Landing Craft Wreck 13380

Field Value
Wreck Category dangerous wreck
Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM) 		49 27.143 N,1 4.384 W
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 49.452383
  • Longitude: -1.073067
Water Depth 10 m
Water Level Effect always under water/submerged
Vertical Datum Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide
Type landing craft
Cargo vehicles
Conspic Visual not visually conspicuous
Conspic Radar not radar conspicuous
Bottom Texture Sand
Original Detection Year 1946
Last Detection Year 2019
Original Source national HO/authority notice to mariners
Last Amended Date Jun 12, 2019

Simplified Wreck Survey

Underwater wreck details for a vessel located near the coast of Normandy, France, in the English Channel. The shipwreck is identified as an LCT barge carrying GMC trucks. The wreckage is positioned at coordinates 49 27.143 N, 1 4.384 W. Historical records indicate the site has been charted variously as a dangerous wreck or a wreck with a least depth of less than 20 meters, situated in a general depth of 10 meters. The position has been subject to multiple surveys and historical corrections, with the most recent data confirming the wreck site within the vicinity of the 49 27.143 N, 1 4.384 W coordinates. Local maritime charts and wreck records classify this as a submerged obstruction requiring caution for navigation.

Surveying Details

H6937/46 25.11.46 STRANDED WK IN 492712N, 010424W. (PARIS NM 3774/46). - NM 3809/46. H02730/44 13.2.56 NOW STATED TO BE DANGEROUS WK. (PARIS NM 55 42 14). - NM 277/56. H4984/74 25.10.79 ST SHOWN IN 492712N, 010442W ON FR 847 [AUG 1979 EDN]. BR STD. H4722/79 20.12.84 DW PA IN 492712N, 010419W [EUR]. (BREST NM 84 46 22 & FR WK RECORDS NO.14591070). BR STD. 14.3.87 DW PD SHOWN ON FR 7056 [1986 EDN]. NCA RETAIN PA. H1310/88/10 7.3.88 DESCRIBED AS LCT BARGE IN 492712N, 010419W IN GEN DEPTH 10MTRS. (FR WK RECORDS). LCT WITH GMC TRUCKS EMBARKED, FIXED BY TORAN. (J COULON, [H1310/88/10], 20.12.87) 9.5.90 COVERED BY EXTENDED DANGER LINE OF WKS 5.3MTRS CLOSE W ON FR 6857 [1986 EDN], & AS WK, LEAST DEPTH LESS THAN 20MTRS IN 492712N, 010419W [EUR] POSN ACC 1M. (FR WK RECORDS NO.14591070 [CORR TO JAN 1990]). CHART AS DW PD. NC 2613. 7.2.13 [WGD] POSN: 4927.144N, 0104.390W. NOT SHOWN ON FR368570 [EDN 2.8].

Circumstances of loss

SUNK DURING OPERATION 'NEPTUNE'.

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