A wreck diving proposal

[HP]

Exploration for everyone and a little inappropriate touching before and after - what could be nicer

How about next years fund raising buys a sidescan that can be borrowed / hired by YD members for projects?

[stevechesh]

To be honest I wouldn't have booked on any previous "research" trips because I felt that the depths were more than I wanted to operate in, it's also good to have someone who has previous experience in wreck research who is willing to open it up to the masses, from this there may be some who go out and swear never to do it again ,some who become as obsessed and start their own wreck diving expeditions, but at least now there is a starting point . Thanks Steve for the initial thread and here's hoping for blue skys and calm seas for your trips.

I think that if anyone is under the illusion that the wrecks are going to be upright, intact and in pristine condition, then they will be sadly disappointed. A lot of the deeper ones are smashed to bits as well. It's just the luck of the draw that you might find a good one.

I quite like the old sailing ships. No idea why, it's just my "thing" and no-one else seems to have bothered with them. Probably not enough brass on them to make it worthwhile I was looking for one called the Anemone that sunk in 1876 and i had a mark within a few miles of her loss position that was thought to be a sailing ship. There were only 4 of us on the boat and this is what we saw:

sailing ship, lyme bay - Google Video

You can forget the first few minutes and ignore the rest from 20 odd minutes as it's unedited. It wasn't the Anemone but we know this one didn't sink before 1883. You can get an idea of how smashed up it is. This wreck only stands up a few feet from the seabed. . . .

You pay your money and take your chances. . . . .

[Prometheus]

Well I just got my copy of practical seamanship 1897 out so I can recognise a Sir William Thomsons sounding log from a Walkers cherub and a gooseneck from a spider.

[stevechesh]

Well I just got my copy of practical seamanship 1897 out so I can recognise a Sir William Thomsons sounding log from a Walkers cherub and a gooseneck from a spider.

one like this

[Prometheus]

one like this

That'll be the one .

[stevechesh]

here's some useful info:

Steamship Construction - South West Mafia

Steamship Construction 2 - South West Mafia

Research - South West Mafia

Sailing ship types - South West Mafia

Wreck Tips - South West Mafia

[The Duck]

one like this

This one has been cleaned up a bit

[stevechesh]

Right, lets get the ball rolling. . . . .

I've got 2 wreck reports and both sunk fairly close to each.

1. A steamship: hydro number 18757

SMALL STEAMSHIP ABOUT 150FT LONG. RIVETTED CONSTRUCTION. LITTLE SIGNS OF CARGO OTHER THAN SOME BAGGED CEMENT, OR SIMILAR. APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN SUNK BY GUNFIRE


Information in my records suggest she sunk sometime in 1900. Note - Rivetted steamships were early steamships

2. A fishing Vessel: hydro number 18792

Name: ANTIGUA STAR sunk 28/08/1992.

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The first one will be difficult to do any research prior to diving. The 2nd shouldn't be so hard......

Need some or all of the following:dimensions, engine type, circumstances of loss, photo's etc etc etc

[Neil M]

Right, lets get the ball rolling. . . . .

I've got 2 wreck reports and both sunk fairly close to each.

1. A steamship: hydro number 18757

SMALL STEAMSHIP ABOUT 150FT LONG. RIVETTED CONSTRUCTION. LITTLE SIGNS OF CARGO OTHER THAN SOME BAGGED CEMENT, OR SIMILAR. APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN SUNK BY GUNFIRE


Information in my records suggest she sunk sometime in 1900. Note - Rivetted steamships were early steamships

2. A fishing Vessel: hydro number 18792

Name: ANTIGUA STAR sunk 28/08/1992.

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The first one will be difficult to do any research prior to diving. The 2nd shouldn't be so hard......

Need some or all of the following:dimensions, engine type, circumstances of loss, photo's etc etc etc

ouch... just seen how much Llyods online costs!

how would you access it normally?

[stevechesh]

ouch... just seen how much Llyods online costs!

how would you access it normally?

I don't

I use:

Google,
Miramar Ship Index,
the Times,
the New York Times,
Clydesite (if it was built there!)
OLD SHIP PICTURES PAINTINGS PHOTOGRAPHS POSCARDS IMAGES JPG WW1 WW2
National Maritime Museum