This is the information page about the shipwreck Prince rupert city (probably), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 58 46.005 N,4 47.09 W (58.523766666667, -4.6646833333333)
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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: PRINCE RUPERT CITY (PROBABLY)
Year of registration: 1941
Water depth above wreck: 78 meter, Height above seabed: 117 cm
Known since: 1941, last detected: 2005
Details measurements/cartography: H067/41 POSN 035DEG, 5M FROM CAPE WRATH. POSN 584138N, 045427W APPROX. (ACOS). 13.11.57 INS AS NDW. NC 1954. 2.7.74 AMENDED TO WK USC PA 28MTRS [15FMS]. (TONNAGE KNOWN) NC 2635. SUNK IN 584600N, 044100W APPROX. (SEA BREEZES, MAY 1980). NCA. 19.3.82 AMENDED TO WK USC PA 45MTRS (USC DEPTH RE-ASSESSED) NC 1954. H3057/81 17.8.82 LARGE WK, STANDING 10MTRS HIGH IN GEN DEPTH 74MTRS, LOCATED IN 584600N, 044654W USING DECCA. (FRV EXPLORER, HN 29.7.82). INS AS WK USC 60MTRS. BR STD. H2884/83 11.5.84 EXAM'D 19.3.84 IN 584603N, 044701W [OGB] USING HYPERFIX. LEAST E/S DEPTH 71 IN GEN DEPTH 79MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 8MTRS. LENGTH 120MTRS, WIDTH 15MTRS. LIES ESE/WNW APPARENTLY INTACT. HAS CENTRAL SUPERSTRUCTURE WITH TWO HATCHES, FORE AND AFT. PROBABLY LIES ON ITS STBD SIDE. (RACAL SURVEY, HI 160). BR STD. HH091/071/01 29.11.05 EXAM'D 8.7.05 IN 5846.005N, 0447.090W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 71.8 IN GEN DEPTH 78.4MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 130MTRS, WIDTH 33MTRS, HT 6.6MTRS. LIES 117/297 DEGS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. INTACT, UPRIGHT. (GARDLINE, HI 1071). RETAIN WK 71MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: UPRIGHT, INTACT
Position: 58 46.005 N,4 47.09 W