Dit is de informatiepagina over het scheepswrak Ezra weston (stern section), op de waterkaart hieronder zie je het wrak in zijn directe omgeving. De positie van dit wrak is 50 43.269 N,4 56.938 W (50.505016666667, -5.2049666666667)
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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: EZRA WESTON (STERN SECTION)
Lengte 134.4 meter, breedte: 17.4 meter, diepgang: 11.3, tonnage 7176 ton
Lading: vehicles,general and mixed goods
Oorzaak: built in 1943 by the new england sb corp, portland. owned at time of loss by us was shipping administration. two boilers, triple expansion engine of 2500hp, single shaft. passage avonmouth for falmouth. general cargo. torpedoed by u-667 while in convoy ebc-66. broke in two and sank.
Jaar registratie: 1944
Waterdiepte boven wrak: 50 meter, hoogte boven zeebodem: 45 cm
Bekend sinds: 1944, laatst gedetecteerd: 2011
Details metingen/cartografie: H03193/44 H03193/44 TWO WKS LOCATED IN 504200N, 050300W AND 504030N, 050142W. ASSUMED TO BE EZRA WESTON AND HMCS REGINA. (C IN C PLYMOUTH) H03526/44 15.11.44 H03526/44 POSN 504030N, 050142W. (PLYMOUTH LIST PCWO 161 15.11.44). H0113/45 4.7.45 H0113/45 WK, NOW PRESUMED EZRA WESTON, IN 504030N, 050145W. (REGINA NOW PLACED BY PLYMOUTH IN 504200N, 050300W). LENGTH 275FT, HEIGHT 24FT, DIRECTION 160-340DEGS. (PLYMOUTH LIST 840/2 4.7.45). - HMCS REGINA LATER CONFIRMED IN 504251N, 045824W. [SEE WK RECORD 17867]. SONAR CONTACT IN 504030N, 050142W. L 275FT, H 24FT, DIRECTION 160-340DEGS. (AUBD 321/38). H7613/52 5.11.52 H7613/52 5.11.52 CHART AS NDWPA. (HYDROGRAPHIC OFFICE). NC 1156. 14.11.72 14.11.72 NOW CHARTED AS WK PA 15FMS. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). NE 1178. 25.1.73 25.1.73 NOW CHARTED AS USC PA 28MTRS. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). NC 1156. H2979/74 4.11.77 H2979/74 4.11.77 FF REPORTED IN 504010N, 050204W USING DECCA. (E GILES, 3.8.77). NCA. H1247/69 4.5.78 H1247/69 4.5.78 NOW CHARTED AS USCPA 30MTRS IN 504000N, 050136W. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). NC 1178. H2979/74 31.1.79 H2979/74 31.1.79 THREE FFS REPD IN 503957N, 050154W, 504002N, 050131W AND 504003N, 050201W USING DECCA. (E GILES, 16.5.77). NCA. HH10/351/15 31.3.00 HH10/351/15 31.3.00 DIVED IN 8.1999. STANDS 7MTRS HIGH IN GEN DEPTH 48MTRS BY DEPTH GAUGE. LENGTH 60MTRS. LIES 150/330 DEGS. SEABED COARSE SAND & ROCK. LIES IN TWO SECTIONS. STERN SECTION CONTAINS THE ENGINE BLOCK AND BOILERS ALONG WITH THE BRIDGE. HULL HAS COLLAPSED OUTWARDS BUT IS QUITE INTACT IN PLACES. BOW SECTION NOT YET DIVED. STERN SECTION CONTAINS SOME CARGO OF LEAD IGNOTS AND A FEW TRUCKS/ARMY JEEPS. (J ROSEVEARE). NCA. 6.4.00 6.4.00 LIES IN TWO SECTIONS WITH STERN N 5043.245N, 0456.875W [WGD]. BOW IN 5042.779N, 0457.868W [WGD]. POSN BY DGPS. (J ROSEVEARE, TELECON 6.4.00). SEE [17767] FOR BOW SECTION. AMEND TO WK 40MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. HH100/351/17 18.9.01 HH100/351/17 18.9.01 DIVED IN 5043.260N, 0456.936W [WGD]. STERN SECTION CONTAINS THE ENGINE BLOCK, BOILERS AND PROP, PLUS REMAINS OF ARMY VEHICLES, UPSIDE DOWN CHASSIS WITH AXLES AND TYRES. (K DENBY, EMAIL DTD 14.9.01). NCA. 9.8.11 9.8.11 LOCATED 28.3.10 IN 5043.269N, 0456.938W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 44.41 IN GEN DEPTH 50.7MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 75MTRS, WIDTH 21MTRS, HT 6.3MTRS. LIES 045/225 DEGS WITH BOWS NE. SEABED ROCK. (FUGRO OSAE, HI 1157). COLLAPSED. AMEND WK 44MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD.
Bron: UK Hydrographic Office
Positie: 50 43.269 N,4 56.938 W