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 (54.454266666667, -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. 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. Elemore
36. Ellida (probably)
37. Erich lea
38. Ferruccio
39. Fervent
40. Florentia
41. Fred everard
42. Garthwaite
43. Gimle
44. Glow (part of) (possibly)
45. Glow (part of) (possibly)
46. Gothia
47. Gwalia (possibly)
48. Harrow (probably)
49. Hartley
50. Helene
51. Hercules
52. Highgate
53. Hms desire (possibly)
54. Hms dromio
55. Hms locheil
56. Hms lord ridley
57. Hms ruthin castle
58. Hms swallow
59. Hurstwood
60. Jane
61. John miles
62. Lady helen
63. Lampada (probably)
64. Lanthorn
65. Lerwick (probably)
66. London
67. Lowtyne (possibly)
68. Lucy
69. Madame renee
70. Marchioness of londonderry
71. Marie stuart
72. Martina
73. Melanie (probably)
74. Membland (possibly)
75. Merrie islington
76. Modemi (possibly)
77. Moorlands
78. Moorwood (possibly)
79. Novillo
80. Oakwell
81. Onslow
82. Pandora
83. Paul
84. Phare (probably)
85. Philander (probably)
86. Polanna
87. Polruan
88. Quaggy (probably)
89. Rosella (probably)
90. Rutil
91. Saint ninian
92. Sarah thinnesen
93. Schaldis (possibly)
94. Scotia
95. Sir francis
96. Skane
97. Southborough
98. Springhill
99. Stora-korsnas-link i
100. Sumus (probably)
101. Suntrap (probably)
102. Talisman (possibly)
103. Tatiana (possibly)
104. Taurus (probably)
105. Trelyon
106. Ub 30
107. Uc 70
108. Victoria (probably)
109. Wallsend
110. Woodstock (bow section)
111. 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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