Unknown Wreck 116421

Field Value
Wreck Category dangerous wreck
Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM)
38 41.257 N,76 31.647 W
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 38.687617
  • Longitude: -76.527453
Type unknown
Original Source AWOIS

General Comments

HISTORY CL1225/69-- COE TO USC&GS DATED 9/15/69; REPORTS COE INVESTIGATION OF THE SUNKEN VESSEL "SKIDBLADNIR" LOCATED IN CHESAPEAKE BAY AT CHESAPEAKE BEACH, MD, IN APPROX. LAT. 38-41-15N, LONG. 76-31-40W. THE SUNKEN 58-FOOT VESSEL LIES IN ABOUT 3.5 FEET OF WATER AT MLW AND ITS HIGHEST FIXED POINT PROJECTS ABOUT 2.3 FEET ABOVE MHW. NM42/69-- CHESAPEAKE BAY-FISHING CREEK APPROACHES-WRECK INFORMATION; THE EXISTENCE OF A SUNKEN 58-FOOT VESSEL, THE "SKIDBLADNIR", VISIBLE AT MLW IN APPROX. LAT. 38-41-15N, LONG. 76-31-40W HAS BEEN REPORTED. (ENT 1/2/97, SJV) H10823/98-- OPR-E346-AHP (BAY HYDROGRAPHER); NOT INVESTIGATED DUE TO SHOAL WATER. EVALUATOR RECOMMENDS RETAINING AS CHARTED. (UP 8/30/99, SJV)

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