Dit is de informatiepagina over het scheepswrak Dumfries, op de waterkaart hieronder zie je het wrak in zijn directe omgeving. De positie van dit wrak is 50 19.764 N,1 44.418 W (50.167166666667, -11.000666666667)
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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: DUMFRIES
Lengte 126.9 meter, breedte: 16.8 meter, diepgang: 7.9, tonnage 5149 ton
Lading: ferrous elements and ores: unrefined and refined,ore
Oorzaak: built in 1935 by hawthorn leslie & co ltd, newcastle-upon-tyne. owned at time of loss by gydinia america shipping lines ltd. three boilers, triple expansion engine of 442nhp, single shaft. passage bona for the tyne. torpedoed and sunk by u 772. (ww2sl, ll ww1, britains sea war & sibi).
Jaar registratie: 1944
Waterdiepte boven wrak: 50 meter, hoogte boven zeebodem: 60 cm
Bekend sinds: 1944, laatst gedetecteerd: 20210108
Details metingen/cartografie: H067/44 7.1.45 REPORTED SUNK IN 502020N, 014320W. (MTB 760, 23.12.44 & AUBD 304/80). BR STD. H03504/51 13.9.51 WK LOCATED IN 501930N, 014400W. LENGTH 340FT, HEIGHT 48FT. LIES 230/050DEGS.(C-IN-C PORTSMOUTH, 2.7.51). CHART AS NDW IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. H6900/55 17.12.55 EXAM'D IN 501944N, 014421W USING DECCA. LEAST E/S DEPTH 17 IN GEN DEPTH 29FMS. FAIR SONAR RESPONSE. (HMS SCOTT, 20.9.55). AMEND TO WK 17FMS [31MTRS] IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. H1284/75 20.6.75 WK OF 'DUMFRIES' LOCATED 15 MILES S OF NEEDLES IN 501928N, 014448W USING DECCA. STANDS 48FT HIGH. (R J TODD, SPITHEAD MARINE SALVAGE, 20.5.75). AMEND TO REVISED POSN. BR STD.H1310/81/23 22.9.81 OBSERVED DECCA CONFIRMED AS 501946N, 014424W [OGB]. (P BARRETT, 9.9.81). AMEND TO REVISED POSN. BR STD. HH100/351/05 23.1.92 DEFINITE WK LOCATED IN 501923N, 014508W [OGB] USING E/S AND MAGNETOMETER. (D G WOODHAMS). PROBABLY THIS WK BUT POSSIBLE THAT THERE ARE 2 WKS IN THIS AREA - W.O. HH100/351/08 3.8.94 LOCATED BY DIVER IN 501923N, 014508.3W [OGB] USING DECCA. LEAST DEPTH BY DIVE COMPUTER 42 IN GEN DEPTH 53MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 2MTRS. LENGTH 340FT. WRECK HAS BEEN SALVAGED. UPPERWORKS MISSING, HULL SHOWING SIGNS OF BREAKING UP. NO EVIDENCE OF THE CARGO. (J WELCH). NCA. HH090/962/01 12.12.02 EXAM'D 18.6.02 IN 5019.767N, 0144.417W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 37.9 IN GEN DEPTH 50MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 120MTRS, WIDTH 18MTRS. DCS3 HT 11.2MTRS. LIES 065/245 DEGS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. INTACT, UPRIGHT. (GARDLINE, HI 962). AMEND TO WK 37MTRS. BR STD. 22.1.07 A VERY SUBSTANTIAL WK STANDING SOME 11-12MTRS HIGH. LEANING TO STBD AND SHOWING SIGNS OF BREAKING UP. AT THE STERN THE GUN LIES ON THE SEABED. ENGINE IS EXPOSED BUT THE BOILERS ARE STILL BENEATH DECKING. THE HIGHEST PART OF THE WK IS THE ENTIRE PORT SIDE WHICH IS COVERED IN LOST FISHING GEAR. (SOUTH COAST SHIPWRECKS). SEP2020/000273534 9.8.21 EXAM'D 08.01.21; IN 5019.764N, 0144.418W [WGD]. LEAST WCD DEPTH 41.069MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 50MTRS, LENGTH 130.10MTRS, WIDTH 19.3MTRS, HT 9.1MTRS, ORIENTATION 60/240 DEGS. LARGE MAINLY INTACT AND UPRIGHT WRECK, MAST STRUCTURE TO STERN OBSERVED IN WATER COLUMN. (A-2-SEA SOLUTIONS LTD FOR MCA, HI1595-H525-18917). AMEND NDW 41MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Bron: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: LARGE, INTACT, UPRIGHT WRECK. MAST STRUCTURE TO STERN OBSERVED IN WATER COLUMN.
Positie: 50 19.764 N,1 44.418 W