Steam Ship Wreck 40090
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Wreck Category | dangerous wreck |
|
Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
53 59.044 N,0 7.15 E |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
|
| Wreck Depth | 27.58 m |
| Water Depth | 32 m |
| Water Level Effect | always under water/submerged |
| Vertical Datum | Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide |
| Type | steam ship |
| Sonar Length | 53 |
| Sonar Width | 31 |
| Shadow Height | 5.2 |
| Orientation | 113 |
| Cargo | ferrous elements and ores: unrefined and refined,foodstuffs: solid |
| Conspic Visual | not visually conspicuous |
| Conspic Radar | not radar conspicuous |
| Bottom Texture | 4,6 |
| Original Detection Year | 1979 |
| Last Detection Year | 2016 |
| Original Source | other |
| Surveying Details | PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT TO BE HMS FAIRY. SEE [8974]. H01624/44 14.6.44 INS NDW (PA) IN 535905N, 000706E. LC 1190. 10.4.72 AMEND TO WK 15MTRS. NC 121. 9.5.74 AMEND TO WK 14.3MTRS [LAT]. NC 121. H2534/74 28.11.79 BAD OBSTN (WK) REPD IN 535935N, 000726E. POSN BY DECCA. (KINGFISHER BOOK OF TOWS, VOL 1). H5084/77 21.3.80 SMALL COMPACT CONTACT EXAM'D 28.11.79 IN 535902N, 000716E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 28.6 IN GEN DEPTH 33.5MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 3.9MTRS, LENGTH 35MTRS. LIES 040/220 DEGS. (HMS ECHO, HI 64/79). BR STD. H1942/76 9.3.81 SWEPT 22.7.80. CLEAR AT 28.7, FOUL AT 28.8MTRS. (SOISS, HI 65/80). 4.10.88 REPORTED TO BE A SMALL SS. (R WALKER, TELECON). HH100/351/06 8.4.93 DIVED ON OCT 1988 IN 535901N, 000719.5E [OGB]. HIGHEST PART IS A BOILER WHICH STANDS 3MTRS HIGH. STERN COLLAPSED AND BOW MISSING. CARGO INCLUDES WOODEN BOXES MARKED 'BOVRIL' AND PIG IRON. (G WADSWORTH, 1.3.93). SEP 2016/000053291 5.10.16 EXAM'D 10.3.16; IN 5359.044N, 0007.150 [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 27.58MTRS, GEN DEPTH 32MTRS. LENGTH 53.0MTRS, WIDTH 31.0MTRS, HT 5.2MTRS, ORIENTATION 113/293 DEGS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY, WK CONSIDERABLY DEGRADED. (MMT, HI 1473, H525_8983). AMEND DW 27.5MTRS IN REVISED POSN. |
| Last Amended Date | Oct 5, 2016 |
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53 59.044 N,0 7.15 E
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General Comments
Wreck well degraded.