Steam Ship Wreck 37655

Surveying Details

H2502/51 25.1.52 CONTACTED BY SONAR. DEPTH OVER WK 22FMS. HEIGHT ABOVE SEABED 18FT. (HMS SEAGULL, 1950). CHART AS WK 22FMS. NOTE. H2396/77 9.3.77 WK IN 501752N, 032904W USING DECCA. ABOUT 260-300FT LONG BY SONAR. LYING NE/SW. UPRIGHT, BOWS NE. CLEARANCE BY E/S 123FT REDUCED. RISE ABOUT 35FT. GEN DEPTH 150FT. SCOUR ABOUT 10FT DEEP. 3 HOLD SHIP, ALL EMPTY. FORWARD HATCHES ABOUT 18FT BY 20FT, NO.3 IS ABOUT 18FT BY 38FT. SHIPS SCREW IS FERROUS, AS ITS SPARE. WK IS MUCH OVERGROWN, FESTOONED WITH NETS. (RISDON BEAZLEY MARINE LTD, 10.2.77). CHART AS WK 19FMS [35MTRS]. R/P. H5982/82 15.2.83 WK SHOWN IN 501747N, 032901W [OGB], USING DECCA, ON KINGFISHER CHART K(SW)3 [1982 EDN]. NCA. H2061/82 14.9.83 EXAM'D 20.4.83 IN 501749N, 032902W [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 37.7 IN GEN DEPTH 46MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 2.5MTRS. LIES N/S. DCS3 HT 10.5MTRS. GOOD SONAR AND MAGNETOMETER CONTACT. (HMS HERALD, HI 132). RETAIN CHARTED DEPTH IN AMENDED POSN. NC 1634. 26.4.13 EXAM'D 17.1.13 IN 5017.874N, 0329.148W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 39.49 IN GEN DEPTH 46.5MTRS. SCOUR 3.9MTRS DEEP EXTENDS 620MTRS TOWARDS 2016 DEGS & 180MTRS TOWARDS 038 DEGS. LENGTH 74MTRS, WIDTH 12MTRS, HT 7.1MTRS. LIES 017/197 DEGS. INTACT, UPRIGHT. BOWS NE. (NETSURVEY, HI 1369).