Steam Ship Wreck 16305

Field Value
Wreck Category dangerous wreck
Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM)
51 6.778 N,1 21.61 E
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 51.112967
  • Longitude: 1.360167
Wreck Depth 15 m
Water Depth 20 m
Water Level Effect always under water/submerged
Vertical Datum Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide
Type steam ship
Sonar Length 80
Sonar Width 25
Shadow Height 4.5
Orientation 140
Conspic Visual not visually conspicuous
Conspic Radar not radar conspicuous
Bottom Texture Sand
Scour Dimensions ,,001.5,
Original Detection Year 1939
Last Detection Year 2010
Original Source other
Surveying Details H012/39 20.2.40 LOCATED BY PAVS 18.10.39. (DOVER SECRET ORDERS 035, 15.2.40). H5824/60 1.3.61 WK LOCATED IN 510644N, 012142E USING DECCA. LEAST E/S DEPTH 51FT. (HMS SCOTT, 31.3.60). CHART AS WK 8FMS 3FT. LC 1828. H2118/61 7.11.61 DRIFT SWEEP CLEAR AT 40FT, FOUL AT 43FT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 41 IN GEN DEPTH 63-68FT. FIXED BY DECCA. SCOUR DEPTH 72FT. (HMS SCOTT, 4.5.61). AMEND TO WK 6FMS 4FT, MARKED BY G CAN LT BUOY, GPFL(2)G.10S. - NM 1176/61. H2118/61 26.6.63 DISPERSAL CONTRACT PLACED. (TH, 19.6.63).H899/64 10.3.64 SALVAGE OPS IN PROGRESS, MARKED BY FOUR YELLOW BUOYS. (RISDON BEAZLEY LTD,19.2.64). - TNM 481/64.H899/64 31.7.64 DISPERSED TO LEAST DEPTH 48FT. (TH, 31.7.64). AMEND TO SW 8FMS & DELETE BUOYS. - NM 1459/64. 4.3.69 NOW CHARTED AS SW 7FMS 4FT [LAT]. NE 1828. 15.6.72 NOW CHARTED AS SW 13.8MTRS. NC 1828. H4199/78 30.10.78 LOCATED 1.11.77 IN 510644N, 012142E USING TRISPONDER [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 14.2 IN GEN DEPTH 20MTRS. SCOUR 2.5MTRS DEEP. DCS3 HT 4.9MTRS. LENGTH 75MTRS, LYING 151/331DEGS. (HMS BULLDOG, HI 35/77). AMEND TO WK 14.2MTRS. BR STD.EXAM'D 25.4.78 IN 510644N, 012143E. (HMS ENTERPRISE, HI 53/77). NCA.HH090/606/01 1.2.94 EXAM'D 20.10.93 IN 510644N, 012142.2E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [3 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 15.6, FOUL AT 15.9MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 15.7 IN GEN DEPTH 19.5MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 21MTRS. DCS3 HT 6.0MTRS, LENGTH 90MTRS, WIDTH 25MTRS. LARGE BROKEN WK LYING 135/315DEGS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (NP 1016, HI 606). AMEND TO SW 15.6MTRS. BR STD. 31.1.11 LOCATED 2010 IN 5106.778N, 0121.610E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 15.06MTRS. LENGTH 80MTRS, WIDTH 26MTRS, HT 4.7MTRS. WELL BROKEN UP, APPEARS TO HAVE COLLAPSED INWARDS ON ITSELF. SHOALEST POINT MIDSHIPS. PIECE OF STERN STANDS 7MTRS HIGH FROM BOTTOM OF SCOUR. (NETSURVEY, HI 1342). LIES 140/320 DEGS. PROBABLE SS WITH TWO BOILERS MIDSHIPS. AMEND WK 15MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD.
Last Amended Date Jan 31, 2011

General Comments

COLLAPSED WK, DEEP SCOUR NEXT TO WK

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