City Of Georgetown Wreck

Field Value
Wreck Category dangerous wreck
City of georgetown Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM) 		38 46.565 N,74 33.626 W
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 38.776081
  • Longitude: -74.560436
Name CITY OF GEORGETOWN
Original Source AWOIS

General Comments

SURVEY REQUIREMENT COMMENTS INVESTIGATION NOT REQUIRED OUTSIDE PROJECT LIMITS. SUBSEQUENT ì PROJECT WILL COMPLETE SEARCH, IF NECESSARY. HISTORY NM7/13-- MASTER OF AMERICAN STEAMER "MANNA-HATA" REPORTS THE ì WRECK OF A 4-MASTED SCHOONER 1.5 MILES, 117 DEGS. FROM ì FIVE-FATHOM BANK LIGHT VESSEL. MASTS PROJECTING 25 FEET ABOVE ì WATER'S SURFACE. NM8/13-- FIVE-FATHOM BANK LIGHT VESSEL - WRECK SOUTHEASTWARD- ì GAS BUOY ESTABLISHED; BUOY EST., R/B HOR. BANDS, INTERMITTENT RED ì LIGHT, MARKS WRECK OF CITY OF GEORGETOWN. BUOY IS 165 YARDS, 353 ì DEGS. 45 SEC. FROM WRECK. APPROX. POSITION OF BUOY LAT. ì 38-47-04N, LONG. 74-33-49W. (UP 4/14/92, SJV) H10439/92-- OPR-D368-WH; SIGNIFICANT SIDE SCAN SONAR CONTACT ì FOUND DURING OFFICE PROCESSING IN LAT. 38-47-49.61N, LONG. ì 74-35-07.63W WITH AN ESTIMATED DEPTH OF 17.3 METERS (56 FEET). ì EVALUATOR RECOMMENDS ADDITIONAL WORK IN THE 1993 SURVEY SEASON ì AND RETAIN ITEM AS CHARTED. (UP 6/22/93, SJV) H10464/93-- OPR-D368-WH; 200% MAINSCHEME SIDE SCAN SONAR ì LOCATED WRECK. ECHO SOUNDER LD OF 29.8 METERS IN 30.5 - 31.0 ì METERS IN LAT. 38-46-33.89N, LONG. 74-33-37.57W. EVALUATOR ì RECOMMENDS DELETING CHARTED 59-FOOT CLEARED DEPTH AND CHARTING A ì 29.8 WK AS SURVEYED. (UP 12/13/93, SJV) DESCRIPTION 17 CITY OF GEORGETOWN, SCHOONER, 599 TONS, BUILT 1902; COLLIDED WITH GERMAN STEAMSHIP "PRINZ OSKAR" OFF DELAWARE CAPES ON FEBRUARY 2, 1913. 20 59 FT OVER WRECK; POS.38-47-06N, 74-33-48W. 24 NO.3940; POSITION ACCURACY WITHIN 1 MILE 216 SHIPWRECKS OF DELAWARE AND MARYLAND, GARY GENTILE; GARY GENTILE PRODUCTIONS, P.O. BOX 57137, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19111, 1990, 200 PAGES. WOODEN 4-MASTED SCHOONER, 168 X 36 X 12 FEET. 599 GT, BUILT 1902, BATH, MAINE; SANK 2/2/13.ì COLLISION WITH S.S PRINZ OSKAR. WRECK HARDLY RECOGNIZABLE. WOODEN BEAMS AND RIBS PROTRUDING NO MORE THAN 5 FEET OFF BOTTOM. WRECK IS HEAVILY FISHED. LORAN-C RATES (9960 CHAIN): X= 26979.6; Y= 42621.0.

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