Steam Ship Wreck 16700

Field	Value
Wreck Category	non-dangerous wreck
Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM)	50 1.986 N,5 51.153 W
Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees	Latitude: 50.033100 Longitude: -5.852550
Wreck Depth	59 m
Water Depth	65 m
Water Level Effect	always under water/submerged
Vertical Datum	Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide
Type	steam ship
Sonar Length	97
Sonar Width	65
Shadow Height	5.8
Orientation	107
Conspic Visual	not visually conspicuous
Conspic Radar	not radar conspicuous
Bottom Texture	Sand
Original Detection Year	1945
Last Detection Year	2014
Original Source	other
Surveying Details	H0113/45 25.3.45 NSC REPD IN 500212N, 055100W [OGB]. (PLYMOUTH LIST 840/5, 25.3.45). POSN FOR FILING ONLY. 29.12.44 ESCORT GROUP 9 REPD NSC IN 500212N, 055100W [OGB]. ACCURATE TO WITHIN 2000YDS. LENGTH 264FT, HEIGHT 36FT. DIRN 135/315DEGS. DETECTED BETWEEN 29.12.44 AND 25.1.45. (AUBD 301/158). H3841/86 19.1.88 EXAM'D 23.6.87 USING E/S AND HYDROSEARCH. CLASSIFIED AS ROCK RIDGE IN 500157N, 055107W [OGB] USING DECCA. LEAST E/S DEPTH 60.2 IN GEN DEPTH 65.5MTRS. SONAR VERTICAL HT 4.3MTRS. (HMS BULLDOG HI 360). AMENDED TO DEAD. 10.2.14 EXAM'D 1.12.13 IN 5001.986N, 0551.153W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 59.2 IN GEN DEPTH 65MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 97MTRS, WIDTH 45MTRS, HT 5.8MTRS. LIES 107/287 DEGS WITH BOWS WNW. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. WELL BROKEN UP. BOILERS, ENGINE AND SHAFT EVIDENT. (MMT, HI 1415). FULL COLLAPSED. BOILERS OFF LINE OF SHAFT, ?HAS BEEN TORPEDOED. INS AS WK 59MTRS.
Last Amended Date	Feb 10, 2014

Circumstances of loss

TWO BOILERS, SINGLE SHAFT.

FULLY COLLAPSED, BOWS WNW

WRECK MAP LOADING ... 50 1.986 N,5 51.153 W

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