Wreck: Corinth (possibly) (Steam ship)

This is the information page about the shipwreck Corinth (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 53 44.693 N,0 15.878 E (53.56915, 0.0936)


 

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The texts accompanying this shipwreck are in English ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง, as they are prepared by the UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) based on data from UKHO and the hydrographic services of the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany, among others. They include the known details of the wreck and the comments of the cartographers who have checked the position and condition of the wreck over time.

 

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Shipwreck details

Name: CORINTH (POSSIBLY)

Length 105.6 meter, width: 15.4 meter, draught: 7, tonnage 3669 ton
Load: coal

Cause: built in 1904 by j l thompson & sons ltd, sunderland. owned at time of loss by corinthian shipping co ltd. two boilers, triple expansion engine of 307hp, single shaft. passage blyth for rochefort. cargo coal. shelled by ub-39, the vessel stopped and crew abandoned. submarine crew boarded and looted the vessel prior to sinking it with demolition charges.

Year of registration: 1916

Water depth above wreck: 20 meter, Height above seabed: 34 cm

Known since: 1916, last detected: 20160408

Details measurements/cartography: SUNK 28 MILES S 3/4 E FROM FLAMBOROUGH HD. (WW1SL). H7236/39 24.11.39 2 WKS LOCATED BY HMS WHITEHALL IN 534418N, 001612E & 534424N, 001748E. (HMS MAORI, 24.10.39). - FTNM 2452/39. H0146/39 27.12.39 DWPA IN 87 DEGS 8.7 MILES FROM WITHERNSEA LTHO. (FO HUMBER & TH). - FNM 2882/39. H01624/44 14.6.44 POSN 534444N, 001556E. SWEEP PARTED AT 48FT. CLEAR 45FT. (CAPT M/S HUMBER). AMEND TO WK 7FMS 3FT N REVISED POSN.

- NM 1213/44. 20.3.72 AMEND TO WK 13.0MTRS [LAT]. NC 121. 18.11.77 AMEND TO SW 13.0MTRS. NE 109. H3805/72 28.2.78 LOCATED 31.8.77 IN 534441.2N, 001602.5E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 14.9 IN GEN DEPTH 20MTRS. SCOUR 20.4MTRS. SONAR HT 5.33MTRS. LARGE WK BROKEN IN 3 MAIN PIECES, LYING NE/SW. APPROX LENGTH 200FT. (SOISS, HI 54/77). BR STD. H1270/73 3.11.78 WK DIVED. ENGINE & BOILER PROMINENT. LIKELY TO HAVE BEEN BRITISH BUILT AS INDICATED BY LIGHT RECOVERED. (KIRKPATRICK, HUMBER DIVERS, TELECON 24.10.78). NCA. HH100/351/19 6.1.03 DIVED IN 5344.790N, 0015.930E [WGD] USING GPS. STANDS 5MTRS HIGH BY E/S, 4-5MTRS HIGH BY DIVER. LENGTH 60-70MTRS, WIDTH 10-15MTRS. SCOUR 1MTR DEEP. NO DEBRIS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. SEABED SAND AND GRAVEL. UPRIGHT AND WELL BROKEN. BOILER MIDSHIPS. WRECKAGE LIES TO PORT SIDE OF MAIN WK. (K SMITH). AMEND POSN. BR STD. SEP 2016/000053291 5.10.16 EXAM'D 8.4.16; IN 5344.693N, 0015.878E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 16.2MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 20MTRS, LENGTH 72.3MTRS, WIDTH 23.9MTRS, HEIGHT 3.9MTRS, ORIENTATION 034/214 DEGS. SCOUR DIMENSIONS LENGTH 20MTRS, TOWARD 180 DEGS. WRECK SITS ON ITS HULL, BROKEN UP AND PARTLY BURRIED. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (MMT, HI1473). AMEND DW 16.2MTRS IN REVISED POSITION.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: BROKEN UP AND PARTLY BURRIED

Position: 53 44.693 N,0 15.878 E

 

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