Steam Ship Wreck 47907

Field Value
Wreck Category dangerous wreck
Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM) 		50 27.497 N,0 15.967 E
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 50.458283
  • Longitude: 0.266117
Wreck Depth 31 m
Water Depth 42 m
Water Level Effect always under water/submerged
Vertical Datum Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide
Type steam ship
Sonar Length 104
Sonar Width 15
Shadow Height 11.5
Orientation 45
Cargo coal
Conspic Visual not visually conspicuous
Conspic Radar not radar conspicuous
Bottom Texture Sand
Scour Dimensions 0100.0,,001.0,045
Original Detection Year 1974
Last Detection Year 2013
Original Source survey vessel
Surveying Details H4959/73 23.4.75 H4959/73 23.4.75 EXAM'D 19.9.74 IN 502731N, 001609E [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 32 IN GEN DEPTH 42MTRS. LIES N/S APPROX. (HMS BULLDOG, HI 55/74). CHART AS WK 32MTRS [17FMS]. - NM 1531/75. H4121/76 3.8.76 H4121/76 3.8.76 EXAM'D 2.6.76 IN 502727N, 001604E [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR 31.4, FOUL 31.8MTRS. LENGTH APPROX 130MTRS. LIES 045/225DEGS. (HMS ENTERPRISE, HI 41/76). AMEND TO SW 31MTRS [17FMS] IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. H1310/86/28 11.11.86 H1310/86/28 11.11.86 REPORTED AS BEING TWO WKS IN THIS POSN - 100FT APART. THE SMALLER HAS BEEN DIVED ON. IT LIES TO NE OF LARGER AND IS A COLLIER. (C MARTIN, 2.11.86). NCA. HH100/351/11 22.2.96 HH100/351/11 22.2.96 REPD TO BE THE 2 HALVES OF A COLLIER. LIES ON EVEN KEEL, DECK HAS COLLAPSED AS HAS THE FORWARD PART OF HULL, WITH THE STERN BEING THE HIGHEST PART OF THE WRECK. (T BENNETTO 10.1.96). NCA. 19.6.07 19.6.07 DIVED IN LISTED POSN. A LARGE VESSEL STANDING SOME 13MTRS HIGH. GENERALLY INTACT AND UPRIGHT WITH PROP AND RUDDER CLEAR OF THE SEABED. ON PORT SIDE, SOME 10MTRS FROM THE STERN, THERE IS A LARGE SPARE PROP. TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE. PROBABLY A COLLIER. BOWS MISSING, POSSIBLY DUE TO WW2 MINING. (J SMITH, EMAIL DTD 14.6.07). NCA. 17.4.14 17.4.14 EXAM'D 27.11.13 IN 5027.497N, 0015.967E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 31.32 IN GEN DEPTH 42MTRS. SCOUR 1MTR DEEP EXTENDS 100MTRS TOWARDS 045 DEGS. LENGTH 104MTRS, WIDTH 15MTRS. LIES 045/225 DEGS WITH BOWS NE. INTACT, FWD SECTION COLLAPSED. (GARDLINE GEOSURVEY, HI 1442). UPRIGHT. RETAIN SW 31MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Last Amended Date Apr 17, 2014

General Comments

UPRIGHT, BOWS NE, INTACT BUT BOWS MISSING

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