Hms Crocodile Wreck
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Wreck Category | distributed remains of wreck |
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Hms crocodile Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
50 12.086 N,3 43.371 W |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
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| Water Depth | 3 m |
| Water Level Effect | always under water/submerged |
| Vertical Datum | Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide |
| Name | HMS CROCODILE |
| Type | sailing vessel |
| Flag | GB |
| Length | 34.7 m |
| Width | 9.8 m |
| Tonnage | 519 |
| Tonnage Type | builders' measurement |
| Conspic Visual | not visually conspicuous |
| Conspic Radar | not radar conspicuous |
| Date Sunk | May 9, 1784 |
| Original Detection Year | 1987 |
| Last Detection Year | 1998 |
| Original Source | other |
| Surveying Details | 24.8.87 REQUEST TO PURCHASE WKGE, THOUGHT TO BE THE REMAINS OF THIS VESSEL. LOCATED AT SW TIP OF GULL ROCK AT PRAWLE PT IN APPROX 501203N, 034318W [OGB]. (T H W CROCKER, 7.8.87 - NNS 23C/2018). POSN FOR FILING ONLY. 28.7.88 REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN SOLD TO MR CROCKER. (M DEAN, 27.7.88). NCA. 4.9.98 SEVERAL IRON GUNS LEFT. RECENT FINDS INCLUDE COPPER PINS MARKED WITH ADMIRALTY ARROW, COPPER SHEATHING, PAN WEIGHTS, MUSKET BALLS, CANNON BALLS AND A SOUNDING LEAD. (DIVER MAGAZINE, SEPT '98). NCA. 16.8.11 NOT LOCATED BY M/B. ROCK SEABED WITH RIDGES AND GULLIES. (MARIN MATTEKNIK, HI 1356). NCA. |
| Last Amended Date | May 13, 2014 |
Circumstances of loss
WRECKED ON PRAWLE POINT IN THICK FOG. (DIVER MAGAZINE, SEPT '98).
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