This is the information page about the shipwreck Perseus (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 53 49.868 N,1 38.95 E (53.8572333, 1.4614167)
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The texts accompanying this shipwreck are in English ๐ฌ๐ง, 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.
Name: PERSEUS (POSSIBLY)
Year of registration: 1915
Water depth above wreck: 33 meter, Height above seabed: 132 cm
Known since: 1915, last detected: 1990
Details measurements/cartography: MINED 55M E BY S OF HORNSEA. (WW1SL & LL WW1). H8203/19 H8203/19 SANK 60 MILES E OF SPURN HEAD. INS ON CHARTS. H256/27 27.1.27 H256/27 27.1.27 AMEND TO NDW (1915) IN 534900N, 014100E. NE 2182A. H619/65 14.5.65 H619/65 14.5.65 NOT FOUND. (HMS SCOTT, 31.12.64). DELETE. BR STD. H3939/88 14.3.90 H3939/88 14.3.90 WK EXAM'D 9.9.89 IN 534951N, 013904E [OGB] USING SYLEDIS. SWEPT CLEAR AT 29.4, FOUL AT 29.7MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 29.2 IN GEN DEPTH 33MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 3.5MTRS, LENGTH 28MTRS, APPROX, WIDTH 5MTRS. INTACT, LYING UPSIDE DOWN AND ORIENTATED 132/312DEG. A SMALL SPEARATE PIECE OF WRECKAGE LIES 60MTRS NW OF MAIN WK. CHART AS SWEPT TO 29.2MTRS. (NP 1008, HI 461). INS AS SW 29MTRS.
- NM 1134/90.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Position: 53 49.868 N,1 38.95 E