Aircraft Wreck Gb 5684
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Obstruction Category | foul ground |
|
Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
57 47.099 N,3 19.74 W |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
|
| Water Depth | 64 m |
| Water Level Effect | always under water/submerged |
| Vertical Datum | Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide |
| Type | aircraft |
| Flag | GB |
| Sonar Length | 22 |
| Sonar Width | 20 |
| Conspic Visual | not visually conspicuous |
| Conspic Radar | not radar conspicuous |
| Original Detection Year | 1963 |
| Last Detection Year | 1999 |
| Original Source | other |
| Surveying Details | H4734/63 20.1.64 POSN OBTAINED FROM DECCA. (J RALPH). 1.12.70 INS NDW IN 574709N, 032000W. (NO AUTHORITY KNOWN). BR STD. H1310/84/40 15.11.84 WELLINGTON BOMBER LIES IN 574714N, 031904W USING DECCA. COMMERICAL GUARD REQUESTED. (B. GREIG). RETAIN NDW IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. H2336/84 24.3.86 EXAM'D 29.11.85 IN 574707N, 031939W [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [4 LOP]. SCATTERED WKGE COVERING 22 BY 20MTRS. CONFIRMED BY UNDERWATER TELEVISION (HMS CATTISTOCK). NOTHING PROUD OF SEABED. INS AS FOUL. (HMS BEAGLE, HI 246). AMEND TO FOUL IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. 2.2.99 CINC DELETED. MORE THAN FIVE YEARS. |
| Last Amended Date | Feb 2, 1999 |
Circumstances of loss
WELLINGTON BOMBER, PRESUMED TO HAVE CRASHED DURING WWII.
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57 47.099 N,3 19.74 W
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General Comments
NOTHING PROUD OF SEABED