Dit is de informatiepagina over het scheepswrak British prince, op de waterkaart hieronder zie je het wrak in zijn directe omgeving. De positie van dit wrak is 53 51.69 N,0 25.233 E (53.556, 0.1333)
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Naam: BRITISH PRINCE
Lengte 125.6 meter, breedte: 16.5 meter, diepgang: 7.9, tonnage 4979 ton
Lading: general and mixed goods,non-ferrous elements and ores: unrefined and refined,metal: concentrate and products
Oorzaak: Ex-sutherland '36. built in 1935 by w doxford & sons ltd, sunderland. owned at time of loss by rio cape line ltd. 3 cylinder oil engine of 388hp, single shaft. passage new york for london. cargo copper, steel and general. bombed & sunk by german aircraft.
Jaar registratie: 1941
Waterdiepte boven wrak: 39 meter, hoogte boven zeebodem: 328 cm
Bekend sinds: 1941, laatst gedetecteerd: 20160321
Details metingen/cartografie: SINKING POSN GIVEN AS 535200N, 002500E. (WW2SL). H03318/41 17.12.41 LOCATED IN 535138N, 002536E, BUT NO OBSTN WAS FOUND WITH 12FM SWEEP AT LWOST. (FO HUMBER, 27.9.41 & CAPTAIN M/S COLONSAY, 30.9.41). INS AS NDW.
- NM 2991/41. H03318/41 SALVAGE OPS CARRIED OUT BETWEEN MAR'49-SEP'51 BY RISDON BEAZLEY. 20.3.72 AMEND TO WK 22MTRS. NC 121. 9.5.74 AMEND TO WK 21.3MTRS [LAT]. NC 121. H07408/56 23.4.76 SALVAGE OPS RESUMED. WRECKAGE COVERS AREA APPROX 600FT RADIUS IN 535112N, 002512E. (R BEAZLEY, TELECON 23.4.76). 1200TONS STEEL & 1600TONS COPPER SALVED. H4551/76 10.1.77 REPD IN 535112N, 002512E. (R BEAZLEY, 30.11.76). SURVEYED IN 1953. NCA. H3805/72 28.2.78 LARGE WK, APPROX 500FT LONG, LOCATED 15.9.77 IN 535140.4N, 002520.6E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. LIES N/S. BROKEN UP BUT STILL HAS HEIGHT OF APPROX 9MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 28MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 40MTRS, BUT THIS NOT GUARANTEED. (SOISS, 23.12.77). AMEND TO WK 28MTRS. BR STD. H1942/76 9.3.81 SWEPT 28.7.80 IN 535140N, 002522E [OGB]. SHOALEST E PART OF WK SWEPT CLEAR AT 24.6MTRS, BUT FOUL OBTAINED 3MTRS ABOVE LEAST E/S DEPTH OF 27.4MTRS OVER W PART, BUT THIS THOUGHT PROBABLY SNAGGED FISHING GEAR. CHART AS WK 24.5MTRS & SWEEP AGAIN AT EARLIEST OPPORTUNITY OR INVESTIGATE WITH DIVERS. (SOISS, HI 65/80). AMEND TO SW 24.5MTRS.
- NM 655/81. H1944/80 26.4.82 EXAM'D 11.6.81 IN 535140, 002521E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 28.4 IN GEN DEPTH 38.9MTRS. NO SCOUR. HYDROSEARCH VERTICAL HT 11.7MTRS. LYING UPRIGHT, WITH HULL BROKEN IN TWO. N HALF LYING 130/310 DEGS, S HALF 160/340 DEGS. OUTLINE OF CENTRAL SUPERSTRUCTURE & POOP DECK DISCERNIBLE. SONAR LENGTH 135MTRS, BEAM 22MTRS. (HMS BULLDOG, HI 12). NCA. SEP 2016/000053291 7.10.16 EXAM'D 21.3.16; IN 5351.690N, 0025.233E [WGD]. LEAST WC DEPTH 28.96MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 39MTRS, LENGTH 136MTRS, WIDTH 24.9MTRS, HEIGHT 10.5MTRS, ORIENTATION 328/148 DEGS. WRECK SITS ON ITS HULL LARGELY BROKEN WITH STERN, BOW AND MIDSHIPS PROMINENT. DEBRIS FIELD OF 100M AROUND WRECK. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (MMT, HI 1473). AMEND NDW 28.5MTRS IN REVISED POSITION.
Bron: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: Wreck degraded
Positie: 53 51.69 N,0 25.233 E