Steam Ship Wreck 47965

Field Value
Wreck Category non-dangerous wreck
Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM) 		49 58.716 N,5 0.517 W
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 49.978600
  • Longitude: -5.008617
Wreck Depth 67 m
Water Depth 73 m
Water Level Effect always under water/submerged
Vertical Datum Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide
Type steam ship
Sonar Length 93
Sonar Width 19
Shadow Height 54.2
Orientation 152
Tonnage 2500
Tonnage Type gross
Cargo coal
Conspic Visual not visually conspicuous
Conspic Radar not radar conspicuous
Bottom Texture Sand
Debris Field CLOSE TO NW END
Original Detection Year 1976
Last Detection Year 2014
Original Source other
Last Amended Date Nov 5, 2014

Surveying Details

H1309/75/464 6.7.76 WK REPD IN 495852N, 050025W. POSN BY DECCA. (CPO CAKEBREAD, RNAS CULDROSE). NCA. H1270/77 23.6.81 CHART AS NDW. BR STD. SEP 2007/000045419 22.6.07 DIVED IN 4958.726N, 0500.537W [WGD] USING DGPS. FOUND TO BE A LARGE COLLIER, APPROX 2500TONS, LYING UPSIDE DOWN. STANDS APPROX 5MTRS HIGH. (G POUND, TELECON 18.6.07). AMEND TO WK 67MTRS IN REVISED POSN. - NM 3266/07. SEP 2014/000153151 22.9.14 EXAM'D 21.7.14 IN 4958.716N, 0500.517W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 67.58 IN GEN DEPTH 73MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 93MTRS, WIDTH 18MTRS, HT 5.42MTRS. LIES 152/332 DEGS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. INTACT, INVERTED. (MMT, HI 1455). ?BOWS SE, PROBABLE DEBRIS AT NW END, SURROUNDED BY CARGO. RETAIN WK 67MTRS IN REVISED POSN. SEP 2014/000153151_1 5.11.14 WIDTH 19MTRS. (BDC, HI 1455). NCA.

General Comments

INVERTED, TONNAGE BY DIVER

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