Dit is de informatiepagina over het scheepswrak W a scholten, op de waterkaart hieronder zie je het wrak in zijn directe omgeving. De positie van dit wrak is 51 4.956 N,1 24.6 E (51.0759833, 1.4147)
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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: W A SCHOLTEN
Lengte 107 meter, breedte: 11.6 meter, diepgang: 5.8, tonnage 2589 ton
Lading: personnel,general and mixed goods
Oorzaak: Vessel, built 1874, sank following collision with anchored british collier 'rosa mary' in poor visibility. vessel, en-route rotterdam to new york, sank in 20mins with large loss of life. owned at time of loss by nederlandsch-amerikaansche stoomv. maats. (dods).
Jaar registratie: 1939
Waterdiepte boven wrak: 26 meter, hoogte boven zeebodem: 78 cm
Bekend sinds: 1939, laatst gedetecteerd: 20160908
Details metingen/cartografie: LIES APPROX 4M ESE FROM ADMIRALTY PIERHEAD, DOVER. (LLOYDS). H012/39 20.2.40 LOCATED BY CAPTAIN (D) 19-21.9.39. (DOVER SECRET ORDERS 035 15.2.40). NCA. H5824/60 1.3.61 WK, LEAST E/S DEPTH 62FT, IN 510455N, 012441E USING DECCA. (HMS SCOTT, 30.3.60). R/S. H5824/60 7.11.61 DRIFT SWEEP, CLEAR AT 58FT, FOUL AT 61FT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 68 IN GEN DEPTH 93FT. SCOUR DEPTH 95FT. FIXED BY DECCA. (HMS SCOTT, 2.5.61). NC 1892. H4199/78 10.8.78 LOCATED 27.10.77 IN 510455N, 012441E [OGB] USING 2 RANGE TRISPONDER. CLOSE SOUNDED. LEAST E/S DEPTH 21.5 IN GEN DEPTH 28MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 6.9MTRS, LENGTH 125MTRS. LYING 080/260DEGS. (HMS BULLDOG, HI 35/77). BR STD. 21.10.82 DIVED ON. WK FAIRLY INTACT. HAD SINGLE WOODEN MAST OF VERY LARGE DIAMETER. THOUGHT POSSIBLY TO BE DUTCH VESSEL 'ROTTERDAM' WHICH SANK PRE-1900, BUT NOT ABLE YET TO CONFIRM. (I T O'RILEY, FOLKESTONE, TELECON 4.8.82 & 21.10.82). NCA. H1285/83 22.8.83 CONFIRMED AS WK OF 'W A SCHOLTEN'. (I T O'RILEY, 16.8.83). NCA. H1310/83/4 6.9.83 DIVED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. SHIP'S CHINA, MARKED 'N.A.S.M. ROTTERDAM', RECOVERED. WK LIES APPROX ALONG TIDE, WITH BOWS TO NE. NO SUPERSTRUCTURE STANDS ABOVE COLLAPSED WHEELHOUSE, ENGINES & BOILER. EVIDENCE OF COLLISION. BOWS SMASHED IN. CONSIDER IT TO BE 'W A SCHOLTEN'. (T W BENNETTO, 2.9.83). NCA. H1285/83/212 3.10.83 APPLICATION HAS BEEN MADE IN AMERICA TO OBTAIN TITLE TO THIS WK. (I T O'RILEY, 22.9.83). HH090/606/01 13.9.94 EXAM'D 4.8.94 IN 510454.4N, 012437.3E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [3 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 19.8, FOUL AT 20.1MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 21 IN GEN DEPTH 26.7MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 27.2MTRS. DCS3 HT 9.8MTRS. COVERS 100X30MTRS, LIES 080/260 DEGS. STRONG MAGNETOMETER DEFLECTION. GOOD DCS3 TRACE SHOWING STRUCTURES FWD AND AFT WHICH MAY BE DERRICKS. (NP 1016, HI 606). AMEND TO SW 19.8MTRS IN 510454.5N, 012437.0E [OGB].
- NM 3403/94. SEP 2016/000091760 1.1.17 EXAM'D 8.9.16 IN 5104.956N, 0124.600E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 19.91MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 26MTRS, LENGTH 109MTRS, WIDTH 12MTRS, HEIGHT 6.5MTRS, ORIENTATION 078/258 DEGS. WRECK LARGELY INTACT. (GARDLINE, HI 1496). AMEND DW 19.9MTRS IN REVISED POSITION.
Bron: UK Hydrographic Office
Positie: 51 4.956 N,1 24.6 E