Thomas F. Pollard Wreck

General Comments

NM44/20-- CHESAPEAKE BAY APPROACHES-WRECK-LIGHT BUOY ESTABLISHED- ON OCTOBER 15, 1920 A LIGHT BUOY, HORIZONTALLY STRIPED, WAS ESTABLISHED ABOUT 2.5 MILES, 129 DEGS. FROM CAPE HENRY LIGHTHOUSE IN 4 FATHOMS OF WATER TO MARK THE WRECK OF THE SUNKEN SCHOONER "T.F. POLLARD. THE LIGHT BUOY WHICH IS CONICAL WITH A SKELETON SUPERSTRUCTURE SHOWING AN OCCULTING RED LIGHT EVERY 10 SEC - LIGHT 5 SEC, ECLIPSE 5 SEC - OF 5 CANDLE POWER 11 FEET ABOVE THE WATER, IS MOORED ON THE BEARINGS: VIRGINIA BEACH, TANK 196 DEG. 30 MIN.; CAPE HENRY LIGHTHOUSE 309 DEG. THE WRECK LIES 100 YARDS, 241 DEG. FROM THE LIGHT BUOY WITH 5 FEET OF WATER OVER IT AT LOW TIDE. (REF. NM43 (1370) BUREAU OF LIGHTHOUSES, 1920). NM1/21-- CHESAPEAKE BAY APPROACHES-WRECK NO LONGER A MENACE-LIGHT BUOY WITHDRAWN- ON DECEMBER 11, 1920, THE LIGHT BUOY MOORED TO MARK THE WRECK OF THE SCHOONER "THOMAS F. POLLARD" WAS WITHDRAWN, THE WRECK BEING NO LONGER A MENACE TO NAVIGATION. CL347/58-- FROM CHIEF, USC&GS CHART DIVISION TO "ALL CARTOGRAPHERS"; SUBJECT: NONDANGEROUS WRECKS, CHARTING OF; DATED MAY,8 1958; CHART ALL KNOWN WRECKS (DANGEROUS AS WELL AS THOSE CONSIDERED NON-DANGEROUS) OUT TO THE 300-FATHOM CURVE. (NOTE: THESE WRECKS ORIGINATED WITH THE NAVY WRECK LIST (24) BELOW). H09293WD/72-- OPR-467-RH-72; ITEM #16. ("T.F. POLLARD") WIRE DRAG INVESTIGATION NEGATIVE FOR WRECK. HOWEVER, A "METAL CLUMP" WAS HUNG IN LAT. 36-54-22N, LONG. 75-57-47W. COVERED WITH TRAWLER NETS (NOTE ON "A&D PLOT). THE EVALUATOR RECOMMENDS DELETING THE NON-DANGEROUS WRECK ("TF POLLARD") AND CHARTING A DANGEROUS OBSTRUCTION, CLEARED TO 24 FEET AS SURVEYED. CL24/84-- "MINUTE MEMO" DATED JANUARY 10, 1984; FROM DAVE PETERSON (N/CG24X5) TO JEANETTE O'CONNOR ("AREA 2" MCD) RE. FINDINGS OF WIRE DRAG SURVEY H9293; RECOMMENDS CHARTING "ITEM 16", ABOVE AS CLEARED TO 20 FEET VICE 24 FEET. OF THE TWO CLEARANCE STRIPS, 20 FEET WAS THE LEAST EFFECTIVE CLEARED DEPTH. (SEE AWOIS NO. 12259 FOR NEW POSITION OF OBSTRUCTION). DESCRIPTION 24 NO.1324; SCHOONER; LAT. 36-54-00N, LONG. 55-58-00W. SUNK 1920; POSITION ACCURACY WITHIN 1 MILE. (NOTE: SPELLING IS "TF POLLAND" IN THIS SOURCE). (UP 2/19/04, SJV) H12315 (OPR-D304-TJ-11): Feature is uncharted. Nothing significant found in vicinity of AWOIS Item. This item has the same GP as AWOIS Item 2802. Update area with present survey depths. (MPG 06/2013)