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 (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 HUNG UP ON WHAT APPEARED TO BE AN UPRIGHT HULL OR SHIPS FRAME. ALL AROUND THE POINT OF CONTACT SOUNDINGS TAKEN INDICATED NO BOTTOM AT 60FT. POSITION TAKEN 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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