Landing Craft Wreck Gb 69734

Field Value
Wreck Category dangerous wreck
Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM) 		49 26.622 N,0 44.472 W
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 49.443700
  • Longitude: -0.741200
Wreck Depth 19.8 m
Water Depth 23 m
Water Level Effect always under water/submerged
Vertical Datum Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide
Type landing craft
Flag GB
Shadow Height 2.7
Conspic Visual not visually conspicuous
Conspic Radar not radar conspicuous
Date Sunk Jan 1, 1944
Original Detection Year 1954
Last Detection Year 2021
Original Source national HO/authority notice to mariners
Surveying Details H2675/54 25.5.54 H2675/54 25.5.54 WK 9.25FMS IN POSN 009DEGS, 5.62M FROM PORT EN BESSIN FRONT LDG LT. (FR NM 54 15 13). CHART AS WK 9.25FMS IN 492636N, 004420W MARKED BY G CONL BUOY CLOSE W. - NM 1110/54. H2675/54 2.11.54 H2675/54 2.11.54 BUOY DELETED. - NM 2407/54. H2501/66 23.12.60 H2501/66 23.12.60 NOW CHARTED AS WK 9FMS 2FT ON NE 2675. H4551/76 17.11.76 H4551/76 17.11.76 WK REPD, 12FT HIGH, IN 492640.1N, 004422.6W [EUR]. POSN BY DECCA. (RISDON BEAZLEY, 27.10.76, SURVEYED 1955-56). IN GEN DEPTH 12FMS. NCA. 12.10.81 12.10.81 NOW CHARTED AS WK 9.1FMS ON NE 2613. H3898/82 6.5.83 H3898/82 6.5.83 AMEND TO WK 19.8MTRS [10FMS 5FT] IN 492639N, 004425W [EUR]. (BREST NM 83 14 12). BR STD. 26.7.90 26.7.90 SHOWN AS WK 19.8MTRS IN 492640N, 004424W ON FR 6927 [1985 EDN]. WK OF LCT IN 492640.5N, 004423.6W [EUR]. POSN ACCURACY 20MTRS. EXAM'D BY MAGNETOMETER, E/S & SONAR. LEAST DEPTH 19.8 IN GEN DEPTH 23MTRS. HT 2.7MTRS ABOVE SEABED. (FR WK RECORDS 1987 NO.14590117). NC 2613. 13.12.12 13.12.12 [WGD] POSN: 4926.622N, 0044.472W.
Last Amended Date Apr 13, 2022

Circumstances of loss

SUNK DURING OPERATION OVERLORD.

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