Dit is de informatiepagina over het scheepswrak Storaa, op de waterkaart hieronder zie je het wrak in zijn directe omgeving. De positie van dit wrak is 50 43.855 N,0 38.379 E (50.7173333, 0.6087833)
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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: STORAA
Lengte 86 meter, breedte: 12.8 meter, diepgang: 5.8, tonnage 1967 ton
Lading: ferrous elements and ores: unrefined and refined,metal: concentrate and products
Oorzaak: Ex-wellpark, ex-navex '37, ex-prina '38, ex-willy '39. built in 1918 by greenock & grangemouth dockyard co ltd, grangemouth. owned at time of loss by the ministry of war transport. two boilers, triple expansion engine of 288nhp, single shaft. passage london for bristol. a danish ss seized when denmark was occupied by the germans. scuttled by her crew, was raised, repaired and sailed for the uk in 11.1940. torpedoed by german e-boats off hastings. 21 lives lost. (sibi). lost were 17 crew, 3 gunners and the pilot. (ll ww2). cargo 376 tons steel slabs, 250 tons billets, 608 tons pig iron. (j short).
Jaar registratie: 1943
Waterdiepte boven wrak: 38 meter, hoogte boven zeebodem: 236 cm
Bekend sinds: 1943, laatst gedetecteerd: 20200602
Details metingen/cartografie: H67/43 POSN 504339N, 003718E. (VA DOVER). H4959/73 10.4.75 NOT LOCATED DURING AREA SWEEP. SCATTERED BOTTOM CONTACTS FOUND DURING INTENSIVE SEARCH. GEN DEPTH 28MTRS. (HMS EGERIA, HI 55/74). FILING ONLY. NCA. H4959/73 1.4.75 LOCATED 15.10.76 IN 504348N, 003830E [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 25.9 IN GEN DEPTH 39-40MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 14.1MTRS. LIES 070/250DEGS. LARGE WK. SEABED SANDWAVES. (HMS EGERIA, HI 55/74). BR STD. H4121/76 3.8.76 EXAM'D 28.5.76 IN LISTED POSN. WRECK IS 108MTRS LONG & LIES 055/235DEGS. DRIFT SWEPT CLEAR 22.6MTRS, FOUL 24.0MTRS. (HMS ENTERPRISE, HI 41/76). AMEND TO SW 22.5MTRS. BR STD. H1283/79 31.8.79 POSITIVELY IDENTIFIED AS 'WELLPARK', A WW1 MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT SHIP, FROM BELL. (J A COLEMAN, 20.6.79). 26.9.00 PREVIOUS NAME OF THIS VESSEL WAS WELLPARK. (M DEAN, ARCHEOLOGICAL DIVING UNIT). 2.3.04 RELATIVES OF CREW HAVE APPLIED FOR PROTECTION OF WK UNDER PROTECTION OF MILITARY REMAINS ACT. WK DESCRIBED AS IN GOOD CONDITION, UPRIGHT ON SHINGLE SEABED, WITH BRIDGE, HATCHES AND MASTS INTACT. PROPS AND 2 DECK GUNS IN PLACE. LITTLE SALVAGE TAKEN PLACE, QUANTITIES OF ARTILLERY ON DECK. VESSEL WAS SOLD BY MOD IN 1985 TO MEMBER OF HASTINGS SAC. (DIVER MAGAZINE JAN'04 & MAR'04). 16.3.06 LOCATED IN 5043.853N, 0038.378E [WGD] USING DGPS. BOW IN 5043.866N, 0038.409E WITH STERN IN 5043.840N, 0038.347E. UPRIGHT AND INTACT. (M DEAN). CALCULATED LENGTH 87.8MTRS, LIES 056 DEGS. AMEND POSN. BR STD. 4.7.06 CONFIRMED AS STORAA IN THIS POSN. LIES WITH BOWS SW. POSNS OF BOW AND STERN WERE TRANSPOSED BY SURVEY COMPANY PROCESSING DATA. (M DEAN, EMAIL). NCA. 11.7.06 MULTIBEAM DIMENSIONS: LENGTH 90MTRS, WIDTH 13MTRS, HT 11MTRS. INTACT, UPRIGHT, BOWS APPARENTLY NE. (WESSEX ARCHEOLOGY). NCA. SEP 2015/000083464 11.2.16 EXAM'D 19.6.15; IN 5043.856N, 0038.382E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 25.66MTRS, GEN DEPTH 38MTRS. LENGTH 86MTRS, WIDTH 16MTRS, HT 11.5MTRS, ORIENTATION 055/235. SCOUR 31MTRS TOWARDS 235, SCOUR DEPTH 1MTR. WK INTACT AND UPRIGHT, STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (HI 1475, GARDLINE GEOSURVEY). AMEND DW 25.5MTRS IN REVISED POSN. 9.4.17 STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS, DEFENCE NO 147/2017. COMING INTO FORCE 3.3.17. AMEND "HISTORIC". SEP 2022/000014872 9.3.22 LOCATED 2.6.20; IN 5043.856N, 0038.382E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 28.98MTRS, GEN DEPTH 38MTRS, LENGTH 85 MTRS, WIDTH 14 MTRS, HT 9.8 MTRS, ORIENTATION 056/236.NFS. (ABPMER, HASTINGS LICENCE AREA 460 SURVEY DTD 2.6.20) RETAIN DW 25.66MTRS.
Bron: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: INTACT, UPRIGHT, BOWS SW, LENGTH FROM M/B
Positie: 50 43.855 N,0 38.379 E