Hms Oceanic Wreck

Field Value
Wreck Category non-dangerous wreck
Hms oceanic Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM) 		60 7.02 N,1 58.843 W
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 60.117000
  • Longitude: -1.980717
Water Depth 8 m
Water Level Effect always under water/submerged
Vertical Datum Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide
Name HMS OCEANIC
Type cruiser (military)
Flag GB
Length 209.1 m
Width 20.7 m
Draught 13.4
Sonar Length 200
Sonar Width 30
Shadow Height 5
Orientation 90
Tonnage 17274
Tonnage Type gross
Conspic Visual not visually conspicuous
Conspic Radar not radar conspicuous
Date Sunk Sep 8, 1914
Bottom Texture Rock
Original Detection Year 1914
Last Detection Year 2006
Original Source other
Surveying Details H6065/16 28.9.16 H6065/16 28.9.16 VESSEL IN 600703N 015818W, OR 3C NE FROM HOEVDI ROCK. (ADMIRALTY). INS WK [OLD SYMBOL]. - FNM 483/16. H5961/22 15.9.22 H5961/22 15.9.22 INFORMATION & POSN REQUESTED FOR SALVAGE OF COPPER. H5961/22 23.10.22 H5961/22 23.10.22 AMEND TO DW (1914). BR STD. H6872/68 23.3.70 H6872/68 23.3.70 NOTIFIED THAT NAVY DEPT SOLD VESSEL TO SCAPA FLOW SALVAGE & SHIPBREAKING CO LTD BY COMPETATIVE TENDER ON 23.9.24. (LETTER TO BOARD OF TRADE, DTD 18.3.70). H3221/70 24.2.71 H3221/70 24.2.71 BECAUSE OF PROXIMITY OF HAZARDOUS SHOAL WATER, UNABLE TO APPROACH CLOSER ON A SMALL RAISED FEATURE. FAIRLY SMOOTH WITH NUMEROUS PATCHES OF ROCKY OUTCROPS, NONE STANDING MORE THAN A FEW FEET CLEAR OF SURROUNDING SEABED. POSSIBLE WRECKAGE LOCATED WHICH COULD HAVE BEEN THE BOW END EMBEDDED IN THE BOTTOM. LYING 040/220DEG. IT WOULD SEEM THAT WK IS PROBABLY APPROX 0.5-1C E OF CHARTED POSN. (RV 'CLIONE' REPORT, DTD 25.7.70). H2312/72 5.3.75 H2312/72 5.3.75 WK LIES APPROX 2M E OF FOULA ISLAND, ON N HOEVDI GROUND. LYING NE/SW, BOWS TO NE. GEN DEPTH 30-50FT. LYING AT RIGHT ANGLES TO SANDSTONE ROCK ON WHICH WK IS EMBEDDED. WK IS IN CENTRE OF TIDE RACE. ONE LIFEBOAT DAVIT RISES TO WITHIN 10FT OF SURFACE. CONSIDERED TO BE A HAZARD. (S MARTIN LETTER, DTD 4.3.75). 3.3.80 3.3.80 SALVAGE WORK RECENTLY CARRIED OUT. SALVORS INTERVIEWED ON NATIONWIDE, BBC TV ON 28.2.80. H1310/80/39 10.11.80 H1310/80/39 10.11.80 SALVAGE CARRIED OUT BY S MARTIN & A CRAWFORD OF DUNDEE IN HEAVY CURRENTS. 250TONS OF NON-FERROUS METALS RECOVERED WITH VIRTUALLY NO EQUIPMENT. WK VERY BROKEN UP IN 6FMS ON ROCK & SAND PATCH. (C A HINE, ABERDEEN, LETTER DTD 1.11.80). 5.10.06 SEP 2006/000384986 5.10.06 DIVED 18.6.06 IN 6007.020N, 0158.843W [WGD] USING GPS. STANDS 5MTRS HIGH BY DEPTH GAUGE. ESTIMATED LENGTH <200MTRS, WIDTH 30MTRS. LIES E/W. NO SCOUR. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. SEABED ROCK. LIES ON TOP OF HOEVDI REEF. AREA FROM JUST FWD OF THE ENGINES TO THE STEERING GEAR AT THE STERN LIES CORRECTLY ORIENTATED THOUGH MAINLY LEVELLED TO THE HEIGHT OF THE INTACT, TWIN DRIVE SHAFTS. THIS INCLUDES MOST OF THE DOUBLE HULL. WRECKAGE, WHICH CONSISTS MAINLY OF HULL PLATES, LIES FWD OF THE MOSTLY INTACT ENGINES TO THE LARGE ANCHOR WINCHES. 3 OF 15 HUGE BOILERS SEEN TO BE STILL INTACT NE OF THE ENGINES. NO PART OF THE WRECKAGE IS MORE OF A HAZARD TO NAVIGATION THAN THE SURROUNDING ROCKS. (G J LOCKETT). AMEND NDW IN REVISED POSN. BR STD.
Last Amended Date Aug 1, 2014

Circumstances of loss

8.9.14 BUILT IN 1899 BY HARLAND & WOLFF, BELFAST FOR THE OCEANIC SS NAV CO. TAKEN OVER BY ADMIRALTY FROM 8.9.14 FOR SERVICE AS AUXILIARY CRUISER. TWIN FOUR-CYLINDER TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINES TOTALLING 28,000HP FOR 20.7KTS, TWIN SHAFT. PASSAGE SOUTHAMPTON FOR SHETLAND. RAN AGROUND ON ROCKS OFF FOULA ISLAND IN BROAD DAYLIGHT. (SIBI). RAN AGROUND IN DENSE FOG. (DODS).

General Comments

DIMENSIONS BY DIVER, FWD PART FLAT

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FAQ

Where is the HMS OCEANIC wreck located?

The HMS OCEANIC wreck is located at coordinates 60 7.02 N,1 58.843 W.

How deep is the seabed around the HMS OCEANIC?

The seabed around the HMS OCEANIC lies at approximately 8 meters deep.

When did the HMS OCEANIC sink?

The HMS OCEANIC sank on Sep 8, 1914.

When was the wreck of the HMS OCEANIC discovered?

The wreck of the HMS OCEANIC was discovered in 1914.

What country did the HMS OCEANIC belong to?

The HMS OCEANIC belonged to GB.

What was the tonnage of the HMS OCEANIC?

The HMS OCEANIC had a tonnage of 17274 tons.

What type of wreck is the HMS OCEANIC?

The HMS OCEANIC is classified as a cruiser (military).

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