This is the information page about the shipwreck Vianna (probably), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 54 50.123 N,1 11.265 W (54.93705, -1.1630333333333)
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The texts accompanying this shipwreck are in English ๐ฌ๐ง, 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: VIANNA (PROBABLY)
Year of registration: 1918
Water depth above wreck: 36 meter, Height above seabed: 20 cm
Known since: 1918, last detected: 1994
Details measurements/cartography: 11.4.18 11.4.18 POSN 545030N, 011230W, APPROX. (VAEC, R. TYNE APPRS REPORT). SANK 4 MILES E FROM SEAHAM HARBOUR. (WW1SL). H2433/71 22.4.71 H2433/71 22.4.71 EXAM'D IN 545006N, 011112W [OGB] USING HIFIX/3 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 32 IN GEN DEPTH 36MTRS. NOT FOUND USING SONAR. (HMS EGERIA, 17.9.70). INS AS WK 17FMS. BR STD. 15.5.73 15.5.73 AMEND TO WK 32MTRS. NC 152. H6330/87 7.11.88 H6330/87 7.11.88 EXAM'D 4.9.88 IN 545007N, 011110W [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [7 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 30.3, FOUL AT 30.8MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 30.7 IN GEN DEPTH 36MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 6MTRS. GAVE DISTINCTIVE SONAR SHADOW ONLY FROM THE W. DIMENSIONS DIFFICULT TO ASSESS - ESTIMATED TO BE 70 X 10MTRS AND TO LIE 020/200 DEG. (GARDLINE, HI 414A). AMEND TO SW 30MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
- NM 3636/88. HH100/351/08 11.3.94 HH100/351/08 11.3.94 WK IN 545003.6N, 011114.4W DIVED JULY 1991. LIES APPROX SE/NW WITH BOW FAIRLY INTACT AND STANDING ABOUT 4MTRS CLEAR OF SEABED. REMAINDER BROKEN AND FLAT EXCEPT FOR BOILERS, STANDING 3 TO 4MTRS HIGH, AND STERN WHICH STANDS ABOUT 3MTRS HIGH. HARD TO LOCATE USING E/S. THOUGHT TO BE THE LLWYNGWAIR [SEE 008100913] AND VIANNA THOUGHT TO BE WK IN 544849N, 011343W [WHICH SEE]. (K A LAWRENCE). NCA. HH100/351/08 11.5.94 HH100/351/08 11.5.94 MAY BE LLYNGWAIR (PROBABLY). HAS NO APPARENT CARGO, IS OF SUBSTANTIAL SIZE AND HAS TWO BOILERS. STEERING BINNACLE RECOVERED, MADE BY DONKINS (NEWCASTLE) 1913. (K A LAWRENCE, LTR DTD 11.5.94).
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: WELL BROKEN UP
Position: 54 50.123 N,1 11.265 W