Ashkabad Wreck

General Comments

HISTORY NM22/42--(1607); WRECK REPORTED IN LAT 34/22/30N, LONG 76/21/00W. NM28/42--(2090); BUOY ESTABLISHED. CL343/42--USC&GS LTR; REFERENCE. F00036WD/42--RECONN SURVEY; VISIBLE WRECK OF RUSSIAN SHIP, POSITION SCALED ì FROM SURVEY IN LAT 34/22/30N, LONG 78/21/35W. (UPDATED 7/98 RWD) F00052WD/43-44--NO.378; ASHKABAD, POSITION GIVEN IN 34/23/24N, ì LONG 76/21/54W. CLEARENCE IN EXCESS OF 40FT CLAIMED. WKS POSITION ì HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY DETERMINED AND DEMOLISTION HAD BEEN ACCOMPLISHED. CL767/55--USC&GS LTR-HO NO.456; REFERENCE. NM44/55--(4960); REPORTS F00149WD. F00149WD/55-56--NO.456; WRECK HUNG 40FT, CLEARED 40FT, POSITION GIVEN IN ì LAT 34/22/49.8N, LONG 76/21/57.0W (NAD27). ECHOSOUNDER LD WAS ì 43FT, SOUNDINGS APPEARED TO BE QUESTIONABLE (FAINT). H9060/69-70--WRECK NOT VERIFIED OR DISPROVED, 40FT SDG CARRIED ì FORWARD TO SMOOTH SHEET. DESCRIPTION 24 NO.456; 5284 GT 27 NO.378; CARGO, 3164 NT; SUNK 4/29/42; THE WRECK HAS BEEN DEMOLISHED REPORTED THROUGH 5TH ND DIST. HQ 8/4/44; POS.34-22-41N, 76-21-41W. 195 LORAN-C RATES: 9960 CHAIN; 27037.0-X AND 39617.5-Y WRECK LIES IN 55 TO 60FT DEPTHS WITH MUCH OF IT COVERED OVER AND SCATTERED DEBRIS. THE BOILERS ARE THE HIGHEST PT OFF THE BOTTOM. 223 REFERENCE **** LORAN-C RATES: 9960 CHAIN; 27037.1-X AND 39617.6-Y; STEVEN PFAFF (919-759-9525) PROVIDED THE VERIFIED LORAN NUMBERS. 230 NO.35928 (REVISED 5/98 RWD)