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| Location |
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Place Name : Rye |
Lat / Long : 50 ° 48 ' 55 '' North - 0 ° 50' 53'' East |
System used to obtain Long / Lat : GPS |
| OS Grid Ref - |
Square : 0 |
8 Figure : 0 |
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| Construction |
| Type : steam yacht |
Built : 1879 |
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Shipyard :
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Hull material : iron |
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| Dimensions |
| Size : 3274 tonnes |
Length : 111.5 m |
Beam : 13.5 m |
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| History |
| Sunk : 29/10/1908 |
Cause : collision in fog with Kingswell |
Date Found : |
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| Depth |
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Shallowest |
Deepest |
| Top : |
22 m |
0 m |
Deck :
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0 m |
0 m |
| Bed : |
32 m |
0 m |
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| Postition |
| Orientation : unknown |
Lying : Upright |
Condition : Intact |
Seabed Type : Unknown
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Artifacts : |
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| Wreck Owner |
| Owner : John Nightingale, Ian O'Riley, Malcolm Ilott |
Access : unknown
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War Grave : Unknown |
Protected : Unknown |
| Restrictions : do not remove anything from the wreck |
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| When to Dive Best time to dive the wreck, relative to high wate |
| 0 - hours |
0 - minutes |
- - high water |
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| General Information : |
Small Boat Launching : |
Rye |
Notes : |
The boat was carrying passengers on one of the first ever package holidays |
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| Information Provided by : |
| Name : Webmaster |
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| Supplementary Imformation |
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