Bd 1738 Wreck

General Comments

HISTORY FE101/51(F.E. NO. 10, 1951)--CS-326; ITEM 85 OF SUPPLEMENTAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR PROJECT CS-326, DATED 12 DEC. 1950; WRECK, BELIEVED TO BE DERRICK BARGE B.D. 1738 LOCATED IN LAT. 40-27-54N, LONG. 73-52-34W. HUNG AT AN EFFECTIVE DEPTH OF 55.2 FT. CLEARED TO AN EFFECTIVE DEPTH OF 49 FT. CHARTED AS WRECK CLEARED 49 FT. ECHO SOUNDER DEPTH OBTAINED DURING RECON. HYDRO. OF 57 FT. IN 60 TO 63 FT. CL776/50--ABOVE INFO. MADE INTO CHART LETTER H10224/86--OPR-C121-WH-86; WRECKAGE WITH 52 FT PNEUMATIC DEPTH GAUGE LEAST DEPTH, WHICH IS BELIEVED TO BE THIS ITEM, WAS LOCATED IN LAT 40-27-50.94N, LONG 73-52-31.72W (NAD27), APPROXIMATELY 100M SW OF AWOIS POSITION; DIVERS FOUND THE WRECK OF A BARGE, APPROXIMATELY 20X45 M; THREE BOILERS AND NUMEROUS OTHER TYPES OF SHIPYARD DEBRIS WERE FOUND STREWN OVER AN AREA OF 360X165 FT; IN THE NW CORNER OF THE SITE THE REMAINS OF ANOTHER WRECK WAS FOUND WITH ONLY THE SHELL PLATING AND FLOOR FRAMING REMAINING; APPROXIMATELY 200FT LONG, 27FT BEAM AND SHELL PLATING EXTENDING 5FT ABOVE THE BOTTOM; BOTH ENDS OF THE WRECK TAPERED INTO THE SAND WITH NO BOW OR STERN VISIBLE; ONE OBJECT CONSISTING OF GUARD RAIL TYPE METAL, APPROXIMATELY 2 FT WIDE, 3/8 INCH THICK, AND 40 FT LONG, FORMING A 60 DEGREE ARCH WITH THE MIDDLE STANDING 10 FT OFF THE BOTTOM; SITE CONSISTED OF TWO WRECKS AND SHIPYARD DEBRIS, INCLUDING A BOOM CRANE; LEAST DEPTH TAKEN ON THE TOP OF THE BOILER LOCATED AT THE NORTHEAST SECTION OF SITE; EVALUATOR RECOMMENDED DELETING CHARTED SYMBOL, AND CHARTING 52WK AS SHOWN ON PRESENT SURVEY. (UPDATED MSD 4/91) DESCRIPTION 24 NO. 562; BARGE, SUNK 1946 BY MARINE CASUALTY; POS. ACCURACY WITHIN 1 MILE; WD CLEARANCE TO 50 FEET. (SOURCE UNKNOWN). H11916 - OPR-B310-TJ-08, 100 meter long wreck located with SSS & SWMB, current survey position shows the least depth to agree with the chart. (12/31/08, PTT).