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Reference
Date 19 April 2012
Event ID 936549
Category Documentary Reference
Type Reference
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/936549
UKHO Identifier : 001258
Feature Class : Obstn
State : LIVE
Classification : Unclassified
Position (Lat/long) : 58.87098,-2.91604
Horizontal Datum : ETRS 1989
WGS84 Position (Lat/long) : 58.87098,-2.91604
WGS84 Origin : Block Shift
Previous Position : 58.87098,-2.91528
Position Method : Differential Global Positioning System
Position Quality : Unreliable
Drying Height : 1.4
Depth Quality : Least depth known
Water Depth : 5
Water Level Effect : Covers and uncovers
Vertical Datum : Lowest Astronomical Tide
Name : EMPIRE SEAMAN
Type : BLOCKSHIP
Flag : BRITISH
Tonnage : 1921
Tonnage Type : Gross
Date Sunk : 30/06/1940
Contact Description : Notable debris
Original Sensor : Reported Sinking
Last Sensor : Acoustic Sensor
Original Detection Year : 1940
Last Detection Year : 2010
Original Source : Other
Last Source : Survey Vessel
Circumstances of Loss : **STEEL SINGLE-SCREW SS, BUILT 1922, SEIZED BY ROYAL NAVY AS A WAR PRIZE & SUNK IN EAST WEDDEL SOUND AS A BLOCKSHIP. (WKS OF SCAPA FLOW).
Surveying Details : **H2496/72 14.3.72 POSN 585215N, 025456W, 190DEG, 2050FT FROM GLIMP HOLM TRIG STN (97). LYING APPROX NW/SE. STERN AND BOWS CUT OFF AND REMOVED, ALSO ENGINES & FITTINGS. EMPTY SHELL STANDING IN 20FT. PROUD OF SURFACE AND IN A VERY STRONG STATE. (UNDERMARINE OPERATIONS 5.3.72). INS AS DWP. BR STD.
**H1270/76 2.3.76 TWO LARGE RECTANGULAR BLOCKS OF WRECKAGE CENTRED ON 585217.4N, 025453.1W. EACH BLOCK ABOUT 10 X 60MTRS AND BOTH ABOUT 50MTRS APART. THE TWO BLOCKS ARE END TO END AND ORIENTATED 111/291DEG. BOTH SHOW ABOVE THE LEVEL OF MLW. (ORDNANCE SURVEY AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY 73/137 DTD 16.5.73 FOR PG 1428-LP1). AMEND POSN. NC 2162.
**3.7.80 COVERED BY LEGEND: 'OBSTRUCTIONS' ON NCS 35, 2162.
**28.8.92 ONLY MIDSHIP SECTION REMAINS, BOW & STERN CUT OFF & REMOVED TOGETHER WITH ENGINES. MIDSHIP AREA VERY BROKEN UP WITH ONLY A FEW SECTIONS OF PLATING ARE EXPOSED AT HW. PROP SHAFT & RUDDER CAN BE CLEARLY SEEN. S OF PROP SHAFT THE ENGINE ROOM AREA HAS BEEN BLASTED OPEN, NO LONGER HAVING RECOGNISABLE SHIP SHAPE, BUT MUCH OF ORIGINAL ENGINE EQUIPMENT STILL LYING AROUND. TWO LARGE BOILERS & A LENGTH OF HUGE CAMSHAFT RISE FROM SEABED. STEERING GEAR LIES ON THE SEABED & FUNNEL HAS COLLAPSED BUT STILL HAS REMNANTS OF BRASS STEAM WHISTLE IN PLACE. (DIVE SCAPA FLOW - R MACDONALD).
POSITIONS BELOW THIS POINT ARE IN DEGREES, MINUTES AND DECIMALS OF A MINUTE
**5.10.10 LOCATED IN 5852.2590N, 0254.9623W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH DRIES 1.39MTRS. (FATHOMS LTD, POST SDC BATHY REPROCESSING). DATA NOISY AND COVERAGE POOR. AMEND POSN. COVERED BY LEGEND: 'OBSTRUCTIONS'. NCA.
Charting Comments : POSN FOR FILING ONLY
Date Last Amended : 11/10/2010
Date Position Last Amended : 11/10/2010
