Dit is de informatiepagina over het scheepswrak Grinder, op de waterkaart hieronder zie je het wrak in zijn directe omgeving. De positie van dit wrak is 53 53.657 N,4 36.303 W (54.100166666667, -4.5481166666667)
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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: GRINDER
Lengte 39 meter, breedte: 7.6 meter, diepgang: 3, tonnage 505 ton
Oorzaak: 18.11.19 built of wood by whites, cowes. launched for the admiralty on 21 march 1868 by whites, cowes. equipped with disconnecting engines developing 500 ihp by rennie. sold to the multilocular shipbreaking co on 28 october 1919. on 18.11.19 lloyds reported that whilst on tow from sheerness to stranraer for breaking up, had drifted ashore during the night at periel on the e side of holyhead bay. government tug 'aid' was standing by on 19.11.19 at hw, aid towed the vessel off and continued the tow. later that day when 10 miles s of the calf of man she broke adrift. when last seen was waterlogged with seas washing over the forepart. (a corkhill).
Jaar registratie: 1995
Waterdiepte boven wrak: 43 meter, hoogte boven zeebodem: 12 cm
Bekend sinds: 1995, laatst gedetecteerd: 1997
Details metingen/cartografie: HH100/351/10 2.10.95 HH100/351/10 2.10.95 DIVED IN 535334N, 043616W [OGB] USING DECCA. LEAST DEPTH 40MTRS, HEIGHT OF WK 5MTRS. GEN DEPTH 45MTRS. LENGTH 35MTRS, WIDTH 10MTRS. LIES E/W. NO SCOUR. UPRIGHT AND INTACT. HULL IS COPPER SHEATHED. DIVED 5.8.95. BELL WITH 'GRINDER 1868' RECOVERED. REQUEST DATA BE KEPT CINC UNTIL DIVING COMPLETED. (A. CORKILL). BR STD. HH090/705/01 12.6.96 HH090/705/01 12.6.96 EXAM'D 4.5.96 IN 535339.4N, 043618.2W [WGD] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR 38.0, FOUL 38.3MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 38.1 IN GEN DEPTH 43MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 5.7MTRS. LENGTH 40MTRS, WIDTH 9MTRS. LIES 012/192DEGS. SIGNIFICANT MAGNETIC ANOMALY. UPRIGHT. DCS3 INDICATES HULL PARTLY BROKEN UP OR BURIED. (NP 1008, HI 705). BR STD. HH100/351/12 28.7.97 HH100/351/12 28.7.97 DIVED IN LISTED POSN. MIDSHIPS WHEELHOUSE GIVES THE LEAST DEPTH. BOW LIES S BY W. VESSEL IS OF WOOD CONSTRUCTION, BOW EXTENDING TOWARD THE WHEELHOUSE IS UPRIGHT AND INTACT. FROM BEHIND THE WHEELHOUSE ON THE PORT AND STBD SIDES AT ORIGINAL DECK LEVEL ARE LARGE GUNNEL TIMBERS OR DECK SUPPORTS EXTENDING 10MTRS OUT. THE HULL BELOW THESE TIMBERS TO THE KEEL AND THE COUNTER STERN IS COMPLETELY BROKEN UP AND LIES ON THE SEABED IN A MASS OF FITTINGS, STEAM PIPEWORK AND ROTTEN TIMBER. THERE IS AT THE STERN AREA OF THIS DEBRIS FIELD A LARGE TOWING WINCH. (K HURLEY). NCA. 13.11.00 13.11.00 CINC DELETED. MORE THAN FIVE YEARS.
Bron: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: UPRIGHT & INTACT
Positie: 53 53.657 N,4 36.303 W