Bd 1738 Wreck
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Wreck Category | dangerous wreck |
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Bd 1738 Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
40 27.855 N,73 52.503 W |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
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| Wreck Depth | 15.85 m |
| Name | BD 1738 |
| Original Source | AWOIS |
WRECK MAP LOADING ...
40 27.855 N,73 52.503 W
Bd 1738 on Wreck Map
Bd 1738 Wreck on Google Map
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- Martha W Wreck 1086.7 M
- Tampa Iii Wreck 1578.1 M
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- Fort Victoria Wreck 1640.7 M
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General Comments
HISTORY FE101/51(F.E. NO. 10, 1951)--CS-326; ITEM 85 OF SUPPLEMENTAL INSTRUCTIONS ì FOR PROJECT CS-326, DATED 12 DEC. 1950; WRECK, BELIEVED TO BE DERRICK BARGE ì B.D. 1738 LOCATED IN LAT. 40-27-54N, LONG. 73-52-34W. HUNG AT AN ì EFFECTIVE DEPTH OF 55.2 FT. CLEARED TO AN EFFECTIVE DEPTH OF 49 FT. CHARTED ì AS WRECK CLEARED 49 FT. ECHO SOUNDER DEPTH OBTAINED DURING RECON. HYDRO. OF ì 57 FT. IN 60 TO 63 FT. CL776/50--ABOVE INFO. MADE INTO CHART LETTER H10224/86--OPR-C121-WH-86; WRECKAGE WITH 52 FT PNEUMATIC DEPTH ì GAUGE LEAST DEPTH, WHICH IS BELIEVED TO BE THIS ITEM, WAS LOCATED ì IN LAT 40-27-50.94N, LONG 73-52-31.72W (NAD27), APPROXIMATELY 100M SW OF ì AWOIS POSITION; DIVERS FOUND THE WRECK OF A BARGE, APPROXIMATELY ì 20X45 M; THREE BOILERS AND NUMEROUS OTHER TYPES OF SHIPYARD DEBRIS ì WERE FOUND STREWN OVER AN AREA OF 360X165 FT; IN THE NW CORNER OF THE ì SITE THE REMAINS OF ANOTHER WRECK WAS FOUND WITH ONLY THE SHELL PLATING ì AND FLOOR FRAMING REMAINING; APPROXIMATELY 200FT LONG, 27FT BEAM ì AND SHELL PLATING EXTENDING 5FT ABOVE THE BOTTOM; BOTH ENDS OF ì THE WRECK TAPERED INTO THE SAND WITH NO BOW OR STERN VISIBLE; ONE ì OBJECT CONSISTING OF GUARD RAIL TYPE METAL, APPROXIMATELY 2 FT ì WIDE, 3/8 INCH THICK, AND 40 FT LONG, FORMING A 60 DEGREE ARCH ì WITH THE MIDDLE STANDING 10 FT OFF THE BOTTOM; SITE CONSISTED OF ì TWO WRECKS AND SHIPYARD DEBRIS, INCLUDING A BOOM CRANE; LEAST ì DEPTH TAKEN ON THE TOP OF THE BOILER LOCATED AT THE NORTHEAST ì SECTION OF SITE; EVALUATOR RECOMMENDED DELETING CHARTED SYMBOL, AND ì CHARTING 52WK AS SHOWN ON PRESENT SURVEY. (UPDATED MSD 4/91) DESCRIPTION 24 NO. 562; BARGE, SUNK 1946 BY MARINE CASUALTY; POS. ACCURACY WITHIN ì 1 MILE; WD CLEARANCE TO 50 FEET. (SOURCE UNKNOWN). H11916 - OPR-B310-TJ-08, 100 meter long wreck located with SSS & SWMB, current survey position shows the least depth to agree with the chart. (12/31/08, PTT).