Dit is de informatiepagina over het scheepswrak Baychattan, op de waterkaart hieronder zie je het wrak in zijn directe omgeving. De positie van dit wrak is 50 11.427 N,3 42.169 W (50.207816666667, -3.7034)
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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: BAYCHATTAN
Lengte 110.3 meter, breedte: 14.6 meter, diepgang: 5.5, tonnage 3758 ton
Lading: ballast
Oorzaak: ex-kilchattan. built in 1906 by charles connel & co, glasgow. owned at time of loss by the bay ss co ltd. two boilers, triple expansion engine of 382nhp, single shaft. machinery by dunsmuir & jackdon ltd, glasgow. passage le havre for cardiff. torpdeoed by uc-50. (sibi).
Jaar registratie: 1917
Waterdiepte boven wrak: 53 meter, hoogte boven zeebodem: 72 cm
Bekend sinds: 1917, laatst gedetecteerd: 2013
Details metingen/cartografie: REPD LOST 0.5M SSW FROM PRAWLE POINT. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). CHARTED AS DW PA (1917). NE 1613. H2502/51 24.4.51 H2502/51 24.4.51 WK IN 501124N, 034206W. DEPTH OVER WRECK 23FMS. HT ABOVE SEABED 41FT. (HMS SEAGULL, 1950, SURVEY [E8881]). BR STD. 24.11.70 24.11.70 DIVED IN 1970. REPD TO BE THAT OF THE 'BAYCHATTAN' & IS SITTING UPRIGHT IN 200FT OF WATER & IT IS ABOUT 150FT TO THE TOP OF THE DECK. AN UNCONFIRMED REPORT STATES THAT THE STERN IS MISSING. (G B THOMAS, BRISTOL SAC & WAR RISK OFFICE, TELECON 24.11.70). H2396/77 11.3.77 H2396/77 11.3.77 WK IN 501122N, 034206W USING DECCA. ABOUT 345FT LONG BY SONAR. LYING ABOUT WSW/ESE, BOWS ESE. NEARLY UPRIGHT. CLEARANCE BY E/S 126FT. REDUCED RISE ABOUT 45FT. SEABED GEN DEPTH 175FT. LITTLE SCOURING. THIS WAS THE OBJECT OF ONE SHORT EXPLORATORY DIVE. THE BOWS ARE BLUFF WITH A STRAIGHT STEM POST. THE FORE END IS NOT UNLIKE THE 'DROXFORD'. SOLID BULWARKS NOT GUARDRAILS. IN THIS AREA TIDAL STREAMS TURN SHARPLY & IF NOT EARLY, VERY PROMPTLY. RECKONED BY THE DIVER TO BE A FREIGHTER. SURVEY BY 'QUEEN MOTHER', JUNE 1975, USING SONAR AND E/S. (RISDON BEAZLEY, 10.2.77). CHART AS 34MTRS [21FMS]. BR STD. H1941/79 1.4.81 H1941/79 1.4.81 EXAM'D 12.11.80 IN 501124.6N, 034203.6W [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 40 IN GEN DEPTH 54MTRS. SCOUR 1MTR DEEP. DCS3 HT 13MTRS. LYING ENE/WSW, APPARENTLY UPRIGHT BUT WITHOUT SUPERSTRUCTURE. (HMS FOX, HI 54A/79). BR STD. H1936/80 29.9.81 H1936/80 29.9.81 EXAM'D 26.2.81 IN 501123N, 034207W [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 37 IN GEN DEPTH 54MTRS. DCS3 HT 13MTRS. ABOUT 110MTRS LONG, LYING ENE/WSW, GIVING GOOD SONAR RESPONSE FROM ALL DIRECTIONS. (HMS BEAGLE, HI 5/81). BR STD. H5982/82 10.2.83 H5982/82 10.2.83 WK SHOWN IN 501118N, 034207W [OGB],USING DECCA, ON KINGFISHER CHART K(SW)3 [1982 EDN]. NCA. 4.9.98 4.9.98 UPRIGHT BUT WITH NO SUPERSTRUCTURE. TORPEDO DAMAGE AT STERN CLEAR TO SEE. (DIVER MAGAZINE SEPT 1998). NCA. HH091/059/01 4.5.05 HH091/059/01 4.5.05 EXAM'D 18.7.04 IN 5011.427N, 0342.169W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 46.5 IN GEN DEPTH 53.8MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 104MTRS, WIDTH 26MTRS, HT 7.3MTRS. LIES 072/252 DEGS WITH BOWS TOWARDS 072 DEGS. SEABED SAND WITH ROCK OUTCROPS CLOSE N. UPRIGHT, INTACT. (GARDLINE, HI 1059). AMEND WK 46MTRS. BR STD. 18.4.13 18.4.13 EXAM'D 5.1.13 IN 5011.427N, 0342.169W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 46.8 IN GEN DEPTH 53.3MTRS. SCOUR 0.9MTR DEEP AT WK. LENGTH 109MTRS, WIDTH 26MTRS, HT 6.5MTRS. LIES 073/253 DEGS. INTACT. (EMU, HI 1374). NCA.
Bron: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: UPRIGHT BUT WITH NO SUPERSTRUCTURE, BOWS ENE
Positie: 50 11.427 N,3 42.169 W