Italia Wreck
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Wreck Category | dangerous wreck |
|
Italia Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
49 52.878 N,6 20.307 W |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
|
| Wreck Depth | 21.71 m |
| Water Depth | 27 m |
| Water Level Effect | always under water/submerged |
| Vertical Datum | Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide |
| Name | ITALIA |
| Type | steam ship |
| Flag | IT |
| Length | 99.1 m |
| Width | 12.8 m |
| Draught | 7.2 |
| Sonar Length | 50 |
| Sonar Width | 14 |
| Shadow Height | 5.3 |
| Orientation | 10 |
| Tonnage | 2792 |
| Tonnage Type | gross |
| Cargo | coal |
| Conspic Visual | not visually conspicuous |
| Conspic Radar | not radar conspicuous |
| Date Sunk | May 14, 1917 |
| Bottom Texture | Rock |
| Original Detection Year | 1964 |
| Last Detection Year | 2017 |
| Original Source | diver |
| Surveying Details | H1086/64 18.9.64 NDW IN 495250N, 062030W [OGB]. STERN IN 30FT OF WATER, BOWS 120FT. DIRECTION ROUGHLY SW. MASTS AND SUPERSTRUCTURE COLLAPSED BUT HULL INTACT. VERY LITTLE SILTING. (R G LARN, 3.9.64). BR STD. H6040/59 8.11.66 WK OF SS 'ITALIA' LIES OFF LEDGE OF GREAT WINGLETANG LEDGES. STERN IN 30FT BOWS IN 125FT. SILTING OF WK HAS OCCURRED AND NATURAL COLLAPSE, OTHERWISE WK IS VIRTUALLY INTACT. LOCAL SALVAGE FIRM HAS DONE SOME BLASTING AND ARE STARTING RECOVERY WORK. [SKETCH IN H6040/59 OF WRECKAGE POSN]. (RNAS CULDROSE, MAY '66). H3110/68 16.5.68 EXACT POSN DETERMINED AS 495248N, 062014W [OGB]. LYING ROUGHLY N/S WITH STERN TO THE NORTH EAST OF THE SOUTHERLY END OF WINGLETANG LEDGES. (RAF CRANWELL SUB AQUA CLUB, D A RAY, 7.5.68). AMEND TO DW IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. 2.10.70 REPORT FROM RAF ST ATHANS SUB AQUA CLUB STATES WK LIES ROUGHLY N/S WITH STERN TO N JUST TO THE E OF THE MOST SOUTHERLY OF THE GREAT WINGLETANG LEDGES. STERN IS IN 60FT AND BOWS IN 150FT. NATURAL COLLAPSE HAS OCCURRED BUT OTHERWISE WK IS FAIRLY INTACT. (REPORT, 9.7.69 & JUL '70). H2568/71 18.10.72 LOCATED IN 495248N, 062015W [OGB]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 9.8MTRS. (HMS HECATE, R-OF-S, 3.8.72). AMEND TO WK 9.8MTRS. BR STD. H4068/73 12.10.73 SHOWN IN ERROR AS WK 98MTRS IN 495254N, 062016W [OGB] ON SURVEY [K6453/1]. (HMS WOODLARK/HMS HECATE). H2568/71 14.11.73 LEAST DEPTH 9.8MTRS OBTAINED AFTER HIGHEST POINT HAD BEEN BUOYED BY DIVERS. (HMS HECATE, R-OF-S, 16.7.73). NCA. 27.5.82 REPD THAT HULL ALMOST INTACT, COVERED WITH SOME SILT. BOWS IN 40MTRS, STERN IN 10MTRS. PROPELLER & SHAFT INTACT. OWNED BY R LARN. (BSAC WK REGISTER, VOL V). NCA. 28.6.01 EUT POSN: 4952.836N, 0620.304W. NE 883. HH100/351/19 18.2.03 DIVED 27.9.98, STERN IN GEN DEPTH 45.5MTRS, BOW IN GEN DEPTH 16MTRS. HULL QUITE WELL INTACT, SUPERSTRUCTURE FLATTENED. (J ROSEVEARE, E-MAIL DTD 16.2.03) NCA, AT VARIANCE WITH EARLIER REPORTS WHICH GIVE STERN IN SHALLOWER & BOWS IN DEEPER WATER. SEP 2017/000267934 31.1.18 EXAM'D 27.08.17; IN 4952.878N, 0620.307W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 21.71MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 27MTRS, LENGTH 50MTRS, WIDTH 14MTRS, HEIGHT 5.3MTRS, ORIENTATION 010/190 DEGS. WRECK LIES BROKEN UP IN A GULLY BETWEEN TWO LARGE ROCK OUTCROPS. A FULL INVESTIGATION WAS PERFORMED BUT THE SURVEY DOES NOT COVER THE ENTIRE WRECK SITE. (MMT, HI 1504). AMEND DW 21.5MTRS IN REVISED POSN. |
| Last Amended Date | Jan 31, 2018 |
Circumstances of loss
BUILT IN 1891 BY HAWTHORN LESLIE, NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE. PASSAGE CARDIFF FOR TARANTO. WENT AGROUND AT WINGLETANG LEDGES, ST AGNES, IN DENSE FOG. (SIBI).
WRECK MAP LOADING ...
49 52.878 N,6 20.307 W
Italia on Wreck Map
Italia Wreck on Google Map
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General Comments
NFS