Steam Ship Wreck 53810

Field Value
Wreck Category non-dangerous wreck
Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM) 		54 23.698 N,0 23.201 W
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 54.394967
  • Longitude: -0.386683
Wreck Depth 41.1 m
Water Depth 45 m
Water Level Effect always under water/submerged
Vertical Datum Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide
Type steam ship
Length 105.5 m
Width 15.5 m
Draught 7
Sonar Length 73.8
Sonar Width 15.3
Shadow Height 4.6
Orientation 83.5
Tonnage 3709
Tonnage Type gross
Cargo ferrous elements and ores: unrefined and refined,ore
Conspic Visual not visually conspicuous
Conspic Radar not radar conspicuous
Date Sunk Jul 16, 1918
Bottom Texture Sand
Scour Dimensions 005.8,,000.7,259.0
Original Detection Year 1975
Last Detection Year 2016
Original Source survey vessel
Surveying Details H4069/72 8.12.75 WK LOCATED IN 542348N, 002314W USING DECCA. STANDS 22FT ABOVE SEABED. (RISDON BEAZLEY MARINE LTD, HN 13.11.75). INS AS WK 38MTRS. - NM BLOCK. H1310/86/34 19.12.86 WK LOCATED IN 542345N, 002312W. LIES UPSIDE DOWN WITH IRON ORE CARGO SPILLED OUT ON SEABED. LEAST DEPTH 43 IN GEN DEPTH 46MTRS [MHWS]. (G. WADSWORTH, 13.11.86). TIDAL REDUCTION 6MTRS. NCA YET. HH100/351/06 23.2.93 LOCATED IN 542341.5N, 002304W [OGB] USING GPS. (A C JACKSON, 9.2.93). AMEND POSN. BR STD. HH090/730/01 14.11.97 EXAM'D 12.7.97 IN 542341.9N, 002311.6W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 41 IN GEN DEPTH 45MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 5MTRS. LENGTH 78MTRS, WIDTH 12MTRS. LIES 090/270DEGS. GENERALLY INTACT WITH ASSOCIATED DEBRIS SURROUNDING THE WK. INVERTED. (GARDLINE, HI 730). BR STD. SEP 2016/000007250 13.06.16 EXAM'D 20.02.16 IN 5423.698N, 0023.201W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 41.1MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 45MTRS. LENGTH 73.8MTRS, WIDTH 15.3MTRS, HT 4.6MTRS, ORIENTATION 083/263. SCOUR LENGTH 5.8MTRS, 0.7MTRS DEEP TOWARDS 259. INTACT, SMALL SCOUR PATCH. (EGS, HI 1472). AMEND NDW 41MTRS.
Last Amended Date Jun 29, 2016

General Comments

Wk appears intact

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