Dit is de informatiepagina over het scheepswrak Afton, op de waterkaart hieronder zie je het wrak in zijn directe omgeving. De positie van dit wrak is 54 5.626 N,4 32.23 W (54.100166666667, -4.5481166666667)
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De teksten bij dit scheepswrak zijn in het engels 🇬🇧, omdat deze worden opgesteld door het UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) op basis van de gegevens van de hydrografische diensten van onder meer Nederland, België en Duitsland. Ze bevatten de bekende details van het wrak en de opmerkingen van de cartografen die in de loop der tijden de positie en de toestand van het wrak hebben gecontroleerd.
Naam: AFTON
Lengte 42.8 meter, breedte: 7.1 meter, diepgang: 3.2, tonnage 287 ton
Lading: stone
Oorzaak: built of iron in 1877 by hanna of glasgow. owned at time of loss by ayr steam shipping co. one boiler, compound exansion engine of 60 nhp, single shaft. machinery by d rowan, glasgow. passage llandulais for ardrossan. foundered. (sibi). caught in a severe sea, so much water being shipped that the fires were put out. became waterlogged and was taken in tow by onyx which was in company. the tow parted off st ann's head, the crew took to the boat and the afton went down. (a corkill).
Jaar registratie: 1896
Waterdiepte boven wrak: 22 meter, hoogte boven zeebodem: 45 cm
Bekend sinds: 1896, laatst gedetecteerd: 1999
Details metingen/cartografie: H1270/88 13.6.89 WK OF SS LOCATED IN 540503N, 043200W [OGB] USING DECCA. WELL BROKEN UP BUT WITH TWO SECTIONS (ONE PROBABLY THE BOILER) STAND ABOUT 5MTRS HIGH IN GEN DEPTH 32MTRS AT HW. REMAINDER WELL FLATTENED. (D LANG, TELECON 13.6.89). INS AS USC 22MTRS. BR STD. 13.9.92 NOT FOUND AND THOUGHT POSSIBLY TO BE THE `AFTON'. (A CORKILL, LTR DTD 13.6.92). HH090/706/01 20.9.96 NOT LOCATED BY DCS3, MAGNETOMETER AND E/S. DELETE. (GARDLINE, HI 706). AMEND ABEY. BR STD. HH100/351/14 14.6.99 DIVED 11.6.99 IN 5405.626N, 0432.230W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST DEPTH 19 IN GEN DEPTH 22MTRS. LENGTH 40MTRS, WIDTH 8MTRS. HT 4MTRS. LIES 045/235 DEGS. WELL BROKEN UP WITH TWO MAIN SECTIONS (THE BOILER AND THE COMPOUND ENGINE) STANDING ABOUT 4MTRS. REMAINDER WELL FLATTENED. STERN SECTION MISSING INCLUDING STERN SHAFT AND PROPELLER. BOW AREA LARGELY BROKEN UP AND COVERED IN SANDWAVES. BLOCKS OF THE LIMESTONE CARGO ARE STREWN EVERYWHERE ABOUT THE WRECK. STERN HALF LIES ON AN OUTCROP OF BEDROCK, BOW INTO SHELL GRIT SAND. (A CORKILL, FAX DTD 13.6.99). INS AS WK 18MTRS. BR STD.
Bron: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: IN TWO MAIN SECTIONS, DIMENSIONS BY DIVER
Positie: 54 5.626 N,4 32.23 W