W.e. Hutton Wreck

Field Value
Wreck Category dangerous wreck
W.e. hutton Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM)
34 29.940 N,76 53.871 W
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 34.498994
  • Longitude: -76.897856
Name W.E. HUTTON
Original Source AWOIS

General Comments

HISTORY NM30/43(2170)--WRECK LOCATED IN LAT 34/30/06N, LONG 76/54/18W ì (NAD27), IN 69 FT OF WATER. NM11/44(892)--BUOY DISCONTINUED APPROX. 3/4/44. CLEARED TO A DEPTH OF 41 FT AT APPROX. POS. LAT.34-30-06N, LONG.76-54-18W. F00043WD/44--W.E. HUTTON, LEAST DEPTH DETERMINED TO BE 41FT AT MLLW. THE WD ì HUNG UP ON WHAT APPEARED TO BE AN UPRIGHT HULL OR SHIPS FRAME. ALL AROUND THE ì POINT OF CONTACT SOUNDINGS TAKEN INDICATED NO BOTTOM AT 60FT. POSITION TAKEN ì FROM NM30/43. F00052WD/43-44--NO.366; CLEARED 41FT. CL123/44--USC&GS LTR; REPORTS F00043WD ABOVE. H9044/69--WRECK NOT INVESTIGATED, RETAINED AS CHARTED. F00447/98 --OPR-F344-WH; WRECK LOCATED THROUGH GEOGRAPHIC POSITION OBTAINED FROM LOCAL KNOWLEDGE. LOCATED IN LAT. 34-29-58.118N, LONG. 76-53-51.978W (770 METERS FROM AWOIS POSITION). DIVERS LD OF 60.0 FEET. EVALUATOR RECOMMENDS DELETING CHARTED 41-FOOT CLEARED WRECK (CHART 11543) AND CHARTING A 60WK AS SURVEYED. (UP 3/24/99, SJV) W00237/10 --OSD-AHB; Wreck positioned at 34-29-56.3819N,076-53-52.2812W. Least depth updated to 15.503m. AWOIS 594 W.E. Hutton; search radius not completely ensonified. DESCRIPTION 24 NO.454; TANKER; 7076 GT; SUNK 3/19/42 BY SUBMARINE; POSITION ACCURACY WITHIN 1 MILE; 27 NO.366; 4359NT.BUOY PREVIOUSLY MARKING WK. DISCONTINUED, CLEARED TO 41 FT. 195 LORAN-C RATES: 9960 CHAIN; 27143.2-X AND 39525.1-Y WRECK LIES IN 70-FT DEPTHS WITH MUCH OF IT DEMOLISHED AND SCATTERED OVER A 50 X 200YDS AREA. THE BOILERS ARE THE HIGHEST PT OFF THE BOTTOM. **** LORAN-C RATES: 9960 CHAIN; 27143.4-X AND 39524.3-Y; STEVEN PFAFF (919-759-9525) PROVIDED THE VERIFIED LORAN NUMBERS. 223 POSITION GIVEN LAT 34/30/06N, LONG 76/54/18W, NO. 2 BULK OIL. (LATE 1943) 230 NO.35926 (UPDATED 4/98 RWD)

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