Grenmar Wreck
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Wreck Category | non-dangerous wreck |
| Status | Dead = Not detected by numerous sources therefore considered not to exist |
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Grenmar Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
56 28.993 N,2 9.096 W |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
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| Water Depth | 45 m |
| Water Level Effect | always under water/submerged |
| Vertical Datum | Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide |
| Name | GRENMAR |
| Type | steam ship |
| Flag | NO |
| Length | 79.2 m |
| Width | 11.1 m |
| Draught | 5 |
| Tonnage | 1438 |
| Tonnage Type | gross |
| Cargo | coal |
| Conspic Visual | not visually conspicuous |
| Conspic Radar | not radar conspicuous |
| Date Sunk | Mar 24, 1917 |
| Original Detection Year | 1917 |
| Last Detection Year | 2008 |
| Original Source | other |
| Surveying Details | H3039/26 POSN 562900N, 022500W. INS AS NDWPA. H5202/69 29.9.69 NOT FOUND IN THIS POSN BY BEAGLE BUT PROBABLY WK FOUND 2.6 MILES TO E IN 562854N, 020424W. (HMS BEAGLE, HI 44/69). DELETE. BR STD. HH091/152/01 17.6.08 NOT LOCATED BY M/B. (GARDLINE HYDRO, HI 1152). NCA. |
| Last Amended Date | Aug 1, 2014 |
Circumstances of loss
EX-NORA, EX-WYNNSTAY. BUILT IN 1884 BY PALMERS' CO LTD, NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY AKT HARALD GRENSKE, CHRISTIANIA. TWO BOILERS, COMPOUND EXPANSION ENGINE OF 168NHP. SINGLE SHAFT. PASSAGE BLYTH FOR CHRISTIANIA. CAPTURED BY UC-77 AND SUNK BY SCUTTLING CHARGES. (SIBI).
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