Steam Ship Wreck 73944

Field Value
Wreck Category non-dangerous wreck
Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM) 		53 35.725 N,4 21.689 W
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 53.595417
  • Longitude: -4.361483
Wreck Depth 40.49 m
Water Depth 45 m
Water Level Effect always under water/submerged
Vertical Datum Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide
Type steam ship
Sonar Length 55.6
Sonar Width 11.3
Shadow Height 4.7
Orientation 190
Cargo ballast
Conspic Visual not visually conspicuous
Conspic Radar not radar conspicuous
Scour Dimensions 074.0,075.8,002.3,084
Original Detection Year 1987
Last Detection Year 2021
Original Source naval vessel
Last Amended Date Jan 12, 2023

Surveying Details

H3838/86 18.4.88 WK EXAM'D 28.11.87 IN 533543N, 042136W [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [3 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 39 IN GEN DEPTH 45MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 46MTRS. DCS3 HT 5.75MTRS, LENGTH ABOUT 100MTRS. LIES NNE/SSW. MAGNETIC ANOMALY NOTED. (HMS FOX, HI 357). - NM 1356/88. HH100/351/04 26.7.91 DIVED ON IN CHARTED POSN 24.6.91. LARGE AND BROKEN UP SS - PROBABLY LATE 19TH C. THOUGH VISIBILITY WAS POOR. LIES WITH BOW SSW WITH MANY GIRDERS AND LARGE FRAMES STANDING PROUD. RECOVERED PORTHOLE ENGRAVED 'A HELDERS & ZN, ROTTERDAM'. (K HURLEY, 11.7.91). HH100/351/10 17.10.95 WK IS AN OLD STEAM SHIP, PROBABLY WW1. FWD HALF OF THE SHIP HAS BROKEN AWAY FROM THE STERN AND IS LYING UPSIDE DOWN. STERN IS DAMAGED, BUT UPRIGHT. THE PROPELLOR HAS SHEARED FROM ITS SHAFT AND IS LYING NEARBY. NO EVIDENCE OF ANY CARGO. (J SHAW, LTR DTD 9.10.95). SEP2022/000028019 12.04.22 EXAM'D 10.08.2021; IN 5335.725N, 0421.689W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 40.49MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 45MTRS. LENGTH 55.6MTRS, WIDTH 11.3MTRS, HEIGHT 4.7MTRS, ORIENTATION 190/010 DEGS. BROKEN WRECK, DEGRADED AND PARTIALLY BURIED. (CLINTON MARINE SURVEY AB, HI1507 - H525-7447). AMEND NDW 40MTRS IN REVISED POSN.

General Comments

Broken wreck, degraded and partially buried.

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