Eretria Wreck
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Wreck Category | non-dangerous wreck |
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Eretria Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
46 31.929 N,2 39.081 W |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
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| Wreck Depth | 55 m |
| Water Depth | 76 m |
| Water Level Effect | always under water/submerged |
| Vertical Datum | Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide |
| Name | ERETRIA |
| Flag | GB |
| Tonnage | 3464 |
| Tonnage Type | gross |
| Conspic Visual | not visually conspicuous |
| Conspic Radar | not radar conspicuous |
| Date Sunk | May 13, 1916 |
| Original Detection Year | 1922 |
| Last Detection Year | 2018 |
| Original Source | national HO/authority charts |
| Surveying Details | H2966/22 18.5.22 SHOWN AS DW IN 463200N, 023930W ON FRENCH WK CHART 10104. INS AS DW (1918) IN 463200N, 023930W. BR STD. H1009/26 6.5.26 AMEND TO NDW. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). BR STD. H5350/53 25.4.69 NDW PA IN 463200N, 023900W. (PARIS NM 54 08 15). 28.3.88 SHOWN AS NDW PD IN 463200N, 023900W [EUR] ON FRENCH 7069 [1986 EDN]. POSN ACCURACY 1M [=PA]. (FRENCH WK RECORDS 1987, NO.14562030). INS AS NDW PA IN 463200N, 023900W. NC 2663. 24.8.10 SHOWN AS WK USC PA 55MTRS IN 4631.968N, 0239.115W [WGD] ON FRENCH 6990 [3RD EDN 2009 CORRECT TO NM 33/29/09, 1:350,000]. NE 2663. |
| Last Amended Date | May 3, 2018 |
Circumstances of loss
SUNK BY MINE 16M S-34DEGS-W[TRUE] OF ILE D'YEU, BAY OF BISCAY, WHILE ON PASSAGE FROM TAMPA TO LA PALLICE. (LL WW1).
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