Maritime record TR 59 NW 7 - Dalhousie

Summary

REMAINS OF BRITISH MERCHANT STEAMSHIP, 1916

Location

Grid reference TR 53952 96557 (point) FCE
Map sheet TR59NW
District THANET, KENT

Map

Type and Period (2)

Full Description

Vertical Datum: LAT Quality of Depth: SWS The DALHOUSIE was torpedoed and sunk by German submarine in 1916. Position 51 36 42N 001 40 00E, approx. 06-SEP-1921 Position 51 46 42N 001 40 00E. Least depth 48ft in general depth 73ft. Lies NNE/SSW. 30-NOV-1937 Located by oropesa sweep. Drift sweep - clear at 48, foul at 49ft. Least echosounder depth 48ft in 51 36 34N 001 40 00E. 07-MAY-1959 Salvage operations in progress, OCT-1955. Buoy laid. Buoy removed by TH on 24-JUL-1956. 23-JAN-1970 Drift sweep - clear at 16.5, Foul at 16.9m. General depth 25m. Scour depth 26.2m. Good sonar from N and SW. Extends about 300ft in NNE/SSW, position 51 36 35N 001 40 06E. 09-DEC-1970 Not found during area sonar sweep. 05-JAN-1972 Position 51 36 28N 001 40 06E - plotted from side scan sonar trace and using hf. Definite wreck but gave no side scan sonar shadow. 20-SEP-1988 In 51 36 36N 001 40 06E. Swept clear at 17, foul at 17.3m. Least echosounder depth 17.6 in general depth 24m. Scour depth 25.8m. Side scan sonar 3 ht 5.6m, Length about 100m. Large intact wreck lying 020/200 degrees. A separate piece of wreckage [nfs] was located 130m E of wreck and had least echosounder depth 23.4m.


<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