Steam Ship Wreck 272
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Wreck Category | dangerous wreck |
|
Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
50 43.622 N,0 3.958 E |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
|
| Wreck Depth | 19.42 m |
| Water Depth | 22 m |
| Water Level Effect | always under water/submerged |
| Vertical Datum | Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide |
| Type | steam ship |
| Sonar Length | 18 |
| Sonar Width | 11 |
| Shadow Height | 3 |
| Orientation | 45 |
| Conspic Visual | not visually conspicuous |
| Conspic Radar | not radar conspicuous |
| Bottom Texture | 4/17 |
| Scour Dimensions | 050,,000.5,090 |
| Original Detection Year | 1980 |
| Last Detection Year | 2015 |
| Original Source | survey vessel |
| Surveying Details | H1965/76 2.12.80 WK EXAM'D 17.4.80 IN 504336N, 000403E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER. LEAST E/S DEPTH 20.2MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 23MTRS. NO SCOUR. HYDROSEARCH LENGTH 14MTRS, HT 2.5MTRS. (HMS BULLDOG, HI 37A/77). INS AS WK 20.2MTRS. BR STD. H1310/88/20 7.4.88 DIVED ON 1987. SMALL WK LOCATED BY AID OF MAGNETOMETER. ONLY BOILER, ENGINE AND SCATTERED WRECKAGE, STANDING 3-4MTRS HIGH, REMAINS VISIBLE. PART OF A CANDLE-LIT SEMAPHORE LAMP RECOVERED. WK APPEARS TOO OLD TO BE THE 'CELTIC'. (T W BENNETTO, 9.3.88). HH100/351/04 13.11.91 THIS WK CANNOT BE THE 'CELTIC' [SEE 20509]. MUCH TOO OLD. BROKEN UP. STEAM ENGINE AND BOILER. IRON PROP 4FT DIAMETER. PIECE OF ORDNANCE, POSSIBLY DEPTH CHARGE PRIMER, INSCRIBED 'RN 1917' RECOVERED. FOULED BY TRAWL NET. (T W BENNETTO, 2.11.91). HH090/944/01 14.9.01 EXAM'D 19.7.01 IN 5043.630N, 0003.956E [WGD] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR 21.8, FOUL 22.2MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 20.3 IN GEN DEPTH 23MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 25MTRS, WIDTH 8MTRS. LIES 005/185 DEGS. POOR SONAR TARGET AND NO MAGNETIC ANOMALY. BROKEN UP AND ALMOST ENTIRELY BURIED. GEAR TANGLED ON THE WK LIES AT A DEPTH OF 19.6MTRS AT SLACK WATER. CHART AS SW 21.8MTRS. (NP 1016, HI 944). AMEND TO SW 21.5MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. SEP 2015/000083466 8.2.16 EXAM'D 20.09.15 IN 5043.622N, 0003.958E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 19.42MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 22.42MTRS. LENGTH 18MTRS, HT 3MTRS, WIDTH 11MTRS, SCOUR 50MTRS TOWARDS 090, SCOUR DEPTH 0.5MTRS. BROKEN UP WK, PARTIALLY BURIED, STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (GARDLINE GEOSURVEY, HI 1477). AMEND DW 19.4MTRS IN REVISED POSN. |
| Last Amended Date | Feb 8, 2016 |
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50 43.622 N,0 3.958 E
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General Comments
BROKEN UP REMAINS