This is the information page about the shipwreck Hms princess irene, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 25.796 N,0 41.629 E (51.441933333333, 0.92858333333333)

 

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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. Alf everard (part of)
2. Alf everard (part of)
3. Argus
4. Aridity (probably)
5. Atherton
6. Beacon 'f'
7. Bolbec (possibly)
8. C 128
9. Duluth
10. East shoebury bn (remains of)
11. Explorer
12. Fox
13. Gordon
14. Great nore tower (remains)
15. Great nore towers (remains)
16. Great nore towers (remains).
17. H k daniels
18. Hans egede
19. Herland (part of)
20. Herland (part of)
21. Hmnls van meerlant (part of)
22. Hms ash
23. Hms beagle (re-named cgwv no 7 in 1851)
24. Hms bulwark
25. Hms capricornus
26. Hms conquistador
27. Hms danube 3
28. Hms london
29. Hms london
30. Hms new spray
31. Hms princess irene
32. Hms receptive
33. Hms resolvo (part of)
34. Hms restango
35. Hms tyne
36. Hms vimiera (bow section)
37. Hms vimiera (part of)
38. Hms vimiera (stern)
39. Honiton
40. Hopper number 19
41. Houston city
42. How (probably)
43. Janie b
44. Lady mine
45. Letchworth
46. Lion (part of)
47. Malrix (possibly)
48. Maplin survey platform
49. Pinto
50. Pisces
51. Radiant
52. Revenge
53. Richard montgomery
54. Silverstone
55. Sparsholt
56. Strom trooper
57. Supremity
58. Toreador
59. Van meerlant (part of)
60. Wardie
61. Warp
62. William j taylor (part of)
63. Zarga

 

Name: HMS PRINCESS IRENE

Length 120.4 meter, width: 16.5 meter, draught: 5.2, tonnage 5934 ton
Load: armament

Cause: 20.1.15 built in 1914 by w denney & bros for the canadian pacific railway co. hired from 20.1.15 by the admiralty as a minelayer. turbine engines of 15000shp for 22.5knots. two x 4 inch guns, two x 3 inch guns. 400 mines. blew up while lying in sheeness harbour undergoing repairs. 78 dockyard staff and 53 ships staff on board. only a few men escaped. (dods).

Year of registration: 1915

Water depth above wreck: 10 meter

Known since: 1915, last detected: 1990

Details measurements/cartography: H3211/17 WRECKAGE WITH LEAST DEPTH 22FT. BUOYED FOR FURTHER EXAMINATION.

- NM 2166(T)/26. THE OBSTRUCTION NO LONGER EXISTS.

- NM 24/27. H4339/62 1.11.62 REMAINS OF HMS PRINCESS IRENE FOUND OFF NO 6 JETTY, KENT OIL REFINERY. HANDED OVER TO ADMIRALTY. DISPERSAL WORKS IN PROGRESS 800FT S OF NO 6 JETTY, BP REFINERY (KENT) LTD. (MEDWAY CONSERVANCY BOARD LTR DTD 5.10.62). H4339/62 5.12.62 EXAM'D IN 512547N, 004142E. SWEPT CLEAR AT 23FT, FOUL AT 24FT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 30FT. THIS IS SHOALEST POSN IN AN APPROXIMATELY CIRCULAR FOUL AREA OF ABOUT 500FT DIAMETER. (HMS ECHO, 24.10.62). INS AS OSW 3FMS 5FT MARKED BY G SPHERICAL BUOY, INT QKF LGW.

- NMS 2398 & 2584/62. H4339/62 9.5.63 SWEPT CLEAR AT 21FT, FOUL AT 22FT. (HMS ENTERPRISE & HMS ECHO, 26.4.63). H4339/62 21.7.64 CLEAR AT 27FT, FOUL AT 27.5FT. (MEDWAY CONSERVANCY BOARD). AMEND TO OSW 4FMS 3FT.

- NM 1400/64 H4339/62 19.1.65 NOW SWEPT CLEAR AT 30FT. (MEDWAY CONSERVANCY BOARD NM 28/64). AMEND TO OSW 5FMS, DELETE BUOY.

- NM 2441/64. 25.5.68 AMEND TO OSW 4FMS 5FT [LAT]. NE 1185. 24.4.72 AMEND TO OSW 8.8MTRS (ENCLOSED BY FA). NC 1834. HH248/350/01 23.5.90 OBSTN REMOVED IN 512548N, 004133E. (M.P.A. NM 11/90). PRESUMED TO BE PART OF THIS WRECK, NCA. HH248/410/01 21.7.90 'Z1' ISOLATED DANGER PILLAR BUOY, FL(2)10S LAID IN 512545N, 004143E [OGB]. (MPA NM 15/90).

- NM 1954/90. 1.9.05 REMAINS OF WRECK MAY HAVE TO BE MOVED. PILOTS ARE CONCERNED THAT NEW, LARGE CONTAINER VESSELS USING THAMESPORT MAY HIT THE WK AND BE HOLED. (MOTOR BOAT MONTHLY SEP'05 EDN) SEP2018/000056550 19.4.18 LOCATED IN 5125.796N,0041.629E [WGD]. NFS. (MEDWAY PORTS AUTHORITY SURVEY, DTD 21.1.18]. AMEND TO OBSTRN 8.6MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 51 25.796 N,0 41.629 E

 

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