The cross-Channel steamer Prinses Juliana (1909) was wrecked off Felixstowe. On 1 February 1916, she struck a mine from UC-5 while on a voyage with passengers from Vlissingen (Flushing) to Tilbury and was grounded1According to RMG data on photo.. Ultimately the ship became a total wreck.
There is confusion in online sources between Juliana and Juliana II – a twin screw steamer. Lloyds Register links her with Costa Rica, a sister ship. The Lloyds Register documents say Juliana was a twin screw steamer built in Amsterdam, 452′ (135m) long and about 4500 (or 8000?) tons – the I and II may have been mixed up judging by the dates. The painting of Juliana in the Felixstowe Museum looks like a paddle steamer and may be the correct vessel. More research needed one day?
The wreck lies between the end of the pier and the Wadgate Ledge beacon in around 3.5m of water. Theoretically, it is a hazard to yachts at low water. The least depth found in the area so far is 1.8m CD despite the 0.5m marked on the chart, presumably the remaining structure is gradually collapsing.
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Photo here if ever at RMG
See Paddle Steamer Room | Felixstowe Museum (wordpress.com) inconsistent with Passenger steamer Prinses Juliana – Ships hit by U-boats – German and Austrian U-boats of World War One – Kaiserliche Marine – uboat.net
FEX 465 – Wreck of the Prinses Juliana – Suffolk Heritage Explorer – says twin screw nor paddle. Says beached and broken in two. Also states builder was Fairfield but not listed in their production.
Stoomvaart Maatschappij Zeeland – Wikipedia
Position 51°56.077’N, 1°21.712’E
- 1According to RMG data on photo.