Steam Ship Wreck 11657

Field Value
Wreck Category non-dangerous wreck
Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM) 		56 8.379 N,2 48.822 W
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 56.139650
  • Longitude: -2.813700
Wreck Depth 48 m
Water Depth 53 m
Water Level Effect always under water/submerged
Vertical Datum Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide
Type steam ship
Sonar Length 36
Sonar Width 12
Shadow Height 3
Orientation 90
Conspic Visual not visually conspicuous
Conspic Radar not radar conspicuous
Bottom Texture Mud
Original Detection Year 1940
Last Detection Year 1999
Original Source naval vessel
Surveying Details H0139/39 27.1.40 OBSTN REPORTED BY HMS WOOLWICH IN 560830N, 024930W. (RA HOME FLEET). H0276/39 W 599/40 ALSO REFERS. 16.3.40 WK REPD IN 560830N, 024930W. (CINC ROSYTH). H2618/60 29.7.60 NOT FOUND DURING SONAR SEARCH. (HMS SCOTT, 1959). H454/67 24.5.77 FASTENER, KNOWN LOCALLY AS KIRK TO TREES, REPD IN 560816N, 024851W. POSN BY DECCA. COULD POSSIBLY BE THIS WK. (DUNBAR CG, HN DTD 5.5.77). H1310/84/18 19.9.84 OBSTN LOCATED, BUT NOT EXAM'D, IN 560822N, 024851W. (W MURNEY, 28.5.84 & 1.9.84). NCA YET. HH090/605/01 25.1.94 NOTHING FOUND IN POSN REPD BY HMS WOOLWICH BUT INTACT, WELL DEFINED WK EXAM'D 21.8.93 IN 560823.1N, 024844.3W [OGB] USING MICROFIX [3 LOPS]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 48.1 IN GEN DEPTH 53.3MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 3.0MTRS, LENGTH 36MTRS, BREADTH 12MTRS. LIES 090/270 DEGS. (OCEONICS, HI 605). - NM 559/94. HH100/351/15 14.9.99 DIVED IN 5608.379N, 0248.822W [WGD] USING GPS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 48 IN GEN DEPTH 53MTRS. GEN DEPTH BY DEPTH GAUGE 53MTRS, WK HT BY DEPTH GAUGE 3MTRS. DIMENSIONS AS PREVIOUSLY REPORTED. LIES 090/270 DEGS, WITH BOWS TOWARDS 270 DEGS. NO SCOUR. SEABED MUD. A CIRCA 1840 PADDLE STEAMER, INTACT AND UPRIGHT. COVERED IN NETS. CHAINS AT STERN MADE OF IRON. (J HARRIS & N GOODMAN, 14.9.99). NCA.
Last Amended Date Sep 14, 1999

General Comments

INTACT, UPRIGHT, NO SUPERSTRUCTURE, BOWS W

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