Discovery and study of “S.S. Egypte” shipwreck using remote sensing techniques, off north harbour of Patras city, Greece |
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| George Papatheodorou, Dimitrios Christodoulou, Xenophon Dimas, George Karelas, Maria Geraga |
- Abstract:
- A very interesting historical shipwreck has been discovered close to the entrance of the old (north) harbour of Patras during a systematic remote sensing survey of the wider area. Multibeam echo sounder (MBES), side-scan sonar (SSS) and subbottom profiling system (SBP) were used for the study of the shipwreck and the seabed around the wreck site. The shipwreck has been identified as “SS Egypte” based on historical archive research. The ship was a Belgian cargo ship which sank in 1909 after a collision with Greek steamer “Andreas”. The marine remote sensing survey located and identified the “SS Egypte” shipwreck, delineated the shipwreck “scene” and determined the horizontal extent and the origin of the wreck debris field and shipwreck’s condition based solely on acoustic data.
- Download:
- IMEKO-Metroarchaeo-2025-043.pdf
- DOI:
- 10.21014/tc26-2025.043
- Event details
- IMEKO TC:
- TC26
- Event name:
- TC26 MetroArcheo Conference 2025
- Title:
Metrology for Archaeology and Cultural Heritage
- Place:
- Bergamo, ITALY
- Time:
- 15 October 2025 - 17 October 2025