Wreck: Earl of elgin
This is the information page about the shipwreck Earl of elgin, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 53 2.821 N,5 10.716 W (53.230533333333, -4.9533166666667)
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The texts accompanying this shipwreck are in English 🇬🇧, 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: Earl of Elgin
Year of registration: 1945
Water depth above wreck: 112 meter, Height above seabed: 40 cm
Known since: 1945, last detected: 20190512
Details measurements/cartography: H0109/45 9.5.45 NSC IN 530230N, 051130W. HEIGHT 30FT, LENGTH 150FT. (WAGO 254). H15/66 19.4.67 STRONG A/S CONTACT FROM NW IN 530254N, 051054W. NOT INVESTIGATED. (HMS HECLA, 1966). H1935/80 20.5.82 LARGE WK EXAM'D 17.9.81 IN 530249N, 051039W [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 94 IN GEN DEPTH 110MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 16MTRS. LYING 070/250DEGS. LITTLE APPARENT SUPERSTRUCTURE. (HMS FAWN, HI 3). BR STD. HH215/400/02 2.2.96 LOCATED IN 530252N, 051039E [EUR]. INVESTIGATED BY DCS3 IN GEN DEPTH 110MTRS. LENGTH 127.6MTRS, WIDTH 16.6MTRS. DCS3 HT 12.6MTRS. LIES 040/220DEGS. INTACT. (BRITSURVEY). NCA. 3.10.03 DIVED, ONLY ENGINE AND BOILER REMAIN. (S OLD/G FURSE TELECON 3.10.03) NCA. 10.2.23 WRECK SURVEYED 12/5/2019; MBES DATA APPEARS TO BE AN UPRIGHT CARGO VESSEL OF APPROX LENGTH 113MTRS, WIDTH 15.4MTRS. CENTRAL BRIDGE WITH HOLDS FORE AND AFT. "EARL OF ELGIN" WAS 117.2MTRS BY 15.09MTRS, WHICH IS CONSISTENT WITH THE OVERALL DIMENSIONS OF THIS WK SITE. EARL OF ELGIN WAS TORPEDOED AFT ON STBD SIDE & THERE IS NOTABLE DAMAGE SEEN ON THE WK AFT. (INNES MCCARTNEY BOOK "ECHOES FROM THE DEEP"). UPDATE ATTRIBUTES.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: INTACT
Position: 53 2.821 N,5 10.716 W
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