Varanger Wreck
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
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Varanger Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
39 0.390 N,74 4.925 W |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
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| Wreck Depth | 23.16 m |
| Name | VARANGER |
| Original Source | AWOIS |
WRECK MAP LOADING ...
39 0.390 N,74 4.925 W
Varanger on Wreck Map
Varanger Wreck on Google Map
Nearby Wrecks:
- Unknown Wreck 112676 32.7 M
- Unknown Wreck 115305 186.2 M
- Varanger Wreck 229.9 M
- Unknown Wreck 112673 7294.4 M
- Azua Wreck 7307.7 M
- Alexander Wreck 9009.1 M
- Mohawk (1925) Wreck 10773.4 M
- Debbie Sue Wreck 15029.6 M
- Thomas Corwin Wreck 19165.5 M
- Unknown Wreck 113349 20154.6 M
General Comments
HISTORY NM 18/43 ESTABLISHED POSITION BY SOUND CONTACT FE5/51--CS-362, ITEM 3; WK LOCATED AT POS.39-00-23N, 74-04-57W BY SONAR ì HUNG AT 80 FT, CLEARED TO 76 FT. NO DIVER INVESTIGATION. CHARTED AS WK. ì CLEARED TO 12.5 FM. DESCRIPTION 24 NO. 337; TANKER, 9305 GT; SUNK BY SUBMARINE 1/25/42, LOCATED BY USCG ì GENTIAN IN 126 FT OF WATER W/85 FT LD, AT POS. 39-00-30N, 74-05W 178 ANTHONY VRAIM, DIVER, OBSERVED LORAN-C 9960-X-26828.30, 9960-Y-42805.0, ì (ASF CORRECTED 1981) POS.39-00-24N, 74-05-02W. LOCALLY KNOWN AS 28 MI WK. 27 NO.238; TKR, 5505 NT, SUNK 1/25/42. LOCATED BY USCG GENTIAN IN 126 FT ì STANDING 39 FT HIGH; LARGE OIL SLICK EVIDENT. PREVIOUSLY REPORTED AT ì POS. LAT.39-02-00N, LONG.74-03-00W. **** USCG SUNKEN TANKER PROJECT REPORT, 1967--USCG LOCATED AT 38-59-12N, ì 74-04-24W, DIVERS OBSERVED IN FAIR CONDITION BUT TANK SECTIONS OPEN, ì IN 108 FT OF WATER. (POS NOT CONSIDERED RELIABLE DUE TO LARGE DIFFERENCES ì FROM OTHER SOURCES. 1967 POS MAY BE BASED ON EARLY LORAN CHARTS WHICH ì HAVE SUBSEQUENTLY BEEN IMPROVED.) 200 EDWARD E. SUAREZ, DIVER, OBSERVED LORAN-C 9960-X-26825.5, ì 9960-Y-42803.7, 195 LORAN C RATES PROVIDED BY MR. RICHARD TARACKA, GREENWICH, ì CT. POLICE DEPARTMENT, TEL NO 203-622-8020; 9960-X 26825.2, ì 9960-Y 42804.1. (ENTERED MSM 4/90) 213 ALSO KNOWN AS THE 28 MILE WRECK; 9305 TON NORWEGIAN TANKER; ì BUILT IN AMSTERDAM IN 1925 AND WAS OWNED BY WESTFAL, LARSEN AND ì COMPANY; ON JANUARY 25, 1942, WHILE CARRYING A CARGO OF FUEL OIL ì TO NEW YORK, SHIP WAS STRUCK AMIDSHIPS ON HER PORT SIDE BY ì GERMAN TORPEDOES; RESTS IN 130 FT. OF WATER ALONG THE 29 FM. ì CURVE; IN GOOD CONDITION, CONSIDERING THE NUMBER OF EXPLOSIONS ì WHICH SANK HER; LORAN C RATES ARE THE SAME AS THOSE PROVIDED IN ì 200 ABOVE. (ENTERED MSM 7/90)