Steam Ship Wreck 28145

Surveying Details

H7915/51 11.1.52 SIX UNLIT SALVAGE BUOYS LAID IN 495500N, 060600W. (RISDON BEAZLEY). - NM 746(T)/51. H7915/51 5.2.53 NM 746(T)/51 CANCELLED BY NM 309/53. (RISDON BEASLEY). GOOD SONAR CONTACT IN 495430N, 060500W. (AUBD 301/76). POOR SONAR CONTACT IN 495430N, 060700W. LENGTH 345FT, HEIGHT 40FT. (AUBD 301/77). (C-IN-C PLYMOUTH). H5051/70 13.1.71 NOW CHARTED AS NDW PA IN 495500N, 060600W. NC 1148. H2979/74 22.3.78 FIVE FFS REPORTED IN 495435N, 060601W; 495435N, 060619W; 495454N, 060547W; 495507N, 060609W; AND 495513N, 060546W. POSNS BY DECCA. (E GILES, 16.5.77). H3841/86 26.1.88 EXAM'D 25/26.7.87 IN 495451N, 060615W [OGB] USING 4-RANGE TRISPONDER. LEAST E/S DEPTH 66.7 IN GEN DEPTH 74MTRS. NO SCOUR. HYDROSEARCH HT [SHADOW] 6.2MTRS. LENGTH 75MTRS, BEAM 14MTRS. LYING 075/255DEGS WITH SHOALEST POINT AT E END. APPARENTLY NO SUPERSTRUCTURE REMAINS. (HMS BULLDOG, HI 360). AMENDED TO WK 66MTRS IN REVISED POSN. - NM 542/88. HH100/351/17 3.9.01 THIS IS AN OLD 'COAL BOAT' OF APPROX 800 TONS. 3 CYLINDER STEAM ENGINE. UPRIGHT. (G POUND). NCA. SEP2016/000143596 17.11.2016 EXAM'D 05.06.2016; IN 4954.898N, 0606.302W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 67.6MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 73.5MTRS, LENGTH 72MTRS, WIDTH 15MTRS, HEIGHT 5.9MTRS, ORIENTATION 060/240 DEGS. WRECK OF A LARGE VESSEL SITTING UPRIGHT ON A FLAT SEABED. THE WRECK COMPRISES THE REMNANTS OF THE HULL WITH NO EVIDENCE OF SUPERSTRUCTURE VISIBLE. THE HULL IS PARTLY BROKEN UP WITH THE NORTH-WESTERN END MOST DAMAGED. (MMT, HI 1470). AMEND WK 67MTRS IN REVISED POSN.