Peresvyet Wreck

Surveying Details

H7701/18 19.12.18 VESSEL SUNK IN 312500N, 322245E. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). H414/19 9.1.19 DW MARKED BY G LT BUOY, OCC.G. (ALEXANDRIA). INS DW WITH BUOY. - NM 259/19. H2045/19 24.2.19 BUOY NOW SHOWS OCC.R LT. (MALTA). AMEND LT. - NM 605/19. H4924/19 26.6.19 A DEPTH OF 24FT WAS FOUND OVER THE WK WHICH LIES 210DEGS, 130YDS FROM THE LT BUOY WHOSE POSN IS 021.25DEGS, 10.3M FROM PORT SAID LTHO [272100N, 234800E APPROX]. (HMS ENDEAVOUR). AMEND TO WK 4FMS (1917), MARKED BY OCC.R LT. - NM 1303/19. H731/20 28.1.20 LT ON BUOY NOW FL.G. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). - NM 388/20. H2453/21 21.4.21 POSN OF BUOY AMENDED TO S 22DEG W, 10.2M FROM PORT SAID LTHO. (ALEXANDRIA NM 5/21). H6171/21 12.10.21 POSN OF BUOY AMENDED 1C N OF WK. (ALEXANDRIA NM 9/21). - NM 1813/21. H353/23 12.1.23 LT BUOY REMOVED. (HMS IROQUOIS, HN). DELETE BUOY. - NM 201/23. H4204/24 19.6.24 DEPTHS OF MORE THAN 10FMS REPORTED OVER WK. (HMS IRON DUKE HN, FORWARDED TO DG PORTS & LIGHTHOUSES ADMIN, ALEXANDRIA). NCA. H4204/24 22.7.24 REPLY TO ABOVE, CONFIRMATION OF 4FM DEPTH. (DG PORTS & LTHO ADMIN, ALEXANDRIA). NCA. H5525/24 14.8.24 FOREIGN OFFICE CORRESPONENCE & DATE OF DISAPPEARANCE OF LT BUOY IN NOV 1922. (M 3662/24). H2170/23 21.3.25 DISAPPEARANCE OF LT BUOY FORMERLY MARKING WK. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). H3131/25 12.5.25 WK REPORTED DEMOLISHED. (GENOA NM 98/182). NCA. H2570/62 11.3.63 LEAST DEPTH OVER WK 19.8MTRS. (HAMBURG NM 390/63). AMEND TO WK 10FMS 5FT. - NM 511/63. H2135/70 19.2.70 H2135/70 19.2.70 SHOWN AS WK 19.8MTRS IN 312517N, 322251E [EUR]. NC 234. H3336/78 8.6.78 OB 11.5MTRS IN 312508N, 322218E REPORTED BY MV HONGKONG EXPRESS WHILE DRAWING 11.5MTRS. (TELECON CAPT ROSS/SDS, 5.6.78). INS OB 11.5MTRS (REPD 1978) IN 312518N, 322218E. - NM 1398/78. H3336/78 29.6.78 OB 11MTRS IN 312525N, 322308E. (OCEAN UNIT FIVE, TELEX DTD 20.6.78). THIS IS ALMOST CERTAINLY THE WK OF THE RUSSIAN BATTLESHIP PERESVYET CHARTED IN 312517N, 322251E. NO ADDITIONAL OBSTNS FOUND IN THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY OF THE ONE LOCATED. DELETE WK & AMEND TO OB 11MTRS IN 312525N, 322308E. - NM 1596/78. 8.8.78 CONFIRMED AS PERESVYET. DEPTH CONFIRMED BY DIVING SURVEY. WK PRACTICALLY UPSIDE DOWN. SALVAGE OPS WILL TAKE PLACE TO CLEAR TO SEABED LEVEL. (A C CROTHALL, TELECON). H3336/78 29.9.78 SALVAGE OPS IN PROGRESS ON WK IN 312512N, 322242E. (CANAL SHIPPING AGENCY). H5046/78 18.4.80 WK 10.5MTRS IN 312513N, 322259E. (US NM 56081/14/80). - NM 978/80. H3826/82 25.5.82 LT BUOY, FL(2)7.5M, REPD TO BE W OF WK, SHOWN ON CHARTLET ACCOMPANYING REPORT AS FL(2)12S. (EXXON PORT INFO FOR MASTERS, SUEZ CANAL, JUN'81). NCA. H1273/82 BUOY CORRECTLY CHARTED. (PORT SAID CIRCULAR 87/82). NCA. H2348/81 2.2.84 BUOY REPD UNLIT ON 31.12.83. (MV TREADWIND HN 31.12.83). NCA. 18.9.91 WGD POSN: 312508N, 322258E. NE 234.