Other Wreck 47879

Field Value
Wreck Category non-dangerous wreck
Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM) 		50 16.928 N,0 2.608 W
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 50.282133
  • Longitude: -0.043467
Wreck Depth 40 m
Water Depth 47 m
Water Level Effect always under water/submerged
Vertical Datum Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide
Sonar Length 34
Sonar Width 7.4
Shadow Height 8.2
Orientation 135
Conspic Visual not visually conspicuous
Conspic Radar not radar conspicuous
Bottom Texture Sand
Scour Dimensions 0035.0,,000.6,045
Original Detection Year 1976
Last Detection Year 2014
Original Source survey vessel
Surveying Details H2699/76 21.9.76 H2699/76 21.9.76 WK EXAM'D 18.8.76 IN 501652.7N, 000229.9W [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 41 IN GEN DEPTH 47MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 8.2MTRS, LENGTH 60MTRS, APPROX. APPARENTLY INTACT, LYING 140/320DEGS. MAY BE PART OF WK LOCATED CLOSE SE. [SEE 19824]. (HMS FAWN, HI 57/76). CHART AS WK 39MTRS [21FMS] IN 501653N, 000230W [OGB]. - NM 1988/76. [COMBINED WITH WK [19824] CLOSE E]. H2699/76 25.1.82 H2699/76 25.1.82 EXAM'D 29.10.81 BY FRENCH VESSEL 'ASTROLABE', IN POSN 290DEGS, 270MTRS FROM WK IN 501656N, 000218W [EUR]. SEE [19824]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 41.7 IN GEN DEPTH 47MTRS. (EPSHOM, 31EPSHOM/E/GG, 14.1.82). NCA. 7.11.91 7.11.91 DIVED & FOUND TO BE BOW PORTION OF A VESSEL OF SOME 1500 TO 2000 GRT. SUPERSTRUCTURE HAS COLLAPSED TO THE SEABED. PRESUME WK CLOSE SE IS THE STERN PORTION. (N BLAKE, TELECON 6.11.91). NCA. [WGD] POSN: 5016.923N, 0002.590W. 8.4.14 8.4.14 EXAM'D 16.2.14 IN 5016.928N, 0002.608W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 40.7 IN GEN DEPTH 47MTRS. SCOUR 0.6MTR DEEP. LENGTH 34MTRS, WIDTH 7.4MTRS, HT 8.2MTRS. LIES 135/315 DEGS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. BOW SECTION OF WK. (NETSURVEY, HI 1430). BOWS NW. ON PORT SIDE AT AN ANGLE TO SEABEDWITH SE END BURIED. SCOUR LEADS 35MTRS NE. AMEND WK 40MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Last Amended Date Apr 8, 2014

General Comments

BOW PART, ON PORT SIDE, AFT END BURIED, SEE [19824]

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