Steam Ship Wreck 73944
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Wreck Category | non-dangerous wreck |
|
Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
53 35.725 N,4 21.689 W |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
|
| Wreck Depth | 40.49 m |
| Water Depth | 45 m |
| Water Level Effect | always under water/submerged |
| Vertical Datum | Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide |
| Type | steam ship |
| Sonar Length | 55.6 |
| Sonar Width | 11.3 |
| Shadow Height | 4.7 |
| Orientation | 190 |
| Cargo | ballast |
| Conspic Visual | not visually conspicuous |
| Conspic Radar | not radar conspicuous |
| Scour Dimensions | 074.0,075.8,002.3,084 |
| Original Detection Year | 1987 |
| Last Detection Year | 2021 |
| Original Source | naval vessel |
| Surveying Details | H3838/86 18.4.88 WK EXAM'D 28.11.87 IN 533543N, 042136W [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [3 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 39 IN GEN DEPTH 45MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 46MTRS. DCS3 HT 5.75MTRS, LENGTH ABOUT 100MTRS. LIES NNE/SSW. MAGNETIC ANOMALY NOTED. (HMS FOX, HI 357). - NM 1356/88. HH100/351/04 26.7.91 DIVED ON IN CHARTED POSN 24.6.91. LARGE AND BROKEN UP SS - PROBABLY LATE 19TH C. THOUGH VISIBILITY WAS POOR. LIES WITH BOW SSW WITH MANY GIRDERS AND LARGE FRAMES STANDING PROUD. RECOVERED PORTHOLE ENGRAVED 'A HELDERS & ZN, ROTTERDAM'. (K HURLEY, 11.7.91). HH100/351/10 17.10.95 WK IS AN OLD STEAM SHIP, PROBABLY WW1. FWD HALF OF THE SHIP HAS BROKEN AWAY FROM THE STERN AND IS LYING UPSIDE DOWN. STERN IS DAMAGED, BUT UPRIGHT. THE PROPELLOR HAS SHEARED FROM ITS SHAFT AND IS LYING NEARBY. NO EVIDENCE OF ANY CARGO. (J SHAW, LTR DTD 9.10.95). SEP2022/000028019 12.04.22 EXAM'D 10.08.2021; IN 5335.725N, 0421.689W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 40.49MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 45MTRS. LENGTH 55.6MTRS, WIDTH 11.3MTRS, HEIGHT 4.7MTRS, ORIENTATION 190/010 DEGS. BROKEN WRECK, DEGRADED AND PARTIALLY BURIED. (CLINTON MARINE SURVEY AB, HI1507 - H525-7447). AMEND NDW 40MTRS IN REVISED POSN. |
| Last Amended Date | Jan 12, 2023 |
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53 35.725 N,4 21.689 W
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General Comments
Broken wreck, degraded and partially buried.