Waikawa (Possibly) Wreck
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Wreck Category | non-dangerous wreck |
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Waikawa (possibly) Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
50 14.148 N,3 33.024 W |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
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| Wreck Depth | 41 m |
| Water Depth | 53 m |
| Water Level Effect | always under water/submerged |
| Vertical Datum | Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide |
| Name | WAIKAWA (POSSIBLY) |
| Type | steam ship |
| Flag | GB |
| Length | 128.4 m |
| Width | 16.8 m |
| Draught | 8.7 |
| Sonar Length | 133 |
| Sonar Width | 22 |
| Shadow Height | 11.4 |
| Orientation | 157 |
| Tonnage | 5666 |
| Tonnage Type | gross |
| Cargo | ballast |
| Conspic Visual | not visually conspicuous |
| Conspic Radar | not radar conspicuous |
| Date Sunk | Oct 19, 1917 |
| Bottom Texture | Sand |
| Scour Dimensions | 0040.0,,001.8,204 |
| Original Detection Year | 1917 |
| Last Detection Year | 2013 |
| Original Source | naval vessel |
| Surveying Details | H6025/39 22.8.39 H6025/39 22.8.39 WK IN 501406N, 033258W. (HMS GLEANER). CHART AS NDWPA. - FNM. H2502/51 24.4.51 H2502/51 24.4.51 SUNK IN 501408N, 033251W. 22FMS OVER WRECK. HEIGHT ABOVE SEABED 44FT. (HMS SEAGULL, SURVEY [E8881]). AMEND TO WK SW 20FMS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. H2502/51 8.3.54 H2502/51 8.3.54 SALVAGE OPERATIONS IN THIS AREA. (NAVEAM 4884). POSSIBLY THIS WK. NCA. H2502/51 10.3.54 H2502/51 10.3.54 SALVAGE COMPLETED. (NAVEAM 4901). NCA. H2502/51 8.10.52 H2502/51 8.10.52 LOCATED IN 501406N, 033258W USING HSA. WIRE DRIFT SWEPT CLEAR AT 20FMS, FOUL AT 21FMS. GENERAL DEPTH 28FMS LEAST DEPTH BY E/S 23FMS. WRECK IS NOT OF VERY GREAT EXTENT. EXCELLENT A/S CONTACT. (HMS SCOTT, 6.5.52). AMEND TO WK 20FMS IN REVISED POSN. H2137/54 23.6.54 H2137/54 23.6.54 WK IN 501406N, 033254W USING DECCA. START PT 079DEGS, 3.7M. (RISDON BEAZLEY LTD., FEB/MAY 1954). NCA. H2137/54 21.7.70 H2137/54 21.7.70 NOW CHARTED AS SW 37MTRS. NC 1634. H2396/77 10.3.77 H2396/77 10.3.77 WK IN 501407N, 033256W USING DECCA. ABOUT 410FT LONG BY SONAR. LYING APPROX N/S, BOWS N. RIGHT OVER ON STARBOARD SIDE. RISE ABOUT 45FT. LEAST DEPTH BY E/S 133FT REDUCED. SEABED ABOUT 180FT. NOT MUCH SCOUR. ALL BUT ONE DIVE ON WK MADE IN POOR UNDERWATER VISIBILITY. STERN PART OF SHIP LIES OVER 90DEGS TO STARBOARD, CENTRE CASTLE PERHAPS MORE. SHIPS SIDE, BY 3 AND 4 HOLDS, COLLAPSED INWARDS AND LIES OVER MORE STILL. NEAR 1 AND 2 HOLDS SHIPS PORT SIDE HAS BROKEN OFF CLEANLY AND DROPPED DOWN INTO HOLDS. UPPER DECK HAS FALLEN TOWARDS SHIPS BOTTOM SO PORT DECK EDGE AND PORT BILGE KEEL RUN SIDE BY SIDE. FORECASTLE MAY BE LISTING TO STARBOARD AS LITTLE AS 25DEGS. WK IS MUCH BROKEN UP. THERE IS SOME TALK BY SUB-AQUA PEOPLE THAT THERE IS COAL LYING ON SEABED BY SOME OF HOLDS. NUMBER OF DIVERS SWIM LINES ON WK. SURVEY BY 'QUEEN MOTHER', MAY 1975, USING SONAR, E/S AND DIVERS. (RISDON BEAZLEY, 10.2.77). NCA.POSITIONS BELOW THIS POINT ARE IN DEGREES, MINUTES AND DECIMALS OF A MINUTE 7.5.13 7.5.13 EXAM'D 17.1.13 IN 5014.148N, 0333.024W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 41.6 IN GEN DEPTH 53MTRS. SCOUR 1.8MTRS DEEP EXTENDS 40MTRS TOWARDS 204 DEGS. LENGTH 133MTRS, WIDTH 22MTRS, HT 11.4MTRS. LIES 157/337 DEGS. INTACT, COLLAPSING. DEBRIS AROUND BOTH SIDES. (NETSURVEY, HI 1369). AMEND WK 41MTRS IN REVISED POSN. |
| Last Amended Date | May 8, 2013 |
Circumstances of loss
EX-MARITIME, EX-SCHLESIEN. BUILT IN 1907 BY FLENSBURGR SCHFFSB, GES, FLENSBURG. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY THE UNION SS CO OF NEW ZEALAND. THREE BOILERS, QUADRUPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 507 NHP, SINGLE SHAFT. PASSAGE LE HAVRE FOR BARRY. TORPEDOED BY UB-31. (LL WW1, SIBI).
WRECK MAP LOADING ...
50 14.148 N,3 33.024 W
Waikawa (Possibly) on Wreck Map
Waikawa (Possibly) Wreck on Google Map
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General Comments
VERY BROKEN UP, LYING ON STARBOARD SIDE