Foremost 45 Wreck
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Wreck Category | dangerous wreck |
|
Foremost 45 Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
51 21.766 N,3 16.487 W |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
|
| Wreck Depth | 11.09 m |
| Water Depth | 11 m |
| Water Level Effect | always under water/submerged |
| Vertical Datum | Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide |
| Name | FOREMOST 45 |
| Type | barge |
| Flag | GB |
| Sonar Length | 161.8 |
| Sonar Width | 64.1 |
| Shadow Height | 0.7 |
| Orientation | 18 |
| Tonnage | 824 |
| Tonnage Type | gross |
| Conspic Visual | not visually conspicuous |
| Conspic Radar | not radar conspicuous |
| Date Sunk | Nov 2, 1941 |
| Bottom Texture | Clay |
| Scour Dimensions | 146.2,,1.20,018.0 |
| Original Detection Year | 1942 |
| Last Detection Year | 2018 |
| Original Source | unknown |
| Surveying Details | H4192/41 28.1.42 INS AS DW IN 512145N, 031620W. - NM 242/42. H4192/41 26.9.42 DELETED. - NM 2107/42 H2897/69 21.4.70 NOT LOCATED BY E/S OR SONAR. (HMS WOODLARK). NCA. SEP 2018/000204444 21.3.18 EXAM'D 21.3.18 IN 5121.766N, 0316.487W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 11.09 IN GEN DEPTH 11.50MTRS. LENGTH 161.8MTRS, WIDTH 64.1MTRS, HT 0.7MTRS. ORIENTATION 018/198 DEGS. SCOUR LENGTH 146.2MTRS, 1.20MTR DEEP, TOWARD 18DEGS. WRECK POORLY DEFINED AND DEGRADED.(TITAN ENVIRONMENTAL SURVEYS LTD, HI1501). AMEND DW 11MTRS IN REVISED POSN. |
| Last Amended Date | Sep 21, 2018 |
Circumstances of loss
MINED.
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