Spurn Wreck
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Wreck Category | wreck showing any portion of hull or superstructure |
| Status | lifted |
|
Spurn Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
53 32.015 N,3 9.08 W |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
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| Water Depth | 0 m |
| Water Level Effect | covers and uncovers |
| Vertical Datum | Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide |
| Name | SPURN |
| Type | tug |
| Flag | GB |
| Length | 26 m |
| Width | 5.5 m |
| Draught | 2.9 |
| Conspic Visual | not visually conspicuous |
| Conspic Radar | not radar conspicuous |
| Date Sunk | Nov 17, 1923 |
| Original Detection Year | 1923 |
| Last Detection Year | 1924 |
| Original Source | national HO/authority notice to mariners |
| Surveying Details | H7962/23 17.11.23 SINKING POSN GIVEN AS 800YDS NE OF C1 BLACK CAN GAS BUOY IN CROSBY CHANNEL. WK MARKED BY G SPHERICAL BUOY. (MERSEY DOCKS & HARBOUR BOARD NM 17.11.23). POSN 533200N, 030900W FOR FILING ONLY. - NM 1906T/23. H7962/23 23.1.24 WK AND BUOY REMOVED. (MERSEY DOCKS & HARBOUR LTR, DTD 23.1.24). - NM 197T/24. |
| Last Amended Date | Feb 18, 2010 |
Circumstances of loss
BUILT IN 1907 BY W H WARREN, NEW HOLLAND, LINCS. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY WEST COAST TOWAGE AND SALVAGE CO LTD. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 53 NHP, SINGLE SHAFT. MACHINERY BY MUIR & HOUSTON LTD, GLASGOW. STRANDED AND LATER REFLOATED. BROKEN UP AS CTL. (SIBI).
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