Aircraft Wreck 62812
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Wreck Category | non-dangerous wreck |
|
Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
57 41.371 N,3 47.531 W |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
|
| Wreck Depth | 38.93 m |
| Water Depth | 43 m |
| Water Level Effect | always under water/submerged |
| Vertical Datum | Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide |
| Type | aircraft |
| Sonar Length | 20.4 |
| Sonar Width | 14.5 |
| Shadow Height | 3.7 |
| Orientation | 79 |
| Conspic Visual | not visually conspicuous |
| Conspic Radar | not radar conspicuous |
| Bottom Texture | Mud |
| Original Detection Year | 1981 |
| Last Detection Year | 2020 |
| Original Source | survey vessel |
| Surveying Details | H3060/79 29.9.81 LOCATED 6.8.81 IN 574125N, 034727W. DCS3 HT 7MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 42MTRS. BELIEVED TO BE AN AIRCRAFT. MANY SCOUR MARKS ON SEABED. (PALMER, EAE MARINE SURVEY, 25.8.81). INS AS WK 35MTRS. BR STD. H1310/84/40 15.11.84 LOCATED IN 574126N, 034720W USING DECCA. (B. GREIG). NCA. HH100/351/01 22.11.89 LOCATED IN CHARTED POSN AND DIVED ON. PART OF AIRCRAFT WING FOUND CONTAINING TWO ENGINE COWLINGS. THEREFORE CANNOT BE FROM A WELLINGTON BOMBER. (HMS CHALLENGER, 27.10.89). HH100/351/145 5.8.99 DIVED IN 5741.373, 0347.548W [WGD] USING GPS. FOUR ENGINE COWLINGS LOCATED TOGETHER WITH CIRCULAR WINDOWS. CONSIDERED TO BE THE WK OF SUNDERLAND AIRCRAFT. LARGE PIECES OF FUSELAGE REMAINING BUT THE WINGS HAVE BEEN WELL DAMAGED BY TRAWLERS. LIES ON TOP OF MUDDY SLOPE. MAX HT 5MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 51MTRS. (J LEIGH/B HUMBY, LTR DTD 24.7.99). NCA. SEP 2020/000300180 8.3.20 EXAM�D 8.3.20 IN 5741.371N, 0347.531W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 38.93MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 43MTRS. LENGTH 20.4MTRS, WIDTH 14.5MTRS, HT 3.7MTRS. ORIENTATION 079/259 DEGS. BURIED. (CLINTON MARINE SURVEY AB, HI 1582). AMEND NDW 38MTRS IN REVISED POSN. |
| Last Amended Date | Jan 11, 2021 |
Circumstances of loss
REPORTED AS A SUNDERLAND. PRESUMED TO HAVE CRASHED DURING WWII.
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57 41.371 N,3 47.531 W
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General Comments
BURIED