A 13 Wreck
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Wreck Category | dangerous wreck |
| Status | lifted |
|
A 13 Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
51 15 N,2 56 E |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
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| Water Depth | 5 m |
| Water Level Effect | always under water/submerged |
| Vertical Datum | Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide |
| Name | A 13 |
| Type | torpedo boat |
| Flag | DE |
| Length | 41.6 m |
| Width | 4.6 m |
| Draught | 1.5 |
| Tonnage | 137 |
| Tonnage Type | displacement |
| Conspic Visual | not visually conspicuous |
| Conspic Radar | not radar conspicuous |
| Date Sunk | Aug 16, 1917 |
| Original Detection Year | 1969 |
| Last Detection Year | 2007 |
| Original Source | unknown |
| Surveying Details | 6.6.69 SINKING POSN GIVEN AS 511500N, 025600E APPROX. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED) NCA. H1310/88/16 24.3.88 THE WK OF A-13, GERMAN TORPEDO BOAT SUNK ON 16.8.17, WAS RAISED BY THE GERMANS & BROKEN UP IN BRUGGE NOVEMBER 1917. (R VERPOORTE, 9.2.88) 24.7.07 CONFIRMATION OF ABOVE. (DIE DEUTSCHEN KRIEGSSCHIFFE VOL.2) AMENDED TO LIFT. NCA. |
| Last Amended Date | Jul 24, 2007 |
Circumstances of loss
BUILT 1915 BY A.G. VULCAN, HAMBURG. SUNK AFTER AN AIR ATTACK. 1 LIFE LOST. LIFTED NOV. 1917 AND TAKEN TO BRUGGE FOR BREAKING. (DIE DEUTSCHEN KRIEGSSCHIFFE VOL.2)
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