Floride Wreck
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Wreck Category | dangerous wreck |
| Status | Dead = Not detected by numerous sources therefore considered not to exist |
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Floride Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
51 3.536 N,2 23.098 E |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
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| Water Depth | 1 m |
| Water Level Effect | always under water/submerged |
| Vertical Datum | Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide |
| Name | FLORIDE |
| Type | steam ship |
| Tonnage | 7030 |
| Tonnage Type | gross |
| Conspic Visual | not visually conspicuous |
| Conspic Radar | not radar conspicuous |
| Date Sunk | Dec 1, 1939 |
| Original Detection Year | 1947 |
| Last Detection Year | 2006 |
| Original Source | national HO/authority notice to mariners |
| Surveying Details | H7075/47 30.12.47 ST IN 510325N, 022309E. (FRENCH NM 38/3401/47). NO ACTION NOTED. 13.12.48 SHOWN AS DW ON FRENCH 5487. BR STD. 10.1.57 SHOWN AS PA ON BA 1352. (AUTHORITY NOT KNOWN). 15.6.76 PA DELETED. (AUTHORITY NOT KNOWN). BR STD. 22.3.78 SHOWN ON FRENCH 6500. (LARGEST SCALE). 28.10.88 1987 FR WK RECORDS NO 21612123 & FRENCH 7057 [1987] SHOW DWPA IN 510324N, 022310.7E. AMENDED TO DWPA. BR STD. [WGD] POSN: 5103.536N, 0223.098E. 15.2.13 NOT SHOWN ON BELGIAN D11 [2012] OR ON FRENCH 7507 [2006]. AMEND DEAD. |
| Last Amended Date | Jul 17, 2017 |
Circumstances of loss
SUNK BY A MAGNETIC MINE.
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