Sailing Vessel Wreck 73386

Field Value
Wreck Category dangerous wreck
Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM) 		7 55.209 S,14 25.471 W
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: -7.920150
  • Longitude: -14.424517
Wreck Depth 11 m
Water Depth 16 m
Water Level Effect always under water/submerged
Vertical Datum Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide
Type sailing vessel
Sonar Length 100
Sonar Width 25
Shadow Height 2
Orientation 50
Cargo clay products
Conspic Visual not visually conspicuous
Conspic Radar not radar conspicuous
Bottom Texture Sand
Original Detection Year 1985
Last Detection Year 2012
Original Source diver
Surveying Details H1310/87/3 23.2.87 KNOWN LOCALLY AS THE 'CHINA WRECK'. LOCATED AND DIVED NOV'85 IN 075540S, 142548W. IRON GIRDERS, STEEL PLATES, STEAM WINCHES AND ANCHORS FOUND. ALSO CH'ING DYNASTY PORCELAIN PLATES, WHICH WERE PART OF CARGO. (SQDN LDR C R TEBBS, RAF SAC). CHART AS NDW PA. BR STD. HH448/400/02 19.6.97 LOCATED AND DIVED IN 075512S, 142527W. POSN FIXED BY TRANSIT. LIES ON AN UNDULATING BOTTOM WITH SAND GULLIES. LEAST DEPTH 11MTRS WITH SOME WRECKAGE DOWN TO 20MTRS IN DEEPER GULLY AT NW END OF WRECK. KNOWN LOCALLY AS THE 'CHINA' WRECK DUE TO POTTERY STILL FOUND ON THE WK. AN IRON BARQUE WITH NO SIGN OF ANY MACHINERY OTHER THAN WINCHES. PROBABLY SUNK IN THE LATE 19TH CENTURY. TRANSITS GIVE THE CENTRE OF THE MAIN PIECE OF WRECKAGE WHICH IS PARALLEL IRON GIRDERS/PLATES APPROX 8MTRS WIDE BY 20MTRS LONG LYING ROUGHLY N/S. PROBABLY BOWS TO THE SOUTH AS THERE ARE TWO ANCHORS TOGETHER AT THAT END, AS WELL AS ONE ON THE END OF A CHAIN SOME 50MTRS AWAY. (D A RAY, LTR DTD 12.6.97). AMEND TO USC 11MTRS IN REVISED POSN. - NM 2567/97. HH100/351/21 21.5.04 DIVED IN 0755.209S, 1425.471W [WGD]. GEN DEPTH 10-20MTRS. LIES 050/230DEGS WITH BOWS SW. 2 LARGE ARTILLERY PIECES LIE 200DEGS, 30MTRS FROM PORT BOW ANCHOR IN GEN DEPTH 15MTRS. WK IS QUITE BROKEN WITH PANELS COLLAPSED OUTWARDS. (J ROSEVEARE, TELECON 20.5.04) AMEND POSN. BR STD. 15.4.14 DIVED 15.11.12 IN 0755.20S, 1425.45W [WGD]. LENGTH APPROX 100MTRS, WIDTH 25MTRS, HT MEASURED AT 2MTRS. WELL BROKEN UP. (G J LOCKETT). NCA. RSDRA2022000203557 29.11.22 WK INVESTIGATION CONDUCTED, NOT VISIBLE IN M/B OR SSS DATA. FILES RENDERED COULD NOT BE GEO-REFERENCED. (HMS PROTECTOR, HI 1751). NFA.
Last Amended Date Nov 29, 2022

General Comments

IRON HULL, AREA OF BROKEN UP WRECKAGE, BOWS SW

WRECK MAP LOADING ... 7 55.209 S,14 25.471 W
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