Steam Ship Wreck 56434
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Wreck Category | non-dangerous wreck |
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Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
58 13.418 N,2 43.067 W |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
|
| Wreck Depth | 42 m |
| Water Depth | 47 m |
| Water Level Effect | always under water/submerged |
| Vertical Datum | Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide |
| Type | steam ship |
| Sonar Length | 165 |
| Sonar Width | 48 |
| Shadow Height | 5.9 |
| Orientation | 110 |
| Conspic Visual | not visually conspicuous |
| Conspic Radar | not radar conspicuous |
| Bottom Texture | Sand |
| Original Detection Year | 1945 |
| Last Detection Year | 2020 |
| Original Source | other |
| Surveying Details | C IN C ROSYTH REPD NSC IN 581348N, 024400W. ACCURATE TO WITHIN 200YDS. (AUBD 314/49). H3833/86 25.2.88 WK EXAM'D 10.7.87 IN 581327N, 024301W [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 40.3 IN GEN DEPTH 48MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 9.7MTRS, LENGTH APPROX 170MTRS. APPARENTLY UPRIGHT AND INTACT. ORIENTATED 120/300 DEG. SHADOW THOUGHT SLIGHTLY EXAGGERATED DUE SLOPING SEABED. ACCEPT E/S LEAST DEPTH. (HMS FAWN, HI 353). - NM 833/88. HH100/351/14 5.8.99 DIVED IN 5813.40N, 0243.10W [WGD] USING GPS. A SS LYING UPRIGHT WITH TWO SIDE BY SIDE BOILERS STILL CONTAINED IN THE HULL. THE WK APPEARS TO BE OF FAIRLY BROAD BEAM WITH A SMALL FORWARD CABIN. THE DECKING ALMOST RESEMBLES A TANKER DECKING, BUT THERE WERE NO VISIBLE PIPES SO THIS WAS DISCOUNTED. JUST AFT OF THE BOILERS THERE IS A SHEER BREAK IN THE HULL AND IT IS ASSUMED TO BE IN TWO PIECES. STERN NOT SEEN BUT THERE WAS A SECOND CONTACT ON THE E/S SOME 50MTRS TO THE SE. HT 7MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 54MTRS. (J LEIGH/B HUMBY, LTR DTD 24.7.99). NCA. HH091/150/01 - SEP 2008/000007851 23.1.08 EXAM'D 25.6.06 IN 5813.418N, 0243.067W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 42.5 IN GEN DEPTH 47.0MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 165MTRS, WIDTH 48MTRS, HT 5.9MTRS. LIES 110/290 DEGS WITH BOWS WSW. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. UPRIGHT, BROKEN IN TWO. (GARDLINE, HI 1150). AMEND WK 42MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. |
| Last Amended Date | Mar 31, 2020 |
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58 13.418 N,2 43.067 W
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General Comments
UPRIGHT, BROKEN IN TWO, BOWS WSW