Dit is de informatiepagina over het scheepswrak Earl percy, op de waterkaart hieronder zie je het wrak in zijn directe omgeving. De positie van dit wrak is 54 37.459 N,0 44.357 W (54.8698333, -0.8991667)
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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: EARL PERCY
Lengte 72.2 meter, breedte: 8.6 meter, tonnage 952 ton
Lading: general and mixed goods,non-ferrous elements and ores: unrefined and refined,clay products
Oorzaak: Built by palmer bros & co, jarrow. owned at time of loss by the tyne steam ship co ltd, newcastle (eventually p&o). two boilers, compound engine, single shaft. new engine & boilers in 1879. collided with and sank ss gainsborough in 1883.
Jaar registratie: 1987
Waterdiepte boven wrak: 47 meter, hoogte boven zeebodem: 155 cm
Bekend sinds: 1987, laatst gedetecteerd: 20161215
Details metingen/cartografie: H5103/83 9.3.87 FASTENERS IN 543737N, 004358W AND 543728N, 004414W. POSNS BY DECCA. (KINGFISHER OBSTN BOOKLET, WHITBY AREA). H6331/87 2.2.89 WK EXAM'D 2.7.88 IN 543727N, 004415W [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [4 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 42 IN GEN DEPTH 47MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 5.2MTRS. LIES 155/335 DEG, WELL BROKEN UP AND COVERING AN AREA 70 X 20MTRS. HAS 3 MAIN HIGH POINTS, HIGHEST AT S END. (LAND & MARINE, HI 414B). HH100/351/09 12.6.95 TWO WELL COLLAPSED HOLDS WITH JUST FRAMES LEFT. PART OF BOW INTACT. STEERING GEAR SEEN WELL FWD NEAR BOWS WHICH SUGGESTS BRIDGE MIDSHIPS. NO ARTEFACTS. TWO BOILERS, SIX FURNACES. STEAM COMPOUND ENGINE. IRON BUILT. (A C JACKSON/C A RACEY). HH100/351/17 25.4.01 FIRST DIVED IN 1994. AFT ENGINED WITH TWO SMALL SCOTCH BOILERS. MIXED CARGO, MAINLY CLAY PIPES BUT SMALL PART OF THE CARGO IN FWD HOLD WAS MADE UP OF COPPER INGOTS SHAPED LIKE PAVING SLABS. STEERING ENGINE BLOCK LOCATED JUST BEHIND FORCASTLE SUGGESTS THAT THE BRIDGE WAS MIDSHIPS. IDENTITY CONFIRMED BY A PIECE OF CROCKERY BEARING THE SHIPPING CO FLAG AND THE LETTERS 'TSSC' (TYNE SS CO). TELEGRAPH RECOVERED FROM PORT SIDE OF THE ENGINE. (A C JACKSON/C A RACEY). NCA. SEP 2017/000002822 5.5.17 EXAM'D 15.12.16 IN 5437.459N, 0044.357W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 41.13MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 46MTRS, LENGTH 74.0MTRS, WIDTH 8.2MTRS, HEIGHT 5.0MTRS, ORIENTATION 155/335 DEGS. WRECK APPEARS TO BE UPRIGHT AND INTACT BUT IS SEVERELY DISINTEGRATED. THE STERN IS THE MOST PROMINENT FEATURE, CONSISTING OF TWO BOILERS AND A LARGE AFT ENGINE BLOCK. (MMT, HI 1491). AMEND NDW 41MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Bron: UK Hydrographic Office
Positie: 54 37.459 N,0 44.357 W