Steam Ship Wreck 90326

Field Value
Wreck Category dangerous wreck
Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM) 		51 42.148 N,1 23.639 E
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 51.702467
  • Longitude: 1.393983
Wreck Depth 9.9 m
Water Depth 13 m
Water Level Effect always under water/submerged
Vertical Datum Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide
Type steam ship
Sonar Length 24.8
Sonar Width 20.2
Shadow Height 1.4
Orientation 150
Conspic Visual not visually conspicuous
Conspic Radar not radar conspicuous
Original Detection Year 1909
Last Detection Year 2012
Original Source unknown
Surveying Details H4376/09 INS WRECK (1909) IN 514207N, 012346E. NE 1975 28.6.23 AMEND TO DW. H6681/49 LEAST DEPTH BY E/S 10FT. SURROUNDING DEPTH 21FT. NOT SWEPT AS BANK TOO CLOSE. POSN 514210N, 012350E. (HMS FRANKLIN, 1949). H6681/49 15.10.58 AMEND TO SW 1FM 5FT. (SML 322 SWEEP REPORT). BR STD. H6681/49 3.4.59 SWEPT CLEAR AT 11FT, FOUL AT 12FT. LEAST DEPTH BY E/S 15FT IN GEN DEPTH OF 25FT. NO SCOUR. (ECES SWEEP REPORT, 16.9.58). H3281/63 10.11.64 LEAST E/S DEPTH 20FT IN 25FT. NO SCOUR. (ECES, 1958). 12.6.69 AMEND TO WK 1FM 4FT [LAT]. NE 1975. H4399/71 21.9.71 EXAM'D IN 514207N, 012343E [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 4.3 IN 8-9MTRS. SCOUR 9.7MTRS. SAND. WK SITS IN SMALL SCOUR & IS CONSPICUOUS ON THE EDGE OF SUNK SAND. (HMS EGERIA). NCA H4399/71 2.5.79 EXAM'D 25.7.78 IN 514207N, 012346E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 5.6 IN GEN DEPTHS 8-11MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 5MTRS. LYING NW/SE AT EDGE OF SAND BANK WHICH SHOALS RAPIDLY NEARBY. RETAIN CHARTED DEPTH. (SOISS, HI 51(B)/77). NCA. 10.11.82 INS SW 3.0 MTRS IN 514207N, 012346E. NC 1183. H2044/81 14.1.83 EXAM'D 26.10.82 IN 514207N, 012345E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 5.2 IN GEN DEPTH 10.5MTRS. SCOUR 0.5MTRS TO N OF WK. CONSISTS OF SCATTERED WRECKAGE WITH CENTRAL MORE SUBSTANTIAL PART. LIES APPROX E/W, ABOUT 35MTRS LONG & 8 TO 10MTRS WIDE. (SOISS, HI 80). BR STD. HH090/628/01 1.7.94 EXAM'D 25.5.94IN 514207N, 012345E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [3 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR 8.4MTRS, FOUL 8.8MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 9.9 IN GEN DEPTH 13MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 13MTRS. NO DCS3 HT. SPREAD OVER AREA 50 BY 20MTRS, ORIENTATED 150/330 DEGS. NO MAGNETOMETER DEFLECTION. WHOLE AREA OF WK NOT COVERED BY CLEAR SWEEP. (NP 1016, HI 628). RETAIN PREVIOUS DEPTH.POSITIONS BELOW THIS POINT ARE IN DEGREES, MINUTES AND DECIMALS OF A MINUTE HH100/351/18 29.8.02 DIVED IN 5142.149N, 0123.648E [WGD] USING GPS. THE REMAINS OF WHAT APPEARS TO BE AN ENGINE ALTHOUGH IT IS HEAVILY COVERED IN MARINE GROWTH AND DIFFICULT TO IDENTIFY. NO HULL OR SUPERSTRUCTURE FOUND. ENGINE IS ABOUT 6MTRS BY 3MTRS. (B HICKINBOTTOM, LTR DTD 12.7.02). NCA. 5.3.13 EXAM'D 27.11.12 IN 5142.148N, 0123.639E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 9.97 IN GEN DEPTH 13MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 24.8MTRS, WIDTH 20.2MTRS, HT 1.4MTRS. LIES 150/330 DEGS. APPEARS VERY BROKEN UP. (NETSURVEY, HI 1398). AMEND WK 9.9MTRS IN REVISED POSN. RSDRA2024000289545 29.10.24 WK LOCATED IN M/B DATASET 2024. LEAST M/B DEPTH DEEPER. (HI1863, CLINTON MARINE SURVEY AB, RoS annex F). RETAIN DW 9.9MTRS ABOVE.
Last Amended Date Mar 13, 2025

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