Steam Ship Wreck 3249

Surveying Details

HH091/003/01 30.9.03 EXAM'D 6.6.03 5033.589NN, 0046.209W [WGD] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR 19.7, FOUL 20.0MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 22.6 IN GEN DEPTH 24MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 35MTRS, WIDTH 10MTRS. DCS3 HT 3.6MTRS. LIES 170/350 DEGS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. UPRIGHT, SHOWING SIGNS OF BREAKAGE AND LIGHT DISPERSAL. (NP 1016, HI 1003A). WELL BROKEN UP. INS AS SW 19.7MTRS. HH266/410/07 6.10.03 INS BY NM. - NM 5174/03. 9.10.07 DIVED IN EXISTING POSN 22.9.07 & FOUND TO BE THE REMAINS OF A LARGE STEAM SHIP WHICH APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN EXTENSIVELY SALVAGED OR DISPERSED WITH EXPLOSIVES. ONLY BOILER & TRIPLE EXPANSION STEAM ENGINE STAND 4MTRS PROUD OF THE SEABED, THE REST OF THE WK IS FLATTENED. (D MCDONAGH E-MAIL DTD 9.10.07). RETAIN AS SW 19.7MTRS. NCA. SEP 2018/000198963 16.8.18 EXAM'D 12.1.18; IN 5033.596N, 0046.224W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 19.94MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 24MTRS, LENGTH 110.1MTRS, WIDTH 19.5MTRS, HEIGHT 4.4MTRS, ORIENTATION 144/324 DEGS. WELL BROKEN UP, LYING IN A FLAT AND FEATURELESS SEABED. THE BOILER AND ENGINE LIE PROUD WHILE THE HULL PLATE HAS ALMOST ENTIRELY DISINTEGRATED. THE GENERAL SHAPE OF THE WRECK CAN STILL BE SEEN BY A SMALL PORTION OF THE BOW, STERN &HULL PLATE REMAINING. (MMT, HI 1498). AMEND DW 19.9MTRS IN REVISED POSN.