Dit is de informatiepagina over het scheepswrak Kyarra, op de waterkaart hieronder zie je het wrak in zijn directe omgeving. De positie van dit wrak is 50 34.929 N,1 56.619 W (50.582150, -1.943650)

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: KYARRA

Lengte 126.8 meter, breedte: 15.8 meter, diepgang: 8.8, tonnage 6953 ton
Lading: general and mixed goods

Oorzaak: 1.7.08 built in 1903 by w denny & brothers, dumbarton. owned at time of loss by australasian united steam navigation co. four boilers, two triple expansion engine of 770 nhp, twin shaft. passage london for devonport. torpedoed by ub-57 and sank in 19 minutes. six crew lost. (sibi, bournemouth echo 1.7.08, lloyds war losses, dive dorset).

Jaar registratie: 1918

Waterdiepte boven wrak: 26 meter, hoogte boven zeebodem: 59 cm

Bekend sinds: 1918, laatst gedetecteerd: 2009

Details metingen/cartografie: SUNK ABOUT 1.25M SSE OF ANVIL POINT. (LLOYDS WAR LOSSES). H2980/18 27.5.18 WK IN 503430N, 015620W. MAST SHOWING NOT CONSIDERED DANGEROUS TO NAVIGATION. (TELEGRAMS FROM BASINTAL, PORTSMOUTH). 4.5.18 SUNK 1.5M S OF ANVIL PT. (MASTER BOT WR 8/1537, DOCKET M27599). SUNK 2M SSE FROM ANVIL PT. (WW1SL & DODS). 4.6.18 SUNK IN 503400N, 015800W. (PORTLAND AP REPORT, DOCKET M010743). H6391/19 25.3.20 POSN 503430N, 015620W ACCEPTED. (LORDS COMMISSIONERS OF ADMIRALTY).

- NM 674/20. H4607/28 2.8.28 NOT FOUND IN 503430N, 015620W. (TRINITY HOUSE).

- NM 1258/28. H1268/66 22.5.66 IDENTIFIED AS 'KYARRA'. LARGE VESSEL, LYING ON HER SIDE. MANY DECK FITTINGS WINCHES ETC ARE STILL RECOGNISABLE. TRANSIT MARKS SUPPLIED. (MISS L BLAKE, SUB-AQUA DIVER, 22.5.66). H1730/65 3.5.68 DRIFT SWEEP IN 503453N, 015633W USING HSA. DECCA USED. WK CLEARED AT 62FT, FOULED AT 63FT. LEAST DEPTH BY E/S 62FT IN GEN DEPTH BY E/S 90FT. DEPTH OF SCOUR BY ECHO 7FT. SEABED COARSE SAND, SHELL AND SMALL STONES. WK IS EVIDENTLY STARTING TO BREAK UP HAVING 3FT MORE WATER OVER IT THAN IN 1958 & A LOCAL FISHERMAN REPORTED THAT HE HAD KNOCKED SEVERAL PIECES OFF WK IN RECENT YEARS. (FSL WATERWITCH, R OF S 7.6.67). BR STD. H1246/69 6.5.69 WK LYING APPROX E/W, BOWS POINTING E. COVERS AN AREA 600 X 150FT. LYING ON STARBOARD SIDE, WHEEL-HOUSE AND TOP SUPERSTRUCTURE HAVE BEEN SWEPT AWAY. STANDING 30FT HIGH ON SEABED, BUT BOW STANDS SOME 5FT HIGHER THAN THIS. SHIP HAS BROKEN BACK, SEVERAL INTERIOR DECKS HAVE COLLAPSED. SEABED IS SAND & ROCKS. SOME SALVAGE HAS TAKEN PLACE. HOPE TO REMOVE PROP DURING SUMMER 1969. (D W WEIGHTMAN, KINGSTON SAC, 2.5.69). 5.10.88 WK STANDS 18MTRS HIGH IN GEN DEPTH 30MTRS. MUCH OF CARGO STILL IN HOLDS INCLUDES FRENCH PERFUME, CHAMPAGNE, STOUT, RED WINE, SEALING WAX, MEDICAL SUPPLIES, LINO & CLOTH. WK INHABITED BY LARGE POLLOCK & CONGER EELS. (DIVE DORSET, J & V HINCHCLIFFE, 1984). HH091/154/01 & SEP 2009/000108988 22.7.09 LOCATED 28.1.09 IN 5034.929N, 0156.619W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 19.59 IN GEN DEPTH 26.2MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 138.5MTRS, WIDTH 64.8MTRS, HT 6.6MTRS. LIES 059/239 DEGS. NO MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (FUGRO OSAE, HI 1154). AMEND WK 19.5MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD.
Bron: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: LYING ON STARBOARD SIDE

Positie: 50 34.929 N,1 56.619 W

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