This is the information page about the shipwreck Empress (part of)(possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 57 8.763 N,2 2.99 W (57.4531, -1.7967)

 

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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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7. Cairnie
8. Coastal emperor
9. Contender
10. Creemuir
11. Cushendall (part of)(possibly)
12. Emperor (possibly)
13. Empire brigade
14. Empress (part of)(possibly)
15. Faithful iii
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20. Hedrun
21. Hedson
22. Hms broadwater
23. Hms gelsina
24. Hms yesso (probably)
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27. James hall
28. Karemma
29. King alfred
30. La brea
31. Lowdock
32. Luffness
33. Maria w
34. Matador
35. New dawn (possibly)
36. Niritos
37. Nora
38. Our merit (possibly)
39. Ross khartoum
40. Rowanbank
41. Sandvik (possibly)
42. Santa catarina
43. Sedgepool
44. Shekatika
45. Sheriffmuir
46. Shirak
47. Silverburn
48. Soesterberg
49. St catherine (probably)
50. St clement (possibly)
51. Star of luxor
52. Sturdee
53. T6 (possibly)
54. Tanevik
55. Trebartha
56. Trevorian
57. Viking queen
58. Ville de hasselt
59. Xenia
60. Xmas rose
61. Zitella

 

Name: EMPRESS (PART OF)(POSSIBLY)

Length 28.3 meter, width: 5.6 meter, draught: 3.1, tonnage 104 ton

Cause: built in 1890 by j t eltringham & co. south shields. owned at time of loss by walker steam trawl fishing co ltd. one boiler, compound expansion engine of 40nnhp, single shaft. passage aberdeen for fishing and return. was lost in severe gale off aberdeen, wreckage coming ashore at balnagask. (sibi).

Year of registration: 1915

Water depth above wreck: 9 meter, Height above seabed: 98 cm

Known since: 1915, last detected: 2013

Details measurements/cartography: H6807/15 30.12.15 WK OF TRAWLER EMPRESS LIES 1.75C E BY N OF S BREAKWATER LT, ABERDEEN. INS AS WK (OLD SYMBOL) (1915) - FNM 11/16. 20.12.22 NOW SHOWN AS DW (1915). NE 1446. H4177/34 16.7.34 WK OF TRAWLER EMPRESS LIES 060DEGS, 1.7C FROM S BREAKWATER LT. SEABED LEVEL SAND. DIVERS REPORT GIVES LEAST DEPTH OF 29FT [LWS]. EXAMINED 9.7.34. (HARBOUR MASTER, ABERDEEN HARBOUR COMMISSIONERS LTR DTD 12.7.34). GIVES POSN 570846N, 020257W [OGB].

- NM 1152/34. H1727/59 7.4.59 NO TRACE OF THIS WK AND NOTHING KNOWN OF IT LOCALLY. (HMS SCOTT 1958). AMEND TO FOUL. BR STD. 24.8.00 [EUT] POSN: 5708.756N, 0203.048W. NE 1446. SEP 2006/000369807 10.8.06 OBST'N EXAM'D IN 5708.7625N, 0202.9900W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 8.57 IN GEN DEPTH 9.7MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 9.0MTRS, WIDTH 4.5MTRS, HT 1.13MTRS. LIES 095/275DEGS. (HMSML GLEANER, HI 1175). PROBABLY REMAINS OF THIS WK. ?BOILER/ENGINE. AMEND TO OBSTN 8.5MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. 24.10.13 EXAM'D 16.6.13 IN 5708.763N, 0202.990W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 8.59 IN GEN DEPTH 9.5MTRS. SCOUR 0.72MTR DEEP AT WK. LENGTH 3.5MTRS, WIDTH 3.4MTRS, HT 0.9MTR. LIES 098/278 DEGS. PROBABLE BOILER. (FLEET HM UNIT, SNT 06_13, ABERDEEN INFILL, FOR HI 1360). SINGLE FIRM CONTACT IN SCOUR HOLE. BOILER. NCA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: SINGLE CONTACT IN SCOUR HOLE, PROBABLE BOILER

Position: 57 8.763 N,2 2.99 W

 

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