Steam Ship Wreck 21272

Field Value
Wreck Category dangerous wreck
Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM)
49 53.4 N,0 21.41 E
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 49.890000
  • Longitude: 0.356833
Wreck Depth 23.5 m
Water Depth 25 m
Water Level Effect always under water/submerged
Vertical Datum Lowest Astronomical Tide
Type steam ship
Sonar Length 50
Sonar Width 10
Shadow Height 4
Orientation 90
Conspic Visual not visually conspicuous
Conspic Radar not radar conspicuous
Bottom Texture Sand
Original Detection Year 1999
Last Detection Year 2006
Original Source national HO/authority notice to mariners
Last Amended Date Jun 14, 2007

Simplified Wreck Survey

Underwater Wreck Details Position 49 53.4 N 0 21.41 E English Channel near the French coast Unknown Name Submerged Shipwreck Historic UK Hydrographic Office Survey Data Underwater Obstruction Dive Site Location Wreck Dimensions Length 50 meters width 10 meters height 4 meters Structural Description Steel hull inverted with keel as highest point forward part broken off one boiler in centre propeller and rudder present orientation lies east to west depth 23.5 meters verified by diver survey records

Surveying Details

HH351/470/02 11.1.99 HH351/470/02 11.1.99 WK 23.5MTRS IN 4953.45N, 0021.49E [EUR]. (FRENCH NM 98 51 11). - NM 554/99. 13.10.99 13.10.99 LIES E/W. LENGTH 50MTRS, WIDTH 10MTRS. HT 4MTRS. BOILER, RUDDER AND PROPELLER PRESENT. (FRENCH WK RECORDS 1999). 28.9.06 SEP 2006/000373179 28.9.06 SHOWN IN 4953.363N, 0021.551E [WGD] ON FRENCH 6824 [INT 1704] [4TH EDN 2006, 2ND SCALE]. BR STD. 28.11.06 28.11.06 SHOWN IN 4953.384N, 0021.405E [WGD] ON FRENCH 7417 [2ND EDN 2006, LARGEST SCALE ADOPTION]. NC 2148. 14.6.07 14.6.07 LIES IN 4953.454N, 0021.491E [EUR] USING SYLEDIS. STEEL HULL, INVERTED WITH KEEL THE HIGHEST POINT. FWD PART BROKEN OFF. ONE BOILER IN CENTRE. PROP AND RUDDER PRESENT. DEPTH BY DIVER. (FRENCH WK RECORDS 2007). [WGD] POSN: 4953.400N, 0021.410E. BR STD.

General Comments

INVERTED, IN POOR CONDITION, FWD PART BROKEN OFF

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