Unknown Wreck 116400

General Comments

HISTORY NM15/42--STEAMER LIES SUNK 3,320YDS AND 132 DEG FROM SMITH PT LIGHT. NM16/42--LIGHTED BELL BUOY 12A ESTABLISHED IN 60FT, 3,200 YDS AND 132 DEG FROM SMITH POINT LT. BUOY MOORED 200FT NW OF NE END OF WK WHICH LIES IN NW-SE DIRECTION. NM23/42--LIGHTED BELL BUOY 12A, FORMERLY ESTABLISHED TO MARK A WK, WAS DIS- CONTINUED 6/4/42. A DEPTH OF 47FT WAS FOUND OVER WK. AT APPROX. POS. LAT. 37- 51-43N, LONG.76-09-36W. FE220/79--OPR-E609-R/H-79(UNVERIFIED WD SURVEY), ITEM 7, 1:20,000, ARGO DM54, WK FOUND 3/7/79 WITH SSS AND DE-723 FATHO. HANG A-1 OBTAINED ON 3/8/79 AT LAT 37-51-46.8N, LONG 76-09-29.4N, HANG A-1 HUNG BUOY SP ON 3/12/79 IN MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC SEPARATION ZONE WITH EFFECTIVE DEPTH OF 51.5FT. HANG B-1 HUNG WK ON 3/13/79 WITH EFFECTIVE DEPTH OF 53.5FT. WK CLEARED 51.5FT (PREDICTED TIDES) IN A NORTHERLY DIRECTION AT LAT 37-51-46.2N, LONG 76-09-29.4W. INFORMATION OBTAINED BY WD BELIEVED TO BE WK BEING INVESTIGATED. FE220/79--OPR-E609-RU/HE-79; SUBM DANG WK LOCATE IN LAT 37-51-46.2N, LONG 76-09-29.4W WITH A CLEARED DEPTH OF 52FT IN 2 DIRECTIONS AND A HANG DEPTH OF 54FT. SHOAL OF 57FT (UNCOR) WAS FOUND BY FATHO. SSS SHOWS WK INTACT WITH VARIOUS DECK ERECTIONS AND MASTS EVIDENT. HAS A STARBOARD LIST, IS ORIENTED 100 DEGT-280 DEGT WITH A HEADING 100 DEGT, IS APPROX 180FT IN LENGTH AND APPROX 45FT BEAM. WRECK IS OF STEEL CONSTRUCTION. (UPDATE 3/89/LQ) FE308/87SS--OPR-E609-RU/HE-87; WK LOCATED IN LAT 37-51-48.16N, LONG 76-09-27.39W AND A LEAST DEPTH OF 59.8FT BY DIVER PNEUMATIC DEPTH GAUGE. RECOMMEND CHARTING AS 60WK AND A DANGER CURVE. LORAN-C RATES: 9960-CHAIN; 27332.0X, 41916.5Y. (UPDATE 4/89 LQ) DESCRIPTION **** INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM SSS RECORDS: VESSEL INTACT, GASH IN PORT QUARTER, 100 DEG T ORIENTATION AND BOW HEADING SE, LOA 180FT, BEAM 45 FT, STARBOARD LIST, MASTS AND ANTENNA WERE VISIBLE ON SHADOW PORTION OF SSS RECORD, STEEL CONSTRUCTION. H12041/09-- OPR-E349-KR-09; Charted 60ft wreck was found at position 37/51/47.26N, 76/09/27.53W, within the charted radius by 200% SSS and complete multibeam coverage. The MBES least depth is 59.3ft (18.09m). Delete charted 60ft dangerous wreck. Chart 59ft dangerous wreck at the survey position.