Other Wreck 69878

Field Value
Wreck Category dangerous wreck
Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM) 		49 18.589 N,0 16.65 W
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 49.309817
  • Longitude: -0.277500
Wreck Depth 2.8 m
Water Depth 5 m
Water Level Effect always under water/submerged
Vertical Datum Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide
Length 100 m
Width 25 m
Orientation 75
Conspic Visual not visually conspicuous
Conspic Radar not radar conspicuous
Original Detection Year 1955
Last Detection Year 2021
Original Source national HO/authority charts
Last Amended Date Apr 14, 2022

Surveying Details

SHOWN AS DW IN 491840N, 001638W ON BA 1821, NO PREVIOUS RECORD FOUND. H2415/54 13.4.55 SHOWN AS ST IN 491840N, 001638W ON FRENCH 891. LC 1821. H1131/55 22.11.56 AMEND TO DW IN 491840N, 001638W. (FRENCH NM 56 37 02). - NM 2856/56. 22.6.90 SHOWN AS DWP IN 491841N, 001627.5W ON FRENCH 6927 [1985 EDN]. UNKNOWN WK IN 491841.4N, 001627.4W [EUR]. POSN ACCURACY 100MTRS. LEAST DEPTH UNKNOWN IN GEN DEPTH 5MTRS. ORIGINAL DIMENSIONS: LENGTH 100MTRS, BEAM 25MTRS. ORIENTATION 075/255DEGS. (FRENCH WK RECORDS 1987, NO.14590515). COVERED BY LEGEND 'WKS' AND EXTENDED DANGER LINE CLOSE W ON NC 2613. 12.2.92 EXAM'D 1991 IN 491838.5N, 001634W. POSN ACCURACY 20MTRS. LEAST DEPTH 2.8MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 5MTRS BY E/S. GAVE MAGNETIC RESPONSE. (FRENCH WK RECORDS 1991, NO.14590515). NCA. 5.5.94 SHOWN ON FRENCH 6927 [1994 EDN]. NC 2136. 9.11.01 SHOWN AS WKS 2.8MTRS IN 4918.642N, 0016.567W [EUR], WITH DANGER LINE EXTENDED 250MTRS S TO ENCLOSE WK 3MTRS [WK RECORD 23852], ON FRENCH 7418 [1997 EDN]. SHOWN ON BA 2146 [1999 EDN, ADOPTION]. 5.2.13 [WGD] POSN: 4918.589N, 0016.650W.

Circumstances of loss

SCUTTLED TO CREATE PART OF ARTIFICAL BREAKWATER. (FRENCH WK RECORDS).

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