This is the information page about the shipwreck Empire rosebery, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 49 23.046 N,0 36.534 W (49.3544167, -0.6025833)

 

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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. A 12
2. A1-38
3. A1-7
4. A2-61
5. A2-66
6. Abbe garos
7. Agios spyridon (possibly)
8. Agnus dei
9. Aloa
10. Alynbank
11. Amsterdam
12. B1-72
13. B1-89
14. B1-90
15. B1-98
16. Barsac
17. Barsac
18. Capitaine cook
19. Chant 6
20. Chant 6
21. Chrisimas
22. Cornucopia (possibly)
23. Cubana
24. Derrycunihy
25. Dinard (possibly)
26. Elsa
27. Elswick park
28. Empire bittern
29. Empire broadsword
30. Empire rosebery
31. Flowergate (possibly)
32. Fort norfolk
33. Francois-xavier
34. Frederic
35. Georgios
36. Grand copaise
37. Greif
38. Gros loulou
39. Harpagas (fore part)
40. Hm mgb 17
41. Hmms 8
42. Hms fratton
43. Hms glen avon
44. Hms lawford (probably)
45. Hms lord austin (possibly)
46. Hms sesame (probably)
47. Ingman (possibly)
48. Innerton (possibly)
49. Jean lae patt
50. Jolie pluie de rose
51. Kong oscar 2
52. L'otarie
53. La caravelle
54. La kaline
55. Le flibustier
56. Le nohic
57. Le tout petit (?le toupeti)
58. Lst 496
59. Lynghaug (possibly)
60. M 39 (possibly)
61. Mere theresa
62. Modlin
63. Mulberry harbour b (remains of)
64. Njejos (possibly)
65. Parkhaven
66. Parklaan (possibly)
67. Partridge
68. Perceval
69. Phoenix 'a 46'
70. Phoenix unit
71. Plaston
72. Pointe du hoc
73. Poussoir
74. Providencia
75. Ragna (possibly)
76. Reine mathilde
77. Reve des iles
78. Risque tout
79. Rolling stones
80. Saint freddy
81. Saltersgate
82. Samlong (or charles w eliot)
83. Scarface
84. Sebastel 2
85. Sirehei (possibly)
86. Uss susan b anthony
87. Vas y molo
88. Vinlake (possibly)
89. Winha

 

Name: EMPIRE ROSEBERY

Length 92 meter, width: 13.4 meter, draught: 4.3, tonnage 2730 ton

Cause: Sunk by explosion, probably a mine. (noic arrow). sank whilst en route from port en bessin to hamble. 13 lives lost. (ll ww2). vessel, built 1944 by blythswood sb co, struck a mine & sank 2m n of arromanches. owned at the time of loss by the ministry of war transport [c rowbotham & sons]. (dods).

Year of registration: 1944

Water depth above wreck: 10 meter

Known since: 1944, last detected: 2021

Details measurements/cartography: H03323/44 28.9.44 SUNK 010DEGS, 3.1M FROM ARROMANCHES CH. VISIBLE AT LW. (NOIC ARROW, 24.8.44). CHART AS DW (MAST) IN 492318N, 003628W.

- NM 2099/44. H02723/44 11.11.44 MARKED BY G CONL LT BUOY, FL(3)G.10S, 50DEGS, 0.75C FROM WK. (ADMIRALTY).

- NM 2459/44. H6733/48 19.10.48 SLIGHT AMENDMENT TO POSN OF BUOY. (FRENCH NM 37 3109 48). NCA. H6733/48 12.12.52 AMEND TO WK 1FM [1.8MTRS] IN 492306N, 003632W, MARKED BY G CONL LT BUOY, FL(3)G.10S. (FRENCH NM 52 43 36).

- NM 2578/52. 25.6.55 SHOWN AS WK 1FM [1.8MTRS] IN 492306N, 003632W, MARKED BY G CONL BUOY WITH E TOPMARK, CLOSE E ON FRENCH CHART.

- NM 339/54. 31.1.79 AMEND BUOY TO E CARDINAL ON IALA NE 2073. H3898/82 17.5.82 SHOWN AS WK 2.2MTRS [1FM 1FT] IN 492306N, 003627W ON FRENCH 6927 [1981 EDN]. R/P. 11.7.90 SHOWN AS WK 2.2MTRS IN 492306N, 003627W ON FRENCH 6857 [1986 EDN]. WK OF 'EMPIRE ROSEBERRY' IN 492306N, 003627W [EUR]. POSN ACCURACY 100MTRS. LEAST DEPTH 2.2MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 10MTRS. (FRENCH WK RECORDS 1987, NO.14590159). SHOWN AS WK 2.2MTRS IN 492306N, 003627W [EUR] MARKED BY E CARD SPAR BUOY 'ROSEBERRY' CLOSE NE ON NC 2613. 28.12.12 [WGD] POSN: 4923.046N, 0036.534W.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 49 23.046 N,0 36.534 W

 

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