This is the information page about the shipwreck Royal scott, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 53 30.614 N,0 52.899 E (53.3729833, 1.0462167)

 

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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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2. Ambrose fleming
3. Andarina
4. Antiope
5. Argo
6. Baron ailsa
7. Blue ballard
8. Bogatyr
9. Burgos
10. Capitaine edmond laborie
11. Carrier
12. Catford
13. Cecil (possibly)
14. Chatwood (possibly)
15. Chelsea (possibly)
16. Clavis
17. Corland
18. Cormarsh
19. Deodata
20. Egret
21. Empire newcomen
22. Euterpe (probably)
23. Fane
24. Fermain (possibly)
25. Fireglow
26. Fittonia (possibly)
27. Flashlight (probably)
28. Freidig (possibly)
29. Giorgio ohlsen
30. Harden
31. Heimland
32. Hms cap d'antifer
33. Hms cape spartel (probably)
34. Hms cobra
35. Hms fleet tender c (ex-mamari iii)
36. Hms linsdell
37. Hms pintail
38. Hms queenworth
39. Hms speedy (probably)
40. Hms st donats
41. Inge marguerite (possibly)
42. Jersey (probably)
43. Keynes
44. Konstantinos hadjipateras
45. La combattante (stern section)
46. Larchwood (possibly)
47. Laurium (possibly)
48. Lightship no 83
49. Lindy sue
50. London
51. Marie dawn
52. Matanuska (probably)
53. Nieuwland
54. Nimrod (probably)
55. Norfolk (possibly)
56. Norman
57. Ogono
58. Onesta
59. P.l.m. 25
60. Pacific
61. Petroswift
62. Pilsudski
63. Polzella (possibly)
64. Rado (possibly)
65. Rebono (probably)
66. Revigo (possibly)
67. Royal scott
68. Royston
69. Schieland
70. Schieland (possibly)
71. Scotia (possibly)
72. Scotia (possibly)
73. Sea gem
74. Sea pearl
75. Shepherd lad
76. Sioux (probably)
77. Siri maria
78. Trignac (possibly)
79. Vereingte (possibly)
80. Victoria
81. Virginian
82. Welsh prince
83. William balls (probably)
84. Zor

 

Name: ROYAL SCOTT

Length 79.6 meter, width: 11.6 meter, draught: 5.2, tonnage 1444 ton
Load: general and mixed goods

Cause: Built in 1930 by caledonian sb & e co ltd, dundee. owned at time of loss by london & edinburgh shipping co ltd. two boilers, triple expansion engine of 356hp, single shaft. passage london for feith. general cargo. mined.

Year of registration: 1941

Water depth above wreck: 19 meter, Height above seabed: 160 cm

Known since: 1941, last detected: 20191022

Details measurements/cartography: H02103/41 SANK IN POSN 070 DEG, 5 CABLES FROM 62 BUOY (IN 533315N, 005654E). (C IN C NORE). PLOTS IN 533035N, 005304E. INS AS DW IN 533033N, 005257E (INCLUDES HMS PINTAIL).

- NM 1626/41. H02103/41 27.7.48 EXAM'D IN 533035N, 005304E. SWEPT CLEAR AT 48, FOUL AT 55FT. (HMS SHARPSHOOTER, 3.7.48). AMEND TO WK 8FMS.

- NM 1663/48. 20.6.75 AMEND TO SW 16.1MTRS. NC 107. H1270/73 3.11.78 WK HEAVILY SILTED. (E KIRKPATRICK, HUMBER DIVERS, TELECON 24.10.78). H4465/81 21.11.83 EXAM'D 23.2.83 IN 533036N, 005304E [OGB] USING HYPERFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 15.1 IN GEN DEPTH 19MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 2.3MTRS. NOT INTACT. DEBRIS SCATTERED OVER 40 X 30MTR AREA, FROM WHICH GOOD DCS3 RETURNS OBTAINED. ANOTHER AREA OF DEBRIS LIES 260 DEGS, 320MTRS FROM FIRST WK - SCATTERED OVER AREA 100 X 25MTRS. NO DEFINITE SONAR SHADOW. (HMS BEAGLE, HI 74).

- NM 3257/83. HH100/351/05 7.7.92 CONFIRMED AS WK OF ROYAL SCOTT. (LINDA O'CARROL, 27.6.92). HH090/579/01 10.2.93 EXAM'D 28.9.92 IN 533035.7N, 005300.5E [OGB] USING SYLEDIS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 15.8 IN GEN DEPTH 19.5MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 3.7MTRS, LENGTH 77MTRS, WIDTH 42MTRS. LIES 115/295 DEG IN LOOSE SANDY SEDIMENT. (SEATEAM, HI 579). NCA SEP 2020/000235095 7.10.20 EXAM'D BY BDC 23.9.20 IN 5330.614N, 0052.899E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 16.22MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 19.28MTRS. DEBRIS FIELD; LENGTH 40MTRS, WIDTH 30MTRS, HT 3.05MTRS. NFS. (UKHO-BDC & TRITON KNOLL OFFSHORE WIND LTD SURVEY 23.7.18-22.10.19). RETAIN PREVIOUS DEPTH, IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 53 30.614 N,0 52.899 E

 

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