This is the information page about the shipwreck London, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 54 30.494 N,0 29.889 W (54.4542667, -0.3978333)

 

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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. African transport (probably)
2. Afrique
3. Aigburth
4. Amulet
5. Anboto mendi (possibly)
6. Angelo rose
7. Ard aidhm
8. Ardens (probably)
9. Ardgantoch
10. Athelstane
11. Athos
12. Audax
13. Avance (probably)
14. Balfron (probably)
15. Ballater
16. Ballogie
17. Battersea
18. Beaumanoir (probably)
19. Berwick (possibly)
20. Black prince (possibly)
21. Botha (possibly)
22. Brentwood
23. Bur
24. Cap palos (part of)
25. Castleford (probably)
26. Commercial
27. Constantia
28. Corsican prince
29. Countess of strathmore (possibly)
30. Creteblock
31. Crimdon (possibly)
32. Defiant
33. Disperser
34. Doris burton (probably)
35. Eaglescliffe (probably)
36. Earl percy
37. Eli
38. Ellida (probably)
39. Erich lea
40. Ferruccio
41. Florence (possibly)
42. Florentia
43. Fred everard
44. Garthwaite
45. Gem (bow section)
46. Gem (stern section)
47. Gimle
48. Glamorganbrook
49. Glengarry (probably)
50. Glow (part of) (possibly)
51. Glow (part of) (possibly)
52. Gwalia (possibly)
53. Harrow (probably)
54. Hercules
55. Highgate
56. Hms banyers
57. Hms desire (possibly)
58. Hms desire (possibly)
59. Hms dromio
60. Hms garmo (probably)
61. Hms locheil
62. Hms lord ridley
63. Hms swallow
64. Hornsund (probably)
65. Houghton
66. Hurstwood
67. Jane
68. Lady ann
69. Lady helen
70. Lampada (probably)
71. Lanthorn
72. Leersum (probably)
73. Lerwick (probably)
74. Linaria (probably)
75. London
76. Lowtyne (possibly)
77. Lucy
78. M c holm
79. Madame renee
80. Manx queen
81. Marchioness of londonderry
82. Marie stuart
83. Martina
84. Melanie (probably)
85. Membland (possibly)
86. Merrie islington
87. Modemi (possibly)
88. Moorlands
89. Moorwood (possibly)
90. Namorado field jacket
91. Norenda (possibly)
92. Norhilda
93. Novillo
94. Oakwell
95. Pandora
96. Paul
97. Phare (probably)
98. Philander (probably)
99. Polanna
100. Polruan
101. Princess olga (possibly)
102. Quaggy (probably)
103. Rikard nordraak
104. Rutil
105. Saint ninian
106. Sapphire (probably)
107. Sarah thinnesen
108. Schaldis (possibly)
109. Sir francis
110. Sixty-six
111. Skane
112. Sna ii
113. Southborough
114. Springhill
115. Sumus (probably)
116. Suntrap (probably)
117. Taurus (probably)
118. Ub 30
119. Ub 41
120. Ub 75
121. Uc 70
122. Vaaren
123. Vaaren (possibly)
124. Victo (bow section)
125. Victo (stern section)
126. Victoria (probably)
127. Wallsend
128. Westowrie
129. Woodstock (bow section)
130. Woodstock (stern section)

 

Name: LONDON

Length 85.3 meter, width: 11.3 meter, draught: 5.2, tonnage 1706 ton
Load: coal,natural fibres and materials in general: unprocessed and products

Cause: Built in 1892 by gourlay bros & co, dundee. owned at time of loss by dundee, perth & london shipping co. two boilers, triple expansion engine of 425hp, single shaft. passage methil for londong. cargo jute and coal. torpedoed by ub 88. all crew recovered.

Year of registration: 1918

Water depth above wreck: 47 meter, Height above seabed: 35 cm

Known since: 1918, last detected: 20161214

Details measurements/cartography: 1.7.18 SANK 4 MILES SE OF WHITBY. (BOT WR 1/1605). IN 542900N, 002900W. (VAEC AP REPORT). H4069/72 3.12.75 NOT LOCATED DURING SURVEY. (RISDON BEAZLEY MARINE LTD, HN 13.11.75). DELETED FROM CHARTS. H1311/88 11.10.88 WK IN 542916N, 002930W. (M FREEMAN, 30.9.88). INS AS NDW. BR STD. H6331/87 26.1.89 EXAM'D 16.6.88 IN 543029N, 002947W [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [3 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 40MTRS. NO FOUL OBTAINED. LEAST E/S DEPTH 40.5 IN GEN DEPTH 47MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 6.8MTRS, LENGTH 85MTRS. LIES 030/210 DEG, BROKEN AMIDSHIPS AND POSSIBLY LYING ON ITS SIDE. (LAND & MARINE, HI 414B). AMEND TO WK 40MTRS. BR STD. HH100/351/09 7.6.95 LARGE WK IN CONFUSED STATE. STILL ROWS OF PORTHOLES IN PLACES. SEVERAL LIFE BOAT DAVITS SEEN. LARGE GREEN COPPER BOXES (POSSIBLE AMMUNITION). LARGE GUN PEDESTAL IN AREA OF WELL BROKEN UP STERN. INTACT HULL AROUND ENGINE ROOM, WELL OVER TO ITS SIDE. TELEGRAPH PEDESTAL, STEERING PEDESTAL/WHEEL RECOVERED. POSSIBLY HARROW OR CORSICAN PRINCE. MAIN WK LIES ON ITS PORT SIDE. BOW SEPARATE. (A C JACKSON & C A RACEY). HH100/351/13 18.3.98 IDENTIFIED AS 'LONDON' FROM RESEARCH INTO MAKER'S PLATE. (A C JACKSON & C A RACEY). DSEP 2017/000002822 24.5.17 EXAM'D 14.12.16 IN 5430.494N, 0029.889W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 40.41MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 47MTRS. LENGTH 88.8MTRS, WIDTH 18.1MTRS, HT 6.44MTRS, ORIENTATION 035/215 DEGS. WK APPEARS MAINLY INTACT, LYING ON ITS PORT SIDE. (MMT, HI 1491). AMEND NDW 40MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 54 30.494 N,0 29.889 W

 

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