This is the information page about the shipwreck Ss fatfield, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 11.678 N,4 28.653 W (51.065266666667, -4.40345)

 

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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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Name: SS FATFIELD

Year of registration: 1945

Water depth above wreck: 45 meter, Height above seabed: 45 cm

Known since: 1945, last detected: 2019

Details measurements/cartography: H113/45 22.1.45 POSN 511130N, 042918W. (PLYMOUTH LIST, 22.1.45). GOOD SONAR CONTACT & GOOD POSN FOR WRECK. LENGTH 120FT, HT 35FT. (C IN C PLYMOUTH). H5051/70 28.4.71 INS AS NDW. NC 1164. 6.10.72 AMEND TO USC 11FMS. NE 1178 & 1179. 14.2.73 AMEND TO USC 20.0MTRS. NC 1164. 15.11.78 AMEND TO WK 32 MTRS. (AUTHORITY NOT KNOWN). NC 1179. HH090/798/01 30.1.01 EXAM'D 8.10.00 IN 5111.679N, 0428.652W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 38.4 IN GEN DEPTH 41MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 37MTRS, WIDTH 12MTRS. DCS3 HT 3.6MTRS. LIES 130/310 DEGS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. SEABED SANDWAVES 160/340 DEGS, HT 2MTRS. BROKEN UP BUT MAIN PART APPEARS RELATIVELY INTACT. (HMS BULLDOG, HI 798). BR STD. HH216/400/05 16.6.03 EXAM'D 29.8.03 IN 5111.678N, 0428.652W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST DEPTH BY MULTIBEAM 38 IN GEN DEPTH 45MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 60MTRS, WIDTH 9MTRS. DCS3 HT 7.5MTRS. LIES 015/195 DEGS. INTACT WITH SW CORNER BURIED. ISOLATED ITEMS OF DEBRIS LIE CLOSE TO THE N END OF THE WK. (GARDLINE, MCA PROJECT 500 SWATHE SURVEY). BR STD. HH091/158/01 16.7.08 LOCATED 16.6.07 IN 5111.678N, 0428.653W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 38.45 IN GEN DEPTH 45.8MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 40.8MTRS, WIDTH 25.0MTRS, HT 7.7MTRS. LIES 046/225 DEGS. STRONG MAGETIC ANOMALY. (FURUGO OSAE, HI 1158). INTACT, WELL BURIED. NCA. SEP 2013/000174975 29.9.13 LOCATED IN 5111.678N, 0428.652W [WGD]. LENGTH 61MTRS, WIDTH 16.5MTRS, HT 5MTRS. SMALL MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (GARDLINE GEOSURVEY FOR CHANNEL ENERGY LTD, ATLANTIC ARRAY OFSHORE WINDFARM ROS DTD 3.2010 - 5.2010). NCA. 11.5.16 DIVED JUNE 2015. WK APPEARS TO BE STEAMSHIP, BOILER FOUND. (KEITH DENBY E-MAIL DTD 5.5.16, ILFRACOMBE & N DEVON SUB AQUA CLUB). AMEND WK TYPE "SS". SEP 2019/000185715 15.8.19 DIVED AUGUST 2019 IN 5111.678N, 0428.652W [WGD]. WHEEL BOSS DISCOVERED DURING DIVE IDENTIFYING WRECK AS THE 'SS FATFIELD' AND PLACE OF MANUFACTURE AS SUNDERLAND. (JOHN O'KANE, DIVER, H102 DTD 12.8.19). NCA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: INTACT, SW CORNER BURIED

Position: 51 11.678 N,4 28.653 W

 

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