Steam Ship Wreck 57665

Field Value
Wreck Category dangerous wreck
Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM) 		52 43.403 N,1 58.897 E
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 52.723383
  • Longitude: 1.981617
Wreck Depth 30 m
Water Depth 35 m
Water Level Effect always under water/submerged
Vertical Datum Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide
Type steam ship
Sonar Length 35
Sonar Width 20
Shadow Height 4.2
Orientation 50
Conspic Visual not visually conspicuous
Conspic Radar not radar conspicuous
Debris Field ITEMS LIE CLOSE NE & SW, ?BOILERS
Original Detection Year 1983
Last Detection Year 2014
Original Source survey vessel
Surveying Details H2054/82 19.9.83 EXAM'D 13.7.83 IN 524322N, 015900E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 21.4, FOUL AT 21.7MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 22.3 IN GEN DEPTH 26 TO 27MTRS. SCOUR 1MTR DEEP. SMALL WK LYING APPROX NW/SE, ON A SMALL BANK. (HMS ENTERPRISE, HI 126). INS AS SW 21.4MTRS. BR STD. HH100/351/04 27.3.91 DIVED ON AND FOUND TO BE WK OF SMALL PADDLE STEAMER. WELL BROKEN AND PARTLY BURIED BY SAND. ENGINES AND PADDLE WHEELS ARE HIGHEST POINT AND THEY STAND APPROX 3MTRS ABOVE SEABED. (R W HICKINBOTTON, 24.2.91). NCA. 12.2.02 12.2.02 RECORD REVIEWED. AMEND TO SW 21MTRS. BR STD. SEP 2014/000101130 31.12.14 EXAM'D 26.7.14 IN 5243.403N, 0158.897E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 30.20 IN GEN DEPTH 35MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 35MTRS, WIDTH 20MTRS, HT 4.2MTRS. LIES 050/230 DEGS (SIC). STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. BROKEN AND BURIED WK. (GARDLINE GEOSURVEY, HI 1428). HULL ALMOST FULLY BURIED WITH SANDWAVE LYING CLOSE SE. HULL LIES NW/SE. SEPARATE CONTACTS LIE ON WK, CLOSE NE & NW, PROBABLY BOILERS & ENGINE. AMEND WK 30MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Last Amended Date Dec 31, 2014

General Comments

ALMOST BURIED, SANDWAVE AT SW END, ?BOILERS CLOSE BY

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