Steam Ship Wreck 29394

Surveying Details

H2959/73 18.9.73 H2959/73 18.9.73 WK FOULED BY FISHERMAN IN 501948N, 052830W. DECCA USED. EXAM'D BY MAGNETOMETER AND DIVER. CONSIDERED TO BE ABOUT 800GRT. LIES WITH A 10DEG LIST TO STARBOARD. ALL THREE HOLDS CONTAIN CARGO OF CORRUGATED IRON SHEETS IN BUNDLES - OF THE TYPE USED FOR ANDERSON SHELTERS. FOREMAST HAS FALLEN TO STARBORD. WK LIES E/W WITH BOW E. PROPELLER RECENTLY RECOVERED. (E GILES, 12.7.73). CHART AS USC 15MTRS. BR STD. 4.5.78 4.5.78 NOW CHARTED AS USC 20MTRS. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). NC 1178. H1270/77 23.11.81 H1270/77 23.11.81 NOW CHARTED AS NDW. (TONNAGE NOT KNOWN). NE 2565. HH100/351/04 18.3.91 HH100/351/04 18.3.91 DIVED 27.5.90 IN 501953N, 052830W [OGB] USING DECCA. STANDS 8MTRS HIGH IN GEN DEPTH 47MTRS [HW]. CONFIRMED THAT CARGO IS CORRUGATED IRON SHEETS BUT WK APPEARS TO BE LARGER THAN PREVIOUSLY REPORTED. (R A MAPPLEBECK, 6.1.91). NCA. HH100/361/06 14.4.93 HH100/361/06 & HH220/460/01 14.4.93 DIVED 2.1.93 IN 501953N, 052833.5W [OGB] USING DECCA. LEAST DEPTH 32 IN GEN DEPTH 43MTRS [LAT]. NO SCOUR. A SINGLE SCREW SS, SITTING UPRIGHT. FAIRLY INTACT WITH BOWS BROKEN, LISTING TO PORT AND ON HEADING NNW. STEERING QUADRANT IS HIGHEST POINT. REMAINS OF GUN LIES ON SEABED NEAR STERN. AMMUNITION RECOVERED DATED 1916. MAIN SHIP FITTINGS HAVE ENGLISH MARKINGS BUT SMALLER FITTINGS HAVE GERMAN MARKINGS. (C BEVERIDGE, 6.4.93). AMEND TO WK 32MTRS. BR STD. HH100/35/14 13.11.98 HH100/35/14 13.11.98 DIVED IN 501951N, 052833.5W [OGB] USING GPS. LOCATED WITH MAGNETOMETER. SHOWS UP WELL ON E/S. VERY MUCH INTACT WITH CARGO STACKED IN HOLDS. KNOWN LOCALLY AS THE 'PANDORRA'. (G J LOCKETT, 11.11.98). BR STD. HH090/799/01 19.12.00 HH090/799/01 19.12.00 EXAM'D 21.7.00 IN 5019.865N, 0528.569W, [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 32.4 IN GEN DEPTH 40MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 90MTRS, WIDTH 20MTRS. DCS3 HT 8.3MTRS. LIES 100/280 DEGS. BOWS TOWARDS 280 DEGS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. NO DEBRIS. UPRIGHT & INTACT WITH BOW BROKEN AWAY. (NP 1008. HI 799). BR STD. 6.1.12 6.1.12 LOCATED 10.10.09 IN 5019.875N, 0528.585W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 33.45 IN GEN DEPTH 40.4MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 67.3MTRS, WIDTH 13.5MTRS, HT 7.0MTRS. LIES 117/297 DEGS WITH BOWS ESE. STONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (FUGRO OSAE, HI 1157).