Fort Victoria Wreck

General Comments

LHNM52/29--BUOY ESTABLISHED 6 MILES 38.5 DEGREES FROM NAVESINK LIGHTHOUSE IN 51 FT OF WATER TO MARK WK OF FORT VICTORIA; WK LIES E AND W WITH PART OF HULL SHOWING AT LOW WATER; BUOY IS MOORED 100 YDS EAST OF WK; BUOY WILL LATER BE MOVED TO WEST END OF WK; CHARTED AS A VISIBLE WK. BP25778/32--COE; DRIFT SWEEPING AFTER REMOVAL; CLEARED TO 50 FT; WK LOCATED IN LAT 40-28-27.26N, LONG 73-54-27.60W; DELETED FROM CHART. CL395/50--CGS; PROJ. INSTR. FOR CS-326; COE STATES WK CLEARED TO 50 FT UNDER CONTRACT. FE101/51WD (FE10/51WD)--CS-326; 10/11/50; COE STATES WK SANK IN 1929 IN LAT 40-28-27N, LONG 73-53-15W; AREA CLEAR EXCEPT FOR OBSTR IN LAT 40-28-38N, LONG 73-53-13W (REF ITEM 755). (ENTERED MSM 11/85) H10224/86--OPR-C121-WH-86; FOUND DURING MAIN SCHEME HYDROGRAPHY AND SIDE SCAN SONAR OPERATIONS 1200M NORTHWEST OF AWOIS POSITION; DIVER INVESTIGATION REVEALED A VESSEL, AT LEAST 280FT LONG, 56FT WIDE, SITTING UPRIGHT IN FINE SAND IN A NORTHEAST-SOUTHWEST DIRECTION; PNEUMATIC DEPTH GAUGE LEAST DEPTH OF 46FT TAKEN ON STARBOARD SECTION OF BULWARK EXTENDING APPROXIMATELY 9FT OFF THE BOTTOM IN LAT 40-28-54.42N, LONG 73-54-23.88W (NAD27); HYDROGRAPHER AND EVALUATOR RECOMMENDED CHARTING 46 WK AS SHOWN ON SURVEY. (UPDATED MSD 4/91) S00003/03 -- S-B601-RU-02/03 HLS; Multibeam development of charted 46 Wk -Wk found 1 ft deeper than charted. Hydrographer Recommendations: Revise 46 Wk to 47 Wk in Survey Position: 040° 28' 54.937" N, 73° 54' 22.543" W (NAD 83). Updated 9/5/2006 JCM DESCRIPTION 24 NO.604; LAT. 40-28-30N, LONG. 73-53-13W; POS. ACCUR. 1 MILE. REPORTED DEMOLISHED; SUNK 1925; LATEST REPORT 1950, CLEARED TO 42 FT. H11709--OPR-B310-TJ-07; Charted dangerous wreck found with SSS & SWMB, UPDATED LEAST DEPTH OF 47FT. PTT 1/14/09