Cruiser Merchant Wreck Gb 24168

Field	Value
Wreck Category	dangerous wreck
Status	Dead = Not detected by numerous sources therefore considered not to exist
Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM)	49 20.75 N,0 0.897 W
Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees	Latitude: 49.345833 Longitude: -0.014950
Water Depth	4 m
Water Level Effect	always under water/submerged
Vertical Datum	Lowest Astronomical Tide
Type	cruiser (merchant)
Flag	GB
Length	141.7 m
Width	14.3 m
Draught	4.6
Tonnage	4850
Tonnage Type	displacement
Conspic Visual	not visually conspicuous
Conspic Radar	not radar conspicuous
Date Sunk	Jun 9, 1944
Original Detection Year	1949
Last Detection Year	1988
Original Source	published World War 2 losses
Surveying Details	H1545/49 14.3.49 CHART AS DW. (PARIS NM 01 020 49). POSN NOT RECORDED. - NM 541/49. H659/60 2.9.60 SHOWN AS DW ON FRENCH 4937. NC 2146. 1.10.74 SHOWN IN 492048N, 000049W [EUR] ON FRENCH 4937. NC 2146. H2340/88 26.4.88 TO BE EXPUNGED. (BREST NM 88 12 34). AMENDED TO DEAD. - NM 1435/88. SEE ALSO WK RECORD [23867].
Last Amended Date	Nov 20, 2001

Circumstances of loss

SCUTTLED AND USED AS BLOCKSHIP FOR MULBERRY HBR. (WW2 SL).