Dit is de informatiepagina over het scheepswrak Lusitania, op de waterkaart hieronder zie je het wrak in zijn directe omgeving. De positie van dit wrak is 51 24.745 N,8 32.87 W (51.46955, -8.69945)

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: LUSITANIA

Lengte 232.3 meter, breedte: 26.8 meter, diepgang: 17.4, tonnage 30396 ton
Lading: armament,personnel

Oorzaak: built in 1907 by j brown & co ltd, glasgow, with s turbine, quadruple shaft. owned at time of loss by cunard ss company ltd. passage new york for liverpool. cargo included guncotton, explosives and shells. torpedoed by german submarine u 20. sank within 15 minutes with the loss of 1198 passengers and crew. (sii). considered to have sunk due to explosion in coal bunkers. (dods).

Jaar registratie: 1915

Waterdiepte boven wrak: 92 meter, hoogte boven zeebodem: 45 cm

Bekend sinds: 1915, laatst gedetecteerd: 2012

Details metingen/cartografie: H6907/29 SANK 15M S OF THE OLD HEAD OF KINSALE, OR 512300N, 082500W. IN APPROX 50FMS. (NAVAL STAFF MONOGRAPHS, VOL.13). NCA. H5227/35 10.12.35 WK LOCATED 183DEGS, 11.2M FROM OLD HEAD OF KINSALE LT HO. (SS 'ORPHIR', DTD 2.12.35). SONAR CONTACT 512530N, 083200W. HEIGHT 70FT. CLASSIFIED ROCK. (AUBD W1123/109). H4142/44 23.3.45 SHOAL DEPTH LOCATED 8.9.44. STANDING 78FT HIGH IN GEN DEPTH 48FMS. POSN 512535N, 083250W, OR 183DEGS, 10.8M FROM OLD HEAD OF KINSALE LT. POSN BY TWO CROSS BEARINGS ONLY, BUT GYRO ERROR KNOWN. (HMS BERRY, DTD 9.9.44). THIS IS THOUGHT PROBABLY TO BE 'LUSITANIA'. H5227/35 7.8.67 SALVAGE WORK TO START ON 'LUSITANIA'. AN AMERICAN, JOHN LIGHT IS TO START WORK SOON ON RECOVERIES FROM THIS VESSEL. HER 4 PROPELLERS EACH CONTAIN 14.5TONS OF MANGANESE BRONZE AND ARE VERY VALUABLE. MR LIGHT PURCHASED THE WK FOR ú1000 FROM THE WAR RISK INSURANCE OFFICE. THIS LOW PRICE INDICATES THAT NO BULLION IS ON THE WRECK. (SUNDAY TIMES, DTD 6.8.67). H5227/35 9.6.69 MR LIGHT WILL COMMENCE SALVAGE WORK IN 1969 USING DEEP DIVING EQUIPMENT INSTALLED ON CONVERTED TRAWLER 'KINVARRA'. (DAILY TELEGRAPH, DTD 2.6.69). 6.5.75 MR LIGHT'S PLANS DID NOT PROCEED. (WK SECTION). H1310/82/5 5.2.82 'LUSITANIA' LOCATED IN 512449N, 083243W USING DECCA. LIES SW/NE. (R V BARR, DTD 27.1.82). E/S TRACE INDICATES WK STANDING AT LEAST 72FT HIGH IN GEN DEPTH 50FMS (NO TIDAL REDUCTION POSSIBLE). AMEND TO WK USC 60MTRS IN NEW POSN. H5227/35 27.5.82 ARTICLE IN SUNDAY TIMES, DTD 16.5.82, GIVES DETAILS OF EQUIPMENT TO BE USED BY DIVERS ON WK DURING JUNE 1982. H5227/35 27.5.82 WK LOCATED DURING SIDE SCAN SONAR SURVEY UNDERTAKEN BY SEA SURVEYS OF IRELAND, A RACAL DECCA COMPANY, AND POSITIVELY IDENTIFIED. (LL, 21.5.82). 10.8.82 EXAMINATION OF WK BY TEAM LED BY MESSRS B LISTER & D PIERCE, OPERATING FROM NORWEGIAN MV 'MYREDAG', TO COMMENCE SOON. NO INTENTION TO SALVAGE SHIP. WK LIES ON ITS SIDE IN A LEVEL SAND BASIN. (LL, 9.8.82). H5227/35 3.9.82 ARTICLE IN SUNDAY TIMES, DTD 15.8.82, GIVES DETAILS OF OCEANEERING'S ROV 'SCORPIO'. BELL WAS RECOVERED. FURTHER DIVES PLANNED. 5.11.82 THREE PROPELLERS, CUTLERY, WATCHES, ETC RECOVERED FROM WK BY OCEANEERING LTD. LITIGATION COMMENCED BY MR LIGHT REGARDING OWNERSHIP. WK REPORTED AS LYING ON STBD SIDE WITH FUNNELS AND MUCH OF SUPERSTRUCTURE COLLAPSED ON SEABED. WW2 'HEDGEHOG' MISSILES FOUND IN WRECKAGE. (BBC2 NEWSNIGHT PROGRAMMES DURING WEEK COMMENCING MONDAY 1.11.82). 3.8.83 AN ACCOUNT OF SS 'OPHIR' SEARCH FOR WK IN 1935 PUBLISHED IN NAUTICAL MAGAZINE [JUN '83. VOL.229 NO.6]. 15.8.83 BELL PUT ON TEMPORARY DISPLAY AT IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM. (LL, 12.8.83). HH284/350/01 8.12.89 ONE OF THE 23 TON PROPELLERS OF THE 'LUSITANIA' IS TO BE PUT ON PERMANENT DISPLAY AT THE MERSEYSIDE MARITIME MUSEUM. (LL, 14.11.89). HH284/500/02 9.3.95 UNDERWATER HERITAGE ORDER MADE BY COMMISSIONERS OF PUBLIC WORKS IN IRELAND PURSUANT TO NATIONAL MONUMENTS (AMENDMENT) ACT 1987. RESTRICTED AREAS BOUNDED BY 512624N, 512224N, 083348W AND 082948W. (NATIONAL MONUMENTS DIVISION, OFFICE OF PUBLIC WORKS).

- NM 1307/95. 14.12.01 DIVED SEPTEMBER 1999. GREGG BEMIS JNR, CHAIRMAN OF DEEP OCEAN ENGINEERING IS RECOGNISED OWNER OF WRECK, ITS FIXTURES AND FITTINGS BUT NOT ITS CARGO OR ANY PERSONAL ITEMS. WRECK IN SHATTERED STATE, AREA OF COVERED MOSAIC TILE FLOORING IN THE VESTIBULE OF FIRST CLASS ACCOMODATION STILL IN PLACE. WK LISTING 30DEGS. REMAINS OF BRIDGE AND NAVIGATIONAL EQUIPMENT LIE ON THE SEABED. BOW IS QUITE RECOGNISABLE WITH WINCH GEAR IN REASONABLE CONDITION. BRASS LETTERS OF SHIP'S NAME STILL DISCERNABLE UNDER MARINE GROWTH. (DIVE REPORT WITH PHOTOS, DIVER MAGAZINE JUN '00). 2.5.07 WK LOCATED IN 5124.745N, 0832.870W [WGD] USING DGPS. GEN DEPTH 88MTRS. LENGTH 241MTRS, WIDTH 46MTRS, HT 14.7MTRS. (INSS SURVEY 1999-2005). LIES 045/215DEGS. INTACT, NO DEBRIS. AMEND WK 72MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. SEP 2012/000029949 13.2.12 LOCATED IN 5124.745N, 0832.870W [WGD] (CENTRAL POSN). LEAST M/B DEPTH 76MTRS AT 5124.716N, 0832.931W & DEPTH 79MTRS AT 5124.762N, 0832.825W. (GSI SURVEY KRY10_02). GEN DEPTH 92MTRS. AMEND WK 76MTRS IN CENTRAL POSN. BR STD. 18.7.12 LEAST M/B DEPTH 77.59MTRS. LENGTH 241MTRS, WIDTH 46MTRS. (IRISH WKS LIST). AMEND WK 77MTRS. BR STD.
Bron: UK Hydrographic Office

Positie: 51 24.745 N,8 32.87 W

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