Wreck: La negra (Steam ship)
This is the information page about the shipwreck La negra, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 49 43.368 N,3 48.035 W (49.59535, -3.6749333333333)
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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: LA NEGRA
Year of registration: 1916
Water depth above wreck: 73 meter, Height above seabed: 98 cm
Known since: 1916, last detected: 2005
Details measurements/cartography: H3193/70 15.7.74 H3193/70 15.7.74 LOCATED IN 494330N, 034800W USING DECCA BY FRENCH TRAWLERMAN. HEIGHT 14MTRS. (C WILLIAMS). CHART AS WK 53MTRS. BR STD. HH100/351/14 26.4.99 HH100/351/14 26.4.99 LOCATED IN 4943.324N, 0347.983W [OGB] USING DGPS. LARGE WRECK POPULAR WITH ANGLING BOATS. (M SHARP, FAX DTD 25.3.99). BR STD. HH100/351/16 25.1.01 HH100/351/16 25.1.01 DIVED IN LISTED POSN. LIES E/W WITH BOWS W. LIES ON PORT SIDE WITH BOWS INVERTED. SOME 8MTRS FROM THE BOW IS A 6MTR HOLE FROM THE TORPEDO DAMAGE. INSIDE ARE BONES FROM THE CARGO OF FROZEN MEAT AND INTERNAL 4 INCH REFRIGERATION TUBES. MAJORITY OF STERN IS VERY BROKEN. CLOSE TO STERN LIES A SINGLE 6 INCH GUN. IDENTIFIED BY THE RECOVERY OF A HELM INDICATOR. SERIAL NUMBER ENGRAVED IN THE TOP PLATE CONFIRMED THAT THIS WAS FITTED TO THE 'LA NEGRA'. (L BISHOP). NCA. HH091/059/01 10.5.05 HH091/059/01 10.5.05 EXAM'D 29.7.04 IN 4943.368N, 0348.035W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 64.4 IN GEN DEPTH 73.6MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 103.4MTRS, WIDTH 30.8MTRS, HT 9.2MTRS. LIES 098/278 DEGS WITH BOWS W. DEBRIS EXTENDS 25MTRS TOWARDS 140 DEGS. LARGE, PARTIALLY COLLAPSED WK ON PORT SIDE. (GARDLINE, HI 1059). AMEND WK 64MTRS. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: INTACT, MAINLY ON PORT SIDE, BOWS W
Position: 49 43.368 N,3 48.035 W
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