Aby (Possibly) Wreck
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Obstruction Category | foul ground |
| Status | Dead = Not detected by numerous sources therefore considered not to exist |
|
Aby (possibly) Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
53 43.351 N,0 40.609 E |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
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| Water Depth | 26 m |
| Water Level Effect | always under water/submerged |
| Vertical Datum | Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide |
| Name | ABY (POSSIBLY) |
| Type | fishing vessel |
| Flag | GB |
| Length | 13.7 m |
| Width | 4.3 m |
| Draught | 1.5 |
| Tonnage | 25 |
| Tonnage Type | gross |
| Conspic Visual | not visually conspicuous |
| Conspic Radar | not radar conspicuous |
| Date Sunk | Jul 7, 1918 |
| Original Detection Year | 1918 |
| Last Detection Year | 2016 |
| Original Source | other |
| Surveying Details | 8.7.18 M32584 SUNK IN 534400N, 004445E. (SIO GRIMSBY). 18.7.18 M34375 POSN ABOUT 20M OUT OF GRIMSBY. (BOT). 18.7.18 M34868 POSN ABOUT 1.5M NNW OF THE ALBION WHOSE POSN IS GIVEN AS 20M E BY N OF SPURN LTV, WHICH WAS IN POSN 25M E 0.75 N FROM SPURN PT. H6391/19 H6391/19 POSN 534335N, 004220E PA. INS ON CHARTS. 10.4.24 AMEND TO NDW. NE 1190. H0953/40 20.2.41 DELETED. (HMS FRANKLIN). - NM 320/41. H4465/83 18.11.83 EXAM'D 17.3.83 IN 534320N, 004043E [OGB] USING HYPERFIX [2 LOP]. NO E/S DEPTH OBTAINED. GEN DEPTH 26MTRS. DEBRIS. CHART AS FOUL. (HMS BEAGLE, HI 74). BR STD. SEP 2016/000053291 10.10.16 NOT LOCATED BY M/B SURVEY. (MMT, HI 1473). AMEND DEAD. |
| Last Amended Date | Oct 10, 2016 |
Circumstances of loss
CAPTURED AND SUNK BY EXPLOSIVES BY UB 40.
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- Inge Marguerite (Possibly) Wreck 3589 M
- Corland Wreck 3671.7 M
- Rado (Possibly) Wreck 3701.2 M
- Jersey (Probably) Wreck 3803.8 M
- Sea Pearl Wreck 4383.4 M
- Other Wreck 40542 4575.9 M
- Keynes Wreck 5163.2 M
- Vereingte (Possibly) Wreck 5678.7 M
- Lightship No 83 Wreck 6144.2 M
- Other Wreck 52441 7129 M
General Comments
DEBRIS