Dixie Sword Wreck

General Comments

SURVEY REQUIREMENT COMMENTS SURVEYED POSITION (FE35) APPROX 90M SSW OF CHARTED POSITION, ì SEARCH ABOUT SURVEYED POSITION, CONSIDER LORAN RATES. HISTORY NM9/42(600)--DANG SUBM WK, STEAMER SUNK IN 58FT OF WATER, ì APPROX POSITION 41-33N, 69-59W. NM27/42(1997)--DANG SUBM WK, POSITION GIVEN IN LAT 41-32-58N, ì LONG 69-58-50W(NAD 27) PA. NM29/42(2145)--WK HAS NOT YET BEEN REMOVED. FE35/42WD--VISIBLE WK(MAST) POSITION SCALED FROM SURVEY IN LAT ì 41-32-57W, LONG 69-58-52W (NAD 27). H8171/54-56--WK NOT INVESTIGATED, REQUESTED WIRE DRAG ì INVESTIGATION. H9750/78-27-39FT DEPTHS EXIST IN AREA. WK NOT INVESTIGATED. ì (UPDATED 7/92 RWD) H11078/01-- S-B904-RU; 200% SIDE SCAN SONAR COVERAGE ACCOMPLISHED OVER 75% OF THE 500-METER SEARCH RADIUS.TWO CORRELATING CONTACTS WERE OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 75 METERS FROM THE AWOIS POSITION INDICATING THE PRESENCE OF A SMALL WRECK. SWMB DEVELOPMENTS WERE NOT CONDUCTED DUE TO TIME CONSTRAINTS. EVALUATOR RECOMMENDS RETAINING THE CHARTED WRECK IN LAT. 41-32-57.47N, LONG. 69-58-50.11W. (UP 7/17/02, SJV) DESCRIPTION 24 NO. 285; CARGO, 3283 GT,SUNK 2/12/42 BY MARINE CASUALTY; POSITION ACCURACY WITHIN 1 MILE REPORTED THRU 1 ND HQ 9/21/42; LATITUDE 41-32-58N, LONGITUDE 69-58-50W. 27 NO.538; 2000 NT; 1 MAST VISIBLE; REPORTED THRU OCGR. 196 HISTORICAL MARITIME GROUP OF NEW ENGLAND (LTR DTD 9/9/85); ì 324FT LONG, STEEL FTR, BUILT 1919, LORAN RATES 9960-W-13883.4, 9960-Y-43902.2.ì (UPDATED 7/92 RWD)