Dit is de informatiepagina over het scheepswrak Welsh prince, op de waterkaart hieronder zie je het wrak in zijn directe omgeving. De positie van dit wrak is 53 23.496 N,0 58.662 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.

 

1. Ahamo
2. Ambrose fleming
3. Andarina
4. Antiope
5. Baron ailsa
6. Blackburn
7. Burgos
8. Carrier
9. Catford
10. Chatwood (possibly)
11. Chelsea (possibly)
12. Chevychase
13. Cormarsh
14. Czestochowa
15. Empire newcomen
16. Euterpe (probably)
17. Fermain (possibly)
18. Fireglow
19. Fittonia (possibly)
20. Flashlight (probably)
21. Giorgio ohlsen
22. Harden
23. Hms arley
24. Hms cap d'antifer
25. Hms cape spartel (probably)
26. Hms cobra
27. Hms fleet tender c (ex-mamari iii)
28. Hms kylemore
29. Hms linsdell
30. Hms pintail
31. Hms queenworth
32. Hms solomon
33. Hms speedy (probably)
34. Hms st donats
35. Hmsm umpire
36. La combattante (stern section)
37. Larchwood (possibly)
38. Laurium (possibly)
39. London
40. Mirabel
41. Nieuwland
42. Nimrod (probably)
43. Norfolk (possibly)
44. Ogono
45. Ottar jarl
46. P.l.m. 25
47. Pacific
48. Petroswift
49. Robert w pomeroy
50. Royal scott
51. Schieland
52. Scotia (possibly)
53. Scotia (possibly)
54. Shepherd lad
55. Sioux (probably)
56. Siri maria
57. Sitona
58. Sverre (possibly)
59. Trajan
60. Trignac (possibly)
61. Victoria
62. Virgin de lourdres
63. Virginian
64. Welsh prince
65. William balls (probably)
66. Zor

 

Naam: WELSH PRINCE

Lengte 127.4 meter, breedte: 17.1 meter, diepgang: 7.6, tonnage 5148 ton
Lading: general and mixed goods,personnel

Oorzaak: Built in 1940 by blythsw'd sb co ltd, glasgow. owned at time of loss by prince line ltd (furness withy). two boilers, triple expansion engine of 400hp, single shaft. machinery by d rowan & co ltd, glasgow. passage london for new york. general cargo including 90 tons government stores. mined.

Jaar registratie: 1941

Waterdiepte boven wrak: 15 meter, hoogte boven zeebodem: 148 cm

Bekend sinds: 1941, laatst gedetecteerd: 2019

Details metingen/cartografie: H04203/41 8.12.41 WELSH PRINCE MINED 110DEGS, 5C FROM '59 BUOY'. VESSEL STILL AFLOAT. (HMS MALLARD, 7.12.41). FOREPART AGROUND IN 532340N, 005855E. ALL CREW RESCUED BY HMS MALLARD. (C IN C NORE, 7.12.41). DW APPROX 109DEGS, 6C FROM '59 BUOY'. (C IN C NORE, 8.12.41). GIVES POSN APPROX 532325N, 005850E. 68QZH ISSUED. H04203/41 11.12.41 WK FIXED IN TWO PORTIONS. BOW HALF SHOWING BRIDGE & PART OF FOREMAST IN 532323N, 005850E. STERN PART, MAIN MAST SHOWING IN 532317N, 005852E. (FO HUMBER, 10.12.41). FOREPART LIES 348.5DEGS, 204YDS FROM AFTER PART, GIVES MEAN POSN 532320N, 005851E. H04203/41 19.12.41 G CAN LT BUOY, GPFL(2)G.10S LAID 248DEGS, 1C FROM WK. (TH, 12, 15 & 18.12.41; FO GREAT YARMOUTH, 13.12.41). 80QZH ISSUED. H04203/41 19.2.42 LIES BROKEN IN TWO. BOW IN 532323N, 005850E; STERN IN 532317N, 005852E. (CAPT M/S HUMBER, 11.12.41). INS AS DW IN 532323N, 005850E WITH G CAN, GPFL(2) G 10S, CLOSE.

- NM 401/42. H04203/41 12.8.48 AMEND POSN TO 532354N, 005854E. (HMS GRAEMSAY, 17.7.48).

- NM 1699/48. H04203/41 19.12.49 EXAM'D OCT 1948 IN 532336N, 005842E USING DECCA FOLLOWING DISPERSAL. VARIOUS OBSTNS WERE LOCATED BUT UNEVEN SEABED MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO DETERMINE WHICH OF THESE WERE THE WK. AREA AROUND ABOVE POSN WAS SWEPT USING OROPESA, CLEAR AT 36 IN GEN DEPTH 36FT. NO SONAR CONTACTS OBTAINED OUTSIDE AREA SWEPT. (HMS SHARPSHOOTER, NOV 1949). BUOY WITHDRAWN. (TH, 30.11.49). AMEND TO WK 6FMS, DELETE BUOY.

- NM 2604/49. H332 1.2.63 SONAR CONTACT OBTAINED CLOSE SE OF CHARTED POSN. (HMS SCOTT, OCT 1962). 23.6.75 AMEND TO WK 10.3MTRS [LAT]. NC 107. HH090/593/01 13.1.94 EXAM'D 22.7.93 IN 532317.6N, 005847.8E [OGB] USING SYLEDIS [3 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 12.0 IN GEN DEPTH 14MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 2.5MTRS, LENGTH 70MTRS, BREADTH 20MTRS. PARTLY BURIED WK LYING 165/345 DEG. PROXIMITY OF SANDWAVES PREVENTED DRIFT SWEEPING. (OCEONICS (UK) LTD., HI 593). AMEND WK 12MTRS. BR STD. HH100/351/19 6.1.03 DIVED IN 5323.470N, 0058.690E [WGD] USING GPS. STANDS 2MTRS HIGH BY E/S AND DEPTH GAUGE. NO SCOUR. SEABED SAND. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. SCATTERED WRECKAGE BETWEEN TWO SANDWAVES. (K SMITH). NCA. SEP 2019/000300377 16.12.19 EXAM'D 18.7.19 IN 5323.496N 0058.662N [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 11.78 MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 15 MTRS, HT 2.7 MTRS, LENGTH 297 MTRS, WIDTH 40 MTRS. IN TWO SECTIONS 200 MTRS APART. ONE SECTION 63 MTRS LONG, UPRIGHT, VISIBLE STRUCTURES AND PARTIALLY BURIED. OTHER SECTION 37 MTRS, BURIED WITH SCATTERED DEBRIS. (CLINTON MARINE, HI 1596). AMEND DW 11.7 MTRS IN REVISED POSITION.
Bron: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: SCATTERED WRECKAGE BETWEEN TWO SANDWAVES

Positie: 53 23.496 N,0 58.662 E

 

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