Halloween Wreck
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Wreck Category | distributed remains of wreck |
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Halloween Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
50 13.536 N,3 50.07 W |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
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| Water Depth | 11 m |
| Water Level Effect | always under water/submerged |
| Vertical Datum | Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide |
| Name | HALLOWEEN |
| Type | sailing vessel |
| Flag | GB |
| Length | 65.8 m |
| Width | 10.7 m |
| Draught | 6.1 |
| Tonnage | 971 |
| Tonnage Type | gross |
| Cargo | foodstuffs: solid |
| Conspic Visual | not visually conspicuous |
| Conspic Radar | not radar conspicuous |
| Date Sunk | Jan 17, 1887 |
| Bottom Texture | Sand |
| Original Detection Year | 1998 |
| Original Source | diver |
| Surveying Details | 2.9.98 LIES 100YDS OFF WESTERN END OF SOAR MILL COVE, AMID KELP IN 11MTRS. RIBS & WELL RUSTED IRON PLATES REMAIN, SOMETIMES COVERED BY SAND. A PORTHOLE WAS RECOVERED IN 1992. (DIVE SOUTH DEVON & DIVER MAGAZINE SEP'98). POSN 501330N, 035000W FOR FILING ONLY. 16.8.11 NOT ABLE TO ACCESS POSN. TOO CLOSE INSHORE. (MARIN MATTEKNIK, HI 1356). NCA. |
| Last Amended Date | May 13, 2014 |
Circumstances of loss
DRIVEN ASHORE ONTO ROCKS AT SOAR MILL COVE DURING A SE GALE WHILE EN-ROUTE FOOCHOW TO LONDON. VESSEL BROKE UP WITHIN 3 DAYS. BUILT 1870. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY J. WILLIS & SONS. (DIVE SOUTH DEVON [PHOTO], SHIPWRECK INDEX OF BRITISH ISLES).
WRECK MAP LOADING ...
50 13.536 N,3 50.07 W
Halloween on Wreck Map
Halloween Wreck on Google Map
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