This is the information page about the shipwreck Empress of fort william (probably), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 5.048 N,1 17.67 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. Amplegarth
5. Andaman
6. Angelus (possibly)
7. Ashley
8. Atlantic (possibly)
9. Avoca
10. Blanc nez
11. Bobby
12. Brandenburg
13. Bravore
14. Brendonia
15. Cabo espartel
16. Cathay (part of)
17. Cedrington court
18. Charente
19. Christianssund
20. City of dresden (possibly)
21. Colbert
22. Constanzia
23. Corhaven
24. Correct
25. D'artagnan
26. De fontaine
27. Dinard
28. Dorothy j (possibly)
29. Dotterel
30. Dunbar castle
31. Efford
32. Eidsiva (probably)
33. Electra
34. Eleonora
35. Emma
36. Emma (possibly)
37. Empire lough (probably)
38. Empress of fort william (probably)
39. En avant
40. Eustratios (probably)
41. Excellence pleske
42. Falcon (probably)
43. Fearless
44. Flachsee
45. Flandres
46. Francesco ciampa
47. Frons olivae (probably)
48. G-42 (possibly)
49. G-asad
50. Gad 23
51. Gladys
52. Gloire a sainte therese
53. Grit (probably)
54. Grosser kurfurst
55. Grosser kurfurst (possibly)
56. Halcyon
57. Harcalo
58. Henry moon
59. Heron
60. Hm mgb 328 (possibly)
61. Hmhs anglia
62. Hms aragonite (part of)
63. Hms aragonite (part of)
64. Hms aries (possibly)
65. Hms artic trapper
66. Hms blackwater
67. Hms brazen
68. Hms carilon
69. Hms carlton
70. Hms cayton wyke (probably)
71. Hms city of dundee
72. Hms cleon
73. Hms drumtochty (possibly)
74. Hms falmouth iii (possibly)
75. Hms glen boyne
76. Hms kingston galena
77. Hms lydian
78. Hms marcella
79. Hms myrmidon
80. Hms napia
81. Hms niger (possibly)
82. Hms northumberland (probably)
83. Hms othello ii
84. Hms peridot
85. Hms restoration (possibly)
86. Hms rodino
87. Hms stirling castle (probably)
88. Hms torbay ii (probably)
89. Hms tranquil
90. Hms war sepoy
91. Hms weigelia
92. Hmsm b2
93. Holland
94. Hundvaag
95. Hydaspes (possibly)
96. Ilaro
97. Ira (possibly)
98. Jacob luckenbach
99. James harrod
100. Jokai
101. Josephine willis
102. Kabinda
103. Kadru
104. Katharina kolkmann
105. Kielce
106. Kirsten skou
107. Koenigshaven
108. L'armandeche
109. La fleche
110. Lady stella
111. Latona
112. Lcp(r) 1961 (possibly)
113. Le pelerin de la mer
114. Le tregor
115. Leicester
116. Leila najia
117. Leo
118. Lighter 83
119. Lizzonia
120. Loanda
121. Lolworth
122. Lord hamilton (possibly)
123. Luray victory
124. Lusitania
125. Mahratta
126. Mahratta ii
127. Maloja 1
128. Malta (probably)
129. Merel (part of)(possibly)
130. Mersey
131. Milbanke (probably)
132. Moise
133. Monarch
134. Mrav
135. Murillo
136. Nancy moran
137. Naranco
138. Negrier
139. Newcastle
140. Niki
141. Norman
142. North eastern victory
143. Northfleet
144. Notre dame des trois epis
145. Nunima
146. Ocean king (possibly)
147. Ousel (probably)
148. Phoenix
149. Polgrange
150. Portslade (possibly)
151. Preussen
152. Pulborough
153. River levan
154. Rochester castle (possibly)
155. Roode zee (possibly)
156. Rooswijk
157. Rydal force
158. Rynanna
159. S goodwin ltv (lv 69)
160. S.folkestone gate (ltv no.75)
161. Sabac
162. Saint ronan (possibly)
163. Saint ronan (possibly)
164. Salbya (possibly)
165. Sambut
166. Samida
167. Santagata
168. Santagata (?part of)
169. Sea serpent
170. Seine
171. Selma (possibly)
172. Shenandoah
173. Sir russell
174. Spanish prince
175. St cecilia
176. St claire (possibly)
177. Strathclyde
178. Surrey
179. Teeswood
180. Texaco caribbean (after section)
181. Texaco caribbean (forward section)
182. The queen
183. Tokufuku maru
184. Toromoree
185. Toward
186. Traquair (probably)
187. Trooper
188. U 11 (possibly)
189. U 16 (possibly)
190. U 48
191. U 8
192. Ub 103 (possibly)
193. Ub 108 (possibly)
194. Ub 109
195. Ub 12 (possibly)
196. Ub 31 ?
197. Ub 38
198. Ub 55 (probably)
199. Ub 56 (possibly)
200. Ub 58 (possibly)
201. Ub 78
202. Ub-33 (probably)
203. Uc 46 (possibly)
204. Uc 63
205. Uc 77 (possibly)
206. Uc 78 or uc 79
207. Unity
208. Vittoria claudia
209. W a scholten
210. Wheatman (possibly)
211. Will and maggie (probably)

 

Name: EMPRESS OF FORT WILLIAM (PROBABLY)

Length 76.2 meter, width: 13.1 meter, draught: 6.7, tonnage 2181 ton
Load: coal

Cause: sunk by mine 2m s of dover whilst en-route south shields to dunkirk. (ll ww1).

Year of registration: 1916

Water depth above wreck: 24 meter, Height above seabed: 20 cm

Known since: 1916, last detected: 2010

Details measurements/cartography: SANK 2M S FROM DOVER PIER. (WW1SL). H5824/60 3.3.61 LEAST E/S DEPTH 54FT. POSN BY HSA BUT NOT NOTED. (HMS SCOTT, 15.3.60). H5824/60 14.11.61 DRIFT SWEEP CLEAR AT 48FT, FOUL AT 51FT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 51 IN GEN DEPTH 75FT. POSN NOT NOTED. (HMS SCOTT 25.4.61).

- NM 1637/61. H1280/77/32 29.9.77 POSN 510500N, 011745E. (R A LEE, 14.1.77), H4199/78 10.8.78 LOCATED 1.11.77 IN 510500N, 011745E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 16.4 IN GEN DEPTH 23-24.5MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 6.8MTRS, LENGTH 45MTRS. LYING 005/185DEGS. (HMS BULLDOG, HI 35/77). AMEND TO WK 16MTRS. NE 1892. HH242/400/08 16.9.96 LOCATED IN 510502.5N, 011740.2E [WGD] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR 17.6MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 23.5MTRS. (NP 1016, HI 711, HN DTD 22.8.96). BR STD. HH090/685/01 29.10.96 EXAM'D 24.9.96 IN 510502.5N, 011740.2E [WGD] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR 17.4, FOUL 17.6MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 18.1 IN GEN DEPTH 23.5MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 0.8MTR. DCS3 HT 6MTRS. LENGTH 38MTRS, WIDTH 22MTRS. LIES 140/320DEGS. IN ONE PIECE WITH NO DEBRIS. (NP 1016, HI 685). AMEND TO SW 17.4MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. 2.2.11 LOCATED 2010 IN 5105.048N, 0117.670E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 18.30MTRS. LENGTH 3MTRS (SIC), WIDTH 12MTRS, HT 3.5MTRS. WELL BROKEN UP, CENTRE OF THE SUPERSTRUCTURE THE MOST INTACT. (NETSURVEY, HI 1342). QUOTED LENGTH IN ERROR. LIES 020/200 DEGS. DEBRIS CLOSE E. AMEND WK 18.3MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: INTACT, COLLAPSED

Position: 51 5.048 N,1 17.67 E

 

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