African Transport (Probably) Wreck
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Wreck Category | dangerous wreck |
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African transport (probably) Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
54 32.899 N,0 42.477 W |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
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| Wreck Depth | 25.19 m |
| Water Depth | 30 m |
| Water Level Effect | always under water/submerged |
| Vertical Datum | Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide |
| Name | AFRICAN TRANSPORT (PROBABLY) |
| Type | steam ship |
| Flag | GB |
| Length | 117.3 m |
| Width | 15.8 m |
| Draught | 8.2 |
| Sonar Length | 119 |
| Sonar Width | 33 |
| Shadow Height | 4.91 |
| Orientation | 100 |
| Tonnage | 4482 |
| Tonnage Type | gross |
| Cargo | coal |
| Conspic Visual | not visually conspicuous |
| Conspic Radar | not radar conspicuous |
| Date Sunk | Jun 25, 1918 |
| Original Detection Year | 1918 |
| Last Detection Year | 2017 |
| Original Source | Lloyd's and Marine Underwriter's reports |
| Surveying Details | POSN 4M N OF WHITBY & 2M OFFSHORE. (MASTER, B OF T WR 8/1645). POSN 3M N OF WHITBY. (BMVS) H7622/18 8.1.19 WK [OLD SYMBOL] (1918) IN 543230N, 004220W. (SNO TYNE) - NM 118/19. H3752/76 11.6.26 NOW CHARTED AS DW PA. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED) BR STD. H2534/74 8.4.75 WK, FISHERMENS FASTENER, IN 543300N, 004212W FIXED BY DECCA. (KINGFISHER OBSTN REPORT NO.106) BR STD. H1280/76/42 26.2.76 THIS WRECK IS OWNED BY E. PENDLETON & J.P. STEVENSON. (J.P. STEVENSON, 17.1.76) H1310/86/34 15.12.86 LOCATED IN 543248N, 004215W. LIES COLLAPSED, ON PORT SIDE IN A HOLLOW. HIGHEST POINT, BOILERS STANDING 4MTRS ABOVE SEABED. LEAST DEPTH 26MTRS [MHWS]. LIES LEVEL WITH SURROUNDING GEN DEPTH. (G. WADSWORTH, 13.11.86) TIDAL REDUCTION 6MTRS, CHART AS WK PA 20MTRS. BR STD. H6331/87/2 19.1.89 EXAM'D 11.8.88 IN 543254N, 004223W [OGB] USING 4-RANGE TRISPONDER. SWEPT CLEAR AT 24.7, FOUL AT 25.0MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 25.1 IN GEN DEPTH 28-30MTRS. SCOUR 1.5MTRS DEEP. DCS3 HT [ABOVE SEABED LEVEL] 2.9MTRS, MAKING HT FROM BOTTOM OF DEPRESSION, IN WHICH WK LIES, 5.5MTRS. LENGTH 135MTRS, WIDTH 25MTRS. VERY BROKEN UP AND ORIENTATED 100/280DEG. (LAND & MARINE, HI 414B) HH100/351/09 8.6.95 BIG VESSEL, WELL BROKEN UP. UNUSUAL TYPE OF GUN FALLEN ON TO SEA BED AT THE STERN. STEAM TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE, THREE BOILERS, NINE FURNACES. (A C JACKSON/C A RACEY). 1.3.06 EUT POSN: 5432.909N, 0042.484W. BA 1612 [6TH EDN, MAY '02]. SEP 2015/000095701 1.6.15 EXAM'D BY BDC 25.74MTRS IN 5432.901N, 0042.469W [WGD]. NFS. (CEFAS SURVEY, DS9). NCA. SEP 2017/000002822 8.5.17 EXAM'D 06.01.17 IN 5432.899N, 0042.477W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 25.19MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 30MTRS, LENGTH 119MTRS, WIDTH 33MTRS, HEIGHT 4.9MTRS, ORIENTATION 100/280 DEGS. WRECK LIES WELL BROKEN UP AT A GENERAL DEPTH OF 30M, IDENTIFIABLE AMONGST THE DEBRIS ARE TWO BOILERS. LYING AT IRREGULAR ANGLES AROUND THE SITE ARE SECTIONS OF THE HULL PLATE AND THESE SHOW THAT THE LINE OF THE HULL IS DISRUPTED AROUND THE MIDSHIPS AREA. (MMT, HI 1491). AMEND DW 25MTRS IN REVISED POSN. |
| Last Amended Date | May 8, 2017 |
Circumstances of loss
BUILT 1913 BY NORTHUMBERLAND SB CO LTD, NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY EMPIRE TRANSPORT CO. LTD (HOULDER'S). THREE BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE, SINGLE SHAFT. PASSAGE THE TYNE FOR TO FALMOUTH AND GIBRALTAR. TORPEDOED WHILE UNDER ESCORT BY ARMED VESSELS, TAKEN IN TOW BY 2 TRAWLERS BUT ABANDONED AND SANK BEFORE REACHING SHALLOW WATER. 3 MEN LOST. STERN GUN REMOVED BY DIVERS AND MOUNTED ON MEMORIAL PLINTH ON WHITBY WEST CLIFF. (LL & SIBI). TORPEDOED BY UB-88. (DER KREIG ZUR SEE).
WRECK MAP LOADING ...
54 32.899 N,0 42.477 W
African Transport (Probably) on Wreck Map
African Transport (Probably) Wreck on Google Map
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