This is the information page about the shipwreck Empire seaman, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 58 52.259 N,2 54.962 W (58.844716666667, -3.1926833333333)

 

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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. 090
2. Ac6
3. Almeria
4. Aorangi
5. Argyll
6. Atlantic (possibly)
7. Avra (possibly)
8. B 109 (part)
9. Bayern (turrets & wreckage)
10. Ben barvas
11. Benachie
12. Bettina danica
13. Bremse
14. Brummer
15. Busy bee (part of)
16. Carolina thornden
17. Carron
18. Challenger
19. Charisma
20. Clio
21. Clio ii
22. Collingdoc
23. Copeland
24. Corinthia (stern section)
25. Cotovia (probably)
26. Croma
27. Daghestan (probably)
28. Danmark (after part)
29. Dresden
30. Duna
31. Edinboune
32. Elegance
33. Elton
34. Emerald wings
35. Empire parsons (possiby)
36. Empire seaman
37. Empire seaman
38. Energy
39. Ephram
40. Excelsior
41. F2
42. Faro
43. Freesia
44. G101
45. G103
46. G104
47. Gartmore
48. Giralda (possibly)
49. Gondolier
50. Grosser kurfurst
51. Gunnaren
52. Hessen
53. Hindenburg
54. Hmd chance
55. Hmd imbat
56. Hmd lustring
57. Hmd lustring
58. Hmd lustring
59. Hms albacore (bow section)
60. Hms dewey eve
61. Hms endeavour
62. Hms loch garry
63. Hms narborough
64. Hms opal
65. Hms roedean
66. Hms rose valley
67. Hms royal oak
68. Hms strathgarry
69. Hms vanguard
70. Hms zarefah
71. Ilsenstein
72. Invader
73. Irene
74. James barrie
75. Johanna thorden
76. Juanita
77. Juniata (fore part)
78. Jv 526
79. Jv 751
80. Kaiser
81. Kaiserin
82. Karlsruhe
83. Kathe niederkirchner
84. Koln
85. Konig
86. Kronprinz wilhelm
87. Lapland
88. Lizzie bain (possibly)
89. Loch maddy (bow section) (probably)
90. Loch maddy (stern section)
91. Lorne
92. Lycia
93. Mara
94. Markgraf
95. Martis
96. Martis
97. Minieh
98. Naja (part of)
99. Napier star
100. Navena
101. Neptune
102. Numidian
103. Numidian
104. Ocean racer
105. Pennsylvania
106. Pinnace 288
107. Pinnace 744
108. Pontos
109. Prinzregent luitpold
110. Prudentia
111. Radiation
112. Reginald
113. Reinfield
114. Remus
115. Ros bui (?part of)(possibly)
116. Rosewood
117. S 36 (bow section)
118. Seydlitz
119. Skua flaes beacon
120. Stellatus
121. Sunbeam
122. Swiftsure
123. Tbf fn899
124. Teeswood
125. Tennessee
126. Tern 1
127. Thames
128. Thunfisch
129. U 18 (probably)
130. Ub 116
131. V 78 (part of)
132. V83
133. Yc 21

 

Name: EMPIRE SEAMAN

Year of registration: 1940

Water depth above wreck: 5 meter

Known since: 1940, last detected: 2020

Details measurements/cartography: H2496/72 14.3.72 POSN 585215N, 025456W, 190DEG, 2050FT FROM GLIMP HOLM TRIG STN (97). LYING APPROX NW/SE. STERN AND BOWS CUT OFF AND REMOVED, ALSO ENGINES & FITTINGS. EMPTY SHELL STANDING IN 20FT. PROUD OF SURFACE AND IN A VERY STRONG STATE. (UNDERMARINE OPERATIONS 5.3.72). INS AS DWP. BR STD. H1270/76 2.3.76 TWO LARGE RECTANGULAR BLOCKS OF WRECKAGE CENTRED ON 585217.4N, 025453.1W. EACH BLOCK ABOUT 10 X 60MTRS AND BOTH ABOUT 50MTRS APART. THE TWO BLOCKS ARE END TO END AND ORIENTATED 111/291DEG. BOTH SHOW ABOVE THE LEVEL OF MLW. (ORDNANCE SURVEY AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY 73/137 DTD 16.5.73 FOR PG 1428-LP1). AMEND POSN. NC 2162. 3.7.80 COVERED BY LEGEND: 'OBSTRUCTIONS' ON NCS 35, 2162. 28.8.92 ONLY MIDSHIP SECTION REMAINS, BOW & STERN CUT OFF & REMOVED TOGETHER WITH ENGINES. MIDSHIP AREA VERY BROKEN UP WITH ONLY A FEW SECTIONS OF PLATING ARE EXPOSED AT HW. PROP SHAFT & RUDDER CAN BE CLEARLY SEEN. S OF PROP SHAFT THE ENGINE ROOM AREA HAS BEEN BLASTED OPEN, NO LONGER HAVING RECOGNISABLE SHIP SHAPE, BUT MUCH OF ORIGINAL ENGINE EQUIPMENT STILL LYING AROUND. TWO LARGE BOILERS & A LENGTH OF HUGE CAMSHAFT RISE FROM SEABED. STEERING GEAR LIES ON THE SEABED & FUNNEL HAS COLLAPSED BUT STILL HAS REMNANTS OF BRASS STEAM WHISTLE IN PLACE. (DIVE SCAPA FLOW - R MACDONALD). 5.10.10 LOCATED IN 5852.2590N, 0254.9623W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH DRIES 1.39MTRS. (FATHOMS LTD, POST SDC BATHY REPROCESSING). DATA NOISY AND COVERAGE POOR. AMEND POSN. COVERED BY LEGEND: 'OBSTRUCTIONS'. NCA. SEP 2022/000015366 07.04.22 EXAM'D BY BDC WRECK LOCATED IN 5852.258N, 0254.963W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH -1.19MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 6MTRS. LENGTH 71.7MTRS, WIDTH 13MTRS, HT 7.6MTRS, ORIENTATION 112DEGS.(ORKNEY ISLANDS COUNCIL SURVEY,12.10.2019, H525). NFA.AMEND INTO WRECK DEPTH -1.19MTRS. RETAIN POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: Covered by Legend Obstructions

Position: 58 52.259 N,2 54.962 W

 

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