Dit is de informatiepagina over het scheepswrak Gwalia (possibly), op de waterkaart hieronder zie je het wrak in zijn directe omgeving. De positie van dit wrak is 54 33.894 N,0 35.768 W (54.4542667, -0.3978333)
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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: GWALIA (POSSIBLY)
Lengte 73.2 meter, breedte: 10.1 meter, diepgang: 5.2, tonnage 1348 ton
Lading: coal
Oorzaak: Built in 1881 by w pickersgill and sons, sunderland with compound engines. owned by f j broomfield. sank after collision off whitby in april 1907 while on passage from the tyne to bordeaux. (dods).
Jaar registratie: 1975
Waterdiepte boven wrak: 49 meter, hoogte boven zeebodem: 170 cm
Bekend sinds: 1975, laatst gedetecteerd: 20161213
Details metingen/cartografie: H2534/74 8.4.75 WK, FISHERMANS FASTENER, IN 543356N, 003510W. POSN BY DECCA. (KINGFISHER OBSTN REPORT NO 106). INS AS USC 20MTRS. BR STD. 9.5.85 AMEND TO NDW. BR STD. H6331/87 19.1.89 EXAM'D 19.6.88 IN 543354N, 003540W [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [4 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 44 IN GEN DEPTH 49MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 5.8MTRS. LIES 175/355 DEG AND APPARENTLY BROKEN INTO THREE SECTIONS - NORTH - 12MTRS LONG; 5.8MTRS HIGH: MID - 50MTRS LONG; 4.5MTRS HIGH: SOUTH 12MTRS LONG; 5.5MTRS HIGH. CHART AS WK 43MTRS. (LAND & MARINE, HI 414B). AMEND TO WK 43MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. HH100/351/10 24.11.95 BOW SECTION STANDS HIGH AND IS LEANING OVER AT 45DEGS TO PORT AND HAS FALLEN BACKWARDS. FAIRLY WELL DECAYED APART FROM THE MAIN STRUCTURE. FWD HOLDS HAVE COLLAPSED FLAT ONTO SEABED AND PLATING IS WELL DECAYED, SUGGESTING AN IRON HULL. MIDSHIPS SECTION STANDING HIGH WITH TWO SCOTCH BOILERS. COMPOUND ENGINE IS LEANING OVER TO STBD AND IS CLOSE TO THE STBD BOILER. TELEGRAPH FOUND IN FRONT OF THE PORT BOILER. STEERING ENGINE ALSO ON STBD SIDE IN FRONT OF BOILERS. BOWS SOUTH. PILE OF COAL SEEN JUST AFT. (A C JACKSON & C A RACEY). 27.2.06 EUT POSN: 5433.909N, 0035.768W. BA 1612 [6TH EDN, MAY' 02]. SEP 2017/000002822 8.5.17 EXAM'D 13.12.16 IN 5433.894N, 0035.798W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 43.59MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 48MTRS, LENGTH 85.3MTRS, WIDTH 15.2MTRS, HEIGHT 4.9MTRS, ORIENTATION 170/350 DEGS. WRECK IS SEVERELY DISINTEGRATED AND IS NOW BROKEN UP INTO THREE PIECES. BOW SECTION PARTIALLY INTACT, BUT HAS FALLEN OVER TO PORT. THE FORWARD HOLD HAS COLLAPSED TO THE SEABED, WHILST THE MIDSHIPS STILL STANDS HIGH, CONTAINING TWO SINGLE BOILERS AND AN ENGINE BLOCK. THE AFT SECTION ALSO HAS FLATTENED TO THE SEABED, WHILST A PORTION OF THE STERN SECTION APPEARS TO REMAIN INTACT. (MMT, HI 1491). AMEND NDW 43MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Bron: UK Hydrographic Office
Positie: 54 33.894 N,0 35.768 W