Waldinge Wreck
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Wreck Category | dangerous wreck |
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Waldinge Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
52 55.857 N,2 1.139 E |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
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| Wreck Depth | 23.59 m |
| Water Depth | 39 m |
| Water Level Effect | always under water/submerged |
| Vertical Datum | Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide |
| Name | WALDINGE |
| Type | steam ship |
| Flag | GB |
| Length | 91 m |
| Width | 13.4 m |
| Draught | 6.5 |
| Sonar Length | 92.8 |
| Sonar Width | 25.1 |
| Shadow Height | 15.4 |
| Orientation | 124 |
| Tonnage | 2462 |
| Tonnage Type | gross |
| Cargo | coal |
| Conspic Visual | not visually conspicuous |
| Conspic Radar | not radar conspicuous |
| Date Sunk | Nov 20, 1941 |
| Bottom Texture | Sand |
| Scour Dimensions | 011.0,019.0,002.5,268 |
| Original Detection Year | 1941 |
| Last Detection Year | 2019 |
| Original Source | naval vessel |
| Surveying Details | H04039/41 21.11.41 TORPEDOED IN 525600N, 020130E. (HMS VERDUN 21.11.41). H04039/41 3.12.41 PFNM 2875/41 ISSUED. H04039/41 9.11.43 INS AS WK 6FMS. - NM 2398/43. H04039/41 2.6.50 SURVEYED AFTER DISPERSAL. POSN 525554N, 020157E. AREA COVERING POSN OF WK SWEPT BY OROPESA. CLEARED AT 50FT MLWS. NUMBER OF SONAR CONTACTS WERE MADE IN VICINITY BUT OWING TO UNEVEN NATURE OF BOTTOM & NUMEROUS SHOALS OF FISH WK COULD NOT BE LOCATED WITH CERTAINTY BY E/S. ALL CONTACTS WERE SWEPT BY OROPESA. CLEAR AT 50FT. (HMS SHARPSHOOTER, 26.5.50). AMEND TO WK 8FMS 2FT. - NM 1045/50. H3730/69 3.6.69 NOT FOUND AFTER INTENSIVE SONAR & E/S SEARCH. (HMS BULLDOG, 1969). AMEND TO FOUL. BR STD. HH242/555/02 1.6.94 WK LOCATED IN 525549N, 020114E [OGB]. APPEARS TO BE INTACT. LENGTH 80MTRS, 15MTRS WIDE. SHADOW HT 11MTRS APPROX IN GEN DEPTH 35MTRS [UNREDUCED]. (STM VEGA, HN FOR HI 616). HH242/555/02 2.6.94 EXAM'D 28.5.94 SWEPT CLEAR AT 23.3MTRS, FOUL AT 23.6MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 23.5MTRS. LENGTH 95MTRS, LIES 114/294DEGS. GENERALLY INTACT, APPEARS TO BE LISTING TO SW. (STM VEGA, HN FOR HI 616). NCA YET. HH242/555/02 5.9.94 NO BUOYAGE PLANNED FOR WK. (OCC HARWICH, TELECON 5.9.94). - NM 3231/94. HH090/616/01 21.10.94 EXAM'D 1.6.94 IN 525550.1N, 020115.2E [OGB] USING SYLEDIS [3 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR 23.4, FOUL 23.6MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 23.5 IN GEN DEPTH 38MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 39.4MTRS. DCS3 HT 14.0MTRS. LENGTH 95MTRS, WIDTH 32MTRS. LIES 114/294 DEGS. APPEARS TO BE WHOLE. LIES 750MTRS ENE OF LIST POSN. (GARDLINE, HI 616). NFA. SEP 2020/000100123 27.5.20 EXAM'D 07.01.19; IN 5255.857N, 0201.139E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 23.59MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 39MTRS, LENGTH 92.8MTRS, WIDTH 25.1MTRS, HEIGHT 15.4MTRS, ORIENTATION 124/304 DEGS. SCOUR LENGTH 11MTRS, WIDTH 19MTRS, 2.5MTRS DEEP, TOWARDS 268 DEGS. WRECK HAS STARTED TO BREAK APART AND IS LYING ON ITS STARBOARD SIDE. THE PORT HULL HAS A LARGE HOLE IN THE FORWARD SECTION AND HAS COLLAPSED. VARIOUS STRUCTURES AND MASTS CAN BE SEEN ON THE DECK AND LYING ON THE SOUTHERN SIDE. (MERITAITO, HI 1580). AMEND DW 23.5MTRS IN REVISED POSN. |
| Last Amended Date | May 27, 2020 |
Circumstances of loss
EX-USKPORT '40. BUILT IN 1925 BY BURNITISLAND SHIPBUILDING CO LTD, BURNTISLAND. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY CONSTANTS (S WALES) LTD. TWO BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 259NHP, SINGLE SHAFT. MACHINERY BY D ROWAN & CO LTD, GLASGOW. PASSAGE THE TYNE FOR LONDON. TORPEDOED BY E BOAT ON 19TH NOV. SANK ON 20TH.
WRECK MAP LOADING ...
52 55.857 N,2 1.139 E
Waldinge on Wreck Map
Waldinge Wreck on Google Map
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