Tredegar Hall Wreck
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Wreck Category | dangerous wreck |
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Tredegar hall Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
54 0.816 N,0 0.403 W |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
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| Wreck Depth | 16.44 m |
| Water Depth | 21 m |
| Water Level Effect | always under water/submerged |
| Vertical Datum | Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide |
| Name | TREDEGAR HALL |
| Type | steam ship |
| Flag | GB |
| Length | 104.3 m |
| Width | 14.2 m |
| Draught | 7.5 |
| Sonar Length | 101.2 |
| Sonar Width | 25.1 |
| Shadow Height | 5.4 |
| Orientation | 95 |
| Tonnage | 3764 |
| Tonnage Type | gross |
| Cargo | ferrous elements and ores: unrefined and refined,ore |
| Conspic Visual | not visually conspicuous |
| Conspic Radar | not radar conspicuous |
| Date Sunk | Oct 23, 1917 |
| Scour Dimensions | 011.2,052.9,001.0,186 |
| Original Detection Year | 1931 |
| Last Detection Year | 2020 |
| Original Source | naval vessel |
| Surveying Details | H2964/31 17.11.31 OROPESA SWEEP FOULED WRECKAGE IN POSITION 6.72 MILES 156DEGS FROM FLAMBOROUGH HEAD. DRIFT SWEEP LEAST DEPTH 55FT. (HMS FITZROY). INS AS WK 9FMS. - NM ACTION. 20.3.72 AMEND TO SW 16.8MTRS. NC 121. H1942/76 9.3.81 EXAM'D 29.7.80 IN 540048N, 000017W [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 16.2, FOUL AT 16.6MTRS IN 2MTR SWELL). LEAST E/S DEPTH 16.5 IN GEN DEPTH 22MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT IN EXCESS OF 7.3MTRS. LENGTH 86MTRS. BROKEN UP, LYING 095/275 DEGS. (SOISS, HI 65/80). AMEND TO SW 16.2MTRS. BR STD. HH100/351/17 29.8.01 HAVE BEEN INFORMED BY M RADLEY OF BRIDLINGTON THAT THIS IS TREDEGAR HALL. (R YOUNG, EMAIL DTD 6.8.01). NCA. HH100/351/18 8.4.02 SEABED IS SAND. POSITIVE IDENTIFICATION FROM THE MAKER'S PLATE. (A C JACKSON & C A RACEY). NCA. SEP 2021/000166150 10.08.20 EXAM�D 17.09.20 IN 5400.816N, 0000.403W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 16.44MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 21MTRS. LENGTH 101.2MTRS, WIDTH 25.1MTRS, HT 5.4MTRS. ORIENTATION 095/275 DEGS. SCOUR DIMENSIONS LENGTH 11.2MTRS, WIDTH 52.9MTRS, 0.3-1.0MTRS DEEP, TOWARD 186 DEGS. (CLINTON MARINE SURVEY AB, HI 1587). UPRIGHT, BROKEN UP AND PARTIALLY BURIED WITH BIOLER AND FUNNEL VISIBLE. AMEND DW 16.4MTRS IN REVISED POSN. |
| Last Amended Date | Jun 23, 2021 |
Circumstances of loss
BUILT IN 1906 BY W DOXFORD & SONS LTD, SUNDERLAND. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY TREDEGAR HALL SS CO. TWO BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 300HP, SINGLE SHAFT. PASSAGE MELILLA FOR MIDDLESBROUGH. CARGO IRON ORE. TORPEDOED AND SUNK BY UB-57.
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- Brema Wreck 1589.5 M
- Nitedal Wreck 2129.4 M
- Adventure Wreck 2754.8 M
- Manchester Engineer (Possibly) Wreck 3344.9 M
- Feltre Wreck 3708.2 M
- Ville De Valenciennes Wreck 4096.2 M
- Gainsborough Wreck 4478.8 M
- Knuthenborg Wreck 4611.6 M
- Hms Falmouth Wreck 5218.7 M
- Brema Wreck 5339.2 M
General Comments
BROKEN UP AND PARTIALLY BURIED