (HMS BULLDOG, HI 35/78). H1310/83/20 18.4.83 MASS OF TANGLED WRECKAGE COVERS LARGE AREA IN 510538N, 011440E [OGB]. KNOWN LOCALLY THE 'BRANDY BOAT'. PROBABLY SS EMPIRE LOUGH. (P G WEATHERLEY, 12.4.83). INS AS WK 5MTRS. BR STD. HH090/685/01 25.10.96 EXAM'D 24.9.96 IN 510531.7N, 011439.9E [WGD] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR 12.2, FOUL NOT OBTAINED DUE TO SHELVING BOTTOM. LEAST E/S DEPTH 12.5 IN GEN DEPTH 13.9 MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 1.5MTRS. COVERS AREA 10MTRS BY 10MTRS. LARGE MAGNETIC ANOMALY. ONE SMALL PIECE WITH SMALL AREA OF DEBRIS ADJACENT TO THE E. (NP 1016, HI 685). AMEND TO SW 12.2MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. 24.1.11 LOCATED 2010 IN 5105.538N, 0114.662E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 11.88MTRS. LENGTH 35MTRS, WIDTH 9MTRS, HT 1.5MTRS. MAY BE THE AREA OF WRECKAGE NOW COVERED WITH SEDIMENT. (NETSURVEY, HI 1341). AMEND WK 11.8MTRS. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: AREA OF TANGLED DEBRIS

Position: 51 5.538 N,1 14.662 E

 

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