Credit River - Adams Beck Traditional Geocache

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Hidden : 8/5/2013
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
4.5 out of 5

Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:


Credit River - Shipwreck Series

Adams Beck
 July 30, 1941



There are many shipwrecks around the world. Some very famous and others not so. Each however has it’s own story to tell. As you travel along the Credit River doing this series of caches, we have highlighted a number of these shipwrecks. During low water levels on these parts of the Credit River, you need to be careful in a canoe or kayak so as you don’t wind up in your own shipwreck. Besides the many large rocks along the way, there are also some other obstacles such as dams which should be avoided. All of the geocaches in this series have been placed by tubing, inflatable boat or on foot by walking in the water along the Credit River. Whichever way you choose to search for these caches, use caution and common sense.
More information about this series can be found here: Credit River - Shipwreck Series

Adams Beck
On July 29th 1941 the Adams Beck was on passage from the Tyne for London with a 4,181 ton cargo of COAL when she was attacked and bombed by German aircraft. One of her crew was killed and the ship was so seriously damaged that the rest of the crew abandoned ship. She remained floating until the following day when she foundered at 12:30am and sunk.

The Adams Beck was a steel 2,816 ton British steamship registered in London. 96.01 mtrs long 13.53 beam and a draught of 6.01 mtrs. She was built in 1941 by The Burntisland Ship Building Company Ltd. and owned by the Gas Light & Coke company Ltd. Her single steel prop was powered by a three cylinder triple expansion steam engine that developed a 240hp using two boilers.

Her Aft machinery was built by D.Rowan & Co Ltd at Glasgow. She had a cruiser stern one deck and 3 water tight bulkheads and a superstructure that consisted of 58.6mtr quarterdeck and a 8.8 mtr forecastle.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)


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