Hms M A West (Probably) Wreck

Field Value
Wreck Category dangerous wreck
Hms m a west (probably) Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM) 		52 34.045 N,1 46.219 E
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 52.567417
  • Longitude: 1.770317
Wreck Depth 11.89 m
Water Depth 14 m
Water Level Effect always under water/submerged
Vertical Datum Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide
Name HMS M A WEST (PROBABLY)
Type dredger
Flag GB
Sonar Length 17.2
Sonar Width 4.52
Shadow Height 3.25
Orientation 310
Tonnage 96
Tonnage Type gross
Conspic Visual not visually conspicuous
Conspic Radar not radar conspicuous
Date Sunk May 15, 1940
Bottom Texture Sand
Scour Dimensions 021.6,019.1,001.2,360
Original Detection Year 1941
Last Detection Year 2023
Original Source national coast guard or patrol
Surveying Details H01842/41 23.5.41 BOMBED IN 523405N, 014535E. (FOIC YARMOUTH, 23.6.41). PFNM ISSUED. H01842/41 2.8.41 INS AS DW. - NM 1814/41. H05317/44 AMEND TO WK 19FT. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). - NM 113/45. H01842/41 3.6.49 WIRE SWEEP AFTER DISPERSAL - AREA OF RADIUS 600FT FROM REPD POSN SWEPT CLEAR AT 33FT. GENERAL DEPTH 36FT. (SML 4, 23.5.49). AMEND TO WK 33FT. - NM 1145/49. H1333/60 10.5.60 POSN DRIFT SWEPT. AREA CLEAR AT 33FT, FOUL AT 34FT IN 523402N, 014541E. POSN BY HSA. NOT FOUND BY E/S BUT SCOUR, DEPTH 40FT, EXISTS NEAR POSN. (ECES, 1959). AMEND POSN. - NM 1046/60. H2358/65 2.9.65 NOT FOUND. (SURVEY [K4594]). AMEND TO FOUL. - NM 1613/65. H3570/67 29.11.67 NOTHING LOCATED WITHIN 5 CABLES OF POSN. (HMS ECHO, R-OF-S DTD 15.9.67). DELETED. BR STD. H4213/71 23.2.72 NOT FOUND. (SOISS, R-OOF-S DTD 13.8.71). H4403/71 7.11.73 TWO CONTACTS ON TRANSIT SONAR IN 523405N, 014551E. POSN BY HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. INDICATES PROBABLE FOUL AREA. NOT FOUND BY E/S. (HMS EGERIA). INS AS FOUL. BR STD. H4403/71 29.1.76 NOT FOUND. (HMS ENTERPRISE, HI 16/75). H4658/71 10.11.77 NOT FOUND. PROBABLY COMPLETELY BURIED. (HMS ENTERPRISE, HI 55/77). H4403/71 15.11.79 NOT FOUND. (SOISS, HI 63B/79). DELETED. BR STD. H2548/88 28.10.88 FOLLOWING REPORT FROM RACAL SURVEY, EXAM'D WK IN 523401N, 014620E ON 24.10.88 USING HSA. LEAST E/S DEPTH 11.9 IN GEN DEPTH 14MTRS. SCOUR 1MTR DEEP. DCS3 HT 2.5MTRS. SONAR TRACE SHOWS ILL-DEFINED OBJECT OF APPROX 15MTRS HORIZONTAL EXTENT E/W. SONAR EXAMINATION NOT ACHIEVED DUE PROXIMITY OF CORTON SAND AND STRONG N/S TIDAL STREAM. (NP 1008, H525 24.10.88). INS AS WK 11.9MTRS. - NM 3406/88. HH090/513/01 13.6.91 EXAM'D 28.4.91 IN 523401N, 014620E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [4 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 11.9, FOUL AT 12.0MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 13.3 IN GEN DEPTH 14MTRS. DCS3 HT 0.6MTR. SCOUR DEPTH 15MTRS. DISTINCT CONTACT, LYING 350/170DEGS AND GIVING GOOD SONAR SHADOW. (NP 1016, HI 513). AMEND TO SW 11.9MTRS. BR STD. HH090/513/01 15.7.91 FOLLOWING RE-ASSESSMENT OF TIDAL REDUCTION, WK NOW SWEPT CLEAR AT 11.5MTRS. OTHER DATA UNCHANGED. (NP 1016, HI 513). BR STD. HH090/734/01 28.4.97 EXAM'D 27.3.97 IN 523401.0N, 014619.7E [OGD] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR 11.9, FOUL 12.2MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 11.7 IN GEN DEPTH 14.5MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 1MTR. DCS3 HT 2.5MTRS. SMALL MAGNETIC ANOMALY. LENGTH 30MTRS, WIDTH 5MTRS. LIES 000/180DEGS. IN ONE PARTIALLY BURIED PIECE. (NP 1016, HI 734). INS AS SW 11.7MTRS. BR STD. HH090/848/01 2.6.99 LOCATED, NOT EXAMINED. IN ONE PIECE, PARTIALLY BURIED. (NP 1016, HI 848). NCA. HH091/111/01 10.8.05 EXAM'D 20.4.05 IN 5234.045N, 0146.219E [WGD] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR 12.5, FOUL 12.8MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 11.7 IN GEN DEPTH 15MTRS. SCOUR 2MTRS DEEP EXTENDS 50MTRS TOWARDS 170/350 DEGS. LENGTH 31MTRS, WIDTH 12MTRS, HT 4MTRS. LIES 120/300 DEGS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (NP 1016, HI 1111). RETAIN SW 11.7MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. HH091/220/01 28.8.07 LOCATED, NOT EXAM'D. LEAST M/B DEPTH 11.98MTRS. LENGTH 25MTRS, WIDTH 7MTRS, HT 3.5MTRS. (NETSURVEY LTD, HI 1220). NCA. HH091/260/01 23.10.08 EXAM'D 4.6.08 IN 5234.045N, 0146.220E [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 12.04 IN GEN DEPTH 15.0MTRS. SCOUR 1.5MTRS DEEP EXTENDS 50MTRS TOWARDS 190 DEGS. LENGTH 23MTRS, WIDTH 8MTRS, HT 3.0MTRS. LIES 130./310 DEGS. APPEARS TO BE UPRIGHT AND PARTIALLY BURIED. (NETSURVEY, HI 1260). NCA. 23.2.11 EXAM'D 14.8.10 & 16.11.10 IN 5234.046N, 0146.219E [WGD]. SWEPT CLEAR 12.1, FOUL 12.3MTRS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 11.89MTRS (11.67MTRS IN WATER COLUMN). NO SCOUR. LENGTH 22MTRS, WIDTH 6MTRS, HT 2.5MTRS. LIES 130/210 DEGS. APPEARS PARTLY BROKEN UP, UPRIGHT AND PART COVERED BY SEDIMENT. (MMT, HI 1338). SWEEP SIGNIFICANTLY SHOALER THAN M/B DEPTH. RETAIN SW 11.7MTRS. NCA. SEP 2017/000186964 22.4.18 EXAM'D 14.7.17; OBSERVED IN 5234.045N, 0146.219E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 11.89MTRS IN GENERAL DEPTH 14MTRS. WK LENGTH 24.6MTRS, WIDTH 8.0MTRS, HT 4.5MTRS, ORIENTATION 128/308DEGS. SCOUR TRENDING ON NORTH AND SOUTH SIDE, LENGTH 28.6MTRS, DEPTH 1.73MTRS TOWARDS 159DEGS. RECTANGULAR WK WITH CYCLINDRICAL FEATURE IN CENTRAL SECTION. [EGS, HI 1545]. AMEND DW 11.8MTRS. SEP 2021/000000486 10.10.20 EXAM'D 10.10.20; OBSERVED IN 5234.045N, 0146.219E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 11.94MTRS IN GENERAL DEPTH 15MTRS. WK LENGTH 17.2MTRS, WIDTH 4.52MTRS, HT 3.2MTRS, ORIENTATION 310DEGS. SCOUR LENGTH 21.6MTRS, DEPTH 1.2MTRS, WIDTH 19.19MTRS, ORIENTAION 360DEGS. [FPV MORVEN, HI 1687]. NFA. RSDRA2023000310583 12.12.23 LOCATED IN M/B DATASET (2023). LEAST M/B DEPTH 11.98MTRS. DEEPER THAN CHARTED. NFS. (CLINTON MARINE SURVEY, HI1827). NFA.
Last Amended Date Jan 19, 2021

Circumstances of loss

1.9.39 EX-HMS BROIL. STEEL HULL. BUILT IN 1919 BY BROOK MARINE, LOWESTOFT. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE, SINGLE SHAFT. BUILT AS AN ADMIRALTY STEEL DREDGER, SOLD IN 1919 WITH THE SAME NAME. HIRED FROM 1.9.39 AS 'M A WEST' AS AN EXAMINATION VESSEL. BOMBED AND SUNK BY GERMAN AIRCRAFT. (SIBI & WW2SL).

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FAQ

Where is the HMS M A WEST (PROBABLY) wreck located?

The HMS M A WEST (PROBABLY) wreck is located at coordinates 52 34.045 N,1 46.219 E.

How deep is the HMS M A WEST (PROBABLY) and where exactly is it located?

The HMS M A WEST (PROBABLY) lies at a depth of about 11.89 meters and is located at coordinates 52 34.045 N,1 46.219 E.

How deep is the seabed around the HMS M A WEST (PROBABLY)?

The seabed around the HMS M A WEST (PROBABLY) lies at approximately 14 meters deep.

When did the HMS M A WEST (PROBABLY) sink?

The HMS M A WEST (PROBABLY) sank on May 15, 1940.

When was the wreck of the HMS M A WEST (PROBABLY) discovered?

The wreck of the HMS M A WEST (PROBABLY) was discovered in 1941.

What country did the HMS M A WEST (PROBABLY) belong to?

The HMS M A WEST (PROBABLY) belonged to GB.

What was the tonnage of the HMS M A WEST (PROBABLY)?

The HMS M A WEST (PROBABLY) had a tonnage of 96 tons.

What type of wreck is the HMS M A WEST (PROBABLY)?

The HMS M A WEST (PROBABLY) is classified as a dredger.

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