Port Hunter Wreck
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Wreck Category | dangerous wreck |
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Port hunter Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
41 29.783 N,70 33.208 W |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
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| Wreck Depth | 5.79 m |
| Name | PORT HUNTER |
| Original Source | AWOIS |
WRECK MAP LOADING ...
41 29.783 N,70 33.208 W
Port Hunter on Wreck Map
Port Hunter Wreck on Google Map
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- Unknown Wreck 117409 1882.7 M
- Unknown Wreck 117411 2056.1 M
- Unknown Wreck 105886 2068.5 M
- Unknown Wreck 105887 2484.4 M
- Kershaw Wreck 2488.7 M
- Unknown Wreck 105862 3646.2 M
- Unknown Wreck 117020 3649.4 M
- Unknown Wreck 105913 5910 M
General Comments
SURVEY REQUIREMENT COMMENTS SEARCH ABOUT LORAN RATE. HISTORY H6350/38--26-35FT DEPTHS IN VICINITY. ADD WK OF 1942 DID NOT ì COVER AREA. NM33/48(4448)--STR PORT HUNTER LOCATED 3500YDS 25DEG 15MIN FROM ì EAST CHOP LIGHT, WITH 3FT OVER THE MAST AT LOW WATER. POSITION ì GIVEN IN LAT 41-29-47N, LONG 70-33-06W(NAD27). AID ESTABLISHED. CL576/49--USC&GS SHIP HILGARD; HILGARD REPORTS THAT USCG CUTTER ì WHITE SAGE LOCATED WK AND THAT THE STUB MAST WAS BROKEN OFF AT ì THE CROSS TEE AND COVERED 3.5FT AT MLW. A DIVER SALVAGED THE ì PROPELLER AT THIS TIME. (A NOTE ON AN ACCOMPANING CHART SECTION ì INDICATED THAT LOCAL INFORMATION PUTS THIS WRECK TO BE THE PORT ì HUNTER BEFORE AN ACTUAL POSITION WAS OBTAINED. N/CG241 CANNOT ì CORROBRATE THIS.) (UPDATED 7/92 RWD) NM6/50(813)--AID DISCONTINUED. CL65/50--COE; A WRECK BELIEVED TO BE THE S.S. PORT HUNTER WAS ì LOCATED AND INVESTIGATED ON 12/20/49; WIRE DRAG SWEEPINGS FOUND ì THAT THE HIGHEST PART OF THE WRECK IS A SECTION OF THE MAST ì CLEARED BY 10 FT AT MLW; LAT 41-29-47N, LONG 70-33-10W (POSITION ì SCALED FROM CHART 1209). (ENTERED MCR 8/88) H10504/93-94--PORT HUNTER (SUBM 19FT AT MLLW), DIVERS LOCATED ì WK LAYING ON ITS PORT SIDE. LEAST DEPTH TAKEN NEAR CENTER OF ì WRECK ON THE STARBOARD GUNNEL. NO EVIDENCE OF MAST WAS FOUND. ì POSITION GIVEN IN LAT 41-29-46.99N, LONG 70-33-12.47W. (UPDATED ì 5/96 RWD) DESCRIPTION 195 LORAN C RATES PROVIDED BY MR. RICHARD TARACKA, GREENWICH, ì CT. POLICE DEPARTMENT, TEL NO 203-622-8020; 9960-W 14097.7, ì 9960-Y 43930.7; COMPUTED POSITION: LAT 41-29-49.67N, LONG ì 70-33-16.51W. (ENTERED MSM 4/90) 196 HISTORICAL MARITIME GROUP OF NEW ENGLAND (LTR DTD 9/9/85); ì STEEL, 4062 TONS 380FT LONG, BUILT 1906. (UPDATED 7/92 RWD)