This is the information page about the shipwreck Princess royal, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 19.425 N,5 20.051 W (50.27365, -5.4894666666667)

 

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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. Acadian
2. Alster (possibly)
3. Andola
4. Anna sophie
5. Antwerpen
6. Aud
7. Austria (possibly)
8. Bard (possibly)
9. Bay of panama
10. Ben asdale
11. Besse (probably)
12. Bessemer city (probably)
13. Bolette (possibly)
14. Brava
15. Cape finisterre (probably)
16. Carasa (possibly)
17. Carl
18. Caroni river
19. Caroni river (part of)(probably)
20. Christos markettos
21. Cieszyn
22. Conqueror
23. Cristina
24. Dageid
25. Denebola
26. Dundee (probably)
27. Dux (possibly)
28. Enrico parodi
29. Fanny lambert
30. Forde
31. Friday (vrijdag) possibly
32. Gap
33. Gemini
34. Genevieve (possibly)
35. Glendale
36. Gleno
37. Grip (part of)
38. Hampshire
39. Hanover
40. Happy returns (possibly)
41. Helene (probably)
42. Hellopes
43. Hemsley 1
44. Hmml 380
45. Hms anson
46. Hms primrose
47. Hms royalo
48. Hms warspite
49. Hms warspite (part of)
50. Hms warwick
51. Hmy sappho (possibly)
52. Hmy viva 2
53. Hugin
54. Humbergate (probably)
55. Hunsgrove
56. John
57. John taylor
58. Juan ferrer
59. Juanita
60. Juno
61. Kintuck
62. Krosfond
63. Kynance (probably)
64. Lady dalhousie
65. Lake edon
66. Lake owens
67. Leander
68. Lia'g
69. Lincoln
70. Loe bar wk
71. Lutece (part of)(possibly)
72. Lyminge
73. Madeline
74. Mefjord (possibly)
75. Mina cantiquin
76. Mitera marigo
77. Mohegan
78. Mystique (possibly)
79. N g petersen
80. New pioneer
81. Nile
82. Norma (possibly)
83. Ocean harvest
84. Ocklinge
85. Omer denise
86. Onega
87. Orfordness
88. Peer gynt (possibly)
89. Petersham
90. Phoenix 203
91. Ponthieu
92. Ponus
93. Port chalmers
94. Portugal
95. Prestige
96. Primo ?
97. Primrose (remains of)(possibly)
98. Princess royal
99. Quarnero
100. Queen (possibly)
101. Rock island bridge
102. Rossmore (possibly)
103. Runswick
104. Saint guenole
105. Santo christo de castello (possibly)
106. Saphir
107. Saxon briton
108. Schiedam
109. Secil japan (bow section)
110. Secil japan (stern section)
111. Shanes castle
112. Shoreham (probably)
113. Siracusa
114. Spyridion vagliano
115. St anthony (possibly)
116. St chamond
117. St george
118. St george (possibly)
119. St joseph
120. Stabil (possibly)
121. Stanwood
122. Sten (possibly)
123. Tagona
124. Traute sarnow
125. Tyrhaug
126. U 1021 (possibly)
127. U 400 (possibly)
128. Ub 106 (possibly)
129. Ub 112 (possibly)
130. Ub 128 (possibly)
131. Ub 86 (possibly)
132. Ub 97 (possibly)
133. Union crystal (possibly)
134. Union star (parts of)(probably)
135. Veghtstroom (possibly)
136. Vesuvius
137. Vine branch (possibly)
138. Volnay
139. War baron (probably)
140. Warnow (possibly)
141. Yewcroft
142. Zone (probably)

 

Name: PRINCESS ROYAL

Length 88.8 meter, width: 11.6 meter, draught: 4.3, tonnage 1986 ton
Load: general and mixed goods

Cause: built in 1912 by caledon shipbuilding & engineering co ltd, dundee. owned at time of loss by m langlands & sons. triple expansion engine of 217 nhp, single shaft. passage swansea for le havre. torpedoed by u-101. 19 men lost. (der kreig zur see, dods & sibi).

Year of registration: 1918

Water depth above wreck: 34 meter, Height above seabed: 166 cm

Known since: 1918, last detected: 2011

Details measurements/cartography: 31.5.18 31.5.18 SUNK 3M WNW OF ST AGNES. (BOT, DOCKET M26642). 28.5.18 28.5.18 SUNK IN 501920N, 051840W. (NAVAL SUB BASE, PENZANCE, DOCKET M26284). H6391/19 H6391/19 CHART AS WK [OLD SYMBOL] ON BA 777. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED)

- NM 674/20. H2537/28 28.8.28 H2537/28 & H4337/28 28.8.28 AMEND TO DW PA 1918. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED) - BA 777. H5872/52 19.11.53 H5872/52 19.11.53 NOW CHARTED AS DWPA. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). NC 1149. H2959/73 5.4.73 H2959/73 5.4.73 LOCATED IN 501924N, 051954W USING DECCA. LEAST DEPTH ABOUT 115 IN GEN DEPTH 150FT. (E GILES, 3.4.73). INS AS USC 25MTRS (14FMS) BR STD. H2959/73 16.5.73 H2959/73 16.5.73 IDENTIFIED AS PRINCESS ROYAL FROM CARGO OF STEEL BILLETS. LIES 170/350DEGS. LEAST DEPTH APPROX 22 IN GEN DEPTH 26MTRS [REDUCES]. WK OPENED UP WITH ALL SUPERSTRUCTURE AND MOST OF MIDSHIP HULL PLATING MISSING. BOWS UPRIGHT STANDING ABOUT 8FT HIGH AND INTACT. ANCHORS IN HAWSEPIPE. HEAVILY SILTED AFT OF BOWS. STEEL CARGO IN HOLD AREA FORWARD OF THE BOILERS WHICH ARE NEAR THE STERN AND STAND ABOUT 12FT HIGH. (E GILES, 2.5.73). AMEND USC 20MTRS (11FMS). BR STD. HH100/351/04 18.3.91 HH100/351/04 18.3.91 DIVED ON IN 501919N, 051957W [OGB] USING DECCA. GEN DEPTH 37MTRS AT LW. MAX HEIGHT OF WK 4MTRS. (R A MAPPLEBECK, 6.1.91). NCA. HH100/351/14 13.11.98 HH100/351/14 13.11.98 DIVED IN 501925N, 052000W [OGB] USING GPS. LOCATED WITH MAGNETOMETER. SHOWS WELL ON E/S. HIGHEST POINT IS THE BOILERS. (G J LOCKETT, 11.11.98). AMEND POSN. BR STD. 22.11.11 22.11.11 LOCATED 28.10.09 IN 5019.425N, 0520.051W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH IN GEN DEPTH 34.85MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 81.4MTRS, WIDTH 25.5MTRS, HT 4.97MTRS. LIES 166/346 DEGS WITH BOWS SSE. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (FUGRO OSAE, HI 1157). AMEND WK 29.5MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: COLLAPSED, BOWS SSE

Position: 50 19.425 N,5 20.051 W

 

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