Asphodel Wreck
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Wreck Category | dangerous wreck |
| Status | lifted |
|
Asphodel Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
51 24.933 N,0 58.815 E |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
|
| Water Depth | 1 m |
| Water Level Effect | always under water/submerged |
| Vertical Datum | Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide |
| Name | ASPHODEL |
| Type | barge |
| Flag | GB |
| Tonnage | 70 |
| Tonnage Type | gross |
| Conspic Visual | not visually conspicuous |
| Conspic Radar | not radar conspicuous |
| Date Sunk | Mar 2, 1949 |
| Bottom Texture | Sand |
| Original Detection Year | 1949 |
| Last Detection Year | 2017 |
| Original Source | national HO/authority notice to mariners |
| Markers | G CAN BUOY |
| Surveying Details | H1873/49 4.4.49 DW IN 512454N, 005855E [OGB], MARKED BY G CAN BUOY. (TH NM 43/49). - NM 728/49. H1873/49 25.4.49 DELETE. (TH, LTR 695/49). AMENDED TO LIFT. DELETE. - NM 849/49. H1289/77/397 29.11.77 WK WAS RAISED AND TAKEN TO GRAYS. REFITTED AND SOLD IN 1949 TO LONDON AND ROCHESTER TRADING CO LTD. SCRAPPED BY SHAWS OF RAINHAM, KENT IN 1953. (R. A. LEE, LTR DTD 23.11.77). SEP 2017/000296140 4.12.17 NOT LOCATED IN DATASET. (CLINTON MARINE SURVEY, HI1542). NFA. |
| Last Amended Date | Dec 4, 2017 |
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