Other Wreck 85978

Field Value
Wreck Category dangerous wreck
Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM) 		53 35.722 N,3 23.96 W
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 53.595367
  • Longitude: -3.399333
Wreck Depth 13.4 m
Water Depth 17 m
Water Level Effect always under water/submerged
Vertical Datum Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide
Sonar Length 15
Sonar Width 2
Shadow Height 3
Orientation 15
Conspic Visual not visually conspicuous
Conspic Radar not radar conspicuous
Bottom Texture Sand
Scour Dimensions ,,000.2,
Original Detection Year 1998
Last Detection Year 2003
Original Source survey vessel
Last Amended Date Oct 29, 2024

Surveying Details

HH090/758/01 23.11.98 EXAM'D 1.11.97 IN 533543.3N, 032357.6W [WGD] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR 14.3, FOUL 14.6MTRS BUT SWEEP NOT CONSIDERED TO BE RELIABLE. LEAST E/S DEPTH 13.4 IN GEN DEPTH 17MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 0.2MTR. DCS3 HT 3MTRS. LENGTH 15MTRS, WIDTH 2MTRS. LIES 015/195 DEGS. MODERATE MAGNETIC ANOMALY. SEABED SAND. POOR FORM AND SHAPE ON DCS3. (HMS BEAGLE, HI 758). INS AS WK 13.4MTRS. - NM 730/99. HH100/351/20 16.7.03 DIVED IN LISTED POSN. THIS IS THE REMAINS OF A TOWER BASE, LYING ON ITS SIDE. THE SQUARE TOP IS TO THE WEST AND THE FOUR LEGS, ABOUT 1.5MTRS DIAMETER, ARE TO THE E. SIMILAR TOWERS, PRESUMABLY THE REMAINS OF THE ANTI-AIRCRAFT FORTS WHICH WERE DUMPED AFTER WW2, LIE TO THE N ALSO. (C MICHAEL, LTR DTD 12.7.03). NCA. RSDRA2024000160567 07.06.23 SEEN IN M/B DATASET 2023. (XOCEAN SURVEY DTD 2023). DEEPER THAN CHARTED. RETAIN PREVIOUS DEPTH 13.4MTRS ABOVE.

General Comments

TOWER WITH 4 LEGS, ON ITS SIDE, LEGS POINT E

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