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 (49.384100, -0.608900)

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.

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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