Aircraft Wreck 28719

Field Value
Wreck Category non-dangerous wreck
Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM) 		49 58.538 N,5 34.338 W
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 49.975633
  • Longitude: -5.572300
Wreck Depth 58 m
Water Depth 62 m
Water Level Effect always under water/submerged
Vertical Datum Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide
Type aircraft
Sonar Length 71
Sonar Width 24
Shadow Height 4
Orientation 167
Conspic Visual not visually conspicuous
Conspic Radar not radar conspicuous
Bottom Texture Shells
Original Detection Year 1954
Last Detection Year 2005
Original Source survey vessel
Surveying Details H2137/54 22.6.54 H2137/54 22.6.54 LOCATED BY SV 'HELP' FEB/MAY 1954 IN 495836N, 053324W USING DECCA OR 080DEGS, 10M FROM WOLF ROCK. DEPTH OVER WK 35FMS. HEIGHT ABOVE SEABED 13FT. NOT EXAMINED. (RISDON BEAZLEY LTD., 23.5.54). CHART AS NDW. NC 777. 6.6.75 6.6.75 NOW CHARTED AS USC 50MTRS. NE 777. H2590/76 27.2.76 H2590/76 27.2.76 SMALL, PROBABLE WRECK, LOCATED IN 495830.70N, 053416.68W [OGB] USING RO/RO HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. FAIR SONAR CONTACT AND ECHO ON TOP. NOT CLOSELY SOUNDED. LEAST E/S DEPTH 60MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 64MTRS. (HMS HECLA, HI 1A/75). AMEND TO WK 60MTRS [33FMS] IN 495830.7N, 053416.68W. NE 777. H1930/76 29.11.76 H1930/76 29.11.76 WRECK LOCATED 3,5.8.76 DURING 'SIMRAD' SONAR TRIALS. FROM ONE PASS WITH DCS3 SIDE SCAN SONAR THE WRECK APPEARS TO BE A ROCKY RIDGE. THERE WERE NUMEROUS SMALL FISHING BOATS IN THE AREA AND IT IS THEREFORE CONSIDERED THAT THIS IS NOT A WRECK BUT A FISHING GROUND OVER A ROCKY RIDGE. GEN DEPTH 64MTRS. FROM DCS3 SHADOW THE ROCKY RIDGE APPEARS TO BE APPROX 200MTRS LONG, LYING SW/NE, ABOUT 10FT HIGH. THE SEABED IS SMOOTH WITH PATCHES [OF ROCK?]. WRECK NOT INVESTIGATED BY SIMRAD SONAR. (HMS HERALD, HI 18/76). NCA. RETAIN AS A WRECK. AWAIT NEXT SURVEY TO THROUGHLY INVESTIGATE NATURE OF OBJECT [WRECK OR ROCKY RIDGE?]. H2979/74 24.2.77 H2979/74 24.2.77 FF REPD IN 495831N, 053417W [OGB] USING DECCA. (E GILES, 3.2.77). NCA. H279/74 24.11.77 H279/74 24.11.77 FF REPD IN 495821N, 053434W [OGB] USING DECCA. (E GILES, 16.5.77). NCA. H1310/82/7 8.3.82 H1310/82/7 8.3.82 WK OF AIRCRAFT LOCATED USING DECCA. (A M JONES, 12.2.82). NCA. H5982/82 14.4.83 H5982/82 14.4.83 WKS SHOWN IN 495859N, 053408W AND 495843N, 053418W ON KINGFISHER CHART K(SW)6, 1982. POSNS BY DECCA. NCA. HH091/059/01 7.4.05 HH091/059/01 7.4.05 EXAM'D 25.9.04 IN 4958.538N, 0534.338W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 58.9 IN GEN DEPTH 62.9MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 71MTRS, WIDTH 24MTRS, HT 4MTRS. LIES 167/347 DEGS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. HIGHLY DEGRADED. (GARDLINE, HI 1059). PROBABLE AREA OF WRECKAGE. AMEND WK 58MTRS. BR STD.
Last Amended Date Apr 7, 2005

General Comments

VERY DEGRADED

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