Dit is de informatiepagina over het scheepswrak Countess of erne, op de waterkaart hieronder zie je het wrak in zijn directe omgeving. De positie van dit wrak is 50 35.192 N,2 25.172 W (50.586533, -2.419533)

De teksten bij dit scheepswrak zijn in het engels 🇬🇧, omdat deze worden opgesteld door het UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) op basis van de gegevens van de hydrografische diensten van onder meer Nederland, België en Duitsland. Ze bevatten de bekende details van het wrak en de opmerkingen van de cartografen die in de loop der tijden de positie en de toestand van het wrak hebben gecontroleerd.

Naam: COUNTESS OF ERNE

Lengte 73.5 meter, breedte: 8.8 meter, tonnage 830 ton

Oorzaak: originally built as passenger carog steamer on the dublin to holyhead route. fitted for 123 1st class, 600 steerage passengers and 700 tons cargo or cattle. seriously damaged in 1883 in collision with ss captain parry and offered for sale by auction in liverpool in 1889. bought by bristol steam navigation co and used for two years. sold for scrap but convered to a coal hulk and used at several ports, ending up at portland. broke loose from moorings, hit breakwater & sank. (sibi)

Jaar registratie: 1967

Waterdiepte boven wrak: 12 meter, hoogte boven zeebodem: 131 cm

Bekend sinds: 1967, laatst gedetecteerd: 2008

Details metingen/cartografie: 7.8.67 DIVED ON IN 503416.5N, 022509.0W AND BELIEVED TO BE THE 'HIMALAYA'. REPD THAT WK IS DANGEROUS, A STEEL HAWSER FRAYING ETC. WELL SILTED UP. HULL INTACT AND LYING PARALLEL TO HARBOUR WALL. SOME UPPER SUPERSTRUCTURE STILL VISIBLE, BOLLARDS ETC. TORPEDO SHAPED OBJECT CLOSE TO WK, POSSIBLY A BOMB. (T SIMS, BATTERSEA BRANCH BSAC). CHART AS DWP IN 503511N, 022509W. BR STD. 8.8.67 DIVERS STATE THAT IT IS NOT A SHELL BUT AN OLD TORPEDO CASING THAT LIES CLOSE TO THE WRECK. (QM PORTLAND TELECON DTD 8.8.67). NCA. H1310/74/56 12.2.75 WRECK IS BELIEVED TO BE THE 'COUNTESS OF ERNE' IN 503511N, 022509W. REASONS GIVEN ARE [1] NEWSPAPER ARTICLE [2] TRINITY HOUSE PILOT AND ADMIRALTY TUG SKIPPER CONFIRMED THE SINKING AND POSITION [3] CONFIRMED BY QHM PORTLAND. (C G FOX, OXFORD BSAC, DTD 3.2.75, [H1310/74/56 REFERS]). NCA. H1310/75 17.2.75 REPORTED TO LIE PARALLEL WITH THE BREAKWATER BOWS POINTING SE, UPRIGHT AND FAIRLY WELL INTACT. STANDING ABOUT 20FT OFF THE BOTTOM. NO SUPERSTRUCTURE REMAINS. (C G FOX, DTD 13.2.75). NCA. H1310/75 11.3.75 POSN REPD TO BE 301DEGS, 0.7C FROM THE LT ON THE S END OF THE NE BREAKWATER. (C G FOX, DTD 3.3.75). NCA. H1286/75 19.8.75 APPEARS TO BE A SMALL COASTER LYING ON AN EVEN KEEL. THE HULL IS STRAIGHT STEMMED WITH ROUNDED BOWS AND IS MOSTLY INTACT. FOUR HOLDS WITH WHAT APPEARS TO BE THE REMAINS OF A MAST BETWEEN NUMBER 2 AND 3 HOLD. IT IS SURMISED THAT THE SUPERSTRUCTURE LAY AFT BUT TIME PRECLUDED A CLOSE EXAMINATION. THE VESSEL LIES PARALLEL TO THE BREAKWATER, WITH BOWS TOWARD 'A' HEAD. (M J HARGREAVES). NCA. H4613/73 11.5.79 EXAM'D BY HMS BRONNINGTON. SONAR TRACE SUPPORTS MR HARGREAVES DESCRIPTION. (PLESSEY ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS LTD, DTD 3.5.79). NCA. H5249/76 30.4.81 DIVED ON 4.4.81. LENGTH AT WATERLINE WAS 251FT. COAL FOUND INSIDE HULL. (W E BUTLAND, DTD APR '81). LEAST DEPTH, AT BOW 6.2MTRS, AT STERN 6.6MTRS IN 503509.5N, 022506W [OGB], LENGTH 85MTRS, BEAM 15MTRS. (SURVEY [K8101/1]). NE 2268. HH100/351/21 19.11.03 DIVED IN LISTED POSN. STANDS 5MTRS HIGH BY DEPTH GAUGE. UPRIGHT AND RELATIVELY INTACT. PARALLEL TO BASE OF BREAKWATER. BOWS SE. (C R POOLE). NCA. 14.10.04 EUT POSN: 5035.193N, 0225.179W. NE 2268. HH091/217/01 / SEP 2009/000158351 2.11.09 EXAM'D 25.3.08 IN 5035.192N, 0225.172W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 7.82MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 12.7MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 72.0MTRS, WIDTH 9.1MTRS, HT 4.91MTRS. LIES 131/311DEGS WITH BOWS SE. NO SUPERSTRUCTURE. POSSIBLY BREAKING UP AT THE STERN. (HMSML GLEANER, HI 1217). AMEND TO DWP 7.8MTRS. BR STD.
Bron: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: UPRIGHT, INTACT, BOWS SE

Positie: 50 35.192 N,2 25.172 W

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