Other Wreck 3507

Field Value
Obstruction Category foul ground
Status Dead = Not detected by numerous sources therefore considered not to exist
Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM) 		50 37.469 N,0 37.59 W
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 50.624483
  • Longitude: -0.626500
Water Depth 26 m
Water Level Effect always under water/submerged
Vertical Datum Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide
Conspic Visual not visually conspicuous
Conspic Radar not radar conspicuous
Bottom Texture Sand
Original Detection Year 1917
Last Detection Year 1987
Original Source published World War 1 losses
Last Amended Date Sep 4, 2018

Surveying Details

'WAR HELMET' SANK 4 MILES E BY S FROM OWERS LTV. (WW1SL). H2278/18 23.4.18 WK, SUNK 1918, IN 503842N, 003700W WITH LEAST DEPTH 6FMS. (TRINITY HOUSE, PILOTS REPORT). CHART AS WK 6FMS (1918). - FNM 326/18. H6391/19 25.3.20 WK 6FMS IN 503726N, 003730W. (ADMIRALTY). AMEND TO WK 6FMS [11.0MTRS] IN REVISED POSN. - NM 674/20. H1998/24 20.3.24 TO BE SURVEYED BY HMS KELLET DURING 1924. H7789/35 12.11.59 NOT SEARCHED FOR OWING TO LARGE NUMBERS OF CRAB POTS. (HMS FLINDERS, 15.11.35). NCA. 7.4.72 AMENDED TO WK 10.4 MTRS [LAT]. NC 1652. H4121/76 27.1.77 WAS THOUGHT TO BE THE 'WAR HELMET' BUT THIS HAS BEEN LOCATED IN 503723N, 003630W [SEE 19984]. THIS WRECK COULD BE THE 'HUNTSHOLM' SUNK 11.6.17. (HMS FOX, REPORT FOR HI 52/76). H1310/85/7 11.2.85 NO SIGN OF A WK IN THIS POSN. SEARCHED FOR USING MAGNETOMETER & E/S. (T J FRANCIS, 23.1.85). NCA YET. H1310/87/32 17.8.87 REMAINS OF WOODEN WK LOCATED IN 503727N, 003730W [OGB]. DIVERS IDENTIFIED WOODEN SIDE OF A VESSEL, NEARLY 30FT LONG AND STANDING 7FT HIGH. NO EVIDENCE OF METAL OR ANY FEATURE ON THE SEABED. (T FRANCIS, 11.8.87). NCA YET. HH091/002/01 22.10.02 NOT LOCATED, DISPROVED. NOTHING LOCATED IN THE VICINITY THAT COULD BE CONSIDERED TO BE THIS WK. (NP 1016, HI 1002). IN VIEW OF 1987 REPORT, AMEND TO FOUL. BR STD. SEP 2018/000198963 10.08.18 NOT LOCATED IN M/B DATASET (2018). (MMT, HI 1498). AMEND DEAD.

General Comments

REMAINS OF WOODEN WK

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