San Pablo Wreck

General Comments

SURVEY REQUIREMENT COMMENTS ACQUIRE LEAST DEPTH HISTORY NM35/44--BUOY ESTABLISHED IN 80FT, 300YDS FROM THE WK. THE STACK AND TWO MASTS PROJECT ABOVE WATER. LAT 30-12-00N, LONG 87-13-30W. CHARTED AS SUBM DANG. WK. CL1168/74--RU/HE; CHARTED WK AT LAT 30-12-00N, LONG 87-13.5W, LOCATED AT LAT 30-11-21N, LONG 87-13-05W IN 80FT OF WATER WITH AN UNCORRECTED LEAST DEPTH OF 50FT; CLEARED BY 46.5FT (UNCORRECTED); CHARTED AS CLEARED BY 46.5FT. H9466/74WD--OPR-479-RU/HE-74; DANG SUBM WK, LOCATED IN LAT 30-11-20N, LONG 87-13-05W. VERIFIED BY DIVER (NO LEAST DEPTH PROVIDED), HUNG AT 57FT, NOT CLEARED. POSITION OF ORIGINAL REPORT IN NM35/44 CLEARED BY AN EFFECTIVE DEPTH OF 73FT IN ONE DIRECTION. FORWARDED RECOMMENDATION TO MAPPING & CHARTING BRANCH TO REVISE WK FROM NONDANGEROUS TO SUBM DANGEROUS WRECK (57FT REP). H9443/81--OPR-J217-HSB-80/81; VERIFIED POSITION OF WK LOCATED BY H9466/74WD. FATHOMETER DEPTH OF 66FT OBTAINED (NOT A LEAST DEPTH) IN LAT 30-11-20N, LONG 87-13-03W; LOCALLY KNOWN AS "RUSSIAN FREIGHTER".(ENT 2/89 SRB) LNM28/89--8TH CGD; WRECK REVISED TO SUBMERGED DANGEROUS WRECK (57 FT REP) FROM UNIDENTIFIED NOS SOURCE (PROBABLY THE RECOMMENDATION MENTIONED ABOVE). (UPDATED MSD 1/91) FE361SS/91-- OPR-J452-HE; LOCATED BY SIDE SCAN SONAR IN LAT. 30-11-19.88N, LONG. 87-13-02.46W. LL LD OF 16.2 METERS (53.0 FEET). POSITION COMPUTED FROM SIDE SCAN SONAR RECORD SINCE A NUMBER OF SMALL BOATS WERE AHCHORED OVER THE WRECK AFTER THE BUOY WAS DEPLOYED. NO SHIP DP POSSIBLE. EVALUATOR RECOMMENDS REVISING CHARTED SUNKEN WRECK TO 16.2 METERS AT SURVEYED POSTION. (UP 3/22/93, SJV) DESCRIPTION 24 NO.706; POSITION ACCURACY WITHIN 1 MILE, LOCATED 8/15/44 (SOURCE UNKNOWN) LAT 30-12-00N, LONG 87-13-30W.