Unknown Wreck 115586

General Comments

HISTORY CL338/60--EAST COAST FIELD PARTY TO DIRECTOR, USC&GS; POSITON OF SUNKEN DRYDOCK AS DETERMINED BY CAPT. PETER SHEA, HARBORMASTER, PORT OF MOBILE. LAT. 30-01-00N, LONG. 88-06-00W. SPONSORED BY MOBILE COUNTY WILDLIFE AND CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION AS A FISH HAVEN. SUNK AS A "SNAPPER BANK" ON JULY 8, 1959. CL867/74--NOAA SHIP RUDE; WK, WOODEN HULL, LOCATED IN LAT.30-01-20N, LONG.88-07-11W, CLEARED TO A DEPTH OF 67.5FT (PREDICTED TIDES). H9452/74WD--OPR-479-RU/HE-74, UNVERIFIED; WOODEN WK, ASSOCIATED LAT.30-01.36N, LONG.88-07.18W. WOODEN FRAMEWORK DETERMINED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO FISHING INTERESTS. CLEARED TO 67.5FT PREDICTED TIDES. (ENTERED 9/84 RWD) FE276WD/74--OPR-479-RU/HE-74; FORMERLY H-9452/74; MODIFIED EVALUATION REPORT; HYDROGRAPHER REPORTS LOCATING REMAINS OF WRECK CONSISTING OF WOODEN FRAMEWORK IN LAT 30-01-16.5N, LONG 88-07-10.6W. HUNG AT 69 FEET IN SUBSEQUENT DEPTHS OF 79 FEET. CLEARED TO 66 FEET (REAL TIDES). HAZARD TO FISHING INTERESTS. POSSIBLITY THAT THESE REMAINS REPRESENT THE FREIGHTER "TULSA" (AWOIS NO. 436). EVALUATOR CONSIDERS IT DOUBTFUL THAT THIS WRECKAGE IS EITHER THE "TULSA" OR THE SUNKEN DRYDOCK (AWOIS NO. 3603). H10206/85--OPR-J217-MI-85; NOT INVESTIGATED. HYDROGRAPHER NOTED POSSIBLE SCOURING ON ECHOGRAM IN LAT 30-01-21.4N, LONG 88-07-13.0W EVALUATOR RECOMMENDS CHARTING A SUNKEN WRECK, CLEARED BY 11 FATHOMS AS LOCATED ON FE276 (ABOVE). (UP 5/8/89 SJV) DESCRIPTION **** DISCUSSION (8/15/89), RUDI SANOCKI (N/CG2441) AND S. VERRY (N/CG241); CONSENSUS THAT "WOODEN FRAMEWORK" ABOVE IS DRY DOCK MENTIONED IN CL338/60 (ABOVE) SURVEY REQUIREMENTS FULL--VERIFY OR DISPROVE BY 400% SIDE SCAN SONAR SEARCH OR WIRE DRAG INVESTIGATION 250M MINIMUM RADIUS. IF FOUND, DIVER OR LEADLINE LEAST DEPTH REQUIRED. DISPROVAL MAY BE ACQUIRED BY SLALVAGE DOCUMENTATION.