Landing Craft Wreck 86079

Field Value
Wreck Category dangerous wreck
Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM) 		49 19.899 N,0 16.213 W
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 49.331650
  • Longitude: -0.270217
Wreck Depth 7.2 m
Water Depth 8 m
Water Level Effect always under water/submerged
Vertical Datum Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide
Type landing craft
Length 100 m
Width 15.2 m
Draught 4
Orientation 23
Tonnage 1500
Tonnage Type displacement
Conspic Visual not visually conspicuous
Conspic Radar not radar conspicuous
Bottom Texture Sand
Original Detection Year 1949
Last Detection Year 2024
Original Source national HO/authority notice to mariners
Surveying Details H7561/49 6.1.50 WK, LEAST DEPTH 4.2MTRS [2.25FMS], IN 491955N, 001608W. (PARIS NM 46 12 49). - NM 2656/49. 14.12.77 LIGHTER IN 491954N, 001600W [EUR]. LEAST DEPTH 4.2MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 9MTRS. (FRENCH WK RECORDS 1976). NCA. H1271/77 14.12.77 SALVAGE WORK TO TAKE PLACE FOR 4 MONTHS COMMENCING 5.12.77 IN 491954N, 001648W. (CHERBOURG AVURNAV 125/77). PRESUMABLY THIS WK, NCA YET. H1271/77 CONFIRMATION OF SALVAGE OPS IN HAND. (BREST NM 77 51 01T). NCA. H6101/68 17.9.80 LEAST DEPTH NOW 6MTRS [3FMS 1FT]. (BREST NM 80 35 33). BR STD. 22.1.87 SHOWN AS WK PA 6MTRS IN 491954N, 001600.5W [EUR] ON FRENCH 7055 [1986 EDN][LARGEST SCALE]. BR STD. 19.6.90 LANDING CRAFT IN 491957.7N, 001606.4W [EUR]. POSN ACCURACY 100MTRS. LENGTH 100MTRS, BEAM 15.2MTRS, DRAUGHT 4.4MTRS. EXAM'D BY E/S, SONAR & DIVERS. LEAST DEPTH 6MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 9MTRS. OVERTURNED ON SEABED, LYING SE/NW. (FRENCH WK RECORDS 1987, NO.14590190). SHOWN IN 491954N, 001600.5W [EUR] ON FRENCH 7055, FRENCH 6927 & FRENCH 6857. NCA. 12.2.92 EXAM'D IN 1991 IN 491957N, 001608W. LEAST DEPTH 0.4MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 9MTRS BY E/S. (FRENCH WK RECORDS 1991, NO.14590190). - NM 1167/92. HH351/510/01 13.1.94 WK, LEAST DEPTH 6.4MTRS, IN 491957.3N, 001607.9W. POSN ACCURACY 20MTRS. GEN DEPTH 9MTRS. (FRENCH WK RECORDS 1993, NO.14590190). CONFIRMED AS WK LEAST DEPTH 6MTRS BY SHOM. - NM 411/94. 10.5.94 SHOWN AS WK 6.4MTRS ON FRENCH 6927 [1994 EDN]. NCA. 9.10.96 SHOWN AS WK 6.4MTRS ON FRENCH 7055 [1996 EDN]. NE 1349. 8.11.01 SHOWN AS DWP 6.4MTRS IN 4919.950N, 0016.133W [EUR] ON , CHARTED LENGTH 120MTRS, BEAM 60MTRS. ORIENTATED 023/203DEGS. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED) BA 1349 [1996 EDN, 1:17500] 9.11.01 SHOWN AS DWP, WITH LEAST DEPTH 6.4MTRS IN 4919.950N, 0016.133W [EUR] & LEAST DEPTH 7MTRS IN 4919.985N, 0016.110W [EUR], ON FRENCH 7420 [1999 EDN, SCALE 1:17500]. CHARTED LENGTH 120MTRS, BEAM 60MTRS. ORIENTATED 023/203DEGS. BR STD. 25.1.07 SHOWN AS DWP, WITH LEAST DEPTH 6.4MTRS IN 4919.899N, 0016.213W [WGD] & DEPTH 7MTRS IN 4919.928N, 0016.193W [WGD], ON FRENCH 7420 [INT 1759] [2006 EDN, LARGEST SCALE ADOPTION]. NE 1349. 13.9.07 SHOWN AS WK 6.4MTRS ON FRENCH 7418 [INT 1750] [2007 EDN, 2ND SCALE ADOPTION]. NE 2146.
Last Amended Date Jun 15, 2024

Circumstances of loss

MINED. (FRENCH WK RECORDS).

General Comments

UK NM 4086

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