Where is the WHALE UNIT (578Y) wreck located?

The WHALE UNIT (578Y) wreck is located at coordinates 50 20.037 N,1 1.087 W.

How deep is the seabed around the WHALE UNIT (578Y)?

The seabed around the WHALE UNIT (578Y) lies at approximately 50 meters deep.

The WHALE UNIT (578Y) sank on Jun 1, 1944.

The wreck of the WHALE UNIT (578Y) was discovered in 1944.

The WHALE UNIT (578Y) is classified as a factory ship.

Field	Value
Wreck Category	non-dangerous wreck
Status	Dead = Not detected by numerous sources therefore considered not to exist
Whale unit (578y) Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM)	50 20.037 N,1 1.087 W
Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees	Latitude: 50.333950 Longitude: -1.018117
Water Depth	50 m
Water Level Effect	always under water/submerged
Vertical Datum	Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide
Name	WHALE UNIT (578Y)
Type	factory ship
Length	61 m
Width	18.3 m
Conspic Visual	not visually conspicuous
Conspic Radar	not radar conspicuous
Date Sunk	Jun 1, 1944
Original Detection Year	1944
Last Detection Year	2002
Original Source	other
Surveying Details	H03135/44 24.8.44 WHALE UNIT [578Y] SUNK IN 502000N, 010100W. (PNO 51). 7.8.53 NOW CHARTED AS NDW PA IN 502000N, 010100W ON F6841. 24.4.54 NOW CHARTED AS NDW PA. NC 2450. 14.8.74 NOW CHARTED AS USC PA 20MTRS. NC 2450. H4121/76 9.11.76 OUTSIDE SURVEY AREA. NOT SEARCHED FOR. (HMS FAWN, HI 52/76). H1270/77 12.5.81 AMEND TO NDW PA. BR STD. HH090/962/01 12.12.02 NOT LOCATED, DISPROVED. (GARDLINE, HI 962). AMENDED DEAD. BR STD.
Last Amended Date	Aug 1, 2014

PRESUMABLY SUNK WHILE BEING TOWED TO NORMANDY BEACHES FOR USE AS PART OF MULBERRY HARBOUR DURING THE INVASION OF FRANCE.

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