This is the information page about the shipwreck Empress of japan (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 55 2.198 N,5 14.241 W (54.907266666667, -5.1794333333333)

 

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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. Agba
2. Austria
3. Baron glamis (probably)
4. Bonvilston
5. Boy john r
6. Buffalo (possibly)
7. Carrick
8. Chindwin
9. Craigantlet
10. Davaar
11. Dettifoss
12. Doris
13. Dove of oban
14. Empire adventure
15. Empress of japan (possibly)
16. Ethel crawford
17. Haileybury
18. Harvest hope (possibly)
19. Hms adept (possibly)
20. Karen
21. Lairdscastle (probably)
22. Lakemoor
23. Liverpool
24. Longwy
25. M.j.craig (probably)
26. Marsuka
27. Middleton (probably)
28. Nyanza (possibly)
29. Oswald
30. Perilia
31. Prestige
32. Princess victoria
33. Quesada (possibly)
34. R. mackay (possibly)
35. Rowan
36. Sandhurst
37. Setter (possibly)
38. Solway queen (possibly)
39. St kenan (possibly)
40. St oran
41. Strathmore
42. U 776
43. Ub 82 (possibly)
44. Ub 85
45. Ub-85 / ub-82?
46. Vera louise
47. W d potts (probably)
48. William castle

 

Name: EMPRESS OF JAPAN (POSSIBLY)

Year of registration: 1972

Water depth above wreck: 87 meter, Height above seabed: 91 cm

Known since: 1972, last detected: 20170211

Details measurements/cartography: H3671/72 13.9.72 LOCATED IN 550209N, 051414W [OGB] USING HIFIX AND DECCA [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 84MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 88MTRS. NO SCOUR. MUD BOTTOM. LENGTH ABOUT 90FT BUT SCATTERED. LIES ABOUT 110/290 DEGS. REPORTED TO HMS FOX BY FV RESILIENCE AND SAID TO BE EMPRESS OF JAPAN. (HMS FOX, H525 1972). INS AS WK 46FMS. BR STD. H2265/73 13.6.73 AMENDED TO WK 84MTRS. BR STD. H5982/82 10.11.82 WK SHOWN IN 550217N, 051413W ON KINGFISHER TRAWLING PLOTS A - PLOT 8, [1972]. SEP 2017/000036782 27.6.17 EXAM'D 11.2.17 IN 5502.198N, 0517.241W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 82.37MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 87MTRS, LENGTH 29.7MTRS, WIDTH 18.5MTRS, HEIGHT 4.6MTRS, ORIENTATION 91/271 DEGS. SCOUR DIMENSIONS LENGTH 50MTRS, 2MRS DEEP, TOWARD 170/350 DEGS. SMALL WRECK IN TWO PARTS WITH STERN BROKEN AWAY AND LYING TO THE N OF THE FORE SECTION. TWO SECTIONS ARE GENERALLY INTACT WITH A LIST TO STARBOARD. ADDITIONAL OBJECT, POSSIBLY SHIPS BOILER APPROX 45MTRS TO SE. (MMT, HI1509). AMEND NDW 82MTRS IN REVISED POSITION.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 55 2.198 N,5 14.241 W

 

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