Landing Craft Wreck Fr 70021

Field	Value
Wreck Category	dangerous wreck
Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM)	49 23.995 N,0 24.133 W
Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees	Latitude: 49.399917 Longitude: -0.402217
Wreck Depth	12 m
Water Depth	18 m
Water Level Effect	always under water/submerged
Vertical Datum	Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide
Type	landing craft
Flag	FR
Tonnage	1155
Tonnage Type	gross
Cargo	ballast
Conspic Visual	not visually conspicuous
Conspic Radar	not radar conspicuous
Date Sunk	Oct 26, 1944
Original Detection Year	1944
Last Detection Year	2021
Original Source	published World War 1 losses
Surveying Details	SANK IN 492548N, 003606E. (LL WW1). H7795/50 12.3.51 WK 12MTRS [6FMS 3FT] IN 492400N, 002404W. (PARIS NM 40 028 50). - NM 507/51. 10.7.90 SHOWN AS WK 12MTRS IN 492403.5N, 002357W ON FR 6927 [1985 EDN]. WK OF SS 'ROUSSEVILLE' IN 492403N, 002403.1W [EUR]. POSN ACCURACY 100MTRS. EXAM'D BY SONAR, E/S & DIVER. LEAST DEPTH 12 IN GEN DEPTH 18MTRS. LIES UPRIGHT WITHOUT MASTS. (FR WK RECORDS 1987 NO.14590152). BR STD. 11.2.92 DIVER REPORTS THIS IS THE WK OF A SMALL LANDING CRAFT. (FR WK RECORDS NO.14590152 - 1991 CORR'N). NFA YET. 28.12.12 [WGD] POSN: 4923.995N, 0024.133W.
Last Amended Date	Apr 14, 2022

Circumstances of loss

MINED WHILE ON PASSAGE ROUEN TO LE HAVRE. (LL WWW1). EMPLOYED BY BRITISH ADMIRALTY.

WRECK MAP LOADING ... 49 23.995 N,0 24.133 W

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