This is the information page about the shipwreck Poltava (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 54 57.51 N,1 17.488 W (54.958500, -1.291467)

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.

Name: POLTAVA (POSSIBLY)

Year of registration: 1917

Water depth above wreck: 37 meter, Height above seabed: 287 cm

Known since: 1917, last detected: 2019

Details measurements/cartography: H7018/58 17.8.60 MANY A/S ECHOES IN 0.5MILE RADIUS ROUND 545730N, 011730W. E/S TRACE SHOWED NUMEROUS SMALL PEAKS RISING 5-10FT FROM BOTTOM (HMS SCOTT, 8.59). H1657/62 14.5.62 EXAM'D IN 545728N, 011721W USING DECCA. SWEPT CLEAR 12FMS BY OROPESA. LEAST E/S DEPTH 104FT IN 125FT. NO SCOUR. GOOD A/S ECHO. (HMS SHACKLETON, 3.62). H2433/71 21.4.71 SONAR CONTACT OBTAINED DURING AREA SONAR SEARCH. A GOOD ECHO FROM 1100YDS SSW. (ISS ROS DTD 31/12/70). H2433/71 22.4.71 EXAM'D IN 545728N, 011715W [OGB] USING HIFIX/3. LEAST E/S DEPTH 32.8 IN GEN DEPTH 38MTRS. SCOUR DEPT 0.5MTR. NOT CLOSE SOUNDED. (HMS ECHO, 16/9/70). RETAIN DEPTH. BR STD FOR POSN. 8.6.72 INS AS WK 17FMS. BR STD. 15.5.73 AMENDED TO WK 31MTRS. NC 152. HH090/796/01 24.12.98 EXAM'D 24.6.98 IN 545730.3N, 011727.6W [WGD] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR 31.9, FOUL 32.2MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 31.0 IN GEN DEPTH 38.0MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 5.0MTRS. LENGTH 76MTRS, WIDTH 15MTRS. LIES 105/285 DEGS. PARTIALLY INTACT, WITH DAMAGE TO ONE END. BOW (TO THE NW) INTACT WITH SIGNIFICANT HT. DEBRIS ON STERN AND CLOSE TO IT ON SEABED. (GARDLINE, HI 796). INS AS SW 31MTRS. BR STD. SEP 2019/000043627 1.3.19 EXAM’D 1.3.19 IN 5457.510N, 0117.488W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 31.88MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 37MTRS. LENGTH 69.5MTRS, WIDTH 16.3MTRS, HT 5.9MTRS, ORIENTATION 287/107DEGS. SCOUR DIMENSIONS LENGTH 4.5MTRS, WIDTH 8.6MTRS, 0.5MTRS DEEP TOWARD 25DEGS. UPRIGHT, PARTIALLY INTACT. (MERITAITO, HI 1513). AMEND DW 31MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: UPRIGHT, PARTIALLY INTACT.

Position: 54 57.51 N,1 17.488 W

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