This is the information page about the shipwreck Hms princess victoria, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 53 33.275 N,0 20.948 E (53.56915, 0.0936)

 

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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. Airdrie (possibly)
2. Amelie-mathilde
3. Amenity
4. Arduity
5. Argo
6. Avalon
7. B o borjesson
8. Benmacdhui
9. Breitenburg
10. British councillor
11. British prince
12. Cadmus
13. Canada
14. Capitaine edmond laborie
15. City of birmingham
16. Corinth (possibly)
17. Corland
18. Cramlington (possibly)
19. Dana (possibly)
20. Daphne ii
21. Dayrian
22. Deerpool (after section)
23. Deodata
24. Diana
25. Dido
26. Dryburgh (part of)(possibly)
27. Dunsany
28. Egret
29. Empress (probably)
30. Ethel (possibly)
31. Exmoor
32. Fane
33. Faunus
34. Femke
35. Fermo
36. Flourish
37. Fowberry tower (part)
38. Francis
39. Freidig (possibly)
40. Fryken
41. Georgie
42. Georgios
43. Gerhardt (possibly)
44. Girl kitty (possibly)
45. Giuseppe
46. Gladeto
47. Gluckauf (possibly)
48. Gothic
49. Grangemouth
50. Harlech
51. Heimland
52. Hms benvolio
53. Hms botanic
54. Hms calverton
55. Hms corfield
56. Hms egret
57. Hms kos xvi (probably)
58. Hms mistletoe
59. Hms othello
60. Hms princess victoria
61. Hms remillo
62. Hms strathborve (part)
63. Hms susarion
64. Hms warland (possibly)
65. Homer
66. Ightham (possibly)
67. Ionic (probably)
68. Jane (possibly)
69. Janet helen (possibly)
70. Jersey (probably)
71. John and thomas
72. John mowlem
73. Kalo (probably)
74. Katina bulgari
75. Kimberley (possibly)
76. Konstantinos hadjipateras
77. Kyma
78. Ladas (possibly)
79. Lancaster (possibly)
80. Lightship no 83
81. Lincolnshire time and tide bell
82. Lindy sue
83. Lord haig (possibly)
84. Lord haig (possibly)
85. Lottie (possibly)
86. Lucerne
87. Lutha
88. Lyra (bow section)
89. Maggie
90. Magnolia
91. Marian francis
92. Marie dawn
93. Matanuska (probably)
94. Merchiston
95. Modig
96. Modiva (possibly)
97. Monimia (possibly)
98. Nimrod
99. Odessa
100. Onesta
101. Ophir ii (possibly)
102. Orsa
103. Otis tetrax
104. Paraciers
105. Polzella (possibly)
106. Portia
107. Ravonia (part)
108. Ravonia (part) (possibly)
109. Rayford
110. Reculver
111. Retriever
112. Revello
113. Revi
114. Revigo (possibly)
115. Rhuys
116. Rievaulx abbey
117. Rivaulx
118. River don (part of)(probably)
119. River witham
120. Rivergate
121. Rosebud (possibly)
122. Royston
123. Sagacity
124. Salacon
125. Salmondby
126. Saltoun
127. Sarah visholm 2 (probably)
128. Schieland (possibly)
129. Sea pearl
130. Sota eduardo
131. Stylianos chandris
132. Thessaly
133. Triton
134. Umbe
135. Upminster (possibly)
136. Vechstroom
137. Venture (possibly)
138. Whitemantle (possibly)
139. William hanson
140. Windsor (part of)
141. Winga
142. Xavier
143. Zeemermin

 

Name: HMS PRINCESS VICTORIA

Length 94.4 meter, width: 14.7 meter, draught: 4, tonnage 2197 ton

Cause: Built in 1939 by w denny & bros as railway ferry for the london, midland & scottish railway. hired 9.1939 as minelayer. oil engines of 875nhp. 1 x 4 inch gun, 244 mines. mined, later dispersed. 36 men lost, 85 recovered. (srn & dods).

Year of registration: 1940

Water depth above wreck: 14 meter, Height above seabed: 170 cm

Known since: 1940, last detected: 2013

Details measurements/cartography: H0476/40 25.4.40 PFNM 1314/40 ISSUED. H0476/40 1.6.40 INS BUOY, FL(2) G 10S, TO MARK WK. - TFNM 1380/40. H0476/40 1.8.40 SUNK 215 DEG, 5.3 CABLES FROM HUMBER LTV. LIES 020/200 DEG. FUNNEL AND ONE MAST SHOWS AT HW. (HMS BEAVER, 21.5.40). INS AS DW IN 533314N, 002126E.

- NM 1891/40. H0476/40 25.9.40 DW IN 533319N, 002106E. LT BUOY CLOSE N. (ADMIRALTY). AMEND POSN.

- NM 2251/40.H0476/40 25.9.40 AMEND POSN OF BUOY TO CLOSE N OF WK. - TFNM 2252/40. H0273/41 27.1.41 NOW ST IN 533314N, 002105E. (ADMIRALTY).

- NM 179/41. H0476/40 17.12.41 NO LONGER SHOWS. AMEND TO DW. (ADMIRALTY).

- NM 2991/41. H0476/40 14.4.44 LEAST DEPTH OVER WK NOW 28FT IN 533314N, 002105E. (ADMIRALTY). AMEND TO WK 4FMS 4FT.

- NM 818/44. H0476/40 5.10.48 EXAM'D IN 533314N, 002105E AFTER DISPERSAL. SWEPT CLEAR AT 36, FOUL AT 37FT. SCOUR 5FT DEEP IN GEN DEPTH 39FT. ANOTHER OBSTN WAS CLEARED AT 38, FOULED AT 39FT IN POSN 075 DEG, 250FT FROM ABOVE POSN. (TH; 2 SMLS 29.7.48). AMEND TO WK 6FMS.

- NM 2175/48. 1.2.74 AMEND TO SW 10.3MTRS [LAT]. NC 109. HH090/593/01 4.1.93 EXAM'D 13.7.93 IN 533315.4N, 002103.2E [OGB] USING SYLEDIS [3 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 12.2 IN GEN DEPTH 12MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 13.7MTRS. DCS3 HT 1.04MTR, LENGTH 180MTRS, BREADTH 75MTRS. BROKEN WK LYING 170/350 DEG WITHIN SCOUR. (OCEONICS (UK) LTD., HI 593). BR STD. 3.9.13 EXAM'D 19.5.13 IN 5933.275N, 0020.948E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 12.78 IN GEN DEPTH 13.8MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 39.0MTRS, WIDTH 14.5MTRS, HT 1.02MTRS. REMNANTS OF A LARGE WK. (NETSURVEY, HI 1401). DEBRIS LYING IN SCOUR AREA. AMEND WK 12.7MTRS.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: WELL BROKEN WK LYING IN SCOUR

Position: 53 33.275 N,0 20.948 E

 

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