Landing Craft Wreck 1940

Field Value
Obstruction Category foul ground
Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM) 		51 22.171 N,1 1.445 E
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 51.369517
  • Longitude: 1.024083
Wreck Depth 0.35 m
Water Depth 1 m
Water Level Effect always under water/submerged
Vertical Datum Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide
Type landing craft
Sonar Length 31.3
Sonar Width 8.9
Shadow Height 0.8
Conspic Visual not visually conspicuous
Conspic Radar not radar conspicuous
Bottom Texture Sand
Original Detection Year 1947
Last Detection Year 2013
Original Source national HO/authority notice to mariners
Surveying Details H4835/47 26.7.47 DW WITH G CAN BUOY. (TH NM 69/47). - NM 1929/47. CORRESPONDENCE RE SURVEY OF THESE WKS WITH TRINITY HOUSE. (DWD 66/47). H4835/47 22.10.51 DISPERSED CLEAR TO 2FT FROM SEABED. (C-IN-C NORE, 29.9.51). H4835/47 21.8.52 AREA WITHIN 400YDS OF WK BUOY SEARCHED BY E/S. SMALL PEAK, LEAST DEPTH 2FT, AND RUNNEL, DEPTH 7FT, LOCATED IN GENERAL DEPTH 5FT IN 512205N, 010137E [OGB]. SWEEPING OPS UNSUCCESSFUL DUE CLOSE PROXIMITY OF BUOY. (HMS SHARPSHOOTER, 1.12.51). H4835/47 21.8.52 INVESTIGATED BY SMLS 325 & 323 IN 512209N, 010136E [OGB] USING HSA. WK WAS TOO CLOSE TO BUOY TO BE SATISFACTORILY INVESTIGATED. WRECKAGE, FOUND BY A SWIMMING PARTY, CLEAR AT 1FT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 1FT. WK STANDS 3FT ABOVE SEABED. SCOUR 8FT. LIES 80FT N OF BUOY. (HMS SHARPSHOOTER, 18.6.52). AMEND TO WK 1FM IN 512209N, 010136E [OGB], MARKED BY G CAN BUOY. - NM 1510/52. H4835/47 20.12.57 BUOY REMOVEDED. (TH). DELETE BUOY. - NM 2980/57. H4835/47 23.1.58 CLEAR TO GROUND LEVEL. A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF WIRE AND OTHER REMAINS EXIST IN VICINITY. (TH, 2.1.58). AMEND TO FOUL. BR STD. H4876/59 10.12.59 AMEND TO FOUL. (SDML 3516, HN 3/59). - NM 2301/59. H2343/69 12.2.69 NOTHING FOUND DESPITE CLOSE EXAMINATION BY E/S. IN VIEW OF TRINITY HOUSE REPORT ABOVE RETAIN AS CHARTED. (HMS BULLDOG, ROS DTD 10.1.69). H6341/87 15.3.89 EXAM'D 20.10.88 IN 512208N, 010133E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [4 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 0.5 IN GEN DEPTH 0.7MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 INDICATES SOME WRECKAGE REMAINS IN VICINITY BUT GAVE NO SONAR SHADOW. RETAIN AS CHARTED. (NP 1016, HI 424). NCA. H6341/87 22.1.91 SHOWN AS FOUL 0.5MTR IN 512207.8N, 010133.1E [OGB]. NES 2571 & 1607. 27.11.03 [EUT] POSN: 5122.163N, 0101.450E. NE 2571. 30.10.13 EXAM'D 6.8.13 IN 5122.171N, 0101.445E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH DRIES 0.35 IN GEN DEPTH DRIES 1.1MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 31.3MTRS, WIDTH 8.9MTRS, HT 0.75MTR. LIES 000/180 DEGS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. VERY BROKEN UP AND SCATTERED. (NETSURVEY, HI 1438). 14.11.13 LEAST M/B DEPTH 0.35MTRS. (SDC BATHY, EXAMINATION OF DATA FOR HI 1438). AMEND FOUL 0.3MTR.
Last Amended Date Nov 14, 2013

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