Dit is de informatiepagina over het scheepswrak John miles, op de waterkaart hieronder zie je het wrak in zijn directe omgeving. De positie van dit wrak is 54 38.072 N,0 53.339 W (54.8698333, -0.8991667)
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Naam: JOHN MILES
Lengte 50 meter, breedte: 9.1 meter, diepgang: 3.7, tonnage 687 ton
Lading: coal
Oorzaak: Built in 1908 by s p austin & son, sunderland, with triple expansion engines of 113hp, 1 boiler, single shaft. owned at time of loss by stephenson, clarke & co. passage newcastle-upon-tyne for shoreham. struck a mine. 10 of 14 crew killed. (ww1sl, dods & sibi).
Jaar registratie: 1973
Waterdiepte boven wrak: 34 meter, hoogte boven zeebodem: 15 cm
Bekend sinds: 1973, laatst gedetecteerd: 20161215
Details metingen/cartografie: H4069/72 27.4.73 WK OF OLD BUCKET DREDGER REPORTED IN 543812N, 005330W IN GEN DEPTH 18FMS. (VICKERS VOYAGER/PISCES, GPO SUBMARINE CABLES, VIA RNW). INS AS WK 16FMS. BR STD. H4069/72 4.6.73 POSN 543804N, 005304W. (OCEANICS, BARROW. TELEGRAM DTD MAY '73). BR STD. 18.11.74 AMENDED TO WK 29MTRS. NC 2567. H6331/87 2.2.89 EXAM'D 9.8.88 IN 543805N, 005314W [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [3 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 28.5, FOUL AT 28.7MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 29.5 IN GEN DEPTH 33MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 3.5MTRS. LENGTH 60MTRS. LIES 010/190DEG. INTACT AND WITH SLIGHT LIST TO STBD. HAS CENTRAL LOW SUPERSTRUCTURE AND HIGH POINT NEAR STERN. (LAND & MARINE, HI 414B). AMEND TO WK SW 28.5MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. HH100/351/09 12.6.95 WHEEL AND TELEGRAPH LOCATED. STEERING PEDESTAL ALSO LOCATED. BOWS WELL SMASHED, BOW WINCH UPSIDE DOWN. TWO FORWARD HOLDS, PLATES FALLEN INWARDS FROM BOTH SIDES. TWO MASTS ON SEA BED. AFT ENGINE DUE TO POSITION OF WHEEL AND TELEGRAPH. SINGLE BOILER, THREE FURNACES, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE. CONSIDERED TO BE 'PRESTO'. (A C JACKSON & C A RACEY). HH100/351/10 24.11.95 WHEELHOUSE/BRIDGE PROBABLY AMIDSHIPS. BUILT AS 'DUNELM' FOR THE SUNDERLAND SS CO. PLANS AND PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE 'PRESTO' WHICH CONFIRM THE IDENTITY. (A C JACKSON & C A RACEY). HH100/351/19 19.9.02 DIVED IN LISTED POSN. FOUND TO BE INVERTED. DEBRIS INCLUDING WINCHES, MAST ETC OUT TO STBD SIDE. FULL NET ATTACHED. STERN MARKS ON E/S AS THE HIGH POINT. (S OLD & B JOLLEY, EMAIL DTD 18.9.02). NCA. 19.2.09 EUT POSN: 5438.092N, 0053.333W. NE 2567. 30.3.09 WK HAS NOW BEEN POSTIVELY IDENTIFIED AS JOHN MILES. BELL INSCRIBED "SS JOHN MILES 1908 LONDON" RECOVERED BY TONY HERBERT ON AUG '07. THE ENGINE MAKERS PLATE "NEME SUNDERLAND" WAS RECOVERED BY ROB BROADHEAD AT THE SAME TIME. (CARL RACEY, E-MAIL DTD 27.3.09) IDENTITY AMENDED. NCA. SEP 2017/000002822 3.5.17 EXAM'D 15.12.16; IN 5438.072N, 0053.339W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 30.08MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 34MTRS, LENGTH 45.9MTRS, WIDTH 9.2MTRS, HEIGHT 4.32MTRS, ORIENTATION 015/195 DEGS. WRECK APPEARS TO BE UPRIGHT AND INTACT, BUT IS SEVERELY DISINTEGRATED. (MMT, HI 1491). AMEND NDW 30MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Bron: UK Hydrographic Office
Positie: 54 38.072 N,0 53.339 W