Steam Ship Wreck 38896
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Wreck Category | dangerous wreck |
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Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
52 4.004 N,1 50.609 E |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
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| Wreck Depth | 21.16 m |
| Water Depth | 27 m |
| Water Level Effect | always under water/submerged |
| Vertical Datum | Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide |
| Type | steam ship |
| Sonar Length | 89.79 |
| Sonar Width | 14.88 |
| Shadow Height | 5.52 |
| Orientation | 185 |
| Conspic Visual | not visually conspicuous |
| Conspic Radar | not radar conspicuous |
| Original Detection Year | 1976 |
| Last Detection Year | 2019 |
| Original Source | naval vessel |
| Surveying Details | H4139/76 20.12.76 EXAM'D 10.10.76 IN 520400N, 015039.6E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 21.2MTRS FOUL AT 21.7MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 21.2 IN GEN DEPTH 26.5MTRS. NO SCOUR. MEDIUM SIZED VESSEL LYING NE/SW IN TWO UNEQUAL PARTS. N PART 75 X 20MTRS APPROX. S PART 35 X 15MTRS APPROX. (HMS BULLDOG & HMS BEAGLE, HI 31/76). INS AS 21.2MTRS. BR STD. 25.1.94 AMEND TO WK 21MTRS. NE 1543. HH090/667/01 15.12.95 EXAM'D 14.7.95 IN 520400.44N, 015035.75E [WGD] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR 20.8, FOUL 21.1 MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 22.3 IN GEN DEPTH 28.0MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 6.2MTRS. LENGTH 65MTRS, WIDTH 20MTRS. LIES 010/190 DEGS. STRONG MAGNETOMETER DEFLECTION. BROKEN INTO TWO UNEQUAL PIECES AND PARTIALLY BURIED. NO SIGNIFICANT SCOUR. (OCEONICS, HI 667). BR STD. HH100/351/15 28.2.00 WK OF A PADDLE STEAMER SITTING UPRIGHT ON THE SEABED. THE BOW SECTION FROM JUST FWD OF THE PADDLE WHEELS HAS BROKEN OFF AND LIES SEPARATE. SUPERSTRUCTURE HAS COLLAPSED, SO THE HIGHEST POINTS ARE THE PADDLE WHEELS, WHICH ARE STILL INTACT AND STAND 4MTRS CLEAR OF THE SEABED. MOST OF THE STERN HAS COLLAPSED AND STANDS 1MTR HIGH. BOW HAS NOT BEEN DIVED. (R HICKINBOTTOM. LTD DTD 26.2.00). NCA. 23.4.16 EXAM'D BY BDC; WK IN 5204.003N, 0150.608E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 21.46MTRS, IN GEN DEPTH 26MTRS. LENGTH 85MTRS, WIDTH 15MTRS. NFS. (DS26 ORFORD INSHORE MCZ, CEFAS SURVEY 2012). MOVE TO REVISED POSN BUT RETAIN PREVIOUS DEPTH SW 20.8MTRS. SEP 2019/000272653 20.11.19 EXAM'D 01.07.19; IN 5204.004N, 0150.609E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 21.16MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 27MTRS, LENGTH 89.79MTRS, WIDTH 14.88MTRS, HEIGHT 5.52MTRS, ORIENTATION 185/005 DEGS. WRECK PARTLY DEGRADED, STANDING UPRIGHT, BROKEN INTO TWO PARTS. (CLINTON MARINE, HI 1584). AMEND DW 21MTRS IN REVISED POSN. |
| Last Amended Date | Nov 20, 2019 |
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52 4.004 N,1 50.609 E
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General Comments
UPRIGHT, IN TWO PARTS