Kingsdyke Wreck
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Wreck Category | non-dangerous wreck |
| Status | Dead = Not detected by numerous sources therefore considered not to exist |
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Kingsdyke Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
50 3 N,1 11 W |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
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| Water Depth | 60 m |
| Water Level Effect | always under water/submerged |
| Vertical Datum | Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide |
| Name | KINGSDYKE |
| Type | merchant vessel |
| Flag | GB |
| Length | 79.2 m |
| Width | 11 m |
| Draught | 1.8 |
| Tonnage | 1710 |
| Tonnage Type | gross |
| Conspic Visual | not visually conspicuous |
| Conspic Radar | not radar conspicuous |
| Date Sunk | Jan 17, 1918 |
| Original Detection Year | 1918 |
| Last Detection Year | 2016 |
| Original Source | published World War 1 losses |
| Surveying Details | 1918 SUNK 22M NNE OF BARFLEUR. (2ND OFFICER, DOCKET M4216). H2537/28 SUNK 20M NE THREE QUARTERS E FROM CAPE BARFLEUR. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). NCA. POSN APPROX 500300N, 011100W FOR FILING ONLY. SEP 2016/000164367 27.9.16 NOT SHOWN ON FRENCH 6968. (EDN 4, COR TO 21.6.16). AMEND DEAD. |
| Last Amended Date | Sep 27, 2016 |
Circumstances of loss
VESSEL, BUILT IN 1888 BY SCHLESINGER, DAVIS & CO. AND OWNED AT THE TIME OF LOSS BY LOWLANDS SS CO., WAS TORPEDOED AND SUNK BY A GERMAN SUBMARINE. 16 LIVES LOST, INCLUDING THE CAPTAIN. (WW1SL & DODS).
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50 3 N,1 11 W
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