Xenophon Wreck
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Wreck Category | wreck showing any portion of hull or superstructure |
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Xenophon Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
48 18.265 N,4 50.755 W |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
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| Water Depth | 1 m |
| Water Level Effect | covers and uncovers |
| Vertical Datum | Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide |
| Name | XENOPHON |
| Type | motor vessel |
| Flag | GR |
| Length | 134.4 m |
| Width | 17.4 m |
| Tonnage | 7130 |
| Tonnage Type | gross |
| Conspic Visual | not visually conspicuous |
| Conspic Radar | not radar conspicuous |
| Bottom Texture | Rock |
| Original Detection Year | 1963 |
| Last Detection Year | 2017 |
| Original Source | national HO/authority notice to mariners |
| Surveying Details | H2374/63 17.6.63 ST IN 481919N, 045040W [EUR]. (PARIS NM 63 16 12). BR STD. 14.4.77 SHOWN AS ST ON FRENCH 5287 [1976 EDN]. 13.7.77 ST IN GEN DEPTH 3MTRS. (FRENCH WK RECORDS 1976). 4.5.84 WK OF MV 'XENOPHON' STRANDED IN 481819.3N, 045040W [EUR]. NEVER COVERS, IN GEN DEPTH 3MTRS. (FRENCH WK RECORDS 1984). H1271/85 13.8.86 SHOWN AS ST PD, WHICH COVERS & UNCOVERS, ON FRENCH 5287 [1986 EDN]. BR STD. HH353/350/01 31.5.90 MV 'XENOPHON' IN 481819.2N, 045039.7W [EUR]. POSN ACCURACY 500MTRS [NOT PA OR PD]. ST, DRYING HEIGHT NOT KNOWN, IN GEN DEPTH 3MTRS. (FRENCH WK RECORDS 1987, NO.14584141). SHOWN AS ST PD ON FRENCH 7122 [1989 EDN]. CHART AS ST. BR STD. 5.6.90 SHOWN AS ST PD ON FRENCH 7122 [REPROMAT]. NC 3345. 28.8.08 SHOWN IN 4818.265N, 0450.755W [WGD] ON FRENCH 7122 [3RD EDN 2008, 1:25,000, LARGEST SCALE ADOPTION]. NE 3345. |
| Last Amended Date | Mar 23, 2017 |
Circumstances of loss
VESSEL, BUILT 1942, STRANDED ON BASSE LARGE, CHENAL DE FOUR.
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