Grecian Wreck
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Wreck Category | non-dangerous wreck |
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Grecian Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
41 4.459 N,71 32.311 W |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
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| Wreck Depth | 24.2 m |
| Name | GRECIAN |
| Original Source | AWOIS |
WRECK MAP LOADING ...
41 4.459 N,71 32.311 W
Grecian on Wreck Map
Grecian Wreck on Google Map
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General Comments
SURVEY REQUIREMENT COMMENTS SEARCH AROUND THE LORAN RATES LISTED BELOW UNDER 195 AND 206. HISTORY NM23/32-- USCG REPORTS THAT THE WRECK OF THE STEAMER GRECIAN ì WITH TWO MASTS SHOWING ABOUT 10 FT. ABOVE WATER LIES SUNK 5 MILES ì 183 DEGREES FROM BLOCK ISLAND SOUTHEAST LIGHT; PA LAT 41-04N, ì LONG 71-33W. NM24/32--BUOY ESTABLISHED 250 FT. SOUTH BY WEST FROM WRECK OF ì GRECIAN WHICH LIES NORTHWEST AND SOUTHEAST AND HAS TWO MASTS ì SHOWING ABOUT 15 FT. ABOVE THE WATER; BUOY LOCATED IN PA LAT ì 41-04N, LONG 71-32W; WRECK IN PA LAT 41-04-02N, LONG 71-31-59W. NM19/33--BUOY DISCONTINUED; WRECK WHICH SANK ABOUT 5 MILES, 173 ì DEGREES FROM BLOCK ISLAND SOUTHEAST LIGHT HAS BEEN REMOVED TO A CLEARED ì DEPTH OF 55 FT. MLW; PA LAT 41-04N, LONG 71-32W. (ENTERED MSM 4/89) FE364SS/91--OPR-B660-RU; WRECK WAS LOCATED BY SIDE SCAN SONAR ì AND FOUND TO HAVE A LEAST DEPTH OF 24.2M (79.4FT) IN POS. ì LAT.41-04-27.52N, LONG.71-32-18.66W (NAD 83). (UPDATED 9/93 MCR) DESCRIPTION 24 NO.301; 2827 NT; 41-06, 71-33; 1-3 MILE ACCURACY 27 NO.183; 2827 NT; SUNK BEFORE WW II; 41-06N, 71-33W; POSITION ì FROM OLD COAST GUARD RECORDS; A REFERENCE WRECK CHART WAS ì COMPILED ON CHART 12300 IN THE 1940'S SHOWING ALL WRECKS IN THIS AREA ì FROM THE 1945 WRECK LIST; THIS WRECK CHART ALSO IDENTIFIED ì WRECKS BY NAME, WHERE KNOWN; THIS WRECK WAS IDENTIFIED AS GRECIAN; ì WRECK SYMBOL WAS ADDED TO PUBLISHED CHART IN 1953 FROM THIS ì SOURCE UNDER CHARTING POLICY ESTABLISHING A SERIES OF WRECK CHARTS. 195 LORAN C RATES PROVIDED BY MR. RICHARD TARACKA, GREENWICH, ì CT. POLICE DEPARTMENT, TEL NO. 203-622-8007; 9960-Y 43838.8,, ì 9960-X 25823.8; LAT 41-04-26.75N, LONG 71-32-18.71W (COMPUTED FROM ì LORAN RATES);THIS POSITION IS ON TOP OF BOILER; BOW IS ì NORTHWEST OF THIS POSITION; BOW RISES APPROXIMATELY 23 FT. OFF ì THE BOTTOM. (ENTERED MSM 3/89) 206 STEEL FREIGHTER, GRECIAN, STRUCK BY STEAMSHIP, CITY OF ì CHATTANOOGA, ON MAY 27,1932; STRUCK ON PORT SIDE JUST AFT OF THE SMOKESTACK, ì CUTTING A HOLE ABOUT 2 OR 3 FT. DEEP; IMPACT WAS SLIGHT AND SEAS ì WERE MODERATE; LORAN C RATES: 9960-W 14546.7, ì 9960-Y 43839.7; PA 41-04.35N, 71-32.14W; IN 100 FT. OF WATER; ì 2827 GROSS TONS; 263 FT. LONG, 42 FT. BEAM; BUILT IN 1900 BY ì HARLAND AND HOLLINGSWORTH CO., WILMINGTON, DELAWARE. (ENTERED MSM ì 2/90) H12431, OPR-B363-TJ-12; Feature located with at surveyed lat/lon with object detection MB. Least depth and lat/lon revised to: 80 ft, 41 04 27.5 N / 071 32 18.7 W. (PTT 5/19/14)