Steam Ship Wreck 29161

Field Value
Wreck Category non-dangerous wreck
Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM) 		49 56.337 N,4 51.628 W
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 49.938950
  • Longitude: -4.860467
Wreck Depth 72 m
Water Depth 78 m
Water Level Effect always under water/submerged
Vertical Datum Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide
Type steam ship
Sonar Length 61
Sonar Width 17
Shadow Height 6.4
Orientation 88
Cargo coal
Conspic Visual not visually conspicuous
Conspic Radar not radar conspicuous
Bottom Texture Mud
Original Detection Year 1985
Last Detection Year 2005
Original Source national HO/authority charts
Last Amended Date Apr 5, 2005

Surveying Details

4.7.85 4.7.85 WK STANDING 5FMS ABOVE SEABED IN 495627N, 045133W [OGB]. POSN BY DECCA. (C WILLIAMS, RECORDED TAPE). CHART AS WK 65MTRS. BR STD. HH091/059/01 5.4.05 HH091/059/01 5.4.05 EXAM'D 21.8.04 IN 4956.337N, 0451.628W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 72.3 IN GEN DEPTH 78.7MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 61MTRS, WIDTH 17MTRS, HT 6.4MTRS. LIES 088/268 DEGS. MODERATE MAGNETIC ANOMALY. INTACT, COLLAPSED. (GARDLINE, HI 1059). AMEND WK 72MTRS. BR STD. HH100/351/22 16.6.05 HH100/351/22 16.6.05 THE WK OF A WW2 COLLIER. UPRIGHT AROUND MIDSHIPS, COMPLETELY OVER TO STBD AT BOW. STERN GIVES EVIDENCE OF A HUGE TWIST AND LIES OVER TO PORT. SINGLE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE. COAL IN THE AREA GIVES REASON TO BELIEVE THAT WK IS THAT OF AN OLD COLLIER. (L BISHOP). NCA.

General Comments

INTACT, MIDSHIPS UPRIGHT, BOW TWISTED TO STBD, STERN TO PORT

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