Landing Craft Wreck 92506

Field Value
Wreck Category dangerous wreck
Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM) 		51 21.935 N,2 39.32 E
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 51.365583
  • Longitude: 2.655333
Wreck Depth 22 m
Water Depth 24 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
Original Detection Year 1940
Last Detection Year 2025
Original Source other
Last Amended Date May 15, 2025

Surveying Details

H0602/40 20.7.40 2 WKS IN POSN 512200N 024000E REMAINS OF WHICH ARE VISIBLE ABOVE WATER. (VA DOVER, 29.5.40). INS AS DWPA. - NM 1794/40. 12.1.73 AMEND WK 23MTRS. NC 125. 6.5.80 WK IN 512156N, 023945E [EUR]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 23.3MTRS. (DUTCH WK RECORDS). POSSIBLY HMS GRAFTON. H2731/85 10.3.87 NOW SW 22.5MTRS IN 512158N, 023923E [EUR]. (OSTEND NM 143/86). - NM 987/87. 5.5.88 5.5.88 NAMED AS HMS WAKEFUL ON BELGIAN LIST [1986]. (BUT SEE 512246N, 024326E). HH100/351/02 1.6.90 DIVED ON BUT NOT FULLY EXAM'D. DEFINITELY WK OF A LANDING CRAFT, POSSIBLY OF LCT TYPE. NOT A DESTROYER. (D TERMOTE, 19.4.90). HH342/700/01 13.3.97 NOW IN 512159N, 023923.5E [EUR]. (BELGIAN NM 5/69/97). BR STD. SEP 2010/000138707 17.9.10 SHOWN AS SW 22MTRS [LAT] IN 5121.935N, 0239.320E [WGD] ON BELGIAN 102 [NE DTD 6.10, 1:60,000].

Circumstances of loss

PRESUMED SUNK DURING EVACUATION OF ALLIED TROOPS FROM DUNKIRK.

WRECK MAP LOADING ... 51 21.935 N,2 39.32 E
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