Submarine Wreck 66387
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Wreck Category | non-dangerous wreck |
|
Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
50 30.276 N,0 26.686 E |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
|
| Wreck Depth | 35 m |
| Water Depth | 40 m |
| Water Level Effect | always under water/submerged |
| Vertical Datum | Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide |
| Type | submarine |
| Sonar Length | 53 |
| Sonar Width | 7 |
| Shadow Height | 4.9 |
| Orientation | 160 |
| Conspic Visual | not visually conspicuous |
| Conspic Radar | not radar conspicuous |
| Bottom Texture | Sand |
| Original Detection Year | 1991 |
| Last Detection Year | 2016 |
| Original Source | fishing vessel |
| Surveying Details | H06695/55 22.11.55 INS ON WK CHARTS. 16.9.91 LOCATED IN 503014N, 002646E [OGB] USING DECCA. WK STANDS ABOUT 22FT HIGH AND LIES UP AND DOWN TIDE, (C MARTIN, TELECON). INS AS USC 33MTRS. - NM 2734/91. 11.10.93 REPD BY DIVERS TO BE WK OF GERMAN MINELAYING SUBMARINE. (C MARTIN, TELECON 8.10.93). HH090/611/01 24.1.95 EXAM'D 11.10.94 IN 503016.4N, 002641.4E [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 36.4 IN GEN DEPTH 41MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 4.5MTRS. LENGTH 60MTRS, WIDTH 20MTRS. LIES 160/340DEGS. SIGNIFICANT MAGNETOMETER DEFLECTION. BROKEN INTO TWO PARTS, THE LARGER OF WHICH LIES TO THE NW. (HMS BEAGLE, HI 611). AMEND TO WK 36MTRS IN 503013.9N, 002647.2E [OGB]. BR STD. HH100/351/11 22.2.96 REPD TO BE A MINELAYING SUBMARINE BROKEN IN TWO, FAIRLY BROKEN UP LYING AT 45DEGS WITH GUN FALLEN ON SEABED. (T BENNETTO 10.1.96). NCA. 17.4.14 EXAM'D 28.11.13 IN 5030.276N, 0026.686E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 35.68 IN GEN DEPTH 40MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 53MTRS, WIDTH 7MTRS, HT 4.9MTRS. LIES 160/340 DEGS WITH BOWS SSE. IN TWO PARTS, BOW SECTION BELIEVED TO BE TO THE SSE. (GARDLINE GEOSURVEY, HI 1442). AMEND WK 35MTRS IN REVISED POSN. 10.8.21 WESSEX ARCHAEOLOGY WAS COMMISSIONED BY FUGRO EMU LTD TO UNDERTAKE AN ARCHAEOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT OF GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY DATA AS PART OF THE ANNUAL MONITORING FOR AGGREGATE EXTRACTION AREA 473/2 WHICH ENCOMPASSED WK ID [20693]. RETAIN NDW 35MTRS FROM PREVIOUS EXAM'D, ADD OBSERVATIONS FROM 2016 M/B SURVEY. |
| Last Amended Date | Aug 10, 2021 |
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50 30.276 N,0 26.686 E
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General Comments
IN TWO PARTS, BOW SECTION TO SSE