C 128 Wreck
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Wreck Category | wreck showing any portion of hull or superstructure |
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C 128 Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
51 30.467 N,0 45.963 E |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
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| Water Depth | -1 m |
| Water Level Effect | covers and uncovers |
| Vertical Datum | Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide |
| Name | C 128 |
| Type | Caisson |
| Length | 61 m |
| Width | 10.1 m |
| Orientation | 135 |
| Conspic Visual | not visually conspicuous |
| Conspic Radar | not radar conspicuous |
| Date Sunk | Jan 1, 1944 |
| Original Detection Year | 1946 |
| Last Detection Year | 2006 |
| Original Source | survey vessel |
| Markers | LIT FL(2)10S |
| Surveying Details | H7801/46 4.12.46 H7801/46 4.12.46 STRANDED WK SHOWN IN 513026.5N, 004603E ON SURVEY [E7851/2]. BR STD. H3912/48 10.6.48 H3912/48 10.6.48 PHOENIX UNIT C.128 BEING SALVAGED IN 513015N, 004815E [SIC]. (PLA NM 35/48) NCA. H7391/51 12.12.51 H7391/51 12.12.51 CONFIRMATION OF WK POSN. (RIVER SUPERINTENDENT AND CHM PLA). H7391/51 1.11.55 H7391/51 1.11.55 LIGHT, INT.QKFL.G, ESTABLISHED ON WK MAST. (PLA NM 79/55). - NM 2561/55. H1933/61 26.3.62 H1933/61 26.3.62 SHOWN ON SURVEY [K2356]. NCA H7391/51 20.3.63 H7391/51 20.3.63 LIGHT NOW QKFL.G. (WAR OFFICE, 24.11.61; TH). - NM 548/63. 27.7.76 27.7.76 REPD TO BE A MULBERRY HARBOUR UNIT WHICH GROUNDED IN 1944. SEVERAL LIVES HAVE BEEN LOST ON WK WHEN FAST INCOMING TIDES HAVE TRAPPED NON-SWIMMERS. WK AT PRESENT IS THE SUBJECT OF AN ENQUIRY BY NAVAL LAW DIVISION. (N/NL 545/75: REF TO LTR 16.7.76 FROM SOUTHEND-ON-SEA BOROUGH COUNCIL). 17.11.78 17.11.78 CONSIDERATION BEING GIVEN TO POSSIBILITY OF DEMOLISHING WK. (O/NL/63/1/6). H7391/51 16.8.79 H7391/51 16.8.79 NOW AGREED BY PLA; T.H.; CHIEF INSPECTOR CG AND SOUTHEND-ON-SEA BOROUGH COUNCIL, THAT WK BEST LEFT IN PRESENT STATE. (D/NL/63/1/6, 2.8.79). 10.11.82 10.11.82 SHOWN AS ST FL(2)10S. NC 1183. H3492/81 18.2.85 H3492/81 18.2.85 REFERRED TO AS 'NO.C128'. (PSA WRECK AND HAZARD REGISTER). HH242/354/01 21.8.90 HH242/354/01 21.8.90 EXAM'D 17.7.90 IN 513026.1N, 004603.8E [OGB] USING INTERSECTION AND DISTANCE MEASUREMENTS. VISIBLE AT ALL STATES OF TIDE. LIES IN TWO PARTS: [A] 32.5MTRS LONG X 10MTRS WIDE, LYING 110/290DEG WITH LIGHT NEAR SE CORNER; [B] ABOUT 10MTRS SE OF [A], LYING ROUGHLY 145/325DEG SUBMERGED AT SE END BUT WITH 23.3MTRS SHOWING ABOVE WATER, WHEN MEASURED [STATE OF TIDE NOT INDICATED]. (PLA WK REPORT HAVENGORE 1/90, 20.7.90). NCA. HH246/400/04 4.6.98 HH246/400/04 4.6.98 POSITION CONFIRMED BY BOAT USING DGPS. (PLA WK REPORT 16/98). NCA. 27.3.03 27.3.03 SHOWN AS ST WITH LT, FL.5S, IN 5130467N, 0045.963E [EUT]. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED) NE 1185. 30.11.06 SEP 2006/000398456 30.11.06 LT ON ST CONFIRMED AS FL(2)10S. (J PINDER, PLA, E-MAIL DTD 15.11.06). - NM 5698/06. |
| Last Amended Date | Nov 30, 2006 |
WRECK MAP LOADING ...
51 30.467 N,0 45.963 E
C 128 on Wreck Map
C 128 Wreck on Google Map
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General Comments
IN TWO PARTS