Isla De Los Estados Wreck
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Wreck Category | dangerous wreck |
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Isla de los estados Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
51 43.973 S,59 28.944 W |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
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| Wreck Depth | 16.967 m |
| Water Depth | 30 m |
| Water Level Effect | always under water/submerged |
| Vertical Datum | Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide |
| Name | ISLA DE LOS ESTADOS |
| Type | carrier |
| Flag | AR |
| Length | 81.4 m |
| Width | 13.4 m |
| Draught | 5.5 |
| Sonar Length | 79.19 |
| Sonar Width | 26.27 |
| Shadow Height | 13 |
| Orientation | 120 |
| Tonnage | 834 |
| Tonnage Type | gross |
| Cargo | armament,general and mixed goods |
| Conspic Visual | not visually conspicuous |
| Conspic Radar | not radar conspicuous |
| Date Sunk | May 11, 1982 |
| Original Detection Year | 1982 |
| Last Detection Year | 2017 |
| Original Source | naval vessel |
| Surveying Details | 5.11.82 WK SHOWN IN 514345N, 592903W ON MARKED-UP CHART. LIES IN GEN DEPTH 23MTRS. PRESUMED TO BE THIS VESSEL. (HMS AVENGER). H3740/82 7.7.83 POSN SHOWN ON HMS AVENGER'S CHART CONFIRMED AS 'COINCIDING WITH LAST KNOWN POSN OF THIS WK, WHEN IT FADED FROM HMS ALACRITY'S RADAR PICTURE AFTER A LARGE EXPLOSION'. (HMS ALACRITY, LTR DTD 29.6.83). NCA YET. H2894/83 5.10.84 SKIPPER OF MV 'FORREST', MR J SOLLIS, REPORTS THAT ARGENTINES TOLD HIM THAT THIS VESSEL SANK 1M NE OF N TIP OF NORTH SWAN ISLAND. LOCALS AT PORT HOWARD CONFIRM THAT VESSEL EXPLODED IN A POSN ESTIMATED AS N OF SWAN ISLAND AND THAT, DUE TO FORCE OF EXPLOSION, NOT MUCH WRECKAGE WOULD HAVE REMAINED. (HMS ENDURANCE, HI 173). H1277/84 5.10.84 CHART NDW PA IN 514345S, 592903W. BR STD. H2301/85 13.8.85 LOCATED IN 514356S, 592842W. LEAST DEPTH BY E/S 15MTRS. (HMS HERALD, SIGNAL DTD 6.8.85). H2301/85 15.8.85 LEAST DEPTH NOW GIVEN AS 14.8MTRS. (QHM FALKLAND, SIGNAL DTD 14.8.85). - NM 2403/85. H2301/85 23.10.85 SONAR TRACE SUGGESTS THAT WK MAY HAVE SPLIT IN TWO. MAIN SECTION LIES IN 514357S, 592854W. TARGET LENGTH 300FT, HEIGHT 50FT. (HMS AVENGER, DTD 18.9.85). NCA. H2301/85 21.2.86 EXAM'D 4.8.85 IN 514358S, 592842W [SAP] USING TRISPONDER [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 14.8 IN GEN DEPTH 29MTRS. LYING 132/312DEG, INTACT & ON ITS SIDE. DCS3 HT 13.8MTRS, LENGTH ABOUT 82MTRS. THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OF OTHER WRECKAGE NEARBY. (HMS HERALD, HI 269). NCA. 10.7.86 NOTE BY TIDES TO ADD 1MTR TO ALL DEPTHS ON HMS HERALD'S SURVEY [K 9755/1]. AMEND TO WK 15.8MTRS. BR STD. SEP 2015/000250076 23.11.17 EXAM�D 13.1.17 IN 5143.973S, 5928.944W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 16.967MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 30MTRS. LENGTH 79.19MTRS, WIDTH 26.27MTRS, HT 13.0MTRS. ORIENTATION 300/120 DEG. (HMS ENTERPRISE, HI1520). AMEND TO DW 16.9MTRS IN REVISED POSN. |
| Last Amended Date | Nov 23, 2017 |
Circumstances of loss
VESSEL, BUILT IN 1975 BY SOC MET CURO FELGUERA, GIJON. OWED AT TIME OF LOSS BY THE GOVERMENT OF THE ARGENTINE REPUBLIC. WAS ATTACKED & SUNK BY HMS ALACRITY, IN FALKLAND SOUND, JUST N OF SWAN ISLAND. WAS BEING USED AS AN INTER-ISLAND TRANSPORT TO SUPPLY ARGENTINIAN FORCES WITH MUNITIONS, FOOD, MEDICINE & FUEL. A HUGE EXPLOSION WAS REPORTED. (MSD).
WRECK MAP LOADING ...
51 43.973 S,59 28.944 W
Isla De Los Estados on Wreck Map
Isla De Los Estados Wreck on Google Map
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General Comments
INTACT, ON ITS SIDE