Steam Ship Wreck 58146

Field	Value
Wreck Category	non-dangerous wreck
Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM)	50 8.558 N,2 23.1 W
Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees	Latitude: 50.142633 Longitude: -2.385000
Wreck Depth	53 m
Water Depth	59 m
Water Level Effect	always under water/submerged
Vertical Datum	Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide
Type	steam ship
Sonar Length	79
Sonar Width	8
Shadow Height	4.9
Orientation	140
Conspic Visual	not visually conspicuous
Conspic Radar	not radar conspicuous
Scour Dimensions	,,000.5,
Original Detection Year	1969
Last Detection Year	1996
Original Source	unknown
Surveying Details	NO PREVIOUS RECORD. H1251/69 24.10.69 H1251/69 24.10.69 INS ON WK CHARTS. - FNM 67/69. 19.11.75 19.11.75 INS AS USC PA 26FMS. (AUTHORITY NOT KNOWN). NE 2669. 9.8.78 9.8.78 AMEND TO USC PA 45MTRS. NE 2454. 18.1.80 18.1.80 SHOWN AS NDW PA ON FRENCH 878 [NE DEC '79]. HH090/496/01 9.8.90 HH090/496/01 9.8.90 NOT FOUND IN CHARTED POSN DURING BASIC AREA SEARCH BUT WK EXAM'D 1.4.90 IN 500833.5N, 022306W [WGD] USING HYPERFIX. LEAST E/S DEPTH 53.4 IN GEN DEPTH 59 MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 0.5MTR. DCS3 HT 4.9MTRS, LENGTH 79MTRS, BEAM 8MTRS, APPROX. LIES 140/320 DEG WITH HIGH POINT AT SE END. TWO SAND BANKS HAVE FORMED AT NW END OF WK AND EXTEND UP TO 100MTRS IN DIR'N 265 DEG. (NP 1008, HI 496). AMEND TO WK 53MTRS. BR STD. HH100/351/11 4.9.96 HH100/351/11 4.9.96 DIVED BY KINGSON BSAC 21.7.96. FOUND TO BE A COASTER TYPE VESSEL, UPSIDE DOWN. (N R CHIPCHASE).
Last Amended Date	Jan 27, 2010

General Comments

INTACT, INVERTED, COASTER TYPE

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