Dit is de informatiepagina over het scheepswrak London, op de waterkaart hieronder zie je het wrak in zijn directe omgeving. De positie van dit wrak is 53 32.059 N,0 50.234 E (53.3729833, 1.0462167)
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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: London
Lengte 74.4 meter, breedte: 11.6 meter, diepgang: 5.5, tonnage 1556 ton
Lading: coal
Oorzaak: Ex heinrich. built in 1911 by flensburger shiffsb. owned at time of loss by john kelly. triple expansion engine of 186nhp, single shaft. passage newcastle-upon-tyne for amsterdam. cargo coal. sprang a leak and foundered.
Jaar registratie: 1942
Waterdiepte boven wrak: 19 meter, hoogte boven zeebodem: 292 cm
Bekend sinds: 1942, laatst gedetecteerd: 20191022
Details metingen/cartografie: SANK ABOUT 27M EAST OF SPURN LTV. (DOD). H5970/69 14.9.82 WK LOCATED SEPT 1982 IN 533203N, 005022E [OGB] USING HYPERFIX [2 LOP]. LARGE VESSEL UPSIDE DOWN. HULL COLLAPSED AROUND ENGINE ROOM LEAVING ENGINES PROTRUDING ABOVE SEABED ABOUT 6MTRS. CONSIDERABLE DEBRIS ROUND WK. (HMS IVESTON, HN 9.9.82). WZ 519 ISSUED. NCA YET. 28.9.82 NOT CONSIDERED DANGEROUS. (CAPT HOOKWAY/RNW, TELECON). H5970/69 11.10.82 LOCATED BY THV MERMAID IN 533150N, 005012E [OGB] USING DECCA. CLEARANCE DEPTH OF 15.2 IN GEN DEPTH 19.2MTRS OBTAINED. (TH, 8.10.82). ACCEPT TH DEPTH IN IVESTON'S POSN.
- NM 2603/82. H4465/81 22.11.82 EXAM'D 21.7.82 IN 533203N, 005021E [OGB] USING HYPERFIX [2 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 14.8, FOUL AT 15.3MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 14.8 IN GEN DEPTH 19MTRS. SCOUR 1MTR DEEP. DCS3 HT 3.8MTRS, LENGTH 45MTRS, BEAM 8MTRS. LYING 140/320DEGS. WRECKAGE SCATTERED IN VICINITY OF WK. (HMS BEAGLE, HI 74). BR STD. HH100/351/05 7.7.92 LARGE STEEL SS LOCATED 25.6.92 IN 533203N, 005021E [WGD] USING GPS. ABOUT 4-5000TONS. TWO BOILERS. LEAST DEPTH 18 IN GEN DEPTH 22MTRS. (LINDA O'CARROLL, 27.6.92). NCA. HH100/351/20 5.9.03 DURING 1996 LOCAL DIVERS RECOVERED A SHIP'S BELL WITH "LONDON" ON IT FROM WK IN 5332.07N, 0050.20E. REPORTED BY S OLD, B WOOLFORD. (S OLD, E-MAIL DTD 16.7.03) NCA. SEP 2020/000235095 7.10.20 EXAM'D BY BDC 23.9.20 IN 5332.059N, 0050.234E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 14.91MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 19.63MTRS. LENGTH 92.40MTRS, WIDTH 18.79MTRS, HT 4.71MTRS. ORIENTATION 292/112 DEGS. NFS. (UKHO-BDC & TRITON KNOLL OFFSHORE WIND LTD SURVEY 23.7.18-22.10.19). RETAIN PREVIOUS DEPTH, IN REVISED POSN.
Bron: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: INVERTED, COLLAPSED, ENGINES HIGHEST POINT
Positie: 53 32.059 N,0 50.234 E