Wreck: Princess maud (possibly) (Steam ship)
This is the information page about the shipwreck Princess maud (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 55 12.125 N,1 26.403 W (55.202083, -1.440050)
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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.
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Shipwreck details
Name: PRINCESS MAUD (POSSIBLY)
Year of registration: 1963
Water depth above wreck: 41 meter, Height above seabed: 83 cm
Known since: 1963, last detected: 1999
Details measurements/cartography: H5848/61 7.5.63 H5848/61 7.5.63 LOCATED IN 551208N, 012618W USING HSA. LEAST E/S 111FT IN GEN DEPTH 141FT. (HMS SCOTT, ROS DTD 9.9.62). INS AS NDW. BR STD. H460/67 30.3.67 H460/67 30.3.67 LEAST E/S DEPTH 120FT IN GEN DEPTH 136FT. NO SCOUR. A LARGE WK IN 2 PIECES. (HMS ENTERPRISE, ROS DTD 15.6.66). AMEND TO WK 18FMS. BR STD. 4.6.76 4.6.76 AMEND TO WK 32MTRS. NC 156. HH090/843/01 4.1.00 HH090/843/01 4.1.00 EXAM'D 7.7.99 IN 5512.125N, 0126.403W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 35.1 IN GEN DEPTH 41MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 81MTRS, WIDTH 19MTRS. DCS3 HT 7.3MTRS. LIES 083/263 DEGS. MODERATE MAGNETIC ANOMALY. INTACT WITH VISIBLE SUPERSTRUCTURE. UPRIGHT. NOT SWEPT DUE TO NETS ON THE WK. (GARDLINE, HI 843). RETAIN AS WK 32MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. 16.7.07 16.7.07 THIS COULD BE PRINCESS MAUD. DORA LIES NEARBY AND THE TOW COULD NOT HAVE PROGRESSED FAR PRIOR TO THE VESSEL FOUNDERING. (R YOUNG). AMEND IDENTITY. NCA. 26.10.09 26.10.09 DIVED ON 17.10.09 IN 5512.126N, 0126.395W [WGD] USING GPS. STANDS 8MTRS HIGH ON SANDY SEABED. LARGE PARTS OF STRUCTURE STILL INTACT & UPRIGHT, BUT WK HAS OPENED UP QUITE A BIT. SEVERAL FISHING NETS ENCOUNTERED ON THE WK. (N HUNTER, E-MAIL DTD 23.10.09) NCA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: INTACT & UPRIGHT, SUPERSTRUCTURE VISIBLE
Position: 55 12.125 N,1 26.403 W
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