Barge Wreck 61104
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Wreck Category | dangerous wreck |
|
Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
51 5.523 N,1 45.483 E |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
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| Wreck Depth | 20.9 m |
| Water Depth | 27 m |
| Water Level Effect | always under water/submerged |
| Vertical Datum | Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide |
| Type | barge |
| Sonar Length | 72 |
| Sonar Width | 10 |
| Shadow Height | 6 |
| Orientation | 45 |
| Cargo | wood: unprocessed and products,railway: stock and construction materials |
| Conspic Visual | not visually conspicuous |
| Conspic Radar | not radar conspicuous |
| Bottom Texture | Sand |
| Scour Dimensions | ,,004.0, |
| Original Detection Year | 1969 |
| Last Detection Year | 2020 |
| Original Source | survey vessel |
| Surveying Details | H6738/68 27.1.69 HULL, NO FOREPEAK OR STERN, LOCATED IN 510533N, 014542E [?EUR]. LENGTH APPROX 72MTRS. HEIGHT ABOVE SEABED 6MTRS. APPROX 10MTRS WIDE. (NETH DOVER STRAIT SURVEY 9/68). INS AS WK 13FMS 5FT. - NM 277/69. H6738/68 19.8.70 CLEARED TO 67FT ONLY. (HMS BEAGLE, SIG DTD 13.8.70). NCA. H4412/70 H4667/70 2.9.70 EXAM'D IN 510523N, 014532E [OGB] USING HIFIX. LARGE BARGE WITH BOWS BROKEN AWAY, POINTING SW. LISTING TO PORT. BADLY COLLAPSED & ERODED. DIMENSIONS: ESTIMATED LENGTH 250FT, BEAM 35FT, HEIGHT ABOVE SEABED 19FT. VISIBLE CARGO OF ASSEMBLED RAILWAY TRACK, SLEEPERS & COILS OF STEEL STRIP. PART OF THE TRACK PROTRUDED THROUGH FORWARD HATCH & FORMED THE HIGHEST POINT OF WK. LEAST DEPTH BY DIVER 20.5MTRS. THIS COMPARED WITH SWEEP WHICH CLEARED 20.3MTRS & FOULED AT 20.6MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 20.4MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 26MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 28MTRS. SEABED OF GRAVEL & BROKEN SHELLS. (HMS BULLDOG, H525 DTD 13.8.70). AMEND TO SW 11FMS. - NM 113/71. 7.9.73 AMEND TO SW 20.3MTRS. NC 1892. H4453/72 14.4.75 EXAM'D IN 510532.4N, 001433.2E [EUR] USING HIFIX. LEAST E/S DEPTH 21.2MTRS. (HMS FOX HI 40/75). NCA. 1.11.76 OBSTN SHOWN IN 510533N, 014528E [OGB] ON KINGFISHER CHART KE 151-2 [JULY 1968 EDN]. NCA. 28.1.85 SW 20.7MTRS SHOWN ON FR 6735. FRENCH SURVEY [K9429/1-2], 1982, SHOWS WK 20.7MTRS, BUT NOTE IN TITLE STATES IT WAS NOT A WK SURVEY. AMEND TO SW 20.7MTRS. BR STD. 3.9.86 WK 20.8MTRS SHOWN ON FR 6681 [1986 EDN] & FR 6651. CONFIRMED BY FRENCH WK RECORDS 1984, NO.21611012. NCA. H3159/86 23.9.86 SHOWN AS WK 20.9MTRS ON FRENCH SURVEY [K9845/8], 1985. NCA. 28.6.88 WK 20.9MTRS IN 510534.5N, 014533.3E [EUR]. POSN ACCURACY 20MTRS. GEN DEPTH 27MTRS. SEABED SAND. WK SPLIT IN 2 PIECES 300MTRS APART. (FRENCH WK RECORDS 1987, NO.21611012). RETAIN SWEPT DEPTH IN 510529N, 014535E [OGB]. BR STD. FRENCH DID NOT SWEEP WK WHEN LAST SURVEYED. HH226/350/01 3.7.90 AMENDED TO SW 20.7MTRS WITH LEGEND 'WKS'. BR STD. 16.6.98 NOW LISTED AS WK 20.9MTRS. (FRENCH WK RECORDS 1998). BR STD. SEP 2016/000076595 21.9.16 SHOWN AS WK 20.5MTRS IN 5105.523N, 0145.483E [WGD] ON FR474240 & FRENCH 7424. [ED 3, 2016]. AMEND TO DW 20.5MTRS. |
| Last Amended Date | Jul 13, 2020 |
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51 5.523 N,1 45.483 E
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General Comments
IN TWO PIECES. LENGTH/WIDTH/HEIGHT FROM DIVERS See Also: 14926. UK NM 3912/20