Dit is de informatiepagina over het scheepswrak Forest queen, op de waterkaart hieronder zie je het wrak in zijn directe omgeving. De positie van dit wrak is 53 59.813 N,0 7.368 E (53.7402833, 0.2099667)
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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: FOREST QUEEN
Lengte 52.2 meter, breedte: 7.5 meter, diepgang: 4, tonnage 446 ton
Lading: railway: stock and construction materials,ferrous elements and ores: unrefined and refined,ore
Oorzaak: Built of iron in 1863 by henderson & coulborn & co, renfrew. owned at time of loss by w rawson & j robinson of hull. one boiler, compound expansion engine of 90hp, single shaft. machinery by gilbert & cooper, hull. passage hull for stockton-on-tees. cargo rails and iron ore. sank following collision with ss loughbrow (733gt) in calm conditions. 14 men lost.
Jaar registratie: 1960
Waterdiepte boven wrak: 35 meter, hoogte boven zeebodem: 5 cm
Bekend sinds: 1960, laatst gedetecteerd: 20160310
Details metingen/cartografie: H5916/59 9.6.60 TWO SEARCHES CONDUCTED FOR STAXTON WYKE (QV). ONLY SMALL PIECES OF WRECKAGE LOCATED IN 535452N, 001033E. (TH 22.10.59). INS AS FOUL. BR STD. H5084/77 20.3.8 WK LOCATED 14.11.79 IN 535947N, 000728E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. EXAM'D BY HMS BULLDOG USING HYDROSEARCH. LEAST E/S DEPTH 30.9 IN GEN DEPTH 36MTRS. DCS3 HT 4.1MTRS, LENGTH 51MTRS, BEAM 7MTRS. HEIGHT IN VERTICAL MODE 4MTRS. (HMS EGERIA, HI 64/79). AMEND TO WK 30.5MTRS. BR STD. HH100/351/17 25.7.01 HAS BEEN LOCATED AND DIVED IN 5359.80N, 0007.35E [WGD]. COLLAPSED AND BROKEN. STANDS 1.5MTRS HIGH. BOILER ON THE PORT SIDE. BELL AND TELEGRAPH LOCATED. LOTS OF FURNACE BRICKS SCATTERED ABROUND THE SITE. (R YOUNG, EMAIL DTD 20.7.01). NCA. HH100/351/18 8.4.02 SMALL AFT ENGINE. ON EVEN KEEL WITH BOWS N. SEABED SAND. IDENTIFIED BY BELL. (A C JACKSON & C A RACEY). NCA. HH100/351/18 30.4.02 ENGINE AFT. WELL BROKEN UP FWD. HIGHEST POINT FWD OF THE ENGINE. NETTED. (S OLD). NCA. 14.7.03 MAKER'S PLATE MARKED LONDON, KNOWN LOCALLY AS "STAND" WRECK. MORE DETAILS TO FOLLOW. (STEVE OLD/G FURSE TELECON 14.7.03) SEP 2016/000053291 5.10.16 EXAM'D 10.3.16; IN 5359.813N, 0007.368 [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 30.27MTRS, GEN DEPTH 35MTRS. LENGTH 48.1MTRS, WIDTH 13.1MTRS, HT 4.90MTRS, ORIENTATION 005/185 DEGS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY, WK PARTIALLY INTACT. (MMT, HI 1473, H525_8988). AMEND NDW 30MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Bron: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: Wreck partially intact.
Positie: 53 59.813 N,0 7.368 E