Chasseur No.107 Wreck
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Wreck Category | dangerous wreck |
|
Chasseur no.107 Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
47 6.932 N,2 22.427 W |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
|
| Wreck Depth | 17.4 m |
| Water Depth | 19 m |
| Water Level Effect | always under water/submerged |
| Vertical Datum | Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide |
| Name | CHASSEUR NO.107 |
| Type | submarine/hunter chaser |
| Flag | FR |
| Length | 43.3 m |
| Width | 5.2 m |
| Draught | 2.4 |
| Orientation | 128 |
| Tonnage | 128 |
| Tonnage Type | displacement |
| Conspic Visual | not visually conspicuous |
| Conspic Radar | not radar conspicuous |
| Date Sunk | Apr 12, 1940 |
| Original Detection Year | 1976 |
| Last Detection Year | 2019 |
| Original Source | national HO/authority charts |
| Surveying Details | 17.2.77 SHOWN WK 15MTRS (8FMS) IN 470653N, 022302W ON FRENCH 4902 [1976 EDN]. NE 2646. H2770/69 17.12.80 TO BE EXPUNGED. (BREST NM 80 48 36). DELETE. - NM 44/81. H4879/84 21.2.86 DW PA IN 470657N, 022220W. (BREST NM 86 03 13). - NM 729/86. H4879/84 24.7.86 NOW WK 17.5MTRS (9FMS 2FT) IN 470700N, 022223W. (BREST NM 86 25 29). - NM 2670/86. HH353/351/01 7.3.89 FRENCH SUBMARINE CHASER 'CHASSEUR NO.107' IN 470659.5N, 022220.8W [EUR]. POSN ACCURACY 20MTRS. LEAST DEPTH 17.1MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 20MTRS BY V/S. EXAM'D BY SONAR & MAGNETOMETER. WK IN THREE DISTINCT PIECES, LYING 308DEGS OVER 150MTRS. SINKING DATE GIVEN AS 19.4.1940. 128TONS DISPLACEMENT, LENGTH 43.3MTRS, BEAM 5.3MTRS, DRAUGHT 2.5MTRS. (FRENCH WK RECORDS 1987, NO.14572073). AMEND TO WK 17.1MTRS IN 470659.5N, 022220.8W [EUR]. BR STD. 26.3.96 SHOWN AS WK 16.8MTRS ON FRENCH 7395 [1995 EDN]. BR STD. SEP 2010/000013609 19.2.10 SHOWN AS WKS 17.4MTRS ON FRENCH 7394 [2ND EDN' 09]. BR STD. |
| Last Amended Date | Aug 30, 2019 |
Circumstances of loss
SANK FOLLOWING A COLLISION WITH SS SCHELSPRA.
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