Landing Craft Wreck 23797

Field Value
Wreck Category dangerous wreck
Status Dead = Not detected by numerous sources therefore considered not to exist
Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM) 		49 24.22 N,0 53.92 W
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 49.403667
  • Longitude: -0.898667
Water Depth 15 m
Water Level Effect always under water/submerged
Vertical Datum Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide
Type landing craft
Conspic Visual not visually conspicuous
Conspic Radar not radar conspicuous
Date Sunk Jan 1, 1944
Original Detection Year 1987
Last Detection Year 1990
Original Source diver
Last Amended Date Apr 4, 2017

Surveying Details

H1310/88/10 8.3.88 CAPSIZED FOR'D PART OF AN LCT, WITH BOW DOOR LYING SEPARATELY ON SEABED. (J COULON, 20.12.87). NCA YET. H2340/87 14.7.88 WK, COVERED BY LESS THAN 20MTRS, IN 492417N, 005351W [EUR]. (FRENCH NM 88 24 22). INS AS DW. - NM 2424/88. 10.7.90 WK OF LANDING BARGE LOCATED IN 492416.8N, 005350.4W [EUR] USING TORAN. POSN ACCURACY 100MTRS. EXAM'D BY DIVER. LEAST DEPTH UNKNOWN IN GEN DEPTH 11MTRS. (FRENCH WK RECORDS 1990). 5.3.98 NO TRACE DETECTED. NO MAGNETIC ANOMALY. RECORD NON VALID. (FRENCH WK RECORDS 1998). AMENDED TO DEAD. BR STD. HH351/510/03 27.8.98 DELETE. (FRENCH NM 98 33 10). AMENDED TO DEAD. - NM 3520/98.

Circumstances of loss

PRESUMED LOST DURING OPERATION NEPTUNE.

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