Cowin Wreck

General Comments

SURVEY REQUIREMENT COMMENTS SEARCH ABOUT POSITION GIVEN ABOVE; ATTEMPT TO DISCREDIT BOTH THE UNCHARTED 55WK AND THE 48WK REP. (ADDRESS BOTH) HISTORY BP52348--48 FT. SOUNDING CL1210/66--CGS; WHILE INVESTIGATING IN THE AREA OF ITEM 11 (LAT 41-28-00N, LONG 70-57-19.2W), THE EXISTENCE OF ANOTHER WRECK WAS LEARNED FROM SALVAGERS WORKING IN THE AREA; IDENTIFICATION OF WRECK WAS NOT POSSIBLE BUT IT WAS DESCRIBED AS A STEEL HULLED SHIP WITH A WOODEN DECK; POSITION DETERMINED TO BE LAT 41-28-16.2N, LONG 70-58-23.4W; FATHOMETER LEAST DEPTH OF 55.5 FT.; HYDROGRAPHER RECOMMENDED RETAINING THE CHARTED 48 FT. SDG. FE207WD/66(FE3/67WD)--VERIFIED ABOVE INFORMATION; WRECK LOCATED IN LAT 41-28-17N, LONG 70-58-26W; SHOALEST SOUNDING OBTAINED WAS 55 FT.; SALVAGE BUOYS PREVENTED WIRE DRAG; HYDROGRAPHER RECOMMENDED RETAINING CHARTED 48 FT. SOUNDING; POSSIBLY WRECK OF FERRY "CORBIN"; BEING SALVAGED. (ENTERED MSM 4/89) H9645/76--UNREVIEWED; NO EVIDENCE OF WRECK CHARTED AT LAT 41-28-17N, LONG 70-58-26W FOUND AT 100 METER LINE SPACING, DEPTHS OF 62-64FT EXISTS IN VICINITY. (ENT 10/89 GM) H10496/93--RU; COLONEL WILLIAM COWIN (SUBM 55FT AT MLLW), PNEUMATIC DEPTH GAUGE, POSITION GIVEN IN LAT 41-28-15.48N, LONG 70-58-20.17W(NAD83). MR. FISH OF AMERICAN UNDERWATER SEARCH AND SURVEY LTD, STATED THAT THIS WAS THE COL. COWIN, A US ARMY TRANSPORTATION CORPS VESSEL, A RAILROAD STEAMER, APPROX 60M LONG. IT IS THE SAME VESSEL AS AWOIS 1915 (CORVIN) OR OTHERWISE CALLED COWEN OR CORBIN. DIVE REPORT INDICATES THAT THE SHIPS DECKS HAD COLLAPSED, LEAVING LARGE HOLES IN THE HOLD OF THE SHIP WHICH WERE CLUTTERED WITH FALLEN BEAMS, NETS, AND CABLES. TWO BOILERS WERE ENCOUNTERED WHICH WERE THE LARGEST AND SHOALEST FEATURE OF THE WRECK. (UPDATED 8/95 RWD) DESCRIPTION 24 NO.372; COWEN SUNK 12/29/44; POS. ACCUR. WITHIN 1 MILE, 41-28-12N, 70-58-18W.