Dies ist die Informationsseite über das Schiffswrack Earl percy, die folgende Wasserkarte zeigt das Wrack in seiner unmittelbaren Umgebung. Die Position des Wracks ist 54 37.459 N,0 44.357 W (54.8698333, -0.8991667)
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Die Texte zu diesem Schiffswrack sind in englischer Sprache 🇬🇧, da sie vom Hydrographischen Amt des Vereinigten Königreichs (UKHO) auf der Grundlage von Daten u. a. der Hydrographischen Dienste von Deutschland, der Niederlande und Belgien erstellt wurden. Sie enthalten die bekannten Details des Wracks und die Kommentare der Kartographen, die die Position und den Zustand des Wracks im Laufe der Zeit überprüft haben.
Name: EARL PERCY
Länge72.2 meter, Breite: 8.6 meter, Tonnage 952 ton
Last: general and mixed goods,non-ferrous elements and ores: unrefined and refined,clay products
Ursache: 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.
Jahr der Registrierung: 1987
Wassertiefe über dem Wrack: 47 meter, Höhe über dem Meeresboden: 155 cm
Bekannt seit: 1987, zuletzt detektiert: 20161215
Detailmessungen/Kartographie: 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.
Quelle: UK Hydrographic Office
Position: 54 37.459 N,0 44.357 W