British Fortune (Probably) Wreck
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Wreck Category | dangerous wreck |
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British fortune (probably) Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
52 7.763 N,1 38.609 E |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
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| Wreck Depth | 15.8 m |
| Water Depth | 19 m |
| Water Level Effect | always under water/submerged |
| Vertical Datum | Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide |
| Name | BRITISH FORTUNE (PROBABLY) |
| Type | tanker |
| Flag | GB |
| Length | 117.3 m |
| Width | 15.2 m |
| Draught | 8.5 |
| Sonar Length | 56.7 |
| Sonar Width | 23 |
| Shadow Height | 2.2 |
| Orientation | 67 |
| Tonnage | 4696 |
| Tonnage Type | gross |
| Cargo | ballast |
| Conspic Visual | not visually conspicuous |
| Conspic Radar | not radar conspicuous |
| Date Sunk | Oct 31, 1941 |
| Bottom Texture | 4,6 |
| Scour Dimensions | 107.6,,000.5,036.0 |
| Original Detection Year | 1941 |
| Last Detection Year | 2016 |
| Original Source | other |
| Surveying Details | H3827/41 01.11.41 POSN 265 (?085) DEG FROM ALDEBURGH BUOY, WHICH IS IN 520734N, 013701E. 19.10.54 POSN 520744N, 013843E OR 1.75M 106DEG FROM ALDEBURGH MARTELLO TR. (TH). H4912/54 29.10.54 SWEPT CLEAR 27FT, FOUL 28FT. (SML 324). INS AS DW WITH G CON BOY, GPFL(3)G 10 SEC. - NM 2319/54. 21.02.55 WRECK DISPERSAL BY EXPLOSIVES. H4912/54 16.06.55 EXAM'D 25.5.55. SWEPT CLEAR 49FT, FOUL 50FT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 53FT IN GEN DEPTH 54FT. (SML 324, 25.5.55). AMEND TO WK 8FMS 1FT. - NM 1402/55. H4912/54 09.07.55 LT BUOY DELETED. (TH). - NM 1579/55. H909/60 19.05.66 LEAST E/S 41FT IN 54FT. NO SCOUR. UNEVEN BOTTOM. FAIR SONAR CONTACT AT 650YDS BUT GOOD CONTACT FROM NW AT 700YDS. (HMS MYRMIDON, 30.11.65). AMEND TO WK 6FMS 5FT. NE 1543. 31.07.74 AMEND TO WK 12.5MTRS [LAT]. NC 1543. H2917/83 29.03.85 EXAM'D 4.10.84 IN 520744N, 013844E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 16.2 IN GEN DEPTH 19 TO 20MTRS. SEPARATE DETACHED E/S DEPTH OF 15.6MTRS AT E END OF WK THOUGHT TO BE FROM A FOULED NET. SCOUR DEPTH 20.7MTRS. COMPACT WRECKAGE, BUT SHOWING SIGNS OF DISPERSAL ATTEMPTS, LYING 265/085 DEGS. LENGTH ABOUT 95MTRS. CHART WITH 1955 DEPTH. (SOISS, HI 196). AMEND TO SW 14.5MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. SEP 2016/000091759 01.09.17 EXAM'D 12.12.16; IN 5207.763N, 0138.609E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 15.80MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 19MTRS, LENGTH 56.7MTRS, WIDTH 23MTRS, HEIGHT 2.2MTRS, ORIENTATION 067/247 DEGS. SCOUR LENGTH 107.55MTRS, 0.49MTRS DEEP, TOWARDS 036 DEGS. WRECK IS WELL BROKEN AND DISPERSED. (GARDLINE, HI 1495). AMEND DW 15.8MTRS IN REVISED POSN. |
| Last Amended Date | Aug 24, 2017 |
Circumstances of loss
BUILT IN 1930 BY LITHLOW SB CO LTD, PORT GLASGOW. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY THE BRITISH TANKER CO LTD. TWO BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 430HP, SINGLE SHAFT. MACHINERY AFT BY RANKIN & BLACKMORE LTD, GREENOCK. PASSAGE THE ISLE OF GRAIN FOR HULL. IN BALLAST. BOMBED & SUNK BY GERMAN AIRCRAFT. EIGHT MEN LOST.
WRECK MAP LOADING ...
52 7.763 N,1 38.609 E
British Fortune (Probably) on Wreck Map
British Fortune (Probably) Wreck on Google Map
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