Steam Ship Wreck 47681

Field Value
Wreck Category non-dangerous wreck
Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM)
49 58.777 N,5 5.736 W
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 49.979617
  • Longitude: -5.095600
Wreck Depth 58 m
Water Depth 65 m
Water Level Effect always under water/submerged
Vertical Datum Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide
Type steam ship
Sonar Length 40
Sonar Width 23
Shadow Height 6.44
Orientation 134
Conspic Visual not visually conspicuous
Conspic Radar not radar conspicuous
Debris Field CLOSE W & N
Original Detection Year 1974
Last Detection Year 2014
Original Source survey vessel
Surveying Details H7312/68 11.6.74 WK LOCATED DURING CABLE SURVEY IN 495849N, 050548W [OGB] USING DECCA. STANDS 4MTRS HIGH. LENGTH 80MTRS. LIES 160/340DEGS. GEN DEPTH 53MTRS. (GPO SURVEY [K6802/2]). CHART AS USC 45MTRS. HH100/351/12 12.3.97 WK LOCATED BY DIVER IN 495857N, 050543W USING DECCA. GEN DEPTH 60MTRS. WRECK IS A '3 ISLAND' SS WITH ENGINES AMIDSHIPS. (G J POUND, 5.3.97). RETAIN IN PRESENT POSITION [AUTHY K6802/2]. HH100/351/19 12.5.03 LOCATED WITH CENTRE POINT IN 4958.787N, 0505.753W [WGD] USING DGPS. STANDS 5-6MTRS HIGH IN GEN DEPTH 67MTRS AT MID TIDE. ORIENTATION 190/012DEGS. N EXTREMITY IN 4958.803N, 0505.748W; S EXTREMITY 4958.770N, 0505.759W; HIGHEST POINT IN 4958.794N, 0505.752W. 2ND PORTION OF WRECK EXTENDS FROM SOUTHERN END OF WRECK FOR 50MTRS IN 075DEGS DIRECTION. MAIN PORTION OF WRECK IS 63MTRS LONG AND 23MTRS WIDE. MAGNETIC INTENSITY OF EACH PART: + OR - 2000 NANOTESSELS. (J ROSEVEARE, TELECON 10.5.03) AMEND POSN. BR STD. SEP 2014/000153151 22.9.14 EXAM'D 21.7.14 IN 4958.777N, 0505.736W [WGD]. LEAST W/C DEPTH 58.56 IN GEN DEPTH 65MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 40MTRS, WIDTH 9MTRS, HT 6.44MTRS. LIES 134/314 DEGS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. IN TWO PARTS, EACH APPROX 40MTRS IN LENGTH. 3 ?BOILERS LIE BETWEEN THE TWO PARTS. (MMT, HI 1455). AMEND WK 58MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Last Amended Date Sep 22, 2014

General Comments

IN 2 PARTS

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