Dit is de informatiepagina over het scheepswrak Saxon briton, op de waterkaart hieronder zie je het wrak in zijn directe omgeving. De positie van dit wrak is 50 13.245 N,5 37.147 W (50.27365, -5.4894666666667)
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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: SAXON BRITON
Lengte 76.2 meter, breedte: 10.7 meter, diepgang: 5.2, tonnage 1337 ton
Lading: flammable liquids and gases
Oorzaak: built in 1883 by tyne iron sb co, newcastle-upon-tyne. owned at time of loss by kerse ss co, grangemouth. one boiler, compound expansion engine of 99nhp, single shaft. passage portishead for calais. cargo petroleum. torpedoed and sunk by u-55. (ww1sl, ll ww1 & sibi).
Jaar registratie: 1918
Waterdiepte boven wrak: 34 meter, hoogte boven zeebodem: 129 cm
Bekend sinds: 1918, laatst gedetecteerd: 2010
Details metingen/cartografie: ORIGINALLY THOUGHT TO BE 'DENEBOLA'. 19.8.18 SS DENEBOLA REPD ALSO 2M N BY W FROM GURNARDS HD BUT POSN ACCEPTED AS 501320N, 053730W APPROX. (RA FALMOUTH, AP REPORT). CHART AS WK (OLD SYMBOL). BA 777. H6391/19 REPD LOST 2M N BY W FROM GURNARDS HD IN APPROX 501318N, 053724W. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). H2537/28 28.8.28 NOW CHARTED AS NDW PA (1918). (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). BA 777. H5872/53 19.11.53 NOW CHARTED AS NDW PA. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). NC 1149. H2959/73 11.7.73 READINGS OBTAINED ON MAGNETOMETER ABOUT 2.5C SE OF 501318N, 053724W WHICH SEEMS TO BE TWO SMALL WKS (POSSIBLY PARTS OF DENEBOLA). (E GILES, 20.6.73). NCA. H2959/73 18.7.73 ACTUALLY IN ONE PART ON RE-EXAMINATION IN 501315N, 053709W USING DECCA. COULD BE DENEBOLA. (MR GILES, 16.7.73). AMEND TO USC 15MTRS (8FMS) IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. 4.5.78 NOW CHARTED AS USC 20MTRS. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). NC 1178. HH100/351/16 28.12.00 DIVED IN 5013.260N, 0537.170W [WGD] USING GPS. STANDS 3MTRS HIGH BY E/S. LENGTH 70MTRS, WIDTH 15MTRS, HT 3.5MTRS BY DIVER. LIES N/S WITH BOWS S. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. NO SCOUR. SEABED OF BROKEN SHELL & SAND. LOWER HULL PLATING INTACT 1MTR ABOVE SEABED. STERN SHAFT AND IRON PROP IN PLACE. ENGINE LIES CORRECTLY, HUGE SINGLE BOILER STANDS ON END. SPARE PROP BY THE ENGINE. BOWS DETACHED AND LIE SOME 20MTRS TO THE SW WITH OTHER SCATTERED WRECKAGE. (G LOCKETT, 18.12.00). AMEND TO WK 26MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. HH100/351/22 26.4.05 WK CONFIRMED AS 'SAXON BRITON'. ENGRAVED BELL HAS BEEN RECOVERED. (P NICHOLSON, EMAIL DTD 31.3.05). AMEND IDENTITY. SEE [16390] FOR DENEBOLA (POSSIBLY). NCA. 14.12.11 LOCATED 17.3.10 IN 5013.245N, 0537.147W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 30.62 IN GEN DEPTH 34.1MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 45.5MTRS, WIDTH 11.5MTRS, HT 3.53MTRS. LIES 129/309 DEGS WITH BOWS WNW. (FUGRO OSAE, HI 1157). AMEND WK 30.5MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. 18.4.12 BELL ENGRAVED 'SAXON BRITAN' WAS RECOVERED FROM 5013.234N, 0537.120W [WGD]. (B SLATER, LANDS END DIVING, VIA P NICHOLSON, LTR DTD 11.4.12). NCA.
Bron: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: BOWS DETACHED, DIMENSIONS BY DIVER
Positie: 50 13.245 N,5 37.147 W