Steam Ship Wreck 16597

Field Value
Wreck Category non-dangerous wreck
Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM) 		50 7.373 N,5 51.007 W
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 50.122883
  • Longitude: -5.850117
Wreck Depth 50 m
Water Depth 58 m
Water Level Effect always under water/submerged
Vertical Datum Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide
Type steam ship
Sonar Length 73
Sonar Width 28
Shadow Height 6.9
Orientation 112
Conspic Visual not visually conspicuous
Conspic Radar not radar conspicuous
Bottom Texture Sand
Original Detection Year 1960
Last Detection Year 2013
Original Source other
Last Amended Date Feb 14, 2014

Simplified Wreck Survey

Underwater Wreck Survey Details: Located at coordinates 50 7.373 N, 5 51.007 W off the coast of Plymouth, UK, this unidentified shipwreck lies in a general water depth of 58 meters with a least multibeam depth of 50.58 meters. The site features a rocky seabed and a strong magnetic anomaly. Structural descriptions note that the vessel is well broken up and fully collapsed, measuring approximately 73 meters in length, 28 meters in width, and 6.9 meters in height, oriented at a 112/292 degree heading with the bows pointing ESE. Distinct wreckage features include two boilers and the engine forming the highest point of the remains. Historical reports initially noted light oil leakage, and while an earlier 1978 search failed to locate it due to the rocky bottom, modern examinations confirm it as a charted 50-meter wreck.

Surveying Details

H0113/45 7.4.60 POOR SONAR CONTACT IN APPROX 500730N, 055018W. LENGTH 400FT, HEIGHT 60FT, GAVE OFF LIGHT OIL. (PLYMOUTH LIST, 4.7.45). 7.4.60 GOOD SONAR CONTACT LENGTH 400FT, HEIGHT 60FT, GAVE OFF LIGHT OIL. (C-IN-C PLYMOUTH, AUBD 301/262). H2613/78 10.3.78 NOT FOUND DURING DETAILED DCS3 SEARCH WITHIN 1000MTRS OF REPD POSN. VERY ROCKY BOTTOM IN VICINITY. (HMS FOX, HI 42A/77). POSN 500730N, 055018W FOR FILING ONLY. 10.2.14 EXAM'D 3.12.13 IN 5007.373N, 0551.007W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 51.1 IN GEN DEPTH 58MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 73MTRS, WIDTH 28MTRS, HT 6.9MTRS. LIES 112/292 DEGS WIT BOWS ESE. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. WELL BROKEN UP. TWO BOILERS WITH THE ?ENGINE THE HIGHEST POINT. (MMT, HI 1415). FULLY COLLAPSED. INS AS WK 51MTRS. 14.2.14 LEAST M/B DEPTH 50.58MTRS. (SDC BATHY, HI 1415). AMEND WK 50MTRS.

Circumstances of loss

TWO BOILERS, SINGLE SHAFT.

General Comments

FULLY COLLAPSED, BOWS ESE, BOILERS/ENGINE HIGHEST

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