F.h. Beckwith Wreck

General Comments

*****NOTE: SEE AWOIS #1181***** 24 (1957 HO WRECK LIST-NO. 38942); POSITION ACCURACY WITHIN 1 MILE. SOURCE FOR CHARTING THIS WRECK ON THE 9/29/58 EDITION OF THE CHART. NM39/37--ESTABLISHES A WRECK BUOY MARKING THE WRECK OF THE FISHING STEAMER F.H. BECKWITH IN 38/53N, 074/52W (NAD27). NM47/37--DISCONTINUES THE WRECK BUOY MARKING THE WRECK OF THE FISHING STEAMER F.H. BECKWITH IN 38/53N, 074/52W (NAD27). THE WRECK NO LONGER BEING CONSIDERED A MENACE TO NAVIGATION. A LEAST DEPTH OF 35' WAS FOUND OVER THE REMAINING WRECKAGE. NM50/37--REPORTS AN EXAMINATION OVER THE SITE OF THE WRECK OF THE STEAMER F.H. BECKWITH. THE EXMINATION REVEALS A LEAST DEPTH OF 30' MLW OVER THE REMAINING WRECKAGE IN APPROXIMATE POSITION 38/53N, 074/52W (NAD27). THIS WRECK WAS EARLIER REPORTED THROUGH NM47/37 WITH A LEAST DEPTH OF 35 FEET. CL147/61--USACOE PERMIT ISSUED 9/14/60 AUTHORIZING A FISH HAVEN BE CONSTRUCTED WITH A ¼-MILE RADIUS ABOUT THE WRECK. THE FISH HAVEN IS TO CONTAIN ONLY NON-METALIC OBJECTS (TIRES, RAILROAD TIES, AND TELEPHONE POLES). NO MATERIAL IS TO BE DEPOSITED ABOVE THE HEIGHT OF THE WRECK. (ENTERED 12/01 BY MBH) H11104/02--OPR-C303-KR; WRECK NOT FOUND WITHIN THE CHARTED FISH HAVEN. ONE OBSTRUCTION WAS FOUND OUTSIDE THE FISH HAVEN BUT WITHIN THE ASSIGNED RADIUS (A 30-FOOT MLLW OBSTRUCTION IN LAT. 38/52/46.34N, LONG. 074/51/09.63W (NAD83) WHICH HAS BEEN LOGGED AS A NEW AWOIS ITEM). THE FISH HAVEN IS TO REMAIN AS CHARTED. (UPDATED 12/02 BY MBH)