Dit is de informatiepagina over het scheepswrak Cognac, op de waterkaart hieronder zie je het wrak in zijn directe omgeving. De positie van dit wrak is 53 31.248 N,4 32.279 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: Cognac
Lengte 51.8 meter, breedte: 7.6 meter, diepgang: 4.9, tonnage 503 ton
Lading: general and mixed goods,foodstuffs: liquid,natural fibres and materials in general: unprocessed and products
Oorzaak: built of iron in 1860 by t vernon & sons. liverpool. owned at time of loss by charente ss co ltd. one boiler, compound expansion engine of 50 nhp, single shaft. machinery by lees, anderson & co, glasgow. passage charente for liverpool. sank follwing collision with ss voltaic. (ll & sibi).positional analysis: this wreck lies at a position 7nm east of the collision point given in shipping casualties (1898-99, p154).dimensional analysis: cognac was 51.81 m x 7.64m (lloyd's register 1889-90). this is consistent with the dimensions of the wreck.archival analysis: the wreck shows machinery just aft of midships. this is not inconsistent with lloyd’s register, which also described the vessel as having three holds, consistent with the wreck.
Jaar registratie: 1898
Waterdiepte boven wrak: 54 meter, hoogte boven zeebodem: 30 cm
Bekend sinds: 1898, laatst gedetecteerd: 20200813
Details metingen/cartografie: SINKING POSN GIVEN AS OFF SOUTH STACK (W SIDE). (LL). POSN 531800N, 044500W FOR FILING ONLY. NCA. H4827/75 24.1.77 WK LOCATED 2.11.76 IN 533114N, 0043215W [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 49.5 IN GEN DEPTH 45-57MTRS. DCS3 HT 6.2MTRS. LENGTH 45MTRS; LYING NNE/SSW. A SMALL WRECK LOCATED ON THE SIDE OF A SHOALER BANK. (HMS FOX. HI 54/76). BR STD. H4472/81 8.3.83 EXISTENCE AND POSN CONFIRMED. NO FURTHER EXAMINATION CARRIED OUT. (HMS FOX, HI 3A). 21.10.96 REPD TO BE THE WRECKAGE OF A SMALL COASTER. THE HULL IS UPRIGHT AND INTACT, THE SUPERSTRUCTURE AND BRIDGE HAVE COLLAPSED EXPOSING THE ENGINE. THOUGHT TO BE A WW2 CASUALTY. (J SHAW, 10.10.96). NCA. 11.3.14 EXAM'D 6.11.13 IN 5331.245N, 0432.279W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 49.82 IN GEN DEPTH 54MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 66.6MTRS, WIDTH 19.6MTRS, HT 4.18MTRS. LIES 030/210 DEGS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. INTACT, UPRIGHT. (NETSURVEY, HI 1420). BOWS NE. FWD HOLDS COLLAPSED. RETAIN WK 49MTRS IN REVISED POSN. 1.2.23 WRECK SURVEYED 13/8/2020: MBES DATA SHOWS WRECK OF A COASTER LENGTH 53MTRS, WIDTH 7.8MTRS BOW NE. TWO HOLDS FWD, ONE AFT, CENTRAL ENGINE ROOM. THIS WRECK IS POSITIONALLY, ARCHIVALLY AND DIMENSIONALLY CONSISTENT WITH VESSEL "COGNAC". (INNES MCCARTNEY BOOK "ECHOES FROM THE DEEP"). UPDATE "COGNAC" AND ATTRIBUTES.
Bron: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: UPRIGHT & INTACT, SUPERSTRUCTURE INTACT
Positie: 53 31.248 N,4 32.279 W