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 (54.454266666667, -0.39783333333333)

 

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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. Amsteldam
5. Amulet
6. Anboto mendi (possibly)
7. Angelo rose
8. Ard aidhm
9. Ardens (probably)
10. Ardgantoch
11. Athelstane
12. Athos
13. Audax
14. Avance (probably)
15. Balfron (probably)
16. Ballater
17. Ballogie
18. Battersea
19. Beaumanoir (probably)
20. Berwick (possibly)
21. Black prince (possibly)
22. Botha (possibly)
23. Brentwood
24. Bur
25. Cap palos (part of)
26. Castleford (probably)
27. Commercial
28. Constantia
29. Corsican prince
30. Countess of strathmore (possibly)
31. Creteblock
32. Crimdon (possibly)
33. Defiant
34. Disperser
35. Doris burton (probably)
36. Eaglescliffe (probably)
37. Earl percy
38. Eli
39. Ellida (probably)
40. Erich lea
41. Ferruccio
42. Florence (possibly)
43. Florentia
44. Fred everard
45. Garthwaite
46. Gem (bow section)
47. Gem (stern section)
48. Gimle
49. Glamorganbrook
50. Glengarry (probably)
51. Glow (part of) (possibly)
52. Glow (part of) (possibly)
53. Gwalia (possibly)
54. Harrow (probably)
55. Hercules
56. Highgate
57. Hms banyers
58. Hms desire (possibly)
59. Hms desire (possibly)
60. Hms dromio
61. Hms garmo (probably)
62. Hms locheil
63. Hms lord ridley
64. Hms swallow
65. Hornsund (probably)
66. Houghton
67. Hurstwood
68. Jane
69. Lady ann
70. Lady helen
71. Lampada (probably)
72. Lanthorn
73. Leersum (probably)
74. Lerwick (probably)
75. Linaria (probably)
76. London
77. Lowtyne (possibly)
78. Lucy
79. M c holm
80. Madame renee
81. Manx queen
82. Marchioness of londonderry
83. Marie stuart
84. Martina
85. Melanie (probably)
86. Membland (possibly)
87. Merrie islington
88. Modemi (possibly)
89. Moorlands
90. Moorwood (possibly)
91. Namorado field jacket
92. Norenda (possibly)
93. Norhilda
94. Novillo
95. Oakwell
96. Onslow
97. Pandora
98. Paul
99. Phare (probably)
100. Philander (probably)
101. Polanna
102. Polruan
103. Princess olga (possibly)
104. Quaggy (probably)
105. Rikard nordraak
106. Rutil
107. Saint ninian
108. Sapphire (probably)
109. Sarah thinnesen
110. Schaldis (possibly)
111. Scotia
112. Sir francis
113. Sixty-six
114. Skane
115. Sna ii
116. Southborough
117. Springhill
118. Sumus (probably)
119. Suntrap (probably)
120. Taurus (probably)
121. Trelyon
122. Ub 30
123. Ub 41
124. Ub 75
125. Uc 70
126. Vaaren
127. Vaaren (possibly)
128. Victo (bow section)
129. Victo (stern section)
130. Victoria (probably)
131. Wallsend
132. Westowrie
133. Woodstock (bow section)
134. 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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