Steam Ship Wreck 57696

Field Value
Wreck Category non-dangerous wreck
Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM) 		50 38.595 N,0 7.614 E
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 50.643250
  • Longitude: 0.126900
Wreck Depth 31.05 m
Water Depth 34 m
Water Level Effect always under water/submerged
Vertical Datum Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide
Type steam ship
Sonar Length 60
Sonar Width 18
Shadow Height 3
Orientation 170
Conspic Visual not visually conspicuous
Conspic Radar not radar conspicuous
Bottom Texture 4/17
Original Detection Year 1980
Last Detection Year 2015
Original Source survey vessel
Last Amended Date Feb 5, 2016

Surveying Details

NO PREVIOUS RECORD. 14.7.71 INS USCPA 15MTRS. NC 536. H1965/76 28.11.80 EXAM'D 24.4.80 IN 503834N, 000743E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER. LEAST E/S DEPTH 30.2MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 35MTRS. NO SCOUR. HYDROSEARCH LENGTH 59.5MTRS, BEAM 13MTRS, HT 6.9MTRS. MEDIUM SIZED, PARTIALLY BURIED & BROKEN UP. LYING 175/355. HIGHEST PART AMIDSHIPS. (HMS BULLDOG, HI 37A/77). AMEND TO WK 28MTRS. BR STD. HH100/351/04 12.11.91 DIVED ON IN 1990. APPARENTLY AN OLD, PRE-WW1, SS ABOUT 60MTRS LONG, BURIED ALMOST TO GUNWHALES. BOILERS, ENGINE AND STERN STAND PROUD OF SEABED ABOUT 4MTRS. BELL RECOVERED BUT HAD NO NAME. SEEMS TOO OLD AND LARGE TO BE THE 'KERYADO'. (T W BENNETTO, 2.11.91). HH100/351/09 14.6.95 WRECK IS VERY OLD AND PROBABLY SANK AT TURN OF THE CENTURY. CONSIDER IT UNLIKELY TO BE THAT OF THE 'KERYADO'. (N BLAKE). SEP 2015/000083466 5.2.16 EXAM'D 15.07.15 IN 5038.595N, 0007.614E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 31.05MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 34.05MTRS. NO SCOUR, LENGTH 60MTRS, HT 3MTRS, WIDTH 18MTRS. BROKEN UP WK, ALMOST ENTIRELY BURIED, STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (GARDLINE GEOSURVEY, HI 1477). AMEND NDW 31MTRS IN REVISED POSN.

General Comments

ALMOST BURIED, BOILERS, ENGINE & STERN ARE HIGH POINTS

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