Where is the HERCULES wreck located?

The HERCULES wreck is located at coordinates 53 24.816 N,3 0.764 W.

How deep is the HERCULES and where exactly is it located?

The HERCULES lies at a depth of about 13.8 meters and is located at coordinates 53 24.816 N,3 0.764 W.

The seabed around the HERCULES lies at approximately 16 meters deep.

The HERCULES sank on Nov 4, 1878.

The wreck of the HERCULES was discovered in 1878.

The HERCULES had a tonnage of 211 tons.

The HERCULES is classified as a barge.

Field	Value
Wreck Category	dangerous wreck
Status	Dead = Not detected by numerous sources therefore considered not to exist
Hercules Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM)	53 24.816 N,3 0.764 W
Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees	Latitude: 53.413600 Longitude: -3.012733
Wreck Depth	13.8 m
Water Depth	16 m
Water Level Effect	always under water/submerged
Vertical Datum	Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide
Name	HERCULES
Type	barge
Flag	GB
Length	37.2 m
Width	7 m
Draught	2.7
Tonnage	211
Tonnage Type	gross
Conspic Visual	not visually conspicuous
Conspic Radar	not radar conspicuous
Date Sunk	Nov 4, 1878
Original Detection Year	1878
Last Detection Year	2006
Original Source	national HO/authority wreck information
Surveying Details	3.12.1878 ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO RAISE THIS WK BY THE MDHB AND WERE ABANDONED ON 3.12.1878. DISPERSAL OPERATION COMMENCED 1.2.1879, COMPLETED 5.3.1879. DEPTH 47FT BELOW LBD. (LIVERPOOL WK RECORDS). SHOWN ON 3490 AS WK 7FMS 5FT. H5282/71 24.2.75 H5282/71 24.2.75 INS WK 13.8MTRS [LAT]. (MD & HB 1974). BR STD. HH091/124/06 20.4.06 HH091/124/06 20.4.06 NOT LOCATED. GEN DEPTH 15.3MTRS. (HMSML GLEANER, HI 1124). AMEND DEAD. BR STD.
Last Amended Date	Apr 20, 2006

BUILT OF IRON. SUNK NEARLY MID RIVER OFF SEACOMBE PT AFTER COLLISION WITH SS CITY OF BALTIMORE. LATER DISPERSED.

IRON HULL

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