Sailing Vessel Wreck No 5453

Field Value
Wreck Category non-dangerous wreck
Status Dead = Not detected by numerous sources therefore considered not to exist
Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM) 		58 57.475 N,2 21.101 W
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 58.957917
  • Longitude: -2.351683
Wreck Depth 68 m
Water Depth 79 m
Water Level Effect always under water/submerged
Vertical Datum Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide
Type sailing vessel
Flag NO
Length 77.7 m
Width 11.9 m
Draught 6.7
Tonnage 1688
Tonnage Type gross
Cargo chemicals,stone
Conspic Visual not visually conspicuous
Conspic Radar not radar conspicuous
Date Sunk Mar 28, 1917
Original Detection Year 1917
Last Detection Year 2007
Original Source published World War 1 losses
Last Amended Date Aug 17, 2010

Surveying Details

29.3.17 POSITION 585730N, 022100W. (AUTHORITY NOT KNOWN). H3039/26 CONFIRMS POSN 585730N, 022100W. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). H3875/26 18.6.26 INS NDW PA (1917) IN 585730N, 022100W. NE 2180. 18.7.53 AMEND TO NDW PA. NC 1942. 20.1.81 AMEND TO WK USC PA 68MTRS [37FMS]. NE 219. HH091/137/01 29.3.07 NOT LOCATED BY M/B. (NETSURVEY LTD, HI 1137). AMEND DEAD. DELETE. BR STD. H/ 18.5.07 CONSIDERED THAT URANIA HAS BEEN LOCATED IN 5858.660N, 0222.732W [WGD] SEE [1294]. (K HEATH/P CHEW, TELECON 25.4.07) 2.8.10 WK CONSIDERED TO BE URANIA [1294] HAS BEEN DIVED & FOUND TO BE A STEAMSHIP, SO DEFINITLY NOT URANIA. (K HEATH, TELECOM 2.8.10) 17.8.10 URANIA HAS BEEN LOCATED BY DIVERS IN 5900.408N, 0210.156W SEE [469]. (K HEATH, TELECON & E-MAIL DTD 17.8.10)

Circumstances of loss

BUILT OF STEEL AS A BARQUE IN 1891 BY ALEXANDER STEPHEN & SONS, GLASGOW. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY S LOEVOLD. PASSAGE NEW YORK FOR AYBORG. MINED. (DODS, WW1SL & SIBI).

General Comments

STEEL HULL See Also: 469

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