Wreck: Houghton (Steam ship)
This is the information page about the shipwreck Houghton, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 54 17.773 N,0 15.676 W (54.2962167, -0.2612667)
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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: HOUGHTON
Year of registration: 1982
Water depth above wreck: 46 meter, Height above seabed: 338 cm
Known since: 1986, last detected: 20160220
Details measurements/cartography: H1310/82/20 23.7.82 DEFINITE WK LOCATED IN 541745N, 001504W. POSN BY DECCA. (K T HERRON). INS AS USC 30MTRS. BR STD. HH100/351/06 3.3.93 WK LOCATED IN 541745N, 001543W. POSN BY RADAR. STANDS 2MTRS HIGH. (A C JACKSON, 9.2.93). NCA YET. HH090/730/01 18.11.97 EXAM'D 6.7.97 IN 541745.7N, 001540.0W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 41 IN GEN DEPTH 46MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 5MTRS. LENGTH 60MTRS, WIDTH 16MTRS. LIES 150/330 DEGS. FAIRLY INTACT WK LYING FULLY PROUD OF THE SEABED WITH DEBRIS LESS THAN 10MTRS TO THE SE. (GARDLINE, HI 730). PROBABLY UPRIGHT. BR STD. HH100/351/21 4.6.04 DIVED IN THE 1980S AND AN ENGINE MAKER'S PLATE WAS RECOVERED INSCRIBED 'N.E.M.E. SUNDERLAND' AND DATED 1870. THIS HAS NOW BEEN MATCHED TO THE 'HOUGHTON'. HAS A DOMED TYPE SINGLE BOILER AND AN EARLY COMPOUND ENGINE WHICH IS STILL IN POSITION AND UPRIGHT. PROP SHAFT IS VERY BENT, PROBABLY DUE TO TRAWL DAMAGE. AN OLD, DECAYED WRECK. (A C JACKSON & C A RACEY). NCA. SEP 2016/000007250 09.06.16 EXAM'D 20.02.16 IN 5417.773N, 0015.676W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 38.35RS IN GEN DEPTH 45MTRS. LENGTH 61.6MTRS, WIDTH 14.1MTRS, HEIGHT 7.3MTRS, ORIENTATION 338/158. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY, PARTIALLY INTACT, ONLY CENTRE RETAINS STRUCTURE, DEBRIS FIELD SURROUNDING. (EGS, HI 1472). AMEND TO NDW 38MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: Partially intact.
Position: 54 17.773 N,0 15.676 W
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