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Reference
Date 19 April 2012
Event ID 936402
Category Documentary Reference
Type Reference
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/936402
UKHO Identifier : 001087
Feature Class : Wreck
Wreck Category : Dangerous wreck
State : LIVE
Status : Historic
Classification : Unclassified
Position (Lat/long) : 58.89124,-3.16674
Horizontal Datum : ETRS 1989
WGS84 Position (Lat/long) : 58.89124,-3.16674
WGS84 Origin : Original
Previous Position : 58.89195,-3.16528
Position Method : Differential Global Positioning System
Position Quality : Surveyed
Position Accuracy : 3.0
Depth : 22.5
Depth Method : Found by multi-beam
Depth Quality : Least depth known
Water Depth : 40
Water Level Effect : Always under water/submerged
Vertical Datum : Mean Low Water Springs
Name : MARKGRAF
Type : BATTLESHIP
Flag : GERMAN
Length : 176.8
Beam : 29.6
Orientation : 80.0
Tonnage : 25390
Tonnage Type : Displacement
Date Sunk : 21/06/1919
Contact Description : Entire wreck
Original Sensor : Reported Sinking
Last Sensor : Acoustic Sensor
Original Detection Year : 1919
Last Detection Year : 2010
Original Source : Other
Last Source : Survey Vessel
Circumstances of Loss : **SCUTTLED IN SCAPA FLOW.
