Aircraft Wreck 13013

Field Value
Wreck Category dangerous wreck
Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM) 		55 10.867 N,6 49.358 W
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 55.181117
  • Longitude: -6.822633
Wreck Depth 12.1 m
Water Depth 13 m
Water Level Effect always under water/submerged
Vertical Datum Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide
Type aircraft
Sonar Length 5
Sonar Width 5
Shadow Height 0.4
Conspic Visual not visually conspicuous
Conspic Radar not radar conspicuous
Bottom Texture Sand
Original Detection Year 1947
Last Detection Year 2008
Original Source other
Surveying Details H919/47 17.2.47 H919/47 17.2.47 AIRCRAFT WRECKAGE IN 551035N, 064922W. MARKED BY G SPH LT BUOY, FL.G.2.5S. (AIR MINISTRY, DTD 27.1.47). INS AS DW WITH BUOY. - NM 390/47. H919/47 22.9.52 H919/47 22.9.52 INVESTIGATED BY DIVERS. NO TRACE FOUND. (AIR MINISTRY). DELETED. - NM 1893/52. H4887/74 28.9.84 H4887/74 28.9.84 REPD AS STILL A HAZARD TO TRAWL NETS. (W F TODD, DTD 20.9.84). INS AS FOUL. BR STD. H4887/74 22.4.85 H4887/74 22.4.85 LOCATED BY LOCAL FISHERMEN IN 551052N, 064911W [IRL] USING HSA. LEAST DEPTH 9.1MTRS. (W F TODD, HN DTD 15.3.85). AMEND TO WK PA 9.1MTRS. BR STD. 16.10.00 16.10.00 DATA REVIEWED. POSN BY HSA. AMENDED TO WK 9.1MTRS. BR STD. 21.5.05 21.5.05 [EUT] POSN: 5510.867N, 0649.233W. NC 2511. HH091/240/01 13.5.09 HH091/240/01 & SEP 2009/000038475 13.5.09 LOCATED 8.6.08 IN 5510.867N, 0649.358W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 12.16 IN GEN DEPTH 12.60MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 5MTRS, WIDTH 5MTRS, HT 0.4MTR. NO MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (FUGRO OSAE, HI 1240). AMEND WK 12.1MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD.
Last Amended Date May 13, 2009

Circumstances of loss

CRASHED DURING WW2.

General Comments

SINGLE CONTACT

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