Dit is de informatiepagina over het scheepswrak Albanian, op de waterkaart hieronder zie je het wrak in zijn directe omgeving. De positie van dit wrak is 53 28.936 N,3 53.789 W (53.360516666667, -3.7421666666667)
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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: ALBANIAN
Lengte 89 meter, breedte: 9.4 meter, diepgang: 7, tonnage 1417 ton
Oorzaak: built in 1870 by t royden & sons, liverpool. owned at time of loss by bibby line, liverpool. two boilers, compound inverted engine of 170nhp, single shaft. passage liverpool for genoa & leghorn. sank following collision with wooden barque nydia (9834 tons, built 1853) in clear weather. albanian maintained course with nydia close to the wind and was struck by nydia port side, aft of the bridge. third officer penny was held to be wholly responsible for the collision through holding course. (sibi et al).
Jaar registratie: 1982
Waterdiepte boven wrak: 35 meter, hoogte boven zeebodem: 170 cm
Bekend sinds: 1982, laatst gedetecteerd: 20210814
Details metingen/cartografie: H1310/82/24 9.9.82 UNCHARTED WK LOCATED IN 532859N, 035354W [OGB], USING DECCA YACHT NAVIGATOR. STANDS ABOUT 2FMS HIGH IN GEN DEPTH 24FMS (NO TIDAL REDUCTION APPLIED). DEEP SCOUR TO W OF WK. (D TURNER, 21.8.82). INS AS NDW. BR STD. H1310/84/37 5.11.84 DIVED ON 10.6.84 IN 532854N, 035318W. APPARENTLY AN EARLY SS WITH CURVED 'CLIPPER' BOW AND COUNTER STERN. LIES UPRIGHT IN 36MTRS OF WATER (U) AND STANDS 6MTRS HIGH. NO SUPERSTRUCTURE REMAINS. ABOUT 200FT LONG, LYING WITH BOWS NE. (P L SMITH, 22.10.84). AMEND WK 28MTRS. BR STD. H3838/86 3.12.87 WK 26.5 IN GEN DEPTH 35.8MTRS, IN 532856N, 035344W. (HMS BULLDOG, SIGNAL DTD 2.12.87).
- NM 366/88. H2993/88 13.6.88 EXAM'D 29.11.87 IN 532856N, 035344W [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [3 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 27.5 IN GEN DEPTH 35.5MTRS. SCOUR 5MTRS DEEP. EXAM'D ALSO BY HMS BULLDOG. HYDROSEARCH - VERT HT 6.9MTRS, SHADOW HT 9.3MTRS. LYING IN TWO PARTS, WELL BROKEN-UP, 165/345 DEG. LENGTH 106MTRS, BEAM 9.7MTRS. APPARENTLY UPRIGHT WITH COLLAPSED SUPERSTRUCTURE AND HIGHEST POINT AT S END OF LARGER NORTHERN PIECE. CHART AS WK 26.5MTRS. (HMS HECATE, HI 357). NFA. HH100/351/04 26.7.91 DIVED ON. CONFIRMED TO BE IN TWO PARTS. THOUGHT LIKELY TO BE WK OF BIBBY LINE SS ALBANIAN. (K HURLEY, 11.7.91). 7.8.92 CONFIRMED AS WK OF THE ALBANIAN. (HUMBER SALVAGE UK LTD. 3.7.92). 15.11.93 REPD NOW TO BE IN 3 PIECES FOLLOWING SALVAGE BY THE `PETREL' OF THE TUBING. (TELECON, P DAY). 2.5.14 FWD PART COLLAPSED, MIDSHIPS UPRIGHT, STERN BROKEN AND LIES TO STBD. (DIVER MAGAZINE, MAY 2014). NCA. SEP2022/000028019 12.04.22 EXAM'D 14.08.2021; IN 5328.936N, 0353.789W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 26.89MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 35MTRS. LENGTH 93.4MTRS, WIDTH 22.2MTRS, HEIGHT 8.5MTRS, ORIENTATION 170/350 DEGS. UPRIGHT WRECK WITH BOW PARTIALLY COLLAPSED, HALF MID-SECTION COLLAPSED AND BURIED, AND STERN COLLAPSED. (CLINTON MARINE SURVEY AB, HI1507 - H525-8124). AMEND DW 26.5MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Bron: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: Upright wreck with bow partially collapsed, half mid-section collapsed and buried, and stern collapsed.
Positie: 53 28.936 N,3 53.789 W