Coal Gas Wreck
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Wreck Category | dangerous wreck |
| Status | Dead = Not detected by numerous sources therefore considered not to exist |
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Coal gas Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
51 57.53 N,1 42.492 E |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
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| Water Depth | 28 m |
| Water Level Effect | always under water/submerged |
| Vertical Datum | Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide |
| Name | COAL GAS |
| Type | steam ship |
| Flag | GB |
| Length | 88.4 m |
| Width | 9.1 m |
| Draught | 6.7 |
| Tonnage | 2257 |
| Tonnage Type | gross |
| Cargo | ballast |
| Conspic Visual | not visually conspicuous |
| Conspic Radar | not radar conspicuous |
| Date Sunk | Mar 5, 1918 |
| Original Detection Year | 1918 |
| Last Detection Year | 1995 |
| Original Source | other |
| Surveying Details | 6.3.18 SUNK 5 MILES S BY W FROM SHIPWASH LTV. (MASTER VIA SNO HARWICH). 11.3.18 REPD 'BLOWN UP 0.5M E OF MY SHIP'. (PILOT OF TUSNASTABB IN TH LTR). H1543/18 15.3.18 POSN 515730N, 014236E. NOT DANGEROUS TO NAVIGATION. (HMS GANGES, HARWICH). H4139/76 11.1.77 NOT FOUND DURING CLOSE AREA DCS3 SEARCH (HMS BULLDOG & HMS BEAGLE, HI 31/76). DELETED. HH090/667/01 12.12.95 NOT LOCATED. DISPROVED. (OCEANICS, HI 667). AMENDED TO DEAD. SEP 2019/000272653 22.11.19 NOT LOCATED IN M/B DATASET 2019. (CLINTON MARINE, HI1584). NFA. |
| Last Amended Date | Aug 1, 2000 |
Circumstances of loss
SUNK BY MINE.
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