Thelma Wreck
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Wreck Category | dangerous wreck |
| Status | Dead = Not detected by numerous sources therefore considered not to exist |
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Thelma Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
50 34.036 N,0 41.089 W |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
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| Water Depth | 25 m |
| Water Level Effect | always under water/submerged |
| Vertical Datum | Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide |
| Name | THELMA |
| Type | steam ship |
| Flag | NO |
| Length | 79.2 m |
| Width | 11.6 m |
| Draught | 5.2 |
| Tonnage | 1351 |
| Tonnage Type | gross |
| Cargo | coal |
| Conspic Visual | not visually conspicuous |
| Conspic Radar | not radar conspicuous |
| Date Sunk | Apr 6, 1917 |
| Original Detection Year | 1917 |
| Last Detection Year | 1980 |
| Original Source | published World War 1 losses |
| Surveying Details | H4908/79 19.8.80 SINKING POSN GIVEN AS 4M S THREE-QUARTERS W OF OWERS LTV. (A CROTHALL, 22.5.80). NCA. POSN 503400N, 004100W [OGB] FOR FILING ONLY. SEP 2018/000198963 15.08.18 NOT LOCATED IN M/B DATASET (2018). (MMT, HI 1498). AMEND DEAD. |
| Last Amended Date | Aug 15, 2018 |
Circumstances of loss
MINED APPROX 4M S 0.75 W OF OWERS LTV, WHILST EN-ROUTE TYNE TO ROUEN. (LL WW1). 6.4.1917 VESSEL, BUILT IN 1906 BY LAXEVAAGS MASKIN & JERNSKIBS. AND OWNED AT THE TIME OF LOSS BY W WILHELMSEN, STRUCK A MINE AND SANK IN THE ENGLISH CHANNEL ON 6.4.1917. (DODS).
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50 34.036 N,0 41.089 W
Thelma on Wreck Map
Thelma Wreck on Google Map
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