Steam Ship Wreck 48309

Surveying Details

H1309/76 27.9.77 WK IN 503739N, 001857W [OGB] USING DECCA. FREIGHTER, UNKNOWN STEAMSHIP, BROKEN UP IN A GEN DEPTH OF 130FT WITH A MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF 30FT. LIES IN DEEP HOLE, GROUND VARIES IN VICINITY VERY QUICKLY. (D W PECKHAM, SALVAGE CONTRACTOR, 21.11.76). CHART AS WK 30MTRS. BR STD. H1965/76 6.7.79 DCS3 CONTACT, CLASSIFIED WK, LOCATED IN 503734N, 001856W [OGB]. NOT EXAM'D. (HMS BULLDOG, HI 37A/77). NCA. H1965/76 11.12.79 EXAM'D 18.10.79 IN 503735N, 001858W [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 27.9MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 36-45MTRS. SCOUR 1MTR DEEP. DCS3 HT 8.2MTRS, LENGTH 95MTRS, BEAM 15.6MTRS. LYING E/W. BROKEN IN AT LEAST TWO PARTS, WHICH LIE CLOSE TOGETHER WITH HIGH POINTS AT EACH END OF THE WK. (HMS BULLDOG HI 37A/77). AMEND TO WK 27.5MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. H1965/76 29.5.80 LEAST DEPTH FOUND SO FAR BY HYDROSEARCH VERTICAL MODE-15.4MTRS. (HMS BULLDOG, SIG DTD 4.5.80). NOT YET SWEPT. MAST OUT OF VERTICAL, SHOWED CLEARLY ON SONAR STANDING UP ABOUT 20MTRS. (HMS BULLDOG, TELECON, 29.5.80). AMENDED TO WK 15.4MTRS. - NM 1264/80. H1965/76 18.6.80 CHAIN & BAR SWEPT BY THV 'STELLA'. CLEAR AT 27.2, FOUL AT 28MTRS [LAT]. UNABLE TO LOCATE SUSPECTED MAST. (TH, TELEX 13.6.80). NCA YET. H1965/76 4.12.80 DRIFT SWEPT 24.10.80. CLEAR AT 23.7MTRS. NOT FOULED. LEAST E/S DEPTH 26.6 IN GEN DEPTH 37MTRS. HYDROSEARCH LENGTH 89.7MTRS, BEAM 9.9MTRS, HT 9.5MTRS. LYING 102/282DEGS, BOWS E, ON STEEP SLOPE, WITH 3MTR DEEP SCOUR TO NE & WITH LARGE SANDWAVE WITH LEAST DEPTH 24.8MTRS CLOSE BY. MAST SEEN LYING HORIZONTALLY ACROSS WK. (HMS BULLDOG, HI 37A/77). AMEND TO SW 23.7MTRS. BR STD. H1310/83/41 22.6.84 DIVED ON TWICE - ONLY COVERING FOR'D SECTION ALONG TO BROKEN MID-SECTION. BOW INTACT LYING ON PORT SIDE. LARGE STEAM ENGINE. PORTHOLE RECOVERED BUT GIVES NO CLUE TO IDENTITY. WK LIES IN STEEP-SIDED VALLEY. (VULCAN DIVING SERVICES, 19.6.84). NCA. H1310/86/10 3.4.86 EXAM'D IN 1982. (SOUTHERN MARINE SERVICES, WK NO 031). NCA. H1310/88/30 28.6.88 WK IN 503730N, 001902W [OGB] USING DECCA. DIVED ON IN 1986 TO RECOVER TRAWLERS NETS. LIES ON PORT SIDE ON S SIDE OF SLOPE WITH BOW WSW. LEAST DEPTH AT LW APPROX WAS ABOUT 34MTRS. BROKEN AMIDSHIPS. BOWS INTACT AND HOLD CAN BE ENTERED - NO CARGO. ENGINE UPRIGHT. IRON PROPELLER. APPROX 200FT LONG AND ABOUT 2000 TONS. NO CLUE AS TO ITS IDENTITY. (P A VAN DER BOON). NCA.