Landing Craft Wreck 16395

Field Value
Wreck Category dangerous wreck
Status Dead = Not detected by numerous sources therefore considered not to exist
Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM) 		49 30.533 N,0 49 W
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 49.508883
  • Longitude: -0.816667
Wreck Depth 20 m
Water Depth 22 m
Water Level Effect always under water/submerged
Vertical Datum Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide
Type landing craft
Conspic Visual not visually conspicuous
Conspic Radar not radar conspicuous
Original Detection Year 1957
Last Detection Year 1983
Original Source national HO/authority wreck information
Last Amended Date Nov 21, 2001

Simplified Wreck Survey

Underwater shipwreck records for the position 49 30.533 N, 0 49 W located in the English Channel off the coast of France. Historical hydrographic survey data indicates a submerged wreck site previously identified as an 11-fathom or 20-meter obstruction. This wreck location was formally marked in French hydrographic records and charted navigation logs under survey H1682/57. Following a review of maritime safety data in 1983, the obstruction was designated as dead and removed from active navigational charts. Current maritime databases categorize this point as a historical wreck site in the English Channel region at coordinates 49 30.533 N, 0 49 W.

Surveying Details

H1682/57 17.5.57 WK IN 493032N, 004900W. (FRENCH HYDRO LTR). CHART AS WK 11FMS IN 493032N, 004900W. R/S. H1682/57 9.10.68 WK 11FMS [20MTRS] IN 493032N, 004900W. (FRENCH HYDRO LTR). - NM 1600/68. H3898/82 9.5.83 TO BE DELETED. (BREST NM 83 14 12). AMENDED TO DEAD. BR STD.

Circumstances of loss

LCM PRESUMABLY SUNK IN OPERATION NEPTUNE. (FRENCH WK RECORDS).

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