Gemini Wreck
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Wreck Category | dangerous wreck |
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Gemini Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
50 17.725 N,5 36.352 W |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
|
| Wreck Depth | 27.5 m |
| Water Depth | 31 m |
| Water Level Effect | always under water/submerged |
| Vertical Datum | Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide |
| Name | GEMINI |
| Type | steam ship |
| Flag | GB |
| Length | 84 m |
| Width | 11.5 m |
| Draught | 5.6 |
| Sonar Length | 63.1 |
| Sonar Width | 11.8 |
| Shadow Height | 3.5 |
| Orientation | 142 |
| Tonnage | 2128 |
| Tonnage Type | gross |
| Cargo | timber,natural fibres and materials in general: unprocessed and products,foodstuffs: solid |
| Conspic Visual | not visually conspicuous |
| Conspic Radar | not radar conspicuous |
| Date Sunk | Jul 20, 1918 |
| Bottom Texture | Pebbles |
| Original Detection Year | 1918 |
| Last Detection Year | 2011 |
| Original Source | other |
| Surveying Details | H4509/18 25.7.18 H4509/18 25.7.18 SANK 7M NW 0.5 N FROM GODREVY LTHO, IN 501630N, 053500W, APPROX. (BOT). H2959/73 11.7.73 H2959/73 11.7.73 WK LOCATED USING MAGNETOMETER IN 501744N, 053620W USING DECCA. EXAM'D BY DIVERS. BOILERS STAND 10FT HIGH, ENGINE ABOUT 9FT. REMAINDER OF WK FLATTENED, ABOUT 4 TO 5FT. CAST IRON PROP. LIES NNE/SSW WITH BOWS N. NO CARGO. (E GILES, 26.6.73). CHART AS WK 26MTRS (14FMS). HH100/351/04 18.3.91 HH100/351/04 18.3.91 SHIP'S BELL, WITH INSCRIPTION 'GEMINI', RECOVERED FROM THIS WK ON 19.6.89. WK FOUND IN 501741N, 053617W USING DECCA. VERY FLATTENED AND SCATTERED IN GEN DEPTH 36MTRS AT HW NEAPS. (R A MAPPLEBECK, 6.1.91). NCA. HH100/351/14 13.11.98 HH100/351/14 13.11.98 LARGE AREA SEARCHED AROUND LISTED POSN. BEST MAGNETOMETER READING IN 501745.5N, 053616W [OGB] BY GPS. NOT LOCATED ON E/S. (G J LOCKETT, 11.11.98). NCA. HH100/351/15 17.9.99 HH100/351/15 17.9.99 DIVED IN 5017.715N, 0536.360W [WGD] USING DGPS. LENGTH 55MTRS, WIDTH 15MTRS. HT 3MTRS APPROX. NO. SCOUR. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. SEABED OF SAND, SHINGLE AND ROCK. WRECK IS GENERALLY FLATTENED. HIGHEST POINTS ARE TWO BOILERS AND THE ENGINE, WHICH IS TILTED ON ITS PORT SIDE. STERN SHAFT INTACT WITH STEEL PROPELLER IN PLACE. STERN AREA MOSTLY INTACT BUT DETACHED, STANDS 3MTRS OFF SEABED SOME 6-7MTRS FROM THE MAIN WRECKAGE. RUDDER DETACHED. LIVE 12LB SHELL CASE RECOVERED FROM STERN BUT NO GUN VISIBLE. SHELL CASE DATED 1912. VERY LARGE, FLATTENED, AREA OF PLATING SEEN FWD OF BOILERS BUT NOT YET EXAMINED. (G J LOCKETT, 17.9.99). RETAIN AS WK 26MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. 16.12.11 16.12.11 LOCATED 19.3.10 IN 5017.725N, 0536.352W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 27.95 IN GEN DEPTH 31.4MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 631.MTRS, WIDTH 11.8MTRS, HT 3.45MTRS. LIES 142/322 DEGS WITH BOWS NW. (FUGRO OSAE, HI 1157). AMEND WK 27.5MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. |
| Last Amended Date | Dec 16, 2011 |
Circumstances of loss
EX-DINGWALL. BUILT IN 1892 BY BLYTH SHIPBUILDING CO, BLYTH. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY THE BRITISH CHINA SS CO LTD. TWO BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 181 NHP, SINGLE SHAFT. MACHINERY BY BLACK, HAWTHORN & CO, GATESHEAD. PASSAGE BELFAST FOR ST HELEN'S ROADS UNDER TOW AFTER BEING TORPEDOED U-60 7M NW 1/2 N OF GODREVY LT. TWO MEN LOST. (LL WW1, WW1SL, DER KRIEG ZUR SEE & SIBI).
WRECK MAP LOADING ...
50 17.725 N,5 36.352 W
Gemini on Wreck Map
Gemini Wreck on Google Map
Nearby Wrecks:
- Christos Markettos Wreck 766.3 M
- Stabil (Possibly) Wreck 1824.6 M
- War Baron Wreck 1847.3 M
- Other Wreck 29392 1876.2 M
- Stabil Wreck 2450.3 M
- Tyrhaug Wreck 2487.6 M
- Gemini (Possibly) Wreck 2636.8 M
- Helene (Probably) Wreck 2752.3 M
- Other Wreck 47115 2865.1 M
- Veghtstroom (Possibly) Wreck 3397.8 M
General Comments
GENERALLY FLATTENED. BOWS N