Beauport Wreck

Surveying Details

H1295/30 19.2.30 GROUNDED ON AGENOR ROCK IN THE MIDDLE OF LITTLE RUSSEL CHANNEL IN 492804N, 023035W. (GUERNSEY, 17.2.30). - TNM ACTION. H1295/30 3.2.30 BOAT PLACED WITH 2 GREEN LIGHTS. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). H1295/30 10.3.30 BELL BUOY WITH FLG LIGHT PLACED 1C E OF WK. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). H1295/30 16.6.30 WK TO BE REMOVED OR SALVED. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). H1295/30 5.7.30 WK REMOVED AND LT BUOY WITHDRAWN. (GUERNSEY, 2.7.30). H1295/30 5.8.30 MOVED SLIGHTLY CLOSER TO WHITE ROCK PIER. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). H1295/30 18.10.30 FOUND IMPRACTICABLE TO SALVE VESSEL AND SO IT HAS BEEN DESTROYED AND THE HEAVY PARTS MOVED TO DEEPER WATER. (GUERNSEY, 14.10.30). 13.8.45 EXISTENCE OF WKS: [1] STF OFF OUTFITTING PIER; [2] STF OFF E SIDE OF HEAD OF NEW PIER; [3] 2 STF IN OLD HARBOUR; [4] 2 STF IN ALBERT DOCK; [5] F OFF WHITE ROCK PIER; [6] WK, LEAST DEPTH 35FT, ABOUT 0.9C SE OF HEAD OF CASTLE BREAKWATER. (HMS GULNARE, COPY OF SURVEY WITH WRECK RECORDS). LC 3140 H6696/47 3.10.47 STF OFF E SIDE OF HEAD OF NEW PIER [2] NON-EXISTENT. (HMS ROCHESTER). - NM 2647/47. H6167/49 21.11.49 REMAINS OF WK SS 'BEAUPORT' COVER AN AREA OF APPROX 200X60FT. THE LONGITUDINAL AXIS BEING 000/180DEGS. THE CENTRAL POINT BEARING 035DEGS, 150YDS FROM WHITE ROCK PIER LT. (HARBOUR OFFICE, GUERNSEY). - NM 2390/49. H1263/64 2.6.64 NOTHING FOUND IN POSN OF FOUL 035DEGS, 150YDS FROM WHITE ROCK PIER. (SCES, 1964). BR STD. H3546/68 22.1.68 LEAST DEPTH NOW 5FMS 2FT [LAT]. NC 3140. H4647/68 2.8.68 REMAINS OF SS 'BEAUPORT', CLOSE E OF WHITE ROCK PIER, NOW CONSTITUTE A FOUL AREA ABOUT 450X350FT. THE IRREGULAR LIMIT SHOWN ON TRACING COVERS ALL THE SNAGS FOUND BY E/S. THESE ARE SMALL & SPARSELY SPREAD. ONE SMALL OBSTN, 2FT HIGH, LOCATED 016DEGS, 800FT FROM WHITE ROCK PIER LT MAY BE A LARGER PORTION OF THIS WK, BUT COULD WELL BE NOTHING MORE THAN AN OIL DRUM. [4] THE 2 SMALL WKS IN ALBERT DOCK, INSIDE ST. PETER PORT HARBOUR, HAVE BEEN COMPLETELY REMOVED. [6] WK 35FT, ABOUT 0.9C SE OF CASTLE BREAKWATER LTHO, WAS DRIFT SWEPT ON 28.8.64. CLEAR AT 32FT, FOUL AT 33FT, LEAST E/S DEPTH 33FT. DIAGRAM ENCLOSED. DURING SWEEPING OPS IT WAS STRONGLY BELIEVED THAT THIS WAS IN FACT A STEEP ROCK OUTCROP & NOT A WK, IT IS SO SHOWN ON TRACING. NO OPPORTUNITY YET FOR DIVERS TO INSPECT. ITEMS [1] & [3] NO LONGER EXIST. (SCES, 3.1.68). CHART AS FA CENTRED ON 492730N, 023127W [EUR], WITH SWEPT ROCK 5FMS 2FT. - NC 3140. H1271/71 1.3.73 DEFINITELY THE 'BEAUPORT' FROM FINDINGS: BELL, NAME PLATES, ETC. WELL SCATTERED BY GROUND SEAS OVER 1.5M AFTER BEING BLOWN UP. (CHANNEL ISLANDS SALVAGE CO). 10.5.13 [WGD] POSN OF CENTRE: 4927.456N, 0231.536W.