Maritime record TR 44 SW 14 - Francesco Ciampa

Summary

REMAINS OF ITALIAN MERCHANT VESSEL, 1927

Location

Grid reference TR 44503 43387 (point) FCE
Map sheet TR44SW
District DOVER, KENT

Map

Type and Period (2)

Full Description

Vertical Datum: LAT Vessel, built 1899, sank near S Goodwin Lightvessel following a collision. Owned at time of loss by F S Ciampa and Figli, she was en-route Beni Saf to Rotterdam. (2) 01-APR-1927 Dispersed to a least depth of 50ft low water springs. 01-MAR-1961 Depth 62ft. 17-NOV-1961 Depth 61 in general depth 100ft, scour 105ft. 19-NOV-1969 Depth 17.8 in a general depth 27m, scour depth 29.4m, seabed is gently undulating, a fairly large wreck, lying NW/SE. 31-DEC-1970 Depth 17m in general depth 27m, scour 30m, uneven seabed,lying NW/SE with least depth at SE end, length 352ft, shallow scour all round wreck deepest at SE end at 30m. There is a small bank with 25m over it on N side. 07-JUN-1972 large steamship, no superstructure, depth 16 in general depth 26.5m. No scour, height 8.5m, length over 200ft, lying NW/SE. 25-JUL-1979. Least depth 16.2 in a general depth 28m, heightt 10m, scour 1.5m, lying 160/340deg, length 90m. Appears to have split in two, south portion shoalest. 30-APR-1981 Confirmation of wreck. 09-APR-1981 In 51 08 13N, 001 29 44E Depth 16.9 in general depth 27m, height 10.4m, length 110m, beam 22m, lying 165/345degs, partially dispersed.


<1> Hydrographic Office wreck index, Extracted 20-JAN-1993, Page Nos. N/a (Bibliographic reference). SKE6339.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Bibliographic reference: Hydrographic Office wreck index. Extracted 20-JAN-1993, Page Nos. N/a.

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Record last edited

Oct 5 1993 12:00AM