| Niagara |
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| Location |
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Place Name : Hauraki Gulf New Zealand |
Lat / Long : 36 ° 0 ' 0 '' South - 175 ° 0' 0'' East |
System used to obtain Long / Lat : unknown |
| OS Grid Ref - |
Square : 0 |
8 Figure : 0 |
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| Construction |
| Type : Passenger Liner |
Built : 1913 |
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Shipyard : John Brown & Co Glasgow
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Hull material : Steel |
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| Dimensions |
| Size : 13 tonnes |
Length : 160 m |
Beam : 20 m |
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| History |
| Sunk : 1940/06/19 |
Cause : Mine |
Date Found : 1941 |
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| Depth |
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Shallowest |
Deepest |
| Top : |
105 m |
122 m |
Deck :
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0 m |
0 m |
| Bed : |
0 m |
0 m |
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| Postition |
| Orientation : S |
Lying : On port side |
Condition : Intact |
Seabed Type : Shells
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Artifacts : Gold Bullion |
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| Wreck Owner |
| Owner : Union Shipping Line |
Access : Permission required
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War Grave : No |
Protected : No |
| Restrictions : Located in a no anchoring zone near transpacific fibre optic cable |
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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 : |
large charter boat from Tutukaka Northland New Zealand |
Notes : |
Niagara sank with 8 tonnes gold bullion.
Majority was salvaged in WW2 using Observation Chamber and Grab 5 bars missing.
First dived in January 1999 by Tim Cashman and Dave Apperley. Superb technical dive. Big intact liner in clear water with little tide flow and prolific fish. |
References : |
www.divenewzealand.com |
Link to More Info : |
www.trimixdivers.com |
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| Information Provided by : |
| Name : |
From a dive on : 1999/01/26 |
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| Supplementary Imformation |
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