Elout Wreck
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Wreck Category | dangerous wreck |
| Status | Dead = Not detected by numerous sources therefore considered not to exist |
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Elout Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
1 1.55 S,100 22.35 E |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
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| Water Depth | 11 m |
| Water Level Effect | always under water/submerged |
| Vertical Datum | Lowest Astronomical Tide |
| Name | ELOUT |
| Type | steam ship |
| Flag | NL |
| Tonnage | 1797 |
| Tonnage Type | gross |
| Conspic Visual | not visually conspicuous |
| Conspic Radar | not radar conspicuous |
| Date Sunk | Jan 29, 1942 |
| Original Detection Year | 1946 |
| Last Detection Year | 1991 |
| Original Source | naval vessel |
| Surveying Details | H6125/45 23.1.46 DW, WITH CON BUOY CLOSE N & S IN 010133S, 1002235E. (NAVAL PARTY 2485). - NM 152/46. H4424/48 7.7.48 NOW MARKED BY G CON BUOY CLOSE W. (NETH NM 144/1986/48). BR STD. H1438/56 23.2.56 BUOY NOW R MOORING BUOY. (HAGUE NM 32/418/56). BR STD. H3486/61 1.3.62 SALVAGE WORK IN PROGRESS. H1438/56 23.11.62 BUOY STILL GIVEN AS G CON IN INDONESIAN LIGHT LIST (1957). H2090/71 9.11.77 WK REPD AS 'MISSING'. (INDON NM 345/77). NCA. H5088/77 11.8.81 REPORT OF BOTH WK & BUOY AS 'MISSING' IS REPEATED IN INDON NM 233/81. H6399/82 21.5.86 BUOY NOT SEEN. WK NOT INVESTIGATED. (HMAS GERALDTON, HN 19.4.86). DELETE BUOY. - NM 1652/86. 9.1.01 NOT SHOWN ON INDO 279 [AUG 1991 EDN]. AMENDED TO DEAD. |
| Last Amended Date | Jan 9, 2001 |
Circumstances of loss
BOMBED & SUNK BY JAPANESE AIRCRAFT.
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