This is the information page about the shipwreck Justicia, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 55 39.783 N,7 43.219 W (55.799933333333, -7.9008)

 

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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. Boma
2. Carrickatine
3. Empire heritage
4. Hms anchusa (possibly)
5. Hms anchusa (probably)
6. Hms charles astie (possibly)
7. Hms nathaniel cole (possibly)
8. Hms transylvania
9. Hmsm d6 (possibly)
10. Hmsm d6 (possibly)
11. Justicia
12. Manchester commerce (probably)
13. Maxton (possibly)
14. Oldfield grange (part of)(pos
15. Pinto (probably)
16. Rath cormaich
17. Roscommon
18. Santa amalia (possibly)
19. Tritonia (possibly)
20. U 155
21. U 170
22. U 218
23. U 2506
24. U 281
25. U 45 (possibly)
26. U 637
27. U 743
28. U 778
29. Ub 89 (probably)
30. Vesltelv (possibly)
31. Widwud (possibly)

 

Name: JUSTICIA

Length 225.6 meter, width: 26.2 meter, draught: 13.1, tonnage 32234 ton
Load: personnel

Cause: 19.7.18 ex-statendam. under construction in 1914 by harland & wolff, belfast for holland-americka line. work stopped on outbreak of ww1. was requestioned by the admiralty and completed in 1917 as a troopship. twelve boilers, two 4 cylinder triple expansion engines & exhaust turbine, triple shaft. passage liverpool for new york in convoy. was attacked by u54, u64 & u124 off nw coast of ireland on 19.7.18. the engine room was hit & vessel taken in tow, but was attacked again following day, hit in port side & sank stern first. survivors were taken off by escort hms marne which succeeded in sinking u124. (dods, krieg zur see & sibi).

Year of registration: 1918

Water depth above wreck: 67 meter, Height above seabed: 175 cm

Known since: 1918, last detected: 2005

Details measurements/cartography: H3740/69 9.7.69 H3740/69 9.7.69 REMAINS OF LARGE LINER SPREAD OUT OVER CONSIDERABLE AREA, SURVEYED BY SV 'HELP' IN 1956. 12 BOILERS IN TWO BANKS OF 6. STANDS 10FT HIGH IN 230FT. (RISDON BEAZLEY, LTR DTD 4.7.69). INS WK 36FMS IN 553950N, 074308W [OGB]. NC 2722

- NM 1416/69. 11.6.74 11.6.74 POSN GIVEN IN TWO GERMAN SUBMARINE LOGS WAS APPROX 553800N, 073900W. JUSTICIA WAS THE SECOND LARGEST SHIP AFLOAT AT THE TIME OF LOSS. (RISDON BEAZLEY, TELECON 11.6.74). H2175/81 7.1.81 H2175/81 7.1.81 EXAM'D 3.3.80 IN 553946N, 074312W [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP] LEAST E/S DEPTH 56 IN GEN DEPTH 65MTRS. VERY LARGE WK, APPARENTLY WELL BROKEN UP. LENGTH 290 MTRS, LYING N/S. (HMS HYDRA, HI 21/79-80). BR STD. HH100/351/21 8.10.03 HH100/351/21 8.10.03 DIVED 9.6.03 IN LISTED POSN. STANDS 6MTRS HIGH BY ECHO SOUNDER. NO SCOUR. GENERALLY VERY BROKEN UP. TWO ROWS OF 6 BOILERS CLEARLY VISIBLE. BOWS STAND UPRIGHT WITH ANCHORS STILL IN PLACE. (C R POOLE). NCA. HH100/351/21 28.11.03 HH100/351/21 28.11.03 DIVED IN 5539.754N, 0743.262W [WGD]. DEPTH TO TIP OF BOW 54MTRS BY DIVER'S GAUGE, GEN DEPTH 70MTRS MAX. SEABED FINE WHITE SAND SCATTERING OF GRAVEL. BOW INTACT AND BROKEN OFF, OTHERWISE WELL BROKEN AND COLLAPSED TO THE STERN. LENGTH 230MTRS. HAS NOT BEEN SALVAGED, PROBABLY BROKEN UP BY EXPOSURE TO N ATLANTIC. SERVICE TUNNEL RUNS FROM BOW BREAK TO THE BOILER ROOMS WHERE ALL BOILERS REMAIN EXPOSED, THE SURROUNDING STRUCTURE HAVING COLLAPSED. WK LIES OVER TO PORT SIDE, MAJORITY OF THE HULL ON BOTH SIDES HAS COLLAPSED DOWN TO SEABED LEVEL. HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED BY DIMENSIONS AND OBVIOUS FEATURES. A BELL HAS BEEN RECOVERED BUT IS NOT NAMED. (L BISHOP). AMEND POSN. BR STD. 23.4.07 23.4.07 LOCATED IN 5539.783N, 0743.219W [WGD] USING DGPS. GEN DEPTH 67MTRS. LENGTH 224MTRS, WIDTH 50MTRS, HT 8MTRS. (INSS SURVEY 1999-2005). LIES 175/355 DEGS. COLLAPSED. TWO ROWS OF BOILERS APPARENTLY VISIBLE IN M/B IMAGE. AMEND WK 58MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. 25.2.14 SEP 2014/000357199 25.2.14 LEAST DEPTH 58.67MTRS. (GSI). RETAIN WK 58MTRS.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: WELL BROKEN UP OVER TO PORT, BOW ?SOUTH, INTACT & UPRIGHT

Position: 55 39.783 N,7 43.219 W

 

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