Landing Craft Wreck 23840
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Wreck Category | non-dangerous wreck |
|
Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
50 3.456 N,1 19.848 W |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
|
| Wreck Depth | 56 m |
| Water Depth | 60 m |
| Water Level Effect | always under water/submerged |
| Vertical Datum | Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide |
| Type | landing craft |
| Sonar Length | 15 |
| Shadow Height | 1 |
| Conspic Visual | not visually conspicuous |
| Conspic Radar | not radar conspicuous |
| Original Detection Year | 1971 |
| Last Detection Year | 2004 |
| Original Source | national HO/authority charts |
| Surveying Details | 23.1.80 NDW PD SHOWN IN 500124N, 011748W ON FR 878 [DEC '79 EDN]. 28.2.90 USC PD 45MTRS SHOWN IN 500428N, 011748W [EUR] ON FR 6857 [1986 EDN], & FR WK RECORDS NO 18101014, AUTHORITY GIVEN AS BRITISH HYDRO SERVICE. NCA. HH226/410/01 6.7.92 WK IN 500330.5N, 011946W. LENGTH 15MTRS. STANDS 6MTRS HIGH. (CHERBOURG LOCAL AV. 1268/92). NCA YET. HH226/410/02 26.1.93 WK, LEAST DEPTH 54MTRS IN 500330.5N, 011946W. (BREST NM 92 52 23). BR STD. HH226/410/03 28.1.95 DEPTH AMENDED TO 56MTRS. (FR NM 95 10 20). BR STD. HH226/410/03 9.3.95 DELETED USC 45MTRS IN 500428N, 011748W. (FR NM 95 08 18). BR STD. HH226/410/03 6.2.96 AMENDED TO WK 56MTRS IN 500330.5N, 011945.5W [EUR]. (FR WK NO 18101014). [OGB] POSN: 500325N, 011945W. - NM 888/96. HH100/351/21 9.10.03 A SMALL WK WITH THE APPEARANCE OF AN INVERTED LANDING CRAFT OF SOME TYPE. PROBABLY WW2. BOX SECTION CONSTRUCTION WITH NO BOW. TWIN PROPELLORS. TYRES SEEN UNDER WK, POSSIBLY A CRUSHED VEHICLE. (N R CHIPCHASE & I TAYLOR, SKIN DEEP DIVING). NCA. 19.4.06 DIVED 24.6.04 IN LISTED POSN. STANDS MAX 1MTR HIGH BY DEPTH GAUGE. A WW2, SMALL, INFANTRY LANDING CRAFT. VERY DISINTIGRATED. TWO BRONZE PROPS SEEN. SEABED GRAVEL. (DELTA DIVERS). NCA. 4.12.12 [WGD] POSN: 5003.456N, 0119.848W. |
| Last Amended Date | Dec 4, 2012 |
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50 3.456 N,1 19.848 W
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General Comments
INTACT, INVERTED, TWIN SHAFT, HT BY DIVER