Gasfire Wreck
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Wreck Category | dangerous wreck |
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Gasfire Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
52 20.14 N,1 53.76 E |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
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| Wreck Depth | 25.23 m |
| Water Depth | 31 m |
| Water Level Effect | always under water/submerged |
| Vertical Datum | Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide |
| Name | GASFIRE |
| Type | steam ship |
| Flag | GB |
| Length | 96.9 m |
| Width | 14 m |
| Draught | 6.1 |
| Sonar Length | 95.5 |
| Sonar Width | 15.7 |
| Shadow Height | 5.7 |
| Orientation | 104 |
| Tonnage | 3001 |
| Tonnage Type | gross |
| Cargo | ballast |
| Conspic Visual | not visually conspicuous |
| Conspic Radar | not radar conspicuous |
| Date Sunk | Jun 21, 1941 |
| Bottom Texture | Sand |
| Scour Dimensions | 020.0,,003.0,104.0 |
| Original Detection Year | 1940 |
| Last Detection Year | 2016 |
| Original Source | other |
| Surveying Details | REPD MINED IN VICINITY OF 54E BUOY IN 521900N, 015900E. H01001/40 POSN GIVEN AS ABOUT 10M DUE E OF SOUTHWOLD OR APPROX 522000N, 015700E. (TRADE DIV LIST). H0423/41 POSN 521800N, 015900E NO FURTHER INFORMATION. H04100/41 REPD POSN OF SINKING BY TRAWLER PETER HENDRIKS (WHICH HAD GASFIRE IN TOW) IS 280DEG 4M FROM 54E BUOY OR ABOUT 521936N, 015230E. (NORE, TELECON APRIL 1942). H5371/51 28.5.51 EXAM'D IN 522006N, 015353E USING HSA. SWEPT CLEAR 60FT. LEAST E/S 64FT. HEIGHT ABOVE SEABED 43FT. SEABED 103FT. LENGTH 320FT. LIES 110/290 DEGS. (HMS SHARPSHOOTER, 31.8.51). INS AS WK 10FMS. BR STD. H3449/61 3.11.61 NOTHING FOUND IN POSN 521800N, 015900E. (HMS SCOTT 1961/62). H3273/61 10.9.62 WRECK 66FT LOCATED IN 522004N, 015350E. (HMS SCOTT 1962). NOTHING FOUND IN POSN 521930N, 015230E. H1270/71 18.11.71 CONSIDERED TO BE ALMOST CERTAINLY GASFIRE, BEING A WRECK OF ABOUT 3000 TONS. BOW & STERN EXTENSIVELY DAMAGED. LAST 30FT OF STERN IS COLLAPSED & TIPPED TO ONE SIDE. GENERAL STRUCTURE STRONG & QUITE UPRIGHT. PART OF BRIDGE INTACT & IS HIGHEST POINT OF WRECK. (E GILES, UNDERMARINE OPS 13.10.71). H4629/71 21.12.71 LOOKS AS THOUGH IT SANK ON FIRE. DAMAGE THROUGHOUT LENGTH ESPECIALLY STB SIDE MIDSHIPS WITH 10FT RENT FROM GUNWALE TO KEEL. CANOE TYPE STERN,WITH 3 GUNS. LARGE ONE IN CENTRE OF STERN & SMALLER ONE ON EACH SIDE. (E GILES, UNDERMARINE OPS 22.11.71). 31.7.74 AMEND TO SW 18.0MTRS [LAT]. NC 1543. H1942/80 20.8.82 EXAM'D 10.2.82 IN 522006N, 015354E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [3 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 24.8 IN GEN DEPTH 33MTRS. SCOUR 1MTR. LYING 114/284 DEGS. HYDROSEARCH VERTICAL HT 8.2MTRS, LENGTH 104MTRS, BEAM 15.3MTRS. AFTER PART OF VESSEL APPEARS DAMAGED. BOWS W. (HMS BULLDOG, HI 11). BR STD. SEP 2016/000091758 18.07.17 EXAM'D 11.12.16; IN 5220.140N, 0153.760E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 25.23MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 31MTRS, LENGTH 95.5MTRS, WIDTH 15.7MTRS, HEIGHT 5.7MTRS, ORIENTATION 104/284 DEGS. SCOUR LENGTH 20MTRS, 3MTRS DEEP, TOWARDS 104 DEGS. WRECK IS BROKEN AND PARTIALLY BURIED. (GARDLINE, HI 1494). AMEND DW 25MTRS IN REVISED POSN. |
| Last Amended Date | Jul 18, 2017 |
Circumstances of loss
BUILT IN 1936 BY S P AUSTIN & SON, SUNDERLAND. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY THE GAS LIGHT & COKE CO. TWO BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE, SINGLE SCREW. MACHINERY AFT BY RICHARDSONS, WESTGARTH & CO SUNDERLAND. PASSAGE LONDON FOR SUNDERLAND. IN BALLAST. STRUCK A MINE WHILE IN TOW OF HM TRAWLER PETER HENDRIKS & SANK. (HMS LEEDS 1941).
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52 20.14 N,1 53.76 E
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