Ocean Home Wreck
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Obstruction Category | foul ground |
|
Ocean home Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
53 31.765 N,3 13.729 W |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
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| Water Depth | 4 m |
| Water Level Effect | always under water/submerged |
| Vertical Datum | Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide |
| Name | OCEAN HOME |
| Type | steam ship |
| Length | 55.2 m |
| Width | 11 m |
| Draught | 6.7 |
| Tonnage | 1066 |
| Tonnage Type | gross |
| Conspic Visual | not visually conspicuous |
| Conspic Radar | not radar conspicuous |
| Date Sunk | Nov 26, 1867 |
| Original Detection Year | 1964 |
| Last Detection Year | 1974 |
| Original Source | unknown |
| Surveying Details | 6.4.64 6.4.64 WK 2FMS 4FT SHOWN IN 533144N, 031339W ON BA 1951. (AUTHORITY NOT KNOWN). 24.4.73 24.4.73 POSN 533144N, 031341W. DEPTH 16FT BELOW LBD. (LIVERPOOL WK RECORDS). 28.2.74 28.2.74 NOT SHOWN ON SURVEY K3500/9. DELETE. H1270/81 5.3.81 H1270/81 5.3.81 SHOWN AS WK 4.4MTRS IN 533145N, 031339W ON MDHC SURVEY JAN'81 [K8577/1]. BR STD. 9.9.97 9.9.97 GEN DEPTH IS SHOALER THAN LEAST DEPTH OVER WK. AMEND TO FOUL. BR STD. |
| Last Amended Date | Sep 9, 1997 |
Circumstances of loss
1.12.1867 GROUNDED ON QUEENS CHANNEL BAR & REMAINED. WENT TO PIECES & DISAPPEARED DURING A HEAVY STORM FROM NNE ON NIGHT OF 1.12.1867.
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