Welsh Prince Wreck

Surveying Details

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 BUOY WITHDRAWN.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.