This is the information page about the shipwreck Marchioness of londonderry, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 54 32.522 N,0 39.13 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. Ard aidhm
7. Ardgantoch
8. Athelstane
9. Athos
10. Atlas (possibly)
11. Atwing (possibly)
12. Audax
13. Balfron (probably)
14. Battersea
15. Beaumanoir (probably)
16. Ben aden
17. Berwick (possibly)
18. Black prince (possibly)
19. Botha (possibly)
20. Brentwood
21. Cap palos (part of)
22. Castleford (probably)
23. Commercial
24. Constantia
25. Corsham
26. Corsican prince
27. Countess of strathmore (possibly)
28. Creteblock
29. Crimdon (possibly)
30. Dayspring (probably)
31. Defiant
32. Disperser
33. Eaglescliffe (probably)
34. Earl percy
35. Ellida (probably)
36. Erich lea
37. Ferruccio
38. Fervent
39. Florentia
40. Fred everard
41. Garthwaite
42. Gimle
43. Glow (part of) (possibly)
44. Glow (part of) (possibly)
45. Gothia
46. Gwalia (possibly)
47. Harrow (probably)
48. Hartley
49. Helene
50. Hercules
51. Highgate
52. Hms desire (possibly)
53. Hms dromio
54. Hms locheil
55. Hms lord ridley
56. Hms ruthin castle
57. Hms swallow
58. Hurstwood
59. Jane
60. John miles
61. Lady helen
62. Lampada (probably)
63. Lanthorn
64. Lerwick (probably)
65. London
66. Lowtyne (possibly)
67. Lucy
68. Madame renee
69. Marchioness of londonderry
70. Marie stuart
71. Martina
72. Melanie (probably)
73. Membland (possibly)
74. Merrie islington
75. Modemi (possibly)
76. Moorlands
77. Moorwood (possibly)
78. Novillo
79. Oakwell
80. Pandora
81. Paul
82. Phare (probably)
83. Philander (probably)
84. Polanna
85. Polruan
86. Quaggy (probably)
87. Rosella (probably)
88. Rutil
89. Saint ninian
90. Sarah thinnesen
91. Schaldis (possibly)
92. Sir francis
93. Skane
94. Southborough
95. Springhill
96. Stora-korsnas-link i
97. Sumus (probably)
98. Suntrap (probably)
99. Talisman (possibly)
100. Tatiana (possibly)
101. Taurus (probably)
102. Ub 30
103. Uc 70
104. Victoria (probably)
105. Wallsend
106. Woodstock (bow section)
107. Woodstock (stern section)

 

Name: MARCHIONESS OF LONDONDERRY

Length 54.9 meter, width: 8.7 meter, draught: 4.2, tonnage 682 ton

Cause: Built 1878 by e withy & co., w hartlepool, with steam compound engine of 90hp, 1 boiler, single shaft. machinery by t. richardson & son, hartlepool. owned at time of loss by marquess of londonderry. passage sunderland for ymuiden. sank following a collision with ss forth in fog off sandsend. (wrecksite.eu)

Year of registration: 1917

Water depth above wreck: 40 meter, Height above seabed: 130 cm

Known since: 1917, last detected: 20170106

Details measurements/cartography: VENETIA SANK 3M NNW FROM WHITBY ROCK BUOY. (WW1SL). CHARTED AS WK [OLD SYMBOL] (1917). (AUTHORITY NOT STATED) H3752/26 11.6.26 NOW CHARTED AS DW PA (1917) IN 543230N, 004000W. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED) NE 1191. 3.4.74 NOW CHARTED AS DW PA. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED) NC 134. H1270/73 1.7.81 AMEND TO DW IN 543220N, 003920W. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED) BR STD. H5103/83 2.9.83 WK IN 543242N, 003926W. POSN BY DECCA. (KINGFISHER NO W61, WHITBY AREA - BAYMANS HOLE, APR 1983 EDN). H1311/88 11.10.88 WK IN 543229N, 003911W. FISHED REGULARLY. (M FREEMAN, 30.9.88). NCA. H6331/87 19.1.89 EXAM'D 11.8.88 IN 543231N, 003902W [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [4 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 35.0, FOUL AT 35.4MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 35.5 IN GEN DEPTH 39-41MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 4.0MTRS. LIES 125/305DEG. APPEARS BROKEN UP AND DECAYED, COVERING AREA 62 X 10MTRS. (LAND & MARINE, HI 414B).

- NM 596/89. HH100/351/09 7.6.95 PORTHOLES WITH BRASS SHUTTERS. AREA OF BOTTLES CEMENTED TOGETHER ON STBD SIDE OF ENGINE. WHEEL ON AFT STBD SIDE BUT UNNAMED. PART OF BOW INTACT AND STANDING HIGH. SINGLE BOILER, STEAM COMPOUND ENGINE. POSSIBLY MARCHIONESS OF LONDONDERRY. (A C JACKSON/C A RACEY). SEE CIRCUMSTANCES OF LOSS CANNOT BE VENETIA WHICH HAD 3 BOILERS. 30.5.02 EUT POSN: 54.32.527N, 0039.135W. NE 1612. 16.4.09 THE VENETIA WAS BEACHED 200 YDS NW OF WHITBY PIERS. THE WRECK IN THIS POSN HAS NOW BEEN IDENTIFIED AS MARCHIONESS OF LONDONDERRY. IDENTITY IS BASED ON MATCHING MACHINERY, LENGTH, POSITION OF LOSS AND MANY ARTEFACTS RECOVERED. (C RACEY, E-MAIL DTD 14.4.09) SEP 2015/000095701 1.6.15 EXAM'D BY BDC 37.05MTRS IN 5432.523N, 0039.132W [WGD]. NFS. (CEFAS SURVEY, DS9). NCA. SEP 2017/000002822 8.5.17 EXAM'D 06.01.2017 IN 5432.522N, 0039.130W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 36.34MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 40MTRS, LENGTH 53.3MTRS, WIDTH 15.1MTRS, HEIGHT 3.4MTRS, ORIENTATION 130/310 DEGS. WRECK IS SEVERELY DEGRADED WITH OUTLINE OF THE HULL PRESENT AND A LARGE CENTRAL MASS OF DEBRIS, TOWARDS THE SOUTHEAST END OF THE WRECK A STRUCTURE PRESUMED TO BE THE PROPELLOR SHAFT IS VISIBLE. (MMT, HI 1491). AMEND NDW 36MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 54 32.522 N,0 39.13 W

 

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