Dit is de informatiepagina over het scheepswrak Benholm, op de waterkaart hieronder zie je het wrak in zijn directe omgeving. De positie van dit wrak is 53 30.703 N,4 29.388 W (53.546566666667, -4.6729833333333)
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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: Benholm
Lengte 71.9 meter, breedte: 10 meter, diepgang: 5.8, tonnage 1438 ton
Lading: ballast
Oorzaak: sank 12m off lynas pt after collision with ss klondyke. was on passage liverpool to cardiff.positional analysis: this wreck plots 3.1 nm north of the collision point recorded in shipping casualties (bot1897-98 p151).dimensional analysis: benholm was 71.93m x 10.21m (lloyd's register 1889). this is consistent with the dimensions of the wreck.archival analysis: the ship was in ballast when sunk. the dtm of the wreck shows the holds to be empty.
Jaar registratie: 1898
Waterdiepte boven wrak: 45 meter, hoogte boven zeebodem: 355 cm
Bekend sinds: 1898, laatst gedetecteerd: 20210806
Details metingen/cartografie: SANK 12M OFF LYNAS PT. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED) POSN 533000N, 040000W FOR FILING ONLY. H4827/75 25.1.77 NOT FOUND 13M NW A HALF W OF THE SKERRIES. ALTERNATIVE POS'N OUTSIDE SURVEY AREA. (HMS FOX, HI 54/76). H3838/86 5.4.88 LOCATED 5.4.87 IN 533042N, 042919W [OGB] USING HIFIX/6. LEAST E/S DEPTH 35.5 IN GEN DEPTH 46MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 50MTRS. DCS3 HT 8.2MTRS. LENGTH ABOUT 80MTRS. LIES N/S. MAGNETOMETER INDICATES STEEL VESSEL. (HMS FOX, HI 357).
- NM 1184/88. HH100/351/09 21.2.95 WK REPD TO BE THAT OF A VERY OLD SHIP WITH ONLY SKELETON STANDING AND IS BROKEN INTO 3 PARTS. (S A RODGER, LTR DTD 8.2.95). NCA. SEP2022/000028019 12.04.22 EXAM'D 06.08.2021; IN 5330.703N, 0429.388W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 37.82MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 45MTRS. LENGTH 80.4MTRS, WIDTH 11.7MTRS, HEIGHT 9.2MTRS, ORIENTATION 355/175 DEGS. UPRIGHT WRECK, BOW IS COLLAPSED AND PARTIALLY BURIED. WRECK STARTING TO BE FILLED WITH SEDIMENT FROM PORT SIDE. (CLINTON MARINE SURVEY AB, HI1507 - H525-7443). AMEND NDW 37MTRS IN REVISED POSN. 1.3.23 WRECK SURVEYED 10/2/2013: MBES DATA SHOWS WRECK THAT RESEMBLES A STEAMSHIP WITH HOLDS FED/AFT, APPROX LENGTH 70MTRS, WIDTH 10MTRS WITH FORE SECTION COLLAPSED. POSITIONALLY, DIMENSIONALLY AND ARCHIVALLY THIS WRECK IS CONSISTENT WITH THE VESSEL "BENHOLM". (INNES MCCARTNEY BOOK "ECHOES FROM THE DEEP"). UPDATE "BENHOLM".
Bron: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: Upright wreck, bow is collapsed and partially buried. Wreck starting to be filled with sediment from port side.
Positie: 53 30.703 N,4 29.388 W