This is the information page about the shipwreck Prinses juliana (part of)(possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 38.612 N,1 55.646 W (50.766666666667, -13.933333333333)

 

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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. Abel tasman (part of)(possibly)
2. Advanti
3. Aeolian sky
4. Albert c field (probably)
5. Alexandrovna
6. Aparima
7. Arctic dawn
8. Arfon
9. Azemmour
10. Baron garioch
11. Barryman
12. Betelgeuse (bow section)
13. Betsy anna
14. Black hawk (fwd section)
15. Bobbyb
16. Borgny
17. Braedale (probably)
18. Britannia (probably)
19. Carentan
20. Castlereagh
21. Chasseur 6
22. Chasseur 7
23. Clan macvey
24. Clarinda
25. Coquetdale (probably)
26. Dagmar
27. Derna (probably)
28. Everleigh
29. Evertsen
30. Excelsior (possibly)
31. Fenna (probably)
32. Fleur de lys
33. Fluent
34. General jackson
35. Georgios kyriakides
36. Goathland
37. Halsewell
38. Hartburn (probably)
39. Hartley (possibly)
40. Hms arfon
41. Hms eleanor (probably)
42. Hms fame
43. Hms john mitchell
44. Hms sargasso
45. Hms warrior ii
46. Hms waterlily
47. Hmsm a3
48. Hmsm safari (ex p 211)
49. Iolanthe
50. Iona
51. Janna
52. Jgena (possibly)
53. Kyarra
54. Lady of avenel
55. Lcvp 120
56. Leny (possibly)
57. License to kill (possibly)
58. Lil boat
59. Lochavon
60. Magog
61. Mayflower
62. Michelle
63. Midland queen
64. Milo
65. Myrtlegrove (probably)
66. Nailsea lass
67. Navasota
68. Neree (possibly)
69. Neree (probably)
70. Nestlea
71. Nidarholm
72. Normandy
73. Piedras
74. Prinses juliana (part of)(possibly)
75. Rapana
76. Sally jane
77. San fernando
78. Sardomene
79. Seahawk
80. Security (possibly)
81. Sheer grace
82. Southampton
83. Start
84. Surdelo
85. Tamele
86. Tiiu
87. Togimo
88. Trafalgar (possibly)
89. U 480
90. Vari solo sailor
91. Venezuela
92. Vera (probably)
93. Woodbury

 

Name: PRINSES JULIANA (PART OF)(POSSIBLY)

Length 32.3 meter, width: 6.1 meter, draught: 2.4, tonnage 198 ton

Cause: mined & sunk at edge of swash channel, whilst en-route poole to plymouth. raised jun'45 together with 'abel tasman' & dumped in studland bay alongside hms sona. (ww2sl & ll ww2). see also wks [19037] & [19039].

Year of registration: 1940

Water depth above wreck: 3 meter

Known since: 1940, last detected: 2012

Details measurements/cartography: H0572/40 24.6.40 H0572/40 24.6.40 ST IN 503956N, 015529W. (ADMIRALTY).

- NM 2076/40. PFNM 1581/40 ISSUED. H0752/40 23.9.40 H0752/40 23.9.40 POSN NOW 503957N, 015543W. (ADMIRALTY).

- NM 2253/40. H03771/41 26.1.42 H03771/41 26.1.42 NOW STATED TO BE DW. (ADMIRALTY). - FNM BLOCK 539/42. H0752/40 6.12.43 H0752/40 6.12.43 G CAN BUOY, GPFL(2)G.10S LAID TO MARK WKS OF 'PRINSES JULIANA' & 'ABEL TASMAN'. (ADMIRALTY). - FNM BLOCK 2611/43. H0472/40 2.10.46 H0472/40 2.10.46 BOTH WKS RAISED & DUMPED IN STUDLAND BAY ALONGSIDE HMS SONA IN 503837N, 015538W. (ADMIRALTY).

- NM 3362/46. H752/40 11.12.46 H752/40 11.12.46 'ABEL TASMAN' [19039] & 'PRINSES JULIANA' [19038], FORMERLY IN 504015N, 015552W & 503957N, 015543W, RESPECTIVELY, LATER DEPOSITED IN STUDLAND BAY ALONGSIDE HMS SONA IN 503837N, 015538W BY THE ADMIRALTY SALVAGE SERVICE. AREA MARKED BY DANGER LINE 338DEGS FROM OLD HARRY ROCK FOR 3C, 270DEGS FOR 4C THEN 108DEGS TO THE SHORE. (C-IN-C PORTSMOUTH, 16.11.46). INS AREA WITH LEGEND 'DANGEROUS WRECK AREA'.

- NM 3965/72. H752/40 9.5.47 H752/40 9.5.47 3 PORTIONS OF WKGE, IN DANGEROUS AREA, VISIBLE AT ALL STATES OF THE TIDE. POSNS: 289DEGS, 1.85C; 289DEGS, 1.98C; & 288DEGS 2.58C FROM OLD HARRY'S WIFE. HEIGHTS ABOVE MHWS 12FT; 4FT & 2FT RESPECTIVELY. TRACING HELD. (CSO PORTSMOUTH, 6.3.47). DELETE LEGEND 'DANGEROUS WRECK AREA', & INS ST WKS IN ABOVE POSNS, & INS G CAN BUOY IN POSN 335.5DEGS, 2.08C FROM OLD HARRY ROCK.

- NM 875/47. H752/40 6.8.53 H752/40 6.8.53 SWEPT BY CROOME METHOD IN SMLS 324 & 322 ON 22.6.53. CLEAR AT 3FT, FOUL AT 4FT IN GEN DEPTH 9FT; CLEAR AT 3FT, FOUL AT 4FT IN GEN DEPTH 8FT & CLEAR AT 2FT, FOUL AT 3FT IN GEN DEPTH 9FT. TRACINGS HELD, INDICATIONS FROM E/S TRACE & BY SWEEP WIRE OF SMALLER PIECES OF WK AROUND OBSTN WITHIN RADIUS OF 150FT. A LARGE AMOUNT OF WEED IS GROWING UP TO 4FT FROM THE BOTTOM IN CERTAIN AREAS. (SML 324, 27.6.53). AMEND TO [1] WK 0.25FMS 289DEGS, 1.65C; [2] WK 0.5FMS 287DEGS, 1.9C; [3] WK 0.5FMS 288.5DEGS 2.50C FROM OLD HARRY'S WIFE, & DELETE ST WKS.

- NM 1813/53. H752/40 19.1.55 H752/40 19.1.55 SWEDISH BAR SWEEP 18.8.54. AFTER DISPERSAL SWEEP KEPT ADJUSTED TO WITHIN 3FT OF THE BOTTOM. IT IS CONSIDERED THAT THERE ARE NO OBSTNS ABOVE THIS LEVEL. GEN DEPTH OF SEABED 7-12FT. SEABED SAND & ROCK. TRACINGS HELD. (FSL MEDA, 20.12.54). AMENDED TO FOUL [WK 19037], WITH F CLOSE SW AND F CLOSE E WITH BUOY [WKS 19039 & 19038].

- NM 82/55. H752/40 2.7.55 H752/40 2.7.55 DELETED G CAN BUOY. (TRINITY HOUSE)

- NM 1491/55. 15.5.69 15.5.69 REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN BLOWN, OR SOMETIME AGO, SPREAD OVER LARGE AREA. DIFFICULT TO DIVE UPON DUE TO TIDE, WIND & ROUGH SEAS IN THE AREA. (MR RICHARDS, SALVAGED OF CUMBRA CO., SOUTH WALES, TELECON 15.5.69). H4723/77 28.10.77 H4723/77 28.10.77 NOT LOCATED DURING HI 82/77 APR-JUN '77. RECOMMENDED TO REMAIN AS CHARTED. (HMS HYDRA, R-OF-S 225/60 21.6.77). NCA. HH090/553/01 17.12.92 HH090/553/01 17.12.92 NOTHING FOUND DURING INTENSIVE E/S SEARCH. LOCAL DIVERS STATE REMAINS OF 2 OF THE WKS - BELIEVED TO BE ENGINE BLOCKS - LIES WITHIN 15MTRS OF EACH OTHER IN 503833N, 015520.5W [+/-20MTRS]. RECOMMEND SHOW FOUL IN REPORTED POSN. (HMS ROEBUCK, HI 553A). RETAIN AS FOUL [WK 19037] IN 503833N, 015520.5W [OGB]. WK [19038] OF 'PRINSES JULIANA' AMENDED TO DEAD. BR STD. 24.10.12 24.10.12 EXAM'D 28.3.12 IN 5038.612N, 0155.646W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 3.5MTRS. LINEAR FEATURE WITH LENGTH 3MTRS, WIDTH 1MTR, HT 0.15MTR. ?DEBRIS. (EMU, HI 1366). ?DEBRIS FROM [19037] OR [19038]. INS AS FOUL.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: ?DEBRIS

Position: 50 38.612 N,1 55.646 W

 

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