Monitor Wreck

Field Value
Wreck Category non-dangerous wreck
Monitor Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM) 		35 0.120 N,75 24.402 W
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 35.001992
  • Longitude: -75.406703
Name MONITOR
Original Source AWOIS

General Comments

HISTORY F00462/01-- S-F904-WH; USS MONITOR LOCATED AND IMAGED MULTIPLE TIMES WITH SIDE SCAN SONAR. THE WRECK WAS NOT DEVELOPED DIRECTLY ON TOP WITH SWMB OR VBES DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF A SUBSURFACE MOORING BUOY. SHOALEST POINT NEAR THE TURRET IN LAT. 35-00-07.17N, LONG. 75-24-24.13W. THIS SURVEYED POSITION IS 590 METERS SOUTHEAST OF THE CHARTED POSITION. EVALUATOR RECOMMENDS DELETING CHARTED SUNKEN WRECK NOT DANGEROUS TO NAVIGATION, SUBMERGED BUOY DANGER CIRCLE, AND MARINE SANCTUARY CIRCLE. CHART A SUNKEN WRECK AS SURVETED. ALSO CHART A SUBMERGED BUOY DANGER CIRCLE ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE WRECK AS SURVEVED. CHART THE SANCTUARY CIRCLE AROUND THE NEW WRECK SYMBOL AT A 950-METER RADIUS. (ENT 7/30/01, SJV) DESCRIPTION **** INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM JOHN D. BROADWATER, MANAGER "MONITOR" MARINE SAMCTUARY, THE MARINERS MUSEUM, 100 MUSEUM DRIVE, NEWPORT NEWS, VA 23606-3759; TEL: 757-599-3122; FAX: 591-7353; MONITOR WRECK LOCATION: LAT. 35-00.114N, LONG. 75-24.394W (GPS POSITION "JUST OFF TURRET". LORAN TD POSITION: 15760.6, 26887.6, 40174.6, 58268.6 (35-00-07.26N, 75-24-22.5W); SUBSURFACE BUOY LOCATED IN LAT. 35-00-06.84N, LONG. 75-24-20.52W. BUOY IS APPROX. 25 FEET BENEATH THE SURFACE AND IS MOORED BY A 3000-POUND ANCHOR. ANCHOR IS APPROX. 80 - 100 FEET FROM THE WRECK. WRECK LIES IN 235 FEET OF WATER (ENT 3/28/00, SJV

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