Maritime record MDO20089 - Martha
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Summary
Belgian steamship torpedoed by German submarine UB 80 in 1918.
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
Horizontal Datum: OGB
Vertical Datum: LAT
Quality of Depth: SWS
Method of Fix: SYL
General Depth: 46 metres
The MARTHA was torpedoed and sunk by German submarine UB80.
12-MAR-1918 Position 50 30 00N, 02 36 00W sank immediately.
16-JUN-1952 Wire drift sweep; clear 19 fathoms. Foul at 20 fathoms. Least echo sounder 21 fathoms. General depth 25 fathoms. Length 250 feet. Direction NE/SW. The shallowest part appears to lie in the centre. Position by horizontal sextant angle.
20-JUL-1961 Orientation 060/240deg fixed by decca.
26-JAN-1983 Wreck shown in decca conversion 50 27 16N, 02 38 05W.
29-JUL-1984 National grid coordinates 35 49 52E, 61 80 2N . Swept clear at 38.5, Foul at 39m. Least echo sounder depth 39.2 in general depth 46m. Scour 1m deep. Side scan sonar height 5m, length 65m, 1m scour. Lying intact NE/SW. (1)
Built: 1905 (5)
Builder: Grangemouth & Greenock Dockyard Co. (5)
Where Built: Greenock (5)
Propulsion: screw-driven, 3 cylinder triple expansion engine (5)
Horsepower: 113 (5)
Boilers: 1 (5)
Master: G Nicaise (5)
Date of Loss Qualifier: A
Additional sources cited in United Kingdom Shipwreck Index:
LR 1917-18 No.651(M)
Position 50 27.25 N 2 38.05 W taken from <6>
Sources/Archives (7)
- <1> SWX4837 Index: United Kingdom Hydrographic Office. 1992. Hydrographic Office wreck index. Extracted 23-NOV-1992.
- <2> SWX5030 Index: Larn, Richard. 1992. United Kingdom shipwreck index.
- <3> SWX4751 Monograph: Von Munching, L. 1968. Merchant shipping losses of Allied, neutral and central powers during and shortly after World War I. 11.
- <4> SWX4540 Index: 1990. Lloyds war losses, The First World War: Casualties to shipping through enemy causes 1914-1918. 205.
- <5> SWX4541 Monograph: Larn, R, and Larn, B. 1995. Shipwreck index of the British Isles, volume 1 : Isles of Scilly, Cornwall, Devon, Dorset Section 6, Dorset (AJ) Vol 1.
- <6> SWX1 Monograph: Hinchcliffe, J and V. 1999. Dive Dorset: a diver guide (3rd Edition). 3rd Edition.
- <7> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 904604.
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 55050 61750 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY56SE |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 9 000 1714
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 56 SW 1
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 904604
Record last edited
Mar 7 2024 8:44PM