Unknown Wreck 116491

General Comments

H6876/43-44--1:10,000 SCALE SURVEY; THREE POINT FIXES ON SHORE SIGNALS FOR CONTROL; WK DEVELOPED AND DRIFT SOUNDED FOR SEVERAL HOURS; 27 FT BY FATHOMETER; SHOALEST DEPTH BY LEADLINE WAS 32 FT; LOCATED IN LAT 38-18-45.47N LONG 76-25-01.57W; POSITION SCALED FROM SURVEY. (ENTERED 12/17/84 MSM) BP89276/74--OPR-512-AHP-74; CHART DEFICIENCIES SURVEY; ECHO SOUNDER DEVELOP- MENT CONFIRMED WRECKAGE AT 34 FT; RETAINED AS CHARTED. (ENTERED MSM 6/85) MAR--11/85, S-E211-HFP-84; WRECKAGE CONFIRMED BY LOCAL KNOWLEDGE AT CHARTED POSITION; LEAST DEPTH OF 32 FT. (UPDATED MSM 5/86) H10193/85--S-E211-HFP-85; WRECK LOCATED IN LAT 38-18-44.91N,LONG 76-25-00.60W (29.2M SOUTHEAST OF CHARTED POSITION); ECHO SOUNDER LEAST DEPTH OF 34 FT.; THIS IS SHOALEST DEPTH OBTAINED BUT SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED THE LEAST DEPTH; ADDITIONAL WORK RECOMMENDED TO OBTAIN LEAST DEPTH AND DETERMINE EXTENT OF ì WRECK/WRECKAGE. (UPDATED MSM 1/88) DESCRIPTION NM 51/42 - CHES. BAY - PATUXENT RIVER - DRUM POINT - WRECK REPORT; BARGE REPORTED SUNK APROX. 500 YARDS SSE OF DRUM POINT LIGHT, 38/19N-76/25W 17 BERMAN, B.D., 1972, ENCYCLOPEDIA OF AMERICAN SHIPWRECKS, #906, CITES WRECK "COLUMBIA" 500 YARDS SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF DRUM POINT LIGHT ON THE PATUXENT RIVER, CARGO, 359 GT, SUNK 12/16/1942, WITH OL.S LILLIAN ANNE 24 NO.4817; "COLUMBIA", CARGO, 359 GT,SUNK 3/15/43 BY MARINE CASUALTY; POSITION ACCURACY 3-5 MILES, POSITION REPORTED BY NAVY REPORT 38/00/00.00, 076/30/00.00 PLOTS ON LAND, SEE AWOIS 1013 61 (UP DAS 10/99) OPR-E349-BH-05; Item outside of assigned survey area and therefore was not investigated. PTT 9/15/08