Dit is de informatiepagina over het scheepswrak Ira (possibly), op de waterkaart hieronder zie je het wrak in zijn directe omgeving. De positie van dit wrak is 51 11.084 N,1 31.127 E (51.0898333, 1.7715833)
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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: IRA (POSSIBLY)
Lengte 134.7 meter, breedte: 17.4 meter, diepgang: 8.2, tonnage 7176 ton
Lading: coal
Oorzaak: Ex-harry percy. built in 1943. greek flag. triple expansion engine, single shaft. passage newport news for antwerp. ran aground and broke in two. (sibi).
Jaar registratie: 1947
Waterdiepte boven wrak: 14 meter, hoogte boven zeebodem: 343 cm
Bekend sinds: 1947, laatst gedetecteerd: 20210925
Details metingen/cartografie: H5854/47 7.2.51 TWO MASTS ALWAYS VISIBLE. (HMS FRANKLIN, SURVEY [E8185], DTD 1947). CHART AS ST. NC 1828. H927/59 3.10.60 TWO MASTS SHOWING AT ALL STATES OF TIDE. (ECES, DTD 1959). ADD LEGEND: (2MASTS). LC 1828. H2421/62 24.8.62 NO LONGER DRIES. LEAST E/S DEPTH 18 IN GEN DEPTH 56FT. SCOUR DEPTH 77FT. FIXED BY HSA. (HMS ECHO, DTD 22.3.62). AMENDED TO DW. LC 1828. H3890/68 19.3.68 A GOOD SONAR CONTACT LYING IN A HUGE SCOUR SURROUNDED BY VERY UNEVEN SEABED. LEAST E/S DEPTH 28 IN GEN DEPTH 35FT. SCOUR DEPTH 71FT. FIXED BY HSA. (HMS ENTERPRISE, HI 29/67). AMEND TO WK 5FMS. BR STD. 4.3.68 NOW CHARTED AS WK 4FMS 4FT. NE 1828. H4667/70 31.12.70 NOT FOUND DURING EXTENSIVE SEARCH USING SMB. (HMS BULLDOG, 21.9.70). 15.6.72 NOW CHARTED AS WK 8.5MTRS. NC 1828. H2100/74 30.1.74 LOCATED IN 511057N, 013118E USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 4.6 IN GEN DEPTH 5.5MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 11.6MTRS. SEABED UNEVEN. NO SURFACE DISTURBANCE VISIBLE AT HW. LIES IN DEEP SCOUR. CONSIDERABLE CHANGE IN SEABED SINCE LAST SURVEY. (HMS ENTERPRISE). AMEND WK 4.6MTRS IN REVISED POSN. NE 1828. H1283/76/118 9.9.76 SANK IN 511057N, 013117E. (R A LEE). H1938/78 19.3.81 NO SIGN OF WK OR SCOUR FOUND DURING ROUTINE SOUNDING. LACK OF TIME PRECLUDED FULL SEARCH. GEN DEPTH IN AREA APPROX 5MTRS LESS THAN CHARTED. WK PRESUMED TO HAVE BEEN COVERED. RECOMMEND DELETE FROM CHARTS. (HMS ENTERPRISE, HI 61B/80). DELETE. BR STD. HH090/511/01 12.2.91 NOT FOUND DURING AREA SONAR SEARCH. (NP 1016, HI 511). AMENDED TO DEAD. HH090/738/01 22.7.97 LOCATED BY MAGNETOMETER ONLY. LIES IN AN AREA OF 2MTR HIGH ASSYMETRICAL SANDWAVES. CONSIDERED TO BE ENTIRELY BURIED. (NP 1016, HI 738). NCA. HH091/294/01 / SEP 2010/000060716 26.3.10 EXAM'D 13.8.09 IN 5111.064N, 0131.130E [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 7.12 IN GEN DEPTH 12.5MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 103MTRS, WIDTH 18MTRS, HT 5.4MTRS. LIES 155/335 DEGS WITH BOWS SSE. LARGE WK, BROKEN IN TWO OR THREE SECTIONS. (MARIN MATTEKNIK, HI 1294). ASSUMED TO BE IRA. UPRIGHT, BROKEN FWD OF MIDSHIPS. INS AS WK 7.1MTRS. BR STD. 26.2.13 LOCATED 17.12.12 IN 5111.065N, 0131.133E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 9.57 IN GEN DEPTH 19MTRS. SCOUR 0.3MTR DEEP. LENGTH 101.7MTRS, WIDTH 69MTRS, HT 8.93MTRS. LIES 160/340 DEGS. CHECK LINES ONLY. NFS. (NETSURVEY, HI 1399). NCA. SEP 2015/000083470 18.5.16 EXAM'D 7.9.15 IN 5111.066N, 0131.139E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 11.6MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 16MTRS. LENGTH 103.7MTRS, WIDTH 23.2MTRS, HT 13.4MTRS, ORIENTATION 152/332. SCOUR 73.4MTRS, 8MTRS DEEP TOWARDS 62.6. SITTING UPRIGHT, PARTIALLY BROKEN/BURIED. (EGS HI 1484). AMEND DW 11.6MTRS. RSDRA2022000003820 21.03.22 EXAM'D 25.09.2021; IN 5111.084N, 0131.127E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 12.09MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 14MTRS. LENGTH 106.13MTRS, WIDTH 7.36MTRS, HEIGHT 2.07MTRS, ORIENTATION 343/163 DEGS. LARGELY COVERED BY SAND, LEAST DEPTH AT BOW, SCOUT TO NW & SE. (A-2-SEA SOLUTIONS LTD, HI1743, H525-WI-13719). AMEND DW 12MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Bron: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: LARGELY COVERED BY SAND, LEAST DEPTH AT BOW, SCOUT TO NW & SE
Positie: 51 11.084 N,1 31.127 E