Vine Branch (Possibly) Wreck

Surveying Details

H2326/75 30.9.76 WK LOCATED BY MAGNETOMETER IN 501430.5N, 053740W [OGB] USING DECCA. ?VINEBRANCH. DIVERS REPORT WK LIES WSW/ENE IN GEN DEPTH OF 120FT. WELL BROKEN UP, BETWEEN BOILERS AND BOWS WRECKAGE IS FLAT, BUT BOWS STAND UPRIGHT. AFT OF ENGINE WK IS QUITE FLAT WITH ONLY THE HONEYCOMBE STRUCTURE SHOWING THROUGH SAND. A PILE OF WRECKAGE ABOUT 9FT HIGH FOUND BEHIND THE AFTER SECTION. FITTINGS AND ENGINE PIECES ARE SCATTERED AROUND IN THE VICINITY. (E GILES, 18.5.76). INS AS WK 31MTRS. BR STD. HH100/351/01 20.10.89 DIVED ON IN AUG 1989 IN 501429N, 053740W USING DECCA. DIVERS REPORT WK WELL BROKEN AND SCATTERED OVER A WIDE AREA. E/S SHOWS THAT NOTHING STANDS MORE THAN 2MTRS HIGH. (M R ROWLEY, 17.9.89). NCA. HH100/351/04 15.3.91 DIVED 30.6.88 IN 501433.5N, 053742W USING DECCA. IN GEN DEPTH 41MTRS [HW]. BOILERS STAND 4MTRS HIGH. (R A MAPPLEBECK, 6.1.91). NCA. HH100/351/19 18.12.02 DIVED IN 5014.522N, 0537.705W [WGD] USING GPS. STANDS 2MTRS HIGH BY E/S. WIDTH 10MTRS. HT 3.8MTRS BY DEPTH GAUGE. NO SCOUR. NO DEBRIS. SEABED SAND & GRAVEL. WK GENERALLY FLATTENED. TWO BOILERS AND DRIVESHAFT INTACT AND CORRECTLY ALIGNED. FOUR BLADED IRON PROP STILL ATTACHED ALTHOUGH ONE BLADE BROKEN OFF. BOILERS ARE THE HIGHEST POINT. (G J LOCKETT). AMEND POSN. BR STD. 14.12.09 A 10 INCH HIGH BRASS LETTER 'R' WAS RECOVERED FROM THE BOW AREA. A LETTER 'B' HAS APPARENTLY BEEN RECOVERED PREVIOUSLY. ALTHOUGH THIS POINTS TOWARDS 'VINE BRANCH' THIS VESSEL WAS TORPEDOED AND SEEN TO SINK WITH ALL HANDS SW OF IRELAND, THE NAME AND POSN BEING GIVEN IN U55'S WAR DIARY. (G J LOCKETT, REPORT DTD 21.8.09). NO POSN GIVEN IN LLWW1 LOSSES. NCA. 15.12.11 LOCATED 13.10.09 IN 5014.521N, 0537.708W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 31.14 IN GEN DEPTH 35.0MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 20.1MTRS, WIDTH 3.8MTRS, HT 3.86MTRS. LIES 133/313 DEGS WITH BOWS SE. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (FUGRO OSAE, HI 1157). BR STD.