Steam Ship Wreck Fr 66635

Field Value
Wreck Category non-dangerous wreck
Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM) 		48 50.94 N,4 57.09 W
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 48.849000
  • Longitude: -4.951500
Water Depth 88 m
Water Level Effect always under water/submerged
Vertical Datum Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide
Type steam ship
Flag FR
Cargo ballast
Conspic Visual not visually conspicuous
Conspic Radar not radar conspicuous
Date Sunk Apr 9, 1918
Bottom Texture Gravel
Original Detection Year 1918
Last Detection Year 2021
Original Source merchant ship
Last Amended Date Aug 19, 2021

Surveying Details

11.4.18 UNKNOWN FRENCH SS, IN BALLAST, SUNK BY TORPEDO IN 485100N, 045700W. (MASTER, SS 'DELFINUS'). 26.8.77 UNKNOWN WK IN APPROX 485100N, 045700W [EUR]. GEN DEPTH 100MTRS. (FRENCH WK RECORDS DTD 18.10.76). 2.9.77 SHOWN AS NDW ON FRENCH 6680 [1977 EDN]. 20.10.81 SHOWN AS NDW IN 485100N, 045700W. BA 2644. 17.2.89 SHOWN AS NDW PD IN 4851.000N, 0457.000W [EUR]. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED) BA 2644 [1989 EDN]. 27.2.09 SHOWN IN 4850.940N, 0457.090W [WGD] ON FRENCH 6680 [3RD EDN 2003, CORRECT TO NM 42 29 08, 1:150,000, LARGEST SCALE ADOPTION]. NC 2647. SEP 2015/000260118 18.1.16 SHOWN AS WK(PA) USC 20MTRS IN 4850.940N, 0457.090W [WGD] ON FRENCH 7076 [ED2, COR 18.11.15]. AMEND TO DW(PA) USC 20MTRS.

Circumstances of loss

SUNK BY TORPEDO. (MASTER, SS 'DELFINUS').

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