The History Book

The Wrecks of Liverpool Bay

Ship Name: GERTIEShip Type: STEAM BARGEShip Flag: BRITISH
Ship Tonnage: 114Ship Port: Ship Number:
Ship Call: Ship Length: Ship Width:
Ship Draught: Ship Year: Ship Builder:
Ship Init Owner: Ship Engine: Engine Builder:
Ship Boiler: Boiler Builder: Updated:
Wreck Name: Location:
Northerly: N 53 23 26.00Westerly: W 003 16 35.00
Position Acc: Wreck Date: 10/07/1950
Wreck Cargo: Wreck Master:
Wreck File: Wreck Card I D: MDHB/MS/4/3/1/151
Wreck Card Image: MDHBWK151Dec Lat: 53.390555555556
Dec Long: -3.276388888889wreckcol:
Updated:
Ref Title: Circumstances of loss MDHB/MS/4/3/1/151Ref Note: SANK AFTER CREW HAD BEEN TAKEN OFF BY NO.3 PILOT BOAT
Updated:
Ref Title: Survey Notes MDHB/MS/4/3/1/151Ref Note: H4711/30 11.7.30 WK MARKED BY LTBUOY IN POSN 533056N 031638W H4711/30 23.7.30 WK IS TO BE REMOVED BY EXPLOSIVES, POSN (TAKEN FROM PLAN) 260DEG 7.12M FROM VICTORIA BEACH MARK (LTTR FROM MDH3) H4711/30 27.3.50 WK DESTROYED & BUOY WITHDRAWN (SEAFORTH RADIO) H3906/59 21 .12.59 POSN 553055.5N 031634W (K2184 55D) POSN ABOUT 1800 YDS APPROX SW BY W(MAG) FROM B1 PILLAR BUOY 11.2.65 LOCATED BY ROPE SWEEP WOODEN RIBS ONLY REMAINING LEAST DEPTH OVER HIGHEST RIB 25FT BELOW LBD FIX OVER REMAINS W NEVIS MAST 45DEG 37MIN L BURBO L.BURBO 99DE6 10MIN TONGUE BN.HI-FIX PAT 1 112.75 PAT 2 186.45 DEPTH 24FT BELOW LBD POSN 553054N 031635W LIVERPOOL WK RECORDS)
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