Pendleton Wreck

General Comments

HISTORY NM10/52(1083)--TANKER PENDLETON (BOW) LIES STRANDED IN 16FT, ì POSITION GIVEN IN LAT 41-32-20N, LONG 69-52-40W(NAD 27). STERN ì SECTION OF WK SHOWING ABOVE WATER IS REPORTED SUNK ABOUT 3 MILES ì ENE OF STONE HORSE SHOAL LIGHTSHIP. NM12/52 (1334)--BOW SECTION, POSITION GIVEN LAT 41-32-19N, ì LONG 69-52-57W (NAD 27) PA. STERN SECTION, POSITION GIVEN LAT ì 41-35-05N, LONG 69-57-24W (NAD 27) PA. NM13/52(1474)--STERN SECTION, POSITION GIVEN LAT 41-35-11N, ì LONG 69-57-39W (NAD 27) PA. NM36/54(4359)--STERN SECTION POSITION REVISED TO LAT 41-35-08N, ì LONG 69-57-45W (NAD 27). H8349/56--VISIBLE WK (STERN BARES 15FT MHW); SHOWN AS ì TRI.STATION "HIGH POINT OF SHIPWRECK, 1954" (HIP), POSITION FROM ì TRI.RECORDS IN LAT 41-35-08.21N, LONG 69-57-45.39 W(NAD 27). H9750/78--VISIBLE WRECK (STERN UNCOVERS 2FT AT PREDICTED LW) ì POSITION SCALED FROM SURVEY IN LAT 41-35-11.8N, LONG 69-57-43.6W (NAD ì 27), THIS POSITION IS APPROX 120M NORTH OF THE TRI POSITION FROM ì H8349/56. A BEARING AND RANGE IN THE RECORDS OF H9750 FURTHER ì CONFUSES THE WRECKS POSITION BY LOCATING THE WK 332 DEG T AND ì 100M FROM WR BUOY NO. 2. THIS PLACES THE WRECK IN LAT 41-35-14.4N, ì LONG 69-57-40.2W (NAD 27), AS GIVEN IN THE QUALITY CONTROL ì REPORT. THE QUALITY EVALUATOR RECOMMENDS SURVEYING THE WRECK TO ì ASCERTAIN ITS POSITION.(DEPTHS OF 26FT FROM H8349 ARE IN COMMON AREA). CL938/79--COE;PENDLETON HAS BEEN LEVELED TO A CLEARANCE OF 15FT ì AT MLW. (CHARTED AS DANG WK (15FT REP 1979). LNM33/79(8/15/79)--1ST CGD; PENDLETON WK CLEARED TO 15FT AT ì MLW. LNM38/79(9/18/79)--1ST CGD; PENDLETON WK LIGHTED BUOY WR2 ì DISCONTINUED. (UPDATED 7/92 RWD) H11078/01-- S-B904-WH; ITEM FELL OUTSIDE SURVEY LIMITS AND DUE TO TIME CONSTRAINTS WAS NOT INVESTIGATED. EVALUATOR RECOMMENDS RETAINING AS CHARTED. (UP 7/17/02, SJV) DESCRIPTION 24 NO.554; TANKER, SUNK 3/7/52 BY MARINE CASUALTY; POSITION ACCURACY ì WITHIN 1 MILE; LOCATED 3/28/52 (SOURCE UNK.)