Landing Craft Wreck 3342

Field Value
Wreck Category dangerous wreck
Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM) 		50 38.801 N,0 30.956 W
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 50.646683
  • Longitude: -0.515933
Wreck Depth 16 m
Water Depth 20 m
Water Level Effect always under water/submerged
Vertical Datum Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide
Type landing craft
Sonar Length 48.8
Sonar Width 13.8
Shadow Height 4
Orientation 18
Conspic Visual not visually conspicuous
Conspic Radar not radar conspicuous
Bottom Texture Gravel
Original Detection Year 1970
Last Detection Year 2018
Original Source diver
Surveying Details H1245/70 9.12.70 WK OF LANDING CRAFT BELIEVED TO LIE IN 503841N, 003130W. LOOKS LIKE QUITE A RECENT SINKING, SOME 10 YEARS AGO OR SO. UPRIGHT AND INTACT WITH DOORS OPEN, FACING LITTLEHAMPTON. HAS BEEN STRIPPED OF ALL NON-FERROUS METAL. (BSAC BRIGHTON & WORTHING, LTR DTD 8.12.70). NCA. H1270/72 29.8.72 TANK LANDING CRAFT IN 503900N, 003045W USING DECCA. STANDS UPRIGHT, LIES N/S. COMPLETELY INTACT. HEIGHT 20FT. (MR DILLINGHAM, 13.6.72). INS AS WK 7FMS 0FT [12.8MTRS]. - NM 1901/72. H3958/73 15.8.73 LOCATED IN 503853.5N, 003048W IN ABOUT 66FT. (KELVIN HUGHES). AMEND TO USC 15MTRS. NC 1652. H3950/70 7.12.73 POSN & DEPTH CONFIRMED. SWEPT CLEAR 42FT. (TH, 13.11.73). AMEND TO SW 12.8MTRS. BR STD. H4121/76 14.1.77 LOCATED 7.9.76 IN 503846N, 003052W [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 13.9 IN GEN DEPTH 19-20MTRS. DCS3 HT 5.2MTRS. LENGTH 67MTRS. ORIENTATION NE/SW. (HMS FOX, HI 52/76). RETAIN PREVIOUS SWEPT DEPTH IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. H2318/74 5.6.79 EXAM'D 2.11.78 IN 503846.9N, 003051.9W [OGB] USING TRISPONDER. SWEPT CLEAR 13.9MTRS, FOUL 14.6MTRS. (HMS BULLDOG, HI 37B/77). AMEND TO SW 13.9MTRS IN REVISED POSN. - NM 1491/79. HH091/002/01 22.10.02 EXAM'D 26.7.02 IN 5038.811N, 0030.952W [WGD] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR 16.2, FOUL 16.4MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 16.1 IN GEN DEPTH 20MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 40MTRS, WIDTH 20MTRS. LIES 060/240 DEGS. NO MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (NP 1016, HI 1002). INTACT. AMEND TO SW 16.1MTRS. BR STD. SEP 2018/000198963 13.08.18 EXAM'D 06.02.18; IN 5038.801N, 0030.956W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 16MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 20MTRS, LENGTH 48.8MTRS, WIDTH 13.8MTRS, HEIGHT 4MTRS, ORIENTATION 018/198 DEGS. UPRIGHT BUT DEGRADED, WITH THE WHEELHOUSE &STERN STRUCTURES FLATTENED &THE HULL NEAR THE BOW COLLAPSED. THE TANK EMBARKING/DISEMBARKING RAMP IS IN THE OPEN POSITION. (MMT, HI 1498). AMEND DW 16MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Last Amended Date Aug 13, 2018

General Comments

UPRIGHT, DEGRADED, BOW S.

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