Steam Ship Wreck 16604

Field Value
Wreck Category dangerous wreck
Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM) 		50 15.848 N,5 32.474 W
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 50.264133
  • Longitude: -5.541233
Wreck Depth 24 m
Water Depth 27 m
Water Level Effect always under water/submerged
Vertical Datum Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide
Type steam ship
Sonar Length 24.5
Sonar Width 14.6
Shadow Height 3.3
Orientation 136
Conspic Visual not visually conspicuous
Conspic Radar not radar conspicuous
Bottom Texture Rock
Original Detection Year 1976
Last Detection Year 2010
Original Source diver
Surveying Details H2326/75 22.9.76 WK LOCATED IN 501547N, 053225W USING DECCA. LIES E/W WITH BOW W. CONSIDERED ABOUT 1100-1200 GRT. STANDS ABOUT 12FT HIGH IN GEN DEPTH 95-100FT. ENGINE AND BOILERS ARE UPRIGHT IN CENTRE OF WK. KEEL AND HULL ARE COVERED WITH SAND. ALL DECKING GONE. (E GILES, 18.5.76). INS AS WK 25MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. APPLICATION BY WESTERN OIL SERVICES TO PURCHASE THIS WK. (N/CS111/1842). HH100/351/04 15.3.91 DIVED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS IN 501548N, 053219W APPROX USING DECCA. STANDS 5MTRS HIGH IN GEN DEPTH 35MTRS AT HW NEAPS. TELEGRAPH FOUND WHICH INDICATES THAT THIS SHIP WAS FRENCH BUILT. (R A MAPPLEBECK, 6.1.91). NCA. HH100/351/14 13.11.98 DIVED IN 501550.5N, 053224.5W [OGB] USING DGPS. DIFFICULT TO LOCATE WITH MAGNETOMETER DUE TO VARIOUS GRANITE OUTCROPS. MANY SMALL COAL BRIQUETTES 250MM BY 150MM BY 90MM NOTED. HIGHEST POINT IS THE BOILER. (G J LOCKETT, 11.11.98). BR STD. 21.5.01 DIVED 19.5.01 IN 5015.817N, 0532.415W [WGD] USING DGPS. WK LIES 210/030DEGS ON SHINGLE SEABED WITH LARGE ROCKY OUTCROPS. BOILERS, WHICH ARE 6.5FT IN DIAMETER, ARE HIGHEST POINT, STANDING 2.5MTRS HIGH WITH ENGINES CLOSE BY. REMAINDER OF WK LIES TO SW OF BOILER, BOW PROBABLY TO NE. HEAVILY SALVAGED AND WELL BROKEN. (J ROSEVEARE, TELECON 21.5.01). AMEND POSN. BR STD. 26.7.06 EUT POSN: 5015.817N, 0532.415W. BA 1168 [3RD EDN, JULY '02]. 11.9.08 DIVED 7.9.08 IN LISTED POSN. SHIP'S WHEEL RECOVERED MARKED: P D JOLLET & L BABIN, CONSTRUCTEURS, NANTES. (S WELLS, EMAIL DTD 10.9.08). NCA. 15.12.11 LOCATED 18.3.10 IN 5015.848N, 0532.474W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 24.17 IN GEN DEPTH 27.5MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 24.5MTRS, WIDTH 14.6MTRS, HT 3.33MTRS. LIES 136/316 DEGS WITH BOWS NW. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (FUGRO OSAE, HI 1157). AMEND WK 24MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD.
Last Amended Date Dec 15, 2011

Circumstances of loss

PROBABLY BUILT IN FRANCE.

General Comments

WELL BROKEN, BOILER HIGHEST POINT

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