Dit is de informatiepagina over het scheepswrak Muriel, op de waterkaart hieronder zie je het wrak in zijn directe omgeving. De positie van dit wrak is 57 32.102 N,1 44.24 W (57.4531, -1.7967)
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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: MURIEL
Lengte 82.3 meter, breedte: 12.3 meter, diepgang: 5.6, tonnage 1831 ton
Lading: coal
Oorzaak: built in 1898 by grangemouth dockyard co, grangemouth. owned at time of loss by orders & hanford ss co ltd. two boilers, triple expansion engine of 185hp, single shaft. machinery by hutson & son, glasgow. passage the tyne for scapa flow. sank quickly after a loud explosion under the vessel, no submarine or torpedo track having been sighted. crew taken off by patrol vessel. no lives lost. (sibi).
Jaar registratie: 1918
Waterdiepte boven wrak: 46 meter, hoogte boven zeebodem: 155 cm
Bekend sinds: 1918, laatst gedetecteerd: 2009
Details metingen/cartografie: SUNK 3.5 MILES ENE OF PETERHEAD SIGNAL STATION. H1734/59 6.4.59 LOCATED IN 573206N, 014407W [OGB] USING HSA. SWEPT CLEAR AT 116FT, FOUL AT 122FT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 118FT IN GEN DEPTH 158FT. DEPTH OF SCOUR 2FT. (HMS SCOTT, 5.9.58). INS AS WK 19FMS. BR STD. 10.6.74 AMEND TO SW 35MTRS. NC 213. HH091/155/01 19.1.10 SEP 2010/000027978 EXAM'D 15.6.09 IN 5732.102N, 0142.240W (SIC) [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 36.91 IN GEN DEPTH 46.7MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 88MTRS, WIDTH 19MTRS, HT 9.8MTRS. LIES 155/335 DEGS WITH BOW SE. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. SE 40MTRS OF WK COLLAPSED. (GARDLINE HYDRO, HI 1155). LONGITUDE GIVEN AS 0144.240E IN ROS. AMEND WK 36MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. HH100/351/16 21.8.00 DIVED IN 5732.090N, 0144.235W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 41 IN GEN DEPTH 42MTRS. LENGTH 85-90MTRS, WIDTH 12MTRS. STANDS 5MTRS HIGH BY DEPTH GAUGE. MODERATE SONAR SIGNAL STRENGTH. SCOUR 1MTR DEEP EXTENDS 90MTRS TOWARDS 180 DEGS. DEBRIS EXTENDS 45MTRS TOWARDS 180 DEGS. SEABED SMALL ROCKS, GRAVEL AND BROKEN SHELLS. WK LIES IN ONE PIECE BUT THE BOWS ARE TOTALLY FLATTENED FWD OF THE TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE. THEIR OUTLINE IS, HOWEVER, CLEAR. THE TWO LARGE BOILERS LIE FWD OF THE ENGINE BUT ON THE SEABED. STERN SECTION IS UPRIGHT AND COMPLETELY INTACT WITH REMNANTS OF THE CARGO OF COAL IN PLACE. GUN (?12 POUNDER) MOUNTED ON THE STERN BUT NO SHELL CASES. NUMEROUS .303 BULLETS LYING ALL OVER THE STERN SECTION. RUDDER AND STEEL PROP INTACT. COMMERCIAL GUARD REQUESTED. (J LEIGH/B HUMBY, LTR DTD 15.8.00). AMEND POSN. BR STD. 15.3.13 CINC DELETED. MORE THAT FIVE YEARS.
Bron: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: BOWS SE
Positie: 57 32.102 N,1 44.24 W