Dit is de informatiepagina over het scheepswrak Schiller, op de waterkaart hieronder zie je het wrak in zijn directe omgeving. De positie van dit wrak is 49 52.194 N,6 25.51 W (49.947816666667, -6.3925666666667)
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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: SCHILLER
Lengte 116 meter, breedte: 12.2 meter, diepgang: 7.4, tonnage 3421 ton
Lading: personnel,metal: concentrate and products
Oorzaak: 13.5.69 wrecked on retarrier ledges. bound for plymouth, cherbourg and hamburg from new york. 254 passengers. 314 lives lost. (r edmonds, report 13.5.69, isles of scilly museum publication no.3). vessel, built in 1873 by r napier & sons and owned at the time of loss by german transatlantic steam nav. co., was wrecked on retarrier ledges whilst en route from new york to hamburg. (dods).
Jaar registratie: 1969
Waterdiepte boven wrak: 10 meter, hoogte boven zeebodem: 136 cm
Bekend sinds: 1969, laatst gedetecteerd: 2007
Details metingen/cartografie: H3542/68 21.5.69 H3542/68 21.5.69 DETERMINED EFFORTS MADE TO SALVAGE BULLION CARGO. STILL ALLEGED THAT ONE BARREL OF GOLD REMAINS TO BE RECOVERED. LITTLE EVIDENCE OF WRECKAGE IN THE AREA NOW. VERY DANGEROUS FOR DIVERS IN THIS AREA. (R EDMONDS, REPORT, 13.5.69). H2568/71 14.11.73 H2568/71 14.11.73 AREA FULLY INVESTIGATED AND CONSISTS OF A MASS OF BOULDERS & GULLIES. NO OBVIOUS SIGN OF WRECK ON E/S. MR COWANS DIVERS REPORT WRECK TO BE VERY BROKEN UP AND SCATTERED OVER WIDE AREA, KEEL & BOTTOM PLATES STILL RECOGNISABLE BUT RISE ONLY A FOOT OR SO ABOVE SEABED. POPULAR WK FOR DIVERS. (HMS HECATE, ROS DTD 16.7.73). NCA. POSN 495210N, 062540W FOR FILING ONLY. 20.4.82 20.4.82 FLATTENED AND UNDER WEED. KEEL AND BOTTOM PLATES RECOGNISABLE. LIES 45MTRS TO THE W OF HIGHEST ROCK AT RETTARIER LEDGES. (BSAC WK REGISTER, VOL III). NCA. HH100/351/19 19.2.03 HH100/351/19 19.2.03 VESSEL WAS HEAVILY SALVAGED IN THE YEARS FOLLOWING ITS LOSS. TWO LOCALS ARE CURRENTLY CLAIMING "SALVOR IN POSSESSION" OF WK, THE CLAIM HAS AS YET NOT BEEN UPHELD IN COURT. (J ROSEVEARE, E-MAIL DTD 16.2.03) NCA. HH100/351/21 27.7.07 HH100/351/21 27.7.07 LOCATED IN 4952194N, 0625.510W [WGD] USING DGPS & MAGNETOMETER. ORIENTATION 136/316DEGS. GEN DEPTH 12MTRS AT MHW NEAPS. VERY BROKEN LYING IN GULLIES. (J ROSEVEARE/G FURSE TELECON 12.7.04) NCA, EXISTING SCALES TOO SMALL.
Bron: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: VERY BROKEN LYING IN GULLIES
Positie: 49 52.194 N,6 25.51 W