Margaretha (Possibly) Wreck
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Wreck Category | dangerous wreck |
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Margaretha (possibly) Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
51 23.087 N,3 12.882 W |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
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| Wreck Depth | 3.7 m |
| Water Depth | 8 m |
| Water Level Effect | always under water/submerged |
| Vertical Datum | Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide |
| Name | MARGARETHA (POSSIBLY) |
| Type | motor vessel |
| Flag | NL |
| Sonar Length | 95 |
| Sonar Width | 25 |
| Shadow Height | 4.7 |
| Orientation | 165 |
| Tonnage | 325 |
| Tonnage Type | gross |
| Cargo | coal |
| Conspic Visual | not visually conspicuous |
| Conspic Radar | not radar conspicuous |
| Date Sunk | Oct 27, 1940 |
| Bottom Texture | Sand |
| Original Detection Year | 1940 |
| Last Detection Year | 2011 |
| Original Source | national HO/authority notice to mariners |
| Surveying Details | 19.11.40 POSN 512208N, 031236W BY BEARING & DISTANCE. TOP OF MAST VISIBLE AT LW. (FOIC CARDIFF). INS AS DW. - PFNM 2662/40 & TFNM 150/41. H0993/40 3.1.41 G CAN LT BUOY, GPFL(2)G.10S LAID IN 512230N, 031438W TO MARK THIS WK AND DEVONIA AND WYTHBURN. (ADMIRALTY). - TFNM 150/41. H0993/40 23.1.41 CHART AS DW. (ADMIRALTY). - NM 129/41. H0993/40 23.4.41 MAST NO LONGER VISIBLE. G SPH LT BUOY, FL.G.10S, LAID IN 512207N, 031250W, 1C SW OF WK. (FOIC CARDIFF). - TFNM 970/41 & LATER NM 2706/41.H0993/40 7.12.42 WK NOT LOCATED DURING SEARCHES MADE BY TH TENDER GEORGES DE JOLY. BUOY WITHDRAWN. (TH). DELETE. - NM 2673/42. H3942/88 23.5.89 LOCATED IN 512303N, 031251W [OGB]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 3.6 IN GEN DEPTH 8.4MTRS. LENGTH APPROX 100MTRS, WIDTH 25MTRS. LYING N/S. UPPER SURFACE FLAT WITH NO PROTRUSIONS AND SO THOUGHT POSSIBLY TO BE A BARGE. (LAND & MARINE ENGINEERING LTD., VIA OCC TH, 21.5.89). H3942/89 23.5.89 POSN CONFIRMED USING HSA. CHAIN SWEEP INCONCLUSIVE. LEAST DEPTH BY LEAD LINE 3.8 IN GEN DEPTH 7.2MTRS. S CARD LT BUOY, VQ(6) + LFL.10S, LAID IN 512257N, 031251W. (OCC TH, 21 & 22.5.89). INS AS WK 3.6MTRS WITH BUOY. - NM 1721/89. H3942/88 28.7.89 FULL DETAILS OF THV MERMAID'S SURVEY 21.5.89. OBSTN DIMENSIONS, 100 X 25MTRS APPROX. CONSIDERED TO BE A WK WHICH MAY WELL LIE UPSIDE DOWN. POSN FIXED BY HSA. (TH, 4.7.89). NFA. H3942/88 10.11.89 EXAM'D 29.9.89 IN 512302.5N, 031251W USING HSA. LEAST E/S DEPTH OBTAINED 4.0MTRS [LAT] USING PREDICTED TIDES. BUOY WITHDRAWN. (THV MERMAID, 30.9.89). RETAIN CHARTED DEPTH IN REVISED POSN. - NM 3538/89.H3942/88 25.1.90 POSITION GIVEN AS 512304N, 032148.5W USING DECCA. LOCAL KNOWLEDGE INDICATES IT TO BE A BARGE. (LAND & MARINE ENGINEERING LTD, HI 464). NCA.POSITIONS BELOW THIS POINT ARE IN DEGREES, MINUTES AND DECIMALS OF A MINUTE 31.7.06 [EUT] POSN: 5123.079N, 0312.925W. BA 1182 [7TH EDN, FEB '04]. 17.8.11 EXAM'D 26.2.11 IN 5123.087N, 0312.882W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 3.77 IN GEN DEPTH 8.7MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 95MTRS, WIDTH 25MTRS, HT 4.73MTRS. LIES 165/345 DEGS. APPARENTLY INVERTED. (NETSURVEY, HI 1326). PROBABLY CONSISTS MAINLY OF SCATTERED CARGO. AMEND WK 3.7MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. |
| Last Amended Date | Aug 17, 2011 |
Circumstances of loss
MINED. (WW2SL). VESSEL WAS EN-ROUTE NEWPORT TO PLYMOUTH, ALL CREW SAVED. (LL WW2)
WRECK MAP LOADING ...
51 23.087 N,3 12.882 W
Margaretha (Possibly) on Wreck Map
Margaretha (Possibly) Wreck on Google Map
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General Comments
?INVERTED, PROBABLY MAINLY SCATTERED CARGO