Ostergotland Wreck
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Obstruction Category | foul ground |
| Status | Dead = Not detected by numerous sources therefore considered not to exist |
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Ostergotland Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
54 8.047 N,0 0.088 W |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
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| Water Depth | 38 m |
| Water Level Effect | always under water/submerged |
| Vertical Datum | Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide |
| Name | OSTERGOTLAND |
| Type | steam ship |
| Length | 68.6 m |
| Width | 10.4 m |
| Draught | 4.9 |
| Tonnage | 1109 |
| Tonnage Type | gross |
| Conspic Visual | not visually conspicuous |
| Conspic Radar | not radar conspicuous |
| Original Detection Year | 1996 |
| Last Detection Year | 2016 |
| Original Source | diver |
| Surveying Details | HH100/351/11 11.9.96 WK LOCATED IN 540802N, 000005W [?WGD] USING GPS. IDENTIFIED BY BELL AS 'OSTERGOTLAND 1904'. LEAST DEPTH 47MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 48-49MTRS. LENGTH 250FT, BEAM 20FT. LIES ON HARD ROCK. WELL BROKEN UP, BOWS UP, MIDSHIPS DOWN. TWO BOILERS OVER TO STBD SIDE. POSSIBLY WW1. NO CARGO. (W WOOLFORD). CHARTED DEPTH IS 40MTRS, INS AS FOUL. BR STD. 18.12.97 REVISED POSN MOVES WK TO SQUARE 0082. SEE 0082 07458. SEP 2016/00007250 23.5.16 NOT LOCATED BY M/B. (EGS PIONEER, HI1472). NFA. |
| Last Amended Date | May 25, 2016 |
Circumstances of loss
BUILT IN 1904 BY HOWALDTSWERKE IN KEIL. NAMED OSTERGOTLAND AT BUILD. NAME LATER CHANGED TO DOS-D-AVRIL AND THEN BACK TO OSTERGOTLAND IN 1914.
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