This is the information page about the shipwreck Herzogin cecilie, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 12.863 N,3 47.099 W (50.207816666667, -3.7034)

 

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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. Ambassador
2. Amelie (probably)
3. Amelie-suzanne
4. Antonio (probably)
5. Arandora star
6. Australbush (possibly)
7. Baychattan
8. Belle ile (possibly)
9. Brenda
10. Bretton hall
11. Broadmayne (part of)
12. Cantabria
13. Carol anne
14. Catherine allen
15. Cheapside (possibly)
16. Chelydra (possibly)
17. Chloe t
18. Claverley (possibly)
19. Colorado (possibly)
20. Demetrios
21. Eagle
22. East point
23. Edam ii
24. Elizabeth caroline
25. Elsa
26. Emma
27. Empire harry
28. Exploiter
29. Farn
30. Fiona mary
31. Flourish
32. Garm (possibly)
33. Girl barbara
34. Glory
35. Greatham
36. Grelhame (probably)
37. Gro
38. Halfdan (possibly)
39. Halloween
40. Haugastol (possibly)
41. Havbris (probably)
42. Hazel claire (possibly)
43. Hazelpark (possibly)
44. Heron i
45. Herzogin cecilie
46. Heye p
47. Hms benton castle
48. Hms chorley (possibly)
49. Hms crocodile
50. Hms jasper (possibly)
51. Hms newbridge (probably)
52. Hms penylan (e part)
53. Hms penylan (w part)
54. Hms picton castle
55. Hms ramillies
56. Hms savage
57. Hms stockforce (possibly)
58. Hmsm d1
59. Hmsm m1
60. Hmsm untiring
61. Jordan a
62. Koningin der engelen (probably)
63. Laertes
64. Lb 332 or lb 362 (possibly)
65. Les mercenaires
66. Liberta
67. Louis shied
68. Maine
69. Marana (bow section)
70. Marie
71. Medina
72. Merc enterprise (probably)
73. Neches (probably)
74. Newholm
75. North sea (probably)
76. Oregon
77. Perm (possibly)
78. Persier
79. Placidas faroult
80. Rayder
81. Riversdale
82. Shirley betty
83. Skaala
84. Soudan
85. St katharine (probably)
86. Stanhope
87. Talvaldis (possibly)
88. Tasmania (possibly)
89. Ternefjell
90. Totnes castle
91. U 1063
92. U 214 (probably)
93. Uc 51
94. Uskmoor (probably)
95. W.s.w. one
96. Waikawa (possibly)
97. Warsaw
98. Wreathier
99. Yvette bm217

 

Name: HERZOGIN CECILIE

Length 102.4 meter, width: 14 meter, tonnage 3111 ton
Load: grain

Cause: built in 1902 rickmers act ges, bremerhaven. passage port lincoln, australia for ipswich via falmouth. owned at time of loss by captain gustaf eriksson (the master). after calling at falmouth struck the ham stone in foggy conditions. no lives lost. was later refloated and beached at starehole bay where she capsized.

Year of registration: 1936

Water depth above wreck: 4 meter, Height above seabed: 115 cm

Known since: 1936, last detected: 2011

Details measurements/cartography: H2783/39 1.6.39 WK CAPSIZED IN 501250N, 034702W IN STAREHOLE BAY, ENTRANCE TO SALCOMBE HBR. A VERY SMALL PORTION SHOWS AT LWST. (CG, HOPE COVE, 16.4.39). CHART AS DWP MAST WITH G BUOY CLOSE E. BA 28. H2783/39 5.7.49 MAST AND BUOY NO LONGER CHARTED. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). H2783/39 2.3.60 WK SITE VISITED. WOODEN STUMP OF MAST [OR REMAINS OF BEACON] OBSERVED IN APPROX CENTRE OF WKGE TO DRY AT LEAST 1FT AT LW. WK IS BROKEN INTO AT LEAST THREE PARTS. (R F MILNER, 26.5.58). H1150/62 28.5.63 MAST DRIES 11FT. (SO ISS). NC 28. 18.10.67 LIES BADLY BROKEN UP IN 30FT OF WATER. A LARGE QUANTITY OF CHAIN, PLANKING, ETC FOUND. A HUGE MAST, BROKEN IN SEVERAL PLACES, STRADDLES THE WKGE. (LONDON DIVER MAG.). H2212/69 14.2.69 MAST REMOVED BUT WK STILL A DANGER AT LWST. (SALCOMBE HBR MASTER, 15.1.69). R/S. 2.3.81 LIES VERY BROKEN UP IN ABOUT 20FT OF WATER, WITH BOW SECTION RISING TO WITHIN 10FT OF THE SURFACE. (SHIPS MONTHLY, FEB 1981 P. 22). H1941/79 2.9.81 EXAM'D 24.2.81 IN 501249.5N, 034658.5W [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH, DRIES 0.2MTR IN GEN DEPTH 4MTRS. SCOUR 0.5MTRS. LIES ON SLOPING SANDY SEABED. (HMS FOX, HI 54B/79). HMS HECLA AIR PHOTOGRAPHY OF MARCH 1981 SHOWS WK LYING 120/300DEGS, CENTRED ON 501249.5N, 034701W [OGB] [PHOTOPLOT PG 1485] - ACCEPT HMS FOX DEPTH IN HMS HECLA POSN. BR STD. H1941/79 27.9.85 EXAM'D 11.7.85 IN FLAT CALM CONDITIONS. LEAST E/S DEPTH OBTAINED WAS 1.5MTRS (REDUCED). (CAPT J BRIGGS, HN 11.7.85). NCA. HH090/596/01 16.12.93 LOCATED JULY 1993. NOT FULLY EXAM'D. LEAST DEPTH OBTAINED, DRIES 0.4MTRS OVER SEAWARD END OF WK IN 501249.2N, 034658.8W [OGB], NEAR A RED CAN BUOY. (HMS ROEBUCK, HI 596). BR STD. 12.10.99 AMEND TO STP D0.4MTRS. BR STD. HH232/480/04 23.5.04 R CAN BUOY MISSING. PREVIOUSLY MARKED BY HARBOUR AUTHORITY ON BEHALF OF OWNERS. OWNERS DECLINED TO PAY FOR CONTINUED MARKING. DIVE TEAM HAVE CUT OFF THE TOP METRE TO MAKE IT SAFE. (BRIXHAM CG, FAX DTD 22.9.04). DELETE BUOY. BR STD. 16.8.11 EXAM'D 25.1.11 IN 5012.863N, 0347.099W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 0.96 IN GEN DEPTH 4.0MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 80.5MTRS, WIDTH 23MTRS, HT 3.0MTRS. LIES 115/295 DEGS. COLLAPSED, WITH WHAT APPEARS TO BE A SECTION OF MAST AS THE SHOALEST POINT. FURTHER DEBRIS MAY BE LOCATED TO THE NW IN A SHALLOW AREA WHICH WAS NOT ACCESSIBLE. (MARIN MATTEKNIK, HI 1356). AMEND WK 0.9MTR IN REVISED POSN. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: COLLAPSED

Position: 50 12.863 N,3 47.099 W

 

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