Unknown Wreck 115306

Field Value
Wreck Category dangerous wreck
Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM) 		38 49.245 N,74 54.976 W
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 38.820758
  • Longitude: -74.916269
Wreck Depth 9.75 m
Type unknown
Original Source AWOIS

General Comments

HISTORY MONTHLY ACTIVITIES REPORT, RU/HE, 9/24/70-- HANG IN POS. LAT. 38 ì -49-14N, LONG. 74-55-00W. DIVER LD OF 31 FEET. CARGO OF CHINA. H9173/70WD-- OPR-480-R/H-70; WRECK CLEARED TO 30 FEET IN LAT. 38 ì -49-14N, LONG. 74-55-00W. CL1193/70-- VARIOUS DETAILS REGARDING WRECK, ABOVE. CARGO OF ì ENGLISH CHINAWARE IDENTIFIED WRECK AS BRITISH CARGO VESSEL, CIRCA ì 1880. 3500 LB. ANCHOR SALVAGED. CARGO IS IN ONE PILE, 8-10 FEET ì TALL, 25-30 FEET ACROSS. DIVERS FOUND NOTHING REMAINING OF ì WRECK'S SUPERSTRUCTURE. PORTIONS OF HULL PROTRUDED FROM BOTTOM, ì MORE APPARENTLY EMBEDDED IN THE MUD. (UP 4/15/92, SJV) H10241/94-- OPR-D368-WH; LOCATED BY SIDE SCAN SONAR. WRECKAGE ì ORIENTED NORTH-SOUTH. PNEUMO LD OF 32 FEET (9.9 METERS) IN LAT. ì 38-49-14.729N, LONG. 74-54-58.566W ON NORTH END OF WRECKAGE. ì STOOD 7-8 FEET OFF THE BOTTOM IN SCOUR. VISIBILITY 8 FEET. ì LORAN-C RATES (9960 CHAIN): W= 15762.0, X= 27097.9, Y=42658.1, Z= ì 59268.8. EVALUATOR RECOMMENDS CHARTING A 32 WRECK AS SURVEYED. ì (UP 11/14/95, SJV) DESCRIPTION **** CHINA EXAMINED BY SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTE. DETERMINED TO BE IRONSTONE TYPE, FIRST MANUFACTURED ABOUT 1807 AND STILL USED. OF LITTLE VALUE. MANUFACTURERS IDENTIFIED AS POWELL AND BISHOP (1876-1878), J.W. PANKHURST AND CO. (185O- 1882), AND W & E CORN (1864-1894). **** ATLANTIC SHIP HISTORIC SOCIETY, INC., BOX 228, BERLIN, MD 21811. CONDUCTED DIVES DURING THE SUMMER OF 1982.

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