Dit is de informatiepagina over het scheepswrak Candia, op de waterkaart hieronder zie je het wrak in zijn directe omgeving. De positie van dit wrak is 50 34.335 N,0 30.777 W (50.6523667, -0.6161833)
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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: CANDIA
Lengte 137.2 meter, breedte: 15.8 meter, diepgang: 9.1, tonnage 6482 ton
Lading: foodstuffs: solid,general and mixed goods,metal: concentrate and products,grain
Oorzaak: Built in 1896 by caird & co ltd, greenock. onwed at time of loss by p & o, s navigation co. two boilers, twin triple expansion engines of 69nhp, twim shaft. passage sydney for london. torpedoed by uc-65. one man lost. cargo included 8000 tons grain, foodstuffs, 1025 tons lead, 1000 tons zinc and general. (sibi).
Jaar registratie: 1947
Waterdiepte boven wrak: 52 meter, hoogte boven zeebodem: 0 cm
Bekend sinds: 1947, laatst gedetecteerd: 2003
Details metingen/cartografie: H0150/39 24.7.47 WK LOCATED IN 503436N, 003042W. LEAST DEPTH OVER WK 20FMS IN GEN DEPTH 27FMS. GOOD E/S & A/S CONTACT, FROM BEARING 320DEGS. (CSO PORTSMOUTH, 28.6.47). CHART AS NDW. H0150/39 14.5.52 SALVAGE OPS TAKING PLACE. G CON LT BUOY, GPFL(2)10S ESTABLISHED CLOSE TO WK. (RISDON BEAZLEY LTD). TNM ISSUED. H0150/39 13.9.52 SALVAGE OPS, PLANNED FROM 3 MAY TO 1 SEPT 1952 IN 503436N, 003036W DISCONTINUED. BUOY REMOVED. (RISDON BEAZLEY).
- NM 1800/52. 23.7.71 NOW CHARTED AS WK 36MTRS. NC 1652. 7.4.72 AMENDED TO WK 35MTRS. [LAT]. NC 1652. H1270/72 29.8.72 LOCATED IN 503433N, 003036W USING DECCA. MAXIMUM HEIGHT 65FT. (MR DILLINGHAM, 13.6.72). H3950/70 22.9.72 AMEND TO WK 10FMS [18.2MTRS] IN 503433N, 003036W.
- NM 1901/72. H3950/70 7.12.73 CLEAR AT 100FT BY CHAIN SWEEP. (TH, 13.11.73). AMEND TO SW 30MTRS. BR STD. H4826/75 19.8.76 RISDON BEAZLEY MARINE LTD STATE THAT 'CANDIA' LIES IN THIS POSN. THIS POSN OBSERVED IN MAY 1952. 1025 TONS LEAD & 1000 TONS ZINC WERE SALVAGED FROM THE FOR'D HOLDS. WK IS INTACT & UPRIGHT ON THE SEABED. WK WAS IDENTIFIED BY THE OVERLAPPING ARCS ON HER TWIN PROPELLERS. (RISDON BEAZLEY, TELECON 18.8.76). H4121/76 19.1.77 EXAM'D 11.8.76 IN 503418N, 003041W [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 36 IN GEN DEPTH 50 TO 51MTRS. SEABED UNEVEN, PROBABLY SAND RIDGES. LENGTH 180MTRS. ORIENTATION NNE/SSW. LOCATED 11.8.76. (HMS FOX, HI 52/76). RETAIN AS SW 30MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. H4121/76 25.11.87 SALVAGE OPS BY MV 'HOLGER DANE' COMPLETED. (TELEX 5.11.87). HH090/952/01 27.10.03 EXAM'D 27.5.03 IN 5034.335N, 0030.777W [WGD] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR 37.0, FOUL 37.5MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 38.7 IN GEN DEPTH 52-53MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 154MTRS, WIDTH 24MTRS. DCS3 HT 14.0MTRS. LIES 000/180 DEGS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. MAINLY INTACT. SMALLER SECTION AT THE S END MAY BE BROKEN AWAY FROM THE MAIN BULK, BUT IT COULD BE BURIED. (GARDLINE, HI 952). BR STD.
Bron: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: INTACT, UPRIGHT
Positie: 50 34.335 N,0 30.777 W