This is the information page about the shipwreck Florence dombey (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 55 44.018 N,1 33.048 W (55.617133333333, -1.4278666666667)

 

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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. Acclivity
2. Aepos
3. Alert (possibly)
4. Arbutus
5. Athelduke
6. Auckland castle
7. Aulton (possibly)
8. Baltanglia
9. Buka
10. Choice
11. Chris christenson
12. Cor jesu (possibly)
13. Coryton
14. Eglinton
15. Emily reaich
16. Emma
17. Everene (possibly)
18. Ex-hmsm h 11
19. Florence dombey (possibly)
20. George and mary (possibly)
21. Hesvik (possibly)
22. Hms ascot
23. Hms fortuna
24. Hms kopanes
25. Hms patia
26. Hooghammen
27. Igor
28. Isbul & margarit
29. Jan van ryswyck
30. Lunesdale (possibly)
31. Maystone (possibly)
32. Merwede
33. Nidelven
34. Peik (probably)
35. Pluto
36. Shadwan
37. Skovdal (probably)
38. Snowdonia
39. Somali
40. Sphynx
41. St andre
42. St fergus
43. Tadorne
44. Tempo (possibly)
45. Thistle
46. Thomas jackson (possibly)
47. Tillycorthie
48. Tioga
49. U 1274

 

Name: FLORENCE DOMBEY (POSSIBLY)

Length 35.2 meter, width: 6.4 meter, draught: 3.5, tonnage 182 ton

Cause: ex-wyre. built of steel by smiths dock co, north shields. owned at time of loss by r milne of fleetwood. single boiler, triple expansion engine, single shaft. machinery by the ne marine eng co, sunderland. foundered and lost, presumably in heavy weather.

Year of registration: 1933

Water depth above wreck: 75 meter, Height above seabed: 224 cm

Known since: 1933, last detected: 20220327

Details measurements/cartography: H3262/33 19.5.33 POSN 554500N, 013700W (VERY APPROX). (ANSTRUTLER CG). IN DEEP WATER. H066/45 24.3.45 ROSYTH LIST 22 24.3.45. NDW PA IN POSN 554340N, 013210W. 6.6.72 INS AS NDW PA. LC 1192. H4622/71 14.9.72 AMEND TO WK USC PA 28MTRS NC 160. 14.11.73 AMEND TO WK USC PA 28MTRS. NC 111. H4271/71 17.2.78 AMEND TO NDW PA. NC 1407. 18.6.01 WK LOCATED IN 5544.030N, 0133.026W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 64.3 IN GEN DEPTH 75MTRS. HT 7.6MTRS. (GARDLINE, HN DTD 16.6.01). AMEND TO WK 64MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. HH090/915/01 18.1.02 EXAM'D 6.5.01 IN 5544.030N, 0133.026W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 64.3 IN GEN DEPTH 75MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 38MTRS, WIDTH 7MTRS. DCS3 HT 7.6MTRS. LIES 060/240DEGS WITH BOWS 240DEGS. POOR MAGNETIC ANOMALY. INTACT AND UPRIGHT. (GARDLINE, HI 915). BR STD. 9.7.07 THIS COULD BE FLORENCE DOMBEY, BASED ON SIZE AND POSITION. (R YOUNG). NCA. RSDRA2022000214078 3.10.22 EXAM'D 27.03.2022; IN 5544.018N, 0133.048W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 70.16MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 75MTRS. LENGTH 40.7MTRS, WIDTH 9.98MTRS, HEIGHT 4.55MTRS, ORIENTATION 224/044 DEGS. INTACT & UPRIGHT, BOWS SW. (A-2-SEA SOLUTIONS LTD, HI1711 - H525-4469). AMEND NDW 70MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: INTACT & UPRIGHT, BOWS SW

Position: 55 44.018 N,1 33.048 W

 

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