Landing Craft Wreck 23797

Field	Value
Wreck Category	dangerous wreck
Status	Dead = Not detected by numerous sources therefore considered not to exist
Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM)	49 24.22 N,0 53.92 W
Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees	Latitude: 49.403667 Longitude: -0.898667
Water Depth	15 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
Date Sunk	Jan 1, 1944
Original Detection Year	1987
Last Detection Year	1990
Original Source	diver
Surveying Details	H1310/88/10 8.3.88 CAPSIZED FOR'D PART OF AN LCT, WITH BOW DOOR LYING SEPARATELY ON SEABED. (J COULON, 20.12.87). NCA YET. H2340/87 14.7.88 WK, COVERED BY LESS THAN 20MTRS, IN 492417N, 005351W [EUR]. (FRENCH NM 88 24 22). INS AS DW. - NM 2424/88. 10.7.90 WK OF LANDING BARGE LOCATED IN 492416.8N, 005350.4W [EUR] USING TORAN. POSN ACCURACY 100MTRS. EXAM'D BY DIVER. LEAST DEPTH UNKNOWN IN GEN DEPTH 11MTRS. (FRENCH WK RECORDS 1990). 5.3.98 NO TRACE DETECTED. NO MAGNETIC ANOMALY. RECORD NON VALID. (FRENCH WK RECORDS 1998). AMENDED TO DEAD. BR STD. HH351/510/03 27.8.98 DELETE. (FRENCH NM 98 33 10). AMENDED TO DEAD. - NM 3520/98.
Last Amended Date	Apr 4, 2017

Circumstances of loss

PRESUMED LOST DURING OPERATION NEPTUNE.

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