Dit is de informatiepagina over het scheepswrak Carmarthen, op de waterkaart hieronder zie je het wrak in zijn directe omgeving. De positie van dit wrak is 50 0.142 N,5 7.626 W (49.967, -5.1835166666667)
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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: CARMARTHEN
Lengte 115.8 meter, breedte: 15.5 meter, diepgang: 7.6, tonnage 4262 ton
Lading: ballast
Oorzaak: ex-arlington. built in 1916 by w gray & co ltd. owned at time of loss by james jenkins, cardiff. triple expansion enging, single shaft. passage genoa for the river tees. torpedoed by uc-50. was taken in tow by trawlers but sank a short distance offshore. (sibi).
Jaar registratie: 1917
Waterdiepte boven wrak: 18 meter, hoogte boven zeebodem: 20 cm
Bekend sinds: 1917, laatst gedetecteerd: 2012
Details metingen/cartografie: H2537/28 26.3.56 WK IN 495635N, 050920W APPROX. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). NCA. 9.12.69 WK LOCATED IN 500007N, 050727W. BOW LIES NW, STERN SE IN 60FT OF WATER HEAVILY BROKEN UP BOW AND HATCHES REASONABLY INTACT. 4 BOILERS REMAIN. SALVAGE IN HAND, WHICH WILL BE COMPLETE IN ONE YEAR. (R DAVIS). 15.9.70 SALVAGE COMPLETE BY R. DAVIS AND R. LARN. ONLY NON-FERROUS METALS TAKEN. NCA. 2.11.70 NOW CHARTED AS DW IN 500007N, 050727W [OGB]. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). NC 154. H1270/79 15.1.82 MAIN HULL INTACT. BOILERS STAND 5MTRS HIGH IN GEN DEPTH 20MTRS. IT IS POSSIBLE TO ENTER HULL BELOW MAIN DECKS. PARTIALLY SUNK IN SAND. DEFENSIVELY ARMED. (BSAC WK REGISTER, VOL 4). AMEND TO WK 15MTRS. BR STD. H1288/83/361 9.3.84 DIVED ON 1982. MAINLY FLATTENED, WITH 3 LARGE BOILERS WITHIN RADIUS OF ABOUT 200MTRS. PARTIALLY SUNK IN SAND. NO NON-FERROUS METALS TO BE SEEN. STANDS 5MTRS HIGH IN GEN DEPTH 20MTRS. (S HUMPHREY). NCA. HH100/351/15 16.2.0 DIVED IN 2000 IN 5000.142N, 0507.612W [WGD] USING DGPS. HT 4MTRS BY DEPTH GAUGE. WELL BROKEN UP AND COULD NOW BE CLASSED AS A DEBRIS FIELD. WK HAS 3 INTACT BOILERS, 2 VERTICAL AND 1 HORIZONTAL AND ANOTHER WHICH LIES TO SW OF THE 3, IT HAS BEEN DISMANTLED. BOILERS ARE THE HIGHEST POINT. LIES 135/315 DEGS WITH BOWS 315 DEGS. SEABED SAND & ROCK. (J ROSEBEARE). AMEND POSN. BR STD. 19.2.13 EXAM'D 5000.142N, 0507.626W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 13.9 IN GEN DEPTH 18.0MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 130MTRS, WIDTH 28MTRS, HT 4.1MTRS. LIES 020/200 DEGS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. LIES FLAT ON THE SEABED. THREE BOILERS CLEARLY VISIBLE. (EGS, FOR CHANNEL COASTAL OBSERVATORY, HI 1404). AMEND WK 13.9MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Bron: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: BROKEN UP, BOWS NW, BOILERS ARE HIGH POINTS
Positie: 50 0.142 N,5 7.626 W