This is the information page about the shipwreck Hms princess, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 15.492 N,3 53.011 W (51.292766666667, -4.0713)

 

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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. Bengrove (probably)
2. Beninin (possibly)
3. Cabenda
4. Carare
5. Cato (possibly)
6. Delfin
7. Fagernes (probably)
8. Fort medine
9. G a savage (possibly)
10. Gleneuse
11. Harvester
12. Hms princess
13. Inverdargle (bow section) (probably)
14. Inverdargle (stern section) (probably)
15. James mcgee
16. Kendy
17. Malleny (or malleney)
18. Malleny (or malleney)
19. Morning star (possibly).
20. Pen-y-mor (possibly)
21. Plantes welvard (possibly)
22. Portugalete (probably).
23. Riptide
24. Samtampa
25. Scarweather ltv
26. Sirdar
27. Slava
28. Solor (stern part) (probably)
29. Springtide
30. Stanholme
31. Steepholm
32. Steepholm
33. Trevessa
34. Yesso

 

Name: HMS PRINCESS

Year of registration: 1940

Water depth above wreck: 23 meter, Height above seabed: 88 cm

Known since: 1940, last detected: 2020

Details measurements/cartography: SANK IN POSN 265.5 DEGS, 6.4 MILES FROM FORELAND PT LT, LYNMOUTH. H120/40 3.6.40 SUBMERGED OBSTN LOCATED 282DEG, 3.7M FROM LYNMOUTH FORELAND LT HO. (CG CROYDE, TELEGRAM 27.2.40). 27.2.40 MASTHEAD WITH YELLOW TRUCK AND SIGNAL LAMP 3FT ABOVE LW IN 511520N, 035305W. IN GEN DEPTH 13FMS. MAY BE WK OF INVERDARGLE. (FOIC CARDIFF, 26.2.40). INS AS DWPA IN 511412N, 035724W. - PFNM 559/40 & NM 1362/40. H120/40 26.5.49 SWEPT 13.5.49 IN 511527N, 035258W. CLEAR AT 50FT [MLWS]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 52 IN GEN DEPTH 72FT. (HMS SEAGULL, SIGNAL DTD 13.5.49).

- NM 1080/49. H120/40 25.11.49 RE-SWEPT 23.11.49. NOW CLEAR AT 42FT, FOUL AT 44FT. (HMS SEAGULL, SIGNAL DTD 23.11.49). H120/40 3.6.50 WK DISPERSED TO 50FT BELOW CD. (C IN C NORE, 2.6.50). H120/40 8.11.50 SWEPT 7.11.50. CLEAR AT 49, FOUL AT 50FT IN GEN DEPTH 70FT. (SML 327, SIGNAL DTD 7.11.50).

- NM 2258/50. H450/40 11.6.51 NOT FOUND. (HMS FRANKLIN, LTR). DWPA IN 511412N, 035724W DELETED.

- NM 1106/51. H01027/40 5.7.51 LOCATED IN 511527N, 035306W. LEAST DEPTH 49FT. HEIGHT ABOVE SEABED 20FT. (HMS SEAGULL, 13.3.51). 21.1.87 WK HAS BEEN LOCATED. REQUEST FOR TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP OF WK. (L N HOBBS, ILFRACOMBE & N DEVON SUB-AQUA CLUB, 17.12.86 IN NNS 23C/1925). POSN NOT PROVIDED. H3840/86 13.4.88 NOT FOUND IN LISTED POSN DURING BASIC SONAR SWEEP. NO SPECIAL SEARCH WAS CARRIED OUT. (HMS BEAGLE, HI 359). NCA YET. H3942/88 22.1.90 EXAM'D 4.8.89 IN 511527N, 035259.5W [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [3 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 16.0, FOUL AT 16.3MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 16.4 IN GEN DEPTH 22.5MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 4.4MTRS, LENGTH 70MTRS, BREADTH 10MTRS. LIES 080/260 DEG WITH BOW E. APPARENTLY IN ONE PIECE WITH A SHARP BOW AND NO OBVIOUS STRUCTURE. (LAND & MARINE ENG LTD, HI 464). 24.6.96 VESSEL IS HMS PRINCESS. WK HAS BEEN DIVED. (D LITTLE, TELECON, 24.6.96). SEP 2020/000233025 23.7.20 WK LOCATED IN 5115.491N, 0353.010W (WGD). LEAST M/B DEPTH 18.08MTRS, LENGTH 63.47TRS, WIDTH 11.37MTRS, HT 6.35MTRS, ORIENTATION 088DEGS.  SCOUR LENGTH 34.70MTRS, WIDTH 19.29MTRS, DEPTH 0.90MTRS, ORIENTATION 234DEGS. (H525, HI1506). AMEND DW 18.0 MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: INTACT, BOWS E, NO SUPERSTRUCTURE

Position: 51 15.492 N,3 53.011 W

 

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