Landing Craft Wreck 15429

Field Value
Wreck Category wreck showing any portion of hull or superstructure
Status lifted
Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM)
50 47.835 N,0 32.491 W
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 50.797250
  • Longitude: -0.541517
Water Depth -1 m
Water Level Effect covers and uncovers
Vertical Datum Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide
Type landing craft
Length 15.2 m
Width 4.3 m
Draught 1.2
Tonnage 30
Conspic Visual not visually conspicuous
Conspic Radar not radar conspicuous
Original Detection Year 1948
Last Detection Year 1981
Original Source published World War 2 losses
Last Amended Date Apr 5, 2000

Simplified Wreck Survey

Historical hydrographic survey data for an unnamed underwater wreck located at coordinates 50 47.835 N, 0 32.491 W off the English Channel coast. Official records show the wreck of an LCM sank here in 1948 and was successfully salved five days later, with subsequent survey amendments noting it as lifted and deleted from active navigation hazard lists by Royal Navy parties.

Surveying Details

H1508/48 9.3.48 ST 2154 IN 504748N, 003224W. (MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT). NOTE. H1000/52 3.3.52 DELETED. (RN PARTY, SANDSTONE). LC 2154. H4822/75 25.3.77 NOT SEARCHED FOR. (FSL WATERWITCH, HI 73/76). H1945/80 25.3.81 WK OF LCM WAS SALVED 5 DAYS AFTER IT SANK IN 1948. (HMS BEAGLE, HI 13). AMENDED TO LIFT.

Circumstances of loss

LCM [LANDING CRAFT MECHANISED]. USED AS TANK LANDING CRAFT. COULD CARRY ONE TANK [APPROX 30TONS, LATER MODELS, TANKS OF 55TONS] OR 6 JEEPS OR 100 TROOPS. TONNAGE, LENGTH X BEAM X DRAUGHT QUOTED ARE APPROX FOR CLASS. (RN SHIPS WWII).

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