This is the information page about the shipwreck Linda blanche, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 53 41.433 N,3 43.865 W (53.615283333333, -3.42905)

 

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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. Alarm
2. Albanian
3. Albion (probably)
4. Amlwch rose
5. Ardlough
6. Ben cruachan
7. Braeglen
8. Burbo & tongue bns (remains) (possibly)
9. Burbo & tongue bns (remains) (possibly)
10. Cairnross
11. Calcium (probably)
12. Chacabuco (possibly)
13. Chagres
14. City of brussels
15. Clytie
16. Constance
17. Dublin
18. Fb 110 (possibly)
19. Fb 112 (possibly)
20. Fb 116 (possibly)
21. Fb 118 (possibly)
22. Fb 265 (possibly)
23. Fb 267 (possibly)
24. Fb 275 (possibly)
25. Fb 278 (possibly)
26. Fb 289 and 292 (probably)
27. Fb 295 (possibly)
28. Fb 296 (possibly)
29. Fb 297 (possibly)
30. Fb 300 (possibly)
31. Fb 43 (possibly)
32. Fb 47 (possibly)
33. Fb 56 (possibly)
34. Fb 72 (possibly)
35. Fb 83 (possibly)
36. Fb 86 (possibly)
37. Fb 98 (probably)
38. Flying meteor
39. Ghambira
40. Herbie
41. Hibernian
42. Horizon (possibly)
43. Kilcoan (probably)
44. Leeds (probably)
45. Linda blanche
46. Lugar
47. Mermaid (probably)
48. Montreal
49. Munster
50. Nydia (probably)
51. Ocean monarch
52. Penrhos (probably)
53. Penstone
54. Princess victoria
55. Rea 1
56. Rea 10
57. Rea 5
58. Rea 7 (possibly)
59. Rea 8 (possibly)
60. Rea 9 (possibly)
61. Residu
62. Resurgam
63. Stanleigh
64. Stonedale 2 (possibly)
65. Strathrye
66. Tijl uilenspiegel
67. Tongue beacon (possibly)
68. Tower base
69. Tt 6 (possibly)
70. U 1024 (possibly)
71. Ystroom (probably)

 

Name: LINDA BLANCHE

Length 51.8 meter, width: 8.2 meter, draught: 3, tonnage 530 ton
Load: general and mixed goods,construction materials

Cause: built in 1914 by scott & sons, bowling. owned at time of loss by anglesey shipping co. one boiler, triple expansion engine, single shaft. passage manchester for belfast. captured and sunk by u-21. (sibi).

Year of registration: 1915

Water depth above wreck: 38 meter, Height above seabed: 139 cm

Known since: 1915, last detected: 1996

Details measurements/cartography: SUNK 18 MILES NW BY N FROM LIVERPOOL BAR LTV. (WW1SL). IN 533400N, 035100W. (LLOYDS). H5043/70 19.1.71 H5043/70 19.1.71 FASTENER IN DECCA [N BRIT] RED C 13.45, GREEN B 34.55. (NETH HO). 8.10.76 8.10.76 INS AS FOUL. NC 1981. H1310/84/2 21.2.84 H1310/84/2 21.2.84 WK BELIEVED TO BE CITY OF BRUSSELS LIES IN DECCA POSN [N. BRIT] RED C 13.5, GREEN B 34.5. STANDS ABOUT 7MTRS OFF SEABED, APPARENTLY IN ONE PIECE. POSSIBLY LYING ON ITS SIDE. (R DAVIS, 9.2.84). AMEND TO USC 32MTRS. BR STD. H1311/88/53 30.11.88 H1311/88/53 30.11.88 DIVED ON. WK OF LARGE COASTER, APPROX 150FT LONG, 30FT WIDE. LIES UPRIGHT WITH BOW NE. STERN IS HIGHEST POINT. LEAST DEPTH 36 IN GEN DEPTH 44MTRS. BOW SECTION WELL BROKEN UP. PROBABLY MINED OR TORPEDOED. (S A RODGER, 27.10.88). HH100/351/04 18.4.91 HH100/351/04 18.4.91 HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS WK OF SS LINDA BLANCHE. (S A RODGER, 13.3.91). HH090/705/01 30.12.96 HH090/705/01 30.12.96 EXAM'D 3.9.96 IN 534126.0N, 034351.9W [WGD] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR 34.5, FOUL 34.9MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 34.8 IN GEN DEPTH 38MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 40MTRS. DCS3 HT 7.3MTRS. LENGTH 57MTRS, WIDTH 8MTRS. LIES 139/319 DEGS. SIGNIFICANT MAGNETIC ANOMALY. INTACT AND UPRIGHT. SCOUR EXTENDS 80MTRS TO E OF WK. (NP 1008, HI 705). BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: UPRIGHT & INTACT

Position: 53 41.433 N,3 43.865 W

 

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