Urania ? Wreck
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Wreck Category | non-dangerous wreck |
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Urania ? Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
59 0.408 N,2 10.156 W |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
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| Wreck Depth | 78 m |
| Water Depth | 86 m |
| Water Level Effect | always under water/submerged |
| Vertical Datum | Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide |
| Name | URANIA ? |
| Type | sailing vessel |
| Flag | NO |
| Length | 77.7 m |
| Width | 11.9 m |
| Draught | 6.7 |
| Sonar Length | 69.3 |
| Sonar Width | 13.4 |
| Shadow Height | 8 |
| Orientation | 59 |
| Tonnage | 1688 |
| Tonnage Type | gross |
| Cargo | chemicals,stone |
| Conspic Visual | not visually conspicuous |
| Conspic Radar | not radar conspicuous |
| Date Sunk | Mar 28, 1917 |
| Scour Dimensions | ,,002.5, |
| Original Detection Year | 2006 |
| Last Detection Year | 2010 |
| Original Source | survey vessel |
| Surveying Details | HH091/137/01 11.12.06 EXAMINED 23.6.06 IN 5900.4080N, 0210.1562W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 72.9 IN GEN DEPTH 80.8MTRS. SCOUR 2.5MTRS. LENGTH 69.3MTRS, WIDTH 13.4MTRS, HT 8MTRS. LIES 059/239DEGS WITH BOW TOWARDS 059 DEGS. APPEARS TO BE A CARGO VESSEL UPRIGHT ON THE SEABED. AFT END APPEARS TO BE MISSING. (NETSURVEY LTD, HI 1137). INS AS WK 72MTRS. BR STD. HH091/137/01 22.12.06 LEAST M/B DEPTH 78MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 80.8MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 6.3MTRS. SCOURING AROUND THE BOW 2.5MTRS [SIC] BELOW NORMAL SEABED LEVEL TO A RADIUS OF 15MTRS. (NETSURVEY LTD, HI 1137, REVISED H525). RETAIN AS WK 72MTRS. NCA. 12.1.07 LEAST M/B DEPTH 78 IN GEN DEPTH 86MTRS. SCOUR 2.5MTRS DEEP EXTENDS 15MTRS RADIUS AROUND BOW. (NETSURVEY LTD, HI 1137, CONFIRMATION OF LEAST DEPTH). ORIGINAL SURVEY DATA NOT CORRECTED FOR DRAFT. AMEND WK 78MTRS. BR STD. 17.8.10 WK DIVED BY DIVERS FROM MV KARIN. FOUND TO BE A SAILING VESSEL WITH CLIPPER TYPE BOW, PROBABLY URANIA. 2 MASTS OFF PORT SIDE, WITH MASTS FOOTING LOCATED ON WK. (K HEATH, TELECON 17.8.10) IDENTITY AMENDED. NCA. |
| Last Amended Date | Jan 12, 2007 |
Circumstances of loss
BUILT OF STEEL AS A BARQUE IN 1891 BY ALEXANDER STEPHEN & SONS, GLASGOW. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY S LOEVOLD. PASSAGE NEW YORK FOR AYBORG. MINED. (DODS, WW1SL & SIBI).
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- Fredrika Wreck 7453.6 M
- Blue Crusader Wreck 8108.7 M
- Other Wreck 5507 9161.7 M
- Sailing Vessel Wreck No 5453 11781.1 M
- Vestfoss Wreck 12435.7 M
- Tamara Xii (Probably) Wreck 12440.5 M
- Bancrest (Probably) Wreck 13725.4 M
- Viken (Possibly) Wreck 15081.6 M
- Finland Wreck 15171.5 M
General Comments
STEEL HULL, BOWS ENE