Azariah (Poss) Wreck

Surveying Details

H7320/39 29.10.39 H7320/39 29.10.39 WRECK OF SAILING BARGE BELIEVED TO BE THE `AZARIAH' LYING WNW, UPRIGHT AND SHOWING HER MAST, SPRIT AND SAIL 6FT ABOVE HW IN POSN: WHITAKER BN BEARING 149.5DEG, 9.7 CABLES. (TH LTR). NCA YET. H02479/41 19.10.45 H02479/41 19.10.45 INS WK 18FT. (SHEERNESS). - NM 3313/45. H02479/41 8.6.50 H02479/41 DISPERSED TO SEABED. (C IN C NORE 8.6.50). H02479/41 24.10.47 H02479/41 24.10.47 AMEND TO SW 14FT. (HMS FRANKLIN). - NM 2830/47. H02479/41 4.2.49 H02479/41 4.2.49 INS G SPHERICAL BUOY CLOSE NE OF WRECK. (THNM 15/49). - NM 261/49. 3.9.50 SWEPT CLEAR CLEAR WITHIN 3FT OF SEABED. NO TRACE OF WRECK FOUND. GEN DEPTH 24-27FT. (SML 324 3.9.50). H02479/41 6.11.50 H02479/41 6.11.50 AMEND TO WK 21FT. DELETE. (TH & SML 324). - NM 2156/50. H3848/68 1.4.68 H3848/68 1.4.68 REPORTED AS DISPERSED TO SEABED AND CHARTED AS FOUL. LEAST E/S DEPTH 27FT IN GEN DEPTH 28FT. POOR SONAR CONTACT FROM NW. SOME INDICATION OF WRECKAGE AND SCOURS IN AREA. FROM E/S IT IS CONSIDERED THAT THE FOUL SHOULD REMAIN AS CHARTED. (HMS ECHO, HI S 30/67). H4654/74 22.11.74 H4654/74 22.11.74 SMALL CONTACT OBTAINED ON TRANSIT SONAR. NOTHING FOUND BY CLOSE SOUNDING. REMAIN CHARTED AS FOUL. (HMS ENTERPRISE, 23.3.74). RETAIN AS FOUL. NCA. H2918/83 16.4.86 H2918/83 16.4.86 EXAM'D 20.10.85 IN 514024N, 010536E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [4 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 8.3 IN GEN DEPTH 9MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 9.1MTRS. SCATTERING OF MAG ANOMALIES INDICATES DISPERSED WRECKAGE. REMAIN CHARTED AS FOUL. (NP 1016, HI 197). RETAIN AS FOUL IN REVISED POSN. BR STD.