Fluent Wreck
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Wreck Category | non-dangerous wreck |
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Fluent Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
50 28.859 N,1 51.489 W |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
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| Wreck Depth | 33.53 m |
| Water Depth | 41 m |
| Water Level Effect | always under water/submerged |
| Vertical Datum | Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide |
| Name | FLUENT |
| Type | steam ship |
| Flag | GB |
| Length | 106.7 m |
| Width | 15.5 m |
| Draught | 7.3 |
| Sonar Length | 110 |
| Sonar Width | 30 |
| Shadow Height | 6 |
| Orientation | 73 |
| Tonnage | 3660 |
| Tonnage Type | gross |
| Cargo | armament,metal: concentrate and products |
| Conspic Visual | not visually conspicuous |
| Conspic Radar | not radar conspicuous |
| Date Sunk | Jul 20, 1917 |
| Bottom Texture | Sand |
| Scour Dimensions | ,,001.0, |
| Original Detection Year | 1981 |
| Last Detection Year | 2007 |
| Original Source | survey vessel |
| Surveying Details | H4897/17 & H7476/17 WK IN APPROX 502900N, 015100W. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). CHART AS WK [OLD SYMBOL]. 11.1992 AMEND WK SYMBOL TO DW. BR STD. H4607/28 AMEND SYMBOL TO NDW. BR STD. 4.7.73 NOW CHARTED AS USCPA 18MTRS. NC2615. H1968/77 14.8.81 EXAM'D 21.1.81 IN 502852.5N, 015118.5W [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 33.2 IN GEN DEPTH 41MTRS. SCOUR 1MTR. DCS3 HT 7.5MTRS. ABOUT 100MTRS LONG. LYING 120/300DEGS. (SCES, HI 81/80). AMENDED TO WK 33MTRS IN 502853N, 015119W [OGB]. R/P. H1310/83/5 24.1.83 WK, FIXED USING RADAR - ANVIL PT 7.64M, NEEDLES 15.1M [PLOTS IN 502848N, 015130W], PURCHASED 10.8.82 BY ST MARY MARINE LTD & MR J R SCOTT, OF POOLE. IT LIES ON EVEN KEEL. HIGHEST POINTS ARE BOW & STERN WHICH STAND 20-25FT ABOVE SEABED. (D SAYWELL, 5.1.83). [COPY OF CONTRACT IN H1968/77]. NCA. 7.9.83 REPD BY POLICE DIVERS TO HAVE CARGO OF AMMUNITION. FURTHER SURVEY TO BE CARRIED OUT DURING SEPT 1983 BY CDT PLYMOUTH. WK THOUGHT POSSIBLY TO BE THE 'ALBERT C FIELD'. [SEE WK [18962] IN 502815N, 014521W]. (CDT PLYMOUTH, TELECON). NCA. H4451/77 23.1.84 CDT PLYMOUTH SURVEY INCONCLUSIVE DUE WEATHER AND BREAKDOWNS. FURTHER DIVE A POSSIBILITY. RECOMMEND WK BE CLASSIFIED AS 'PROHIBITED' [? FOR DIVING] IN VIEW OF REPORTED EXPLOSIVES. (FO PLYMOUTH, 16.1.84). NCA. 5.6.85 CONFIRMED FOR'D HOLD CONTAINS BOMBS. DEFINITELY NOT THE 'ALBERT C FIELD' AS THIS WK HAS BRIDGE SUPERSTRUCTURE AMIDSHIPS AND, ACCORDING TO HER BUILDERS, THE 'A.C. FIELD' HAS BRIDGE WELL FORWARD AND ENGINE AFT, IN A 'GREAT LAKES STEAMER' CONFIGURATION. (D SAYWELL, TELECON). NCA. H2312/72 15.10.85 DIVING SURVEY CARRIED OUT 12-14 OCT '85. UNABLE TO IDENTIFY WK DUE TO ABSENCE OF SUPERSTRUCTURE AND GENERAL DECAYED STATE. IT LIES ON STBD SIDE WITH PORT SIDE LARGELY INTACT. STBD SIDE COMPLETELY DESTROYED AFT OF FUNNEL. FOR'D HOLDS CONTAIN LARGE QUANTITY OF ORDNANCE SHELLS, POSSIBLY WITH EXPLOSIVE CONTENT. SMALL QUANTITY OF LIVE CARTRIDGE CASES FOUND IN AREA OF STERN - PROBABLY 'READY USE' AMMO. NO COAL CARGO FOUND. (HMS KIRKLISTON, SIG DTD 14.10.85). NCA. IDENTITY NOW UNCERTAIN. H2312/72 22.11.85 WK IS APPROX 100MTRS IN LENGTH AND HAS 3 BOILERS [HAZELWOOD HAD ONLY 2 BOILERS]. NO OTHER WK LOCATED WITHIN 1 MILE. (HMS KIRKLISTON, 258/3 DTD 16.10.85). NCA. 4.11.85 WRECK REGARDED AS 'PROHIBITED AREA' FOR DIVERS. (C-IN-C FLEET, 258/111.0(A), 4.11.85). NCA. H2555/74 10.2.86 BSAC INFORMED OF POTENTIAL DANGER TO DIVERS FROM MUNITIONS IN THIS WRECK. (SUPT OF DIVING, ARE/EDU, HMS VERNON, 13.1.86). NCA. H1310/88/35 30.6.88 LOCATED IN 502855N, 015124W [EUR] USING SYLEDIS. STANDS 6-10MTRS HIGH AND LIES 075/255DEGS. DCS3 LENGTH 115MTRS. (GARDLINE SURVEYS, 24.6.88). NCA. HH100/351/08 9.11.93 POSSIBLE THAT THIS COULD BE WK OF 'FLUENT'. (J K WELCH, 13.10.93). NCA. 13.5.05 THIS IS FLUENT. IDENTIFIED BY CROCKERY AND CARGO OF SHELLS. (D C WENDES). 16.10.08 DIVED 6.07 IN 5028.855N, 0151.488W [WGD] USING GPS. STANDS 8MTRS HIGH BY DEPTH GAUGE AND E/S. WIDTH >20MTRS (ESITMATED). STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. RELATIVELY INTACT AND CORRECTLY ALIGNED ALTHOUGH THE SUPERSTRUCTURE IS MISSING. TWO LARGE MAIN BOILERS (HIGHEST PART), A DONKEY BOILER, DRIVE SHAFT WITH PROP ATTACHED, THE ENGINE BEING ON ITS SIDE. FWD HOLDS CONTAIN MANY 12 INCH SHELLS/BOMBS. (G LOCKETT). RETAIN WK 33MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. 23.10.12 EXAM'D 28.1.12 IN 5028.860N, 0151.489W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 34.56 IN GEN DEPTH 41MTRS. LEAST W/C DEPTH 34.18MTRS. SCOUR 1MTR DEEP EXTENDS 30MTRS TOWARDS WSW. LENGTH 110MTRS, WIDTH 30MTRS, HT 6MTRS. LIES 073/293 DEGS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. IN TWO PARTS WITH LENGTHS 86MTRS & 15MTRS. SMALLER PART (?DEBRIS) DISPLACED 12MTRS TO WSW. (EMU, HI 1366). AMEND WK 34MTRS IN REVISED POSN. RSDRA2023000215166 20.12.23 EXAM'D 19.12.2023 IN 5028.859N, 0151.489W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 33.530 MTRS. (HI 1366 BDC REVIEW). AMEND NDW 33 MTRS IN REVISED POSN. |
| Last Amended Date | Dec 20, 2023 |
Circumstances of loss
BUILT IN 1911 BY J PRIESTMAN & CO, SUNDERLAND. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY J WESTOLL. THREE BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 325NHP, SINGLE SHAFT. MACHINERY BY THE NE MARINE ENGINEERING CO, SUNDERLAND. PASSAGE NEW YORK FOR LONDON. CARGO 6100 TONS COMPRISING OATS AND INCLUDING 1413 TONS OF STEEL IN BILLETS, FORGINGS AND INGOTS FOR THE MINISTRY OF MUNITIONS. STOPPED AFTER AN EXPLOSION BENEATH THE VESSEL TO ESTABLISH THE DAMAGE BUT WAS FOUND TO BE SINKING. CREW RECOVERED. (SIBI).
WRECK MAP LOADING ...
50 28.859 N,1 51.489 W
Fluent on Wreck Map
Fluent Wreck on Google Map
Nearby Wrecks:
- Hazelwood (Possibly) Wreck 670.1 M
- Other Wreck 47916 912.5 M
- Aircraft Wreck Gb 48869 1520.7 M
- Start Wreck 2450.2 M
- Hazlewood (Possibly) Wreck 3620.9 M
- Other Wreck 41573 4144.9 M
- Aparima Wreck 4389.3 M
- Hms Waterlily Wreck 4607 M
- Advanti Wreck 4682.6 M
- Elizabeth Robertson (Possibly) Wreck 5152.9 M
General Comments
BOWS E, LISTS, COLLAPSED TO STBD