Aircraft Wreck 9568

Field Value
Obstruction Category foul ground
Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM) 		55 10.881 N,6 47.479 W
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 55.181350
  • Longitude: -6.791317
Water Depth 14 m
Water Level Effect always under water/submerged
Vertical Datum Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide
Type aircraft
Sonar Length 7.2
Sonar Width 4.5
Shadow Height 0.35
Orientation 80
Conspic Visual not visually conspicuous
Conspic Radar not radar conspicuous
Bottom Texture Sand
Scour Dimensions 0000.0,,000.6,
Original Detection Year 1947
Last Detection Year 2008
Original Source other
Last Amended Date May 13, 2009

Surveying Details

H919/47 17.2.47 H919/47 17.2.47 AIRCRAFT WRECKAGE IN 551042N, 064732W, MARKED BY G SPH LT BUOY, FL.G.5S. (AIR MINISTRY, DTD 27.1.47). INS AS DW WITH BUOY. - NM 390/47. H919/47 22.9.52 H919/47 22.9.52 INVESTIGATED BY DIVERS. NO TRACE FOUND. (AIR MINISTRY). DELETED. - NM 1893/52. H4887/74 28.9.84 H4887/74 28.9.84 REPD AS STILL A HAZARD TO TRAWL NETS. (W.F. TODD, DTD 20.9.84). INS AS FOUL. BR STD. H4887/74 22.4.85 H4887/74 22.4.85 LOCATED BY LOCAL FISHERMEN IN 551054N, 064736W [IRL], USING HSA. LEAST DEPTH 10.3MTRS. (W.F. TODD, HN 15.3.85). AMEND TO WK PA 10.3MTRS. BR STD. 16.10.00 16.10.00 DATA REVIEWED. POSN BY HSA. AMENDED TO WK 10.3MTRS. BR STD. 22.11.04 22.11.04 SHOWN AS WK PA 10.3MTRS IN 5510.900N, 0647.660W [EUT]. NC 2494. 22.7.06 22.7.06 SHOWN AS WK PA 10.3MTRS ON BA 2511 [1ST EDN JUN'05]. AMEND TO WK 10.3MTRS. BR STD. HH091/240/01 13.5.09 HH091/240/01 & SEP 2009/000038475 13.5.09 EXAM'D 8.6.08 IN 5510.881N, 0647.479W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 14.23 IN GEN DEPTH 13.95MTRS. SCOUR 0.6MTR DEEP. LENGTH 7.2MTRS, WIDTH 4.5MTRS, HT 0.35MTR. LIES 080/260 DEGS. MODERATE MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (FUGRO OSAE, HI 1240). LIES ENTIRELY WITHIN SCOUR HOLE. AMEND FOUL IN REVISED POSN. BR STD.

Circumstances of loss

CRASHED DURING WW2.

General Comments

LIES IN SCOUR HOLE, NO PROJECTION ABOVE SEABED

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