Empress Queen Wreck
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Wreck Category | wreck showing any portion of hull or superstructure |
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Empress queen Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
50 40.618 N,1 4.137 W |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
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| Wreck Depth | -1.7 m |
| Water Depth | 1 m |
| Water Level Effect | covers and uncovers |
| Vertical Datum | Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide |
| Name | EMPRESS QUEEN |
| Type | steam ship |
| Flag | GB |
| Length | 109.7 m |
| Width | 12.8 m |
| Draught | 5.2 |
| Sonar Length | 110 |
| Orientation | 130 |
| Tonnage | 1995 |
| Tonnage Type | gross |
| Cargo | armament |
| Conspic Visual | not visually conspicuous |
| Conspic Radar | not radar conspicuous |
| Date Sunk | Feb 1, 1916 |
| Original Detection Year | 1922 |
| Last Detection Year | 1989 |
| Original Source | national HO/authority wreck information |
| Surveying Details | H2816/22 12.5.22 H2816/22 12.5.22 WK OF LIBERTY STEAMER IN 504036N, 010405W. COVERS AT HALF TIDE & HAS SOME UGLY PROJECTIONS ALONG ITS HULL. (KHM PORTSMOUTH, 10.5.22). CHART AS WK [OLD SYMBOL]. - NM 747/22. H3287/24 12.5.24 H3287/24 12.5.24 NOW CHARTED AS ST. SQ. DATE. H4616/25 26.8.25 H4616/25 26.8.25 POSN VERIFIED AS 200DEGS, 2C FROM BEMBRIDGE DATUM POST. DRIES 3FT AT LWOS. (C-IN-C PORTSMOUTH, 16.8.25). H4616/25 6.8.26 H4616/25 6.8.26 G CAN BUOY LAID CLOSE S OF WK. (M2681/26). - NM 1375/26. H3347/40 9.11.40 H3347/40 9.11.40 DELETE BUOY. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). SQ. DATE. H3359/59 6.7.60 H3359/59 6.7.60 MUCH BROKEN UP. HIGHEST POINT DRIES 6FT ABOVE CD. (SCES, 1959). H1262/64 22.4.64 H1262/64 22.4.64 COMPLETELY BROKEN UP & DISPERSED. (SCES, 1964). H1262/64 28.3.67 H1262/64 28.3.67 DELETED. - NM 741/67. H4824/75 8.2.78 H4824/75 8.2.78 CONFIRMED NO LONGER EXISTS. (SCES). H1310/83/7 1.2.83 H1310/83/7 & H 1270/82 1.2.83 STEEL OBSTN SIGHTED 8.1.83, JUST AWASH OFF BEMBRIDGE LEDGE, IN 504036N, 010405W [OGB] USING HSA. HIGHLY DANGEROUS TO SMALL CRAFT. (COMMODORE J BRIGGS, 10.1.83) CHART AS ST, DRIES 0.5MTR. R/P. H4824/75 19.6.85 H4824/75 [H3370/85] 19.6.85 EXAM'D 16.6.85 USING LEAD LINE IN 504035N, 010403W USING HSA. LENGTH 110MTRS, ORIENTATED 130/310DEGS. AT THIS TIME IT DRIED 0.4MTR. [PREDICTED TIDE 1.3MTR]. EXTREMITY OF WK IS ABOUT 130DEGS(T), 100YDS [91MTRS] FROM CURRENT CHARTED POSN. (CAPTAIN J BRIGGS, HN 16.6.85). AMEND TO STP, D1.7MTRS, CENTRED ON 504035N, 010403W [OGB]. - NM 1713/85. H4025/88 9.1.89 H4025/88 9.1.89 U/WATER SURVEY CARRIED OUT 19-21.10.88. WKGE SCATTERED ALONG BEMBRIDGE LEDGE FOR A DISTANCE OF 120MTRS IN GEN DEPTHS OF 3.2-7.2MTRS [LOW WATER NEAPS]. FOUR PARTICULAR OBSTNS STAND OUT, THE HIGHEST OF WHICH IS JUST VISIBLE AT LW [?NEAPS] & IS USED BY LOCAL FISHERMEN TO PIN-POINT DANGER AREA. CONSIDERED THAT WKGE BEST LEFT AS IS - THE HAZARD BEING WELL-KNOWN & DOCUMENTED. (FO PORTSMOUTH, 24.10.88). NCA.POSITIONS BELOW THIS POINT ARE IN DEGREES, MINUTES AND DECIMALS OF A MINUTE |
| Last Amended Date | Jul 16, 1985 |
Circumstances of loss
VESSEL, BUILT 1897, WAS WRECKED ON BEMBRIDGE LEDGE WHILST EN-ROUTE LE HAVRE TO SOUTHAMPTON. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY ISLE OF MAN STEAM PACKET CO. (DODS).
WRECK MAP LOADING ...
50 40.618 N,1 4.137 W
Empress Queen on Wreck Map
Empress Queen Wreck on Google Map
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