Other Wreck 47812

Field Value
Wreck Category dangerous wreck
Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM) 		50 47.639 N,0 42.127 E
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 50.793983
  • Longitude: 0.702117
Wreck Depth 13.76 m
Water Depth 16 m
Water Level Effect always under water/submerged
Vertical Datum Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide
Sonar Length 85
Sonar Width 23
Shadow Height 1.5
Orientation 165
Conspic Visual not visually conspicuous
Conspic Radar not radar conspicuous
Bottom Texture 1,4,17
Original Detection Year 1955
Last Detection Year 2015
Original Source naval vessel
Surveying Details H5343/55 14.10.55 WK 5FMS 3FT IN 504733N, 004219E WITH G CAN LT BUOY GPFL(2)10S TO THE SE. (HMS SCOTT). - NM 2439/55. H5343/55 13.8.56 DISPERSED BY HMS STEEPHOLM, JUNE 1956. DEPTH OVER WK 49FT. (HYDRO LETTER). H5343/55 9.11.56 WRECK IN 2 PARTS SWEPT 25 & 26.9.56. PART 1 SWEPT AND FOULED. PART 2 NOT SWEPT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 54FT. PART 1 APPEARED TO BE THE LARGER PART, CLEAR AT 38.5FT, FOUL AT 40FT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 42FT IN GEN DEPTH 51.58FT. SEA BED SAND. POSN 504724N, 004231E USING HSA. (HMS SCOTT, SWEEP REPORT, 11.10.56). AMEND TO WK 6FMS 2FT IN REVISED POSN & DELETE BUOY - NM 2789/56. H5343/55 6.6.57 BUOY RE-INSERTED 160DEGS, 1C FROM WRECK. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). - NM 1095/57. H5343/55 DISPERSED TO 45FT (HMS STEEPHOLM). H5343/55 18.11.57 WIRE DRIFT SWEEP 9.10.57 IN 504730N, 004218E. CLEAR AT 44FT, FOUL AT 45FT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 47FT IN GEN DEPTH 52FT. DEPTH OF SCOUR 2FT. SEA BED SAND. (HMS SHACKLETON, SWEEP REPORT, 18.11.57). AMEND TO WK 7FMS 2FT IN REVISED POSN. - NM 2992/57. H5343/55 13.2.58 BUOY REMOVED. (TH). - NM 327/58. 14.7.71 NOW CHARTED AS SW 13.4MTRS. NC 536. H4959/73 26.3.75 LOCATED 19.5.74 IN 504734N, 004214E [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 15.9MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 15-17MTRS. DEPTH OF SCOUR 2.3MTRS. SEABED OF SAND WAVES 2MTRS HIGH. LENGTH BY DCS3 SHADOW 150FT. (HMS BEAGLE, HI 55/74). RETAIN SW DEPTH IN REVISED POSN. NE 536. SEP 2015/000083464 11.2.16 EXAM'D 18.6.15; IN 5047.639N, 0042.127E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 13.76MTRS, GEN DEPTH 16MTRS. LENGTH 85MTRS, WIDTH 23MTRS, HT 1.5MTRS, ORIENTATION 165/345. WK BROKEN, ALMOST ENTIRELY BURIED, STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (HI 1475, GARDLINE GEOSURVEY). AMEND DW 13.7MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Last Amended Date Feb 11, 2016

General Comments

SEE ALSO WK ID[83964]

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