Other Wreck 68253

Field Value
Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM)
51 28.035 N,3 0.058 W
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 51.467250
  • Longitude: -3.000967
Wreck Depth 7.1 m
Water Depth 8 m
Water Level Effect always under water/submerged
Vertical Datum Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide
Sonar Length 35
Sonar Width 11
Shadow Height 1.4
Orientation 42
Conspic Visual not visually conspicuous
Conspic Radar not radar conspicuous
Bottom Texture Sand
Scour Dimensions ,,000.5,
Original Detection Year 1962
Last Detection Year 2020
Original Source survey vessel
Surveying Details H3346/62 4.9.62 LOCATED IN 512805N, 025950W USING HSA. LEAST E/S DEPTH 25 IN GEN DEPTH 32FT. SCOUR 35FT. (HMS MEDUSA, 8.8.62). INS WK 4FMS 1FT. - NM 1842/62. H3346/62 6.11.62 INS G SPH, INT QK FL G, 210 DEG, 0.75C FROM WK. (THNM 65/62). - NM 2257/62. H3346/62 6.11.62 APPEARS TO BE A SMALL CRAFT. RED PAINT FOUND ON RECOVERED SWEEP LINES. (THV ALERT, 7.9.62). H3346/62 19.12.63 AMEND TO WK 5FMS. DELETE BUOY. (TH, 27.9.63). - NM 2108/63. H484/66 20.3.67 LEAST E/S 26FT OBTAINED IN 512802N, 025956W. (HMS WOODLARK, ROS DTD 4.8.66). AMEND WK 4FMS 2FT. - NM 759/67. H7017/68 31.1.69 NO TRACE OF WK FOUND. REPD THAT CONSIDERABLE DREDGING OCCURS IN THE APPS TO NEWPORT AND IT IS CONSIDERED THAT THE MOVEMENT OF SPOIL HAS, IN ALL PROBABILTY, OBSCURED ITS OUTLINE. (HMS WOODLARK, 17.9.68). H3346/62 30.4.69 SWEPT CLEAR 23, FOUL 24FT. LEAST E/S 23FT. (HMS WOODLARK, SIGNAL DTD 28.4.69). AMEND SW 3FMS 5FT [LAT]. - NM 780/69. H3346/62 22.5.69 EXAM'D BY TRANSIT SONAR. SWEPT CLEAR AT 22, FOUL AT 23FT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 23FT. LIES 030/210 DEGS. LENGTH ABOUT 100FT. (HMS WOODLARK, H525 1.11.70). H3346/62 9.12.70 EXAM'D IN 512800N, 030000W [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 6.8 IN GEN DEPTH 8.5MTRS. (HMS WOODLARK, 1.11.70). AMEND POSN. BR STD. H7017/68 16.4.71 EASILY LOCATED BY E/S BUT NOT SONAR, WHICH WAS DAMPED BY MUD, ETC. IN SUSPENSION. INDISTINCT SONAR RETURN. POSN 512800N, 025959W. (HMS WOODLARK, 1.11.70). H5293/71 14.8.73 AMEND SW 6.7MTRS [LAT]. NC 1176. H3942/88 25.1.90 EXAM'D 30.7.89 IN 512800.5N, 025959W [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [3 LOP]. CONSIDERED TO BE A ROCK LEDGE, ABOUT 120 X 20MTRS, LYING 050/230 DEG AND PROTRUDING THROUGH SEABED OF FINELY RIPPLED, MUDDY SAND. LEAST E/S DEPTH 6.5 IN GEN DEPTH 8MTRS. DCS3 HT 1MTR. HIGH POINT AT SW END. (LAND & MARINE ENG LTD, HI 464). AMEND OBSTN 6.5MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. 27.10.11 [WGD] POSN: 5128.037N, 0300.060W. SEP 2011/000200694 27.10.11 LOCATED 24.2.11 IN 5128.035N, 0300.058W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 7.1 IN GEN DEPTH 8.7MTRS. SCOUR 0.5MTRS DEEP EXTENDS 70MTRS TOWARDS 009 DEGS. LENGTH 35MTRS, WIDTH 11MTRS, HT 1.4MTRS. PROBABLE SEABED FEATURE. (MMT, HI 1325). ELONGATED MOUND. AMEND OBSTN 7.1MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. SEP 2021/000296458 23.11.21 LOCATED 06.03.21 IN 51.46724N, 003.00097W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 7.4MTRS. NFS. (TARMAC 2020 SURVEY). RETAINED OBSTN 7.1MTRS.
Last Amended Date Nov 23, 2021

General Comments

ELONGATED MOUND, MINOR SCOUR ON SE SIDE

WRECK MAP LOADING ... 51 28.035 N,3 0.058 W
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