This is the information page about the shipwreck Solway prince (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 49 51.835 N,2 14.383 W (50.167166666667, -11.000666666667)

 

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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. Adamandios georgandis (possibly)
2. Agrion
3. Antonis g lemos (probably)
4. Armas
5. Baden
6. Beatrice maud
7. Belle colombe
8. Bissen
9. Bohera
10. Bonafide
11. Bonita
12. Bremenry
13. British influence
14. Bronte (ex-war coney)
15. Buchanness
16. Cab
17. Calvados
18. Cap horn des mers
19. Carrouest one (possibly)
20. Carrouest one (possibly)
21. Cathrine
22. Centurion
23. Cid
24. Citta de bari
25. Constantia s (after part)(possibly)
26. Constantia s (after part)(possibly)
27. Constantia s (fwd part)
28. Corail
29. Dallas city (possibly)
30. Deucalion
31. Discovery
32. Edirne
33. Eika
34. Eleni stathatou
35. Emily eveson
36. Empress
37. Felix de abasolo
38. Finnborg
39. Gairsoppa
40. Gallia
41. Ginette
42. Guilding star
43. Hms courageous
44. Hms dark gladiator
45. Hms dragon
46. Hms gossamer
47. Hms viper
48. Ice prince
49. Ievoli sun
50. Jeanne
51. Johan (possibly)
52. Josef joham (bow section) (probably)
53. Josef joham (stern half) (probably)
54. Karen folmer
55. Komet
56. Le nord
57. Lenda
58. Linn o dee (or linn o dec)
59. Liverpool
60. Mahenge (possibly)
61. Makeshift (possibly)
62. Malka
63. Marie mashman
64. Maud pierre andre (possibly)
65. Mera 1
66. Mersey
67. Mimosa
68. Miniota
69. Motorola
70. Mount myrto
71. Nyarlathotep
72. Pan
73. Pembroke
74. Pendragon b
75. Peras
76. Perra (possibly)
77. Phoenix c1/131
78. Point law
79. Portsea
80. Progress
81. Pruthree
82. Psi
83. Rabbi
84. Rap
85. Regina coeli (possibly)
86. Rfa bacchus
87. Rhenania
88. Saint antoine
89. Solway prince (possibly)
90. Spolanda
91. Stade (after part)
92. Stade (possibly)
93. Stanley force
94. Stella (probably)
95. Terra
96. Theodoros t
97. Tipasa
98. Tyne
99. U 672 (possibly)
100. Uffe
101. Ville de malaga
102. Xania

 

Name: SOLWAY PRINCE (POSSIBLY)

Year of registration: 1917

Water depth above wreck: 98 meter, Height above seabed: 175 cm

Known since: 1917, last detected: 1990

Details measurements/cartography: SUNK BY SUBMARINE 8M N OF ALDERNEY. (LL WW1). H2537/28 24.8.28 H2537/28 24.8.28 WRECK NOT CHARTED. H2504 13.9.51 H2504 13.9.51 INS AS NDW IN 495142N, 021412W. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). . H03504/51 24.7.51 H03504/51 LOCATED DURING SEARCH FOR HMS AFFRAY. NOT DIVED ON. OLD WK, PROBABLY OF A MERCHANT SHIP. LENGTH 280FT, HEIGHT 23FT. LIES 170/350DEGS. (C-IN-C PORTSMOUTH, 24.7.51). COULD BE WRECK OF 'SOLWAY PRINCE' BUT APPEARS TO BE TOO LARGE. 8.11.71 8.11.71 INS AS USC 28MTRS. NC 3653. H1270/78 25.7.78 H1270/78 25.7.78 AMEND TO USC 70MTRS. (C-IN-C PORTSMOUTH, 24.7.51). BR STD. 5.2.80 5.2.80 AMEND TO WK 42FMS [77MTRS]. (C-IN-C PORTSMOUTH, 24.7.51). BR STD. 5.2.80 5.2.80 SHOWN AS NDW PA ON FR 878 [DEC 1979 EDN]. NCA. HH256/350/01 21.12.89 HH256/350/01 21.12.89 NOW WK 91MTRS IN 495154N, 021412W [EUR]. (FRENCH NM 89 46 29). BR STD. HH090/496/01 15.10.90 HH090/496/01 15.10.90 OLD WK EXAM'D 17.7.90 IN 495150.1N, 021423W [WGD] USING HYPERFIX. LEAST E/S DEPTH 90.3 IN GEN DEPTH 98MTRS. SCOUR 1.5MTR DEEP. DCS3 HT 6.7MTRS, LENGTH 60MTRS, BEAM 7MTRS. APPARENTLY UPRIGHT WITH NO SUPERSTRUCTURE AND LYING 155/355DEGS. SEEMS TO BE BREAKING UP AT S END. MAGNETOMETER DEFLECTION OBTAINED. (NP 1008, HI 496). AMEND TO WK 90MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: UPRIGHT, NO SUPERSTRUCTURE, BREAKING UP AT S END

Position: 49 51.835 N,2 14.383 W

 

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