Steam Ship Wreck 48379

Surveying Details

H2502/51 2.2.52 H2502/51 2.2.52 WK IN 500947N, 035007W. LEAST DEPTH OVER 27FMS. HEIGHT ABOVE SEABED 28FT. CONTACTED BY SONAR. (HMS SEAGULL, 1950). CHART AS WK 27FMS (49MTRS). NC 1613. SONAR CONTACT IN APPROX 500848N, 035012W. (AUBD 302/29). NCA. H1936/80 29.9.81 H1936/80 29.9.81 EXAM'D 18.3.81 IN 500947N, 035014W [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 49 IN GEN DEPTH 57MTRS, NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 6MTRS. ABOUT 60MTRS LONG, LYING E/W, & GIVING FAIR SONAR RESPONSE FROM ALL DIRNS. (HMS BEAGLE, HI 5/81). RETAIN WK 49MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. HH091/059/01 3.5.05 HH091/059/01 3.5.05 EXAM'D 13.7.04 IN 5009.807N, 0350.271W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 51.9 IN GEN DEPTH 57.6MTRS. SCOUR <0.5MTR EXTENDS 30MTRS TOWARDS 090 DEGS. LENGTH 84MTRS, WIDTH 19MTRS, HT 5.4MTRS. LIES 132/312 DEGS WITH BOWS TOWARDS 312 DEGS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. COLLAPSED, LIES ON ITS SIDE. (GARDLINE, HI 1059). APPEARS TO LIST TO PORT WITH DECK EDGE BURIED. AMEND WK 51MTRS. BR STD. HH091/151/01 20.5.08 HH091/151/01 20.5.08 EXAM'D 13.1.07 IN 5009.8082N, 0350.2713W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 51.60 IN GEN DEPTH 57MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 86.2MTRS, WIDTH 17.9MTRS. LIES 128/308 DEGS WITH BOWS NW. UPRIGHT. MAINMAST IN PLACE. (HMS ROEBUCK, HI 1186). NCA. 5.9.08 5.9.08 DIVED IN LISTED POSN. MIDSHIPS IS SINGLE MAIN BOILER WITH DONKEY BOILER. THE ENGINE LIES ON ITS STBD SIDE AND APPEARS TO BE TRIPLE EXPANSION. A LARGE, PROMINENT SHAFT TUNNEL RUNS THROUGH THE REMAINS OF THE AFTER HOLD TO A WELL SMASHED STERN. THE PROP LIES WITHIN THIS AND ALSO APPEARS TO BE DAMAGED. FWD OF THE BOILER VERY LITTLE REMAINS. PART OF THE BOW IS IN SITU AND CONTAINS THE CHAIN LOCKER. THIS ISOLATED PIECE IS ABOUT 2MTRS HIGH AND 3MTRS IN LENGTH. A GUNSIGHT HAS BEEN RECOVERED AND DATES FROM C 1907. WK WOULD APPEAR TO BE THAT OF A MID-ENGINED COASTER OF APPROX 1,000 GT OF WW1 ERA. (N R CHIPCHASE). NCA.