Military Vessel Wreck 47947

Field Value
Wreck Category dangerous wreck
Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM)
50 44.186 N,1 4.964 W
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 50.736433
  • Longitude: -1.082733
Wreck Depth 24.5 m
Water Depth 26 m
Water Level Effect always under water/submerged
Vertical Datum Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide
Type military vessel
Sonar Length 13.6
Sonar Width 7
Shadow Height 1
Orientation 160
Conspic Visual not visually conspicuous
Conspic Radar not radar conspicuous
Bottom Texture Sand
Original Detection Year 1975
Last Detection Year 2013
Original Source survey vessel
Surveying Details H4824/75 8.2.78 H4824/75 8.2.78 OBSTN, APPROX 1.8MTRS HIGH, LOCATED IN 1975 DURING SOUNDING IN 504408.4N, 010451.3W [OGB]. NOT EXAM'D. NO FIX DETAILS GIVEN. (SCES, HI 72/77). CHART AS OSTNB 24.2MTRS. BR STD. H1310/80 5.6.80 H1310/80 5.6.80 DIVED IN LISTED POSN. APPARENTLY A TORPEDO RECOVERY VESSEL. LENGTH 65FT, HEIGHT 10FT, APPROX. UPRIGHT & COMPLETE WITH BADLY DAMAGED STBD SIDE. LIES NW/SE WITH BOW SE. DOUBLE DIAGONAL CONSTRUCTION WITH SEMI PLANING HULL. TWIN SCREW. IN DEPTH 92FT AT LW NEAPS. (M WALSH, 23.5.80). NCA. H4824/75 20.8.80 H4824/75 20.8.80 EXAM'D 31.8.79 IN 504410N, 010453.5W [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 23.2 IN GEN DEPTH 26MTRS. ABOUT 35MTRS LONG. LIES APPROX 110/290DEGS. (HMS WATERWITCH, HI 80B/79). AMEND WK 23MTRS IN REVISED POSN. R/P. H3847/86 2.1.90 H3847/86 2.1.90 LOCATED 25.10.90 IN 504409.3N, 010452W [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [4 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 24.6 IN GEN DEPTH 26MTRS. SCOUR 0.3MTR DEEP. DCS3 HT 3MTRS, LENGTH 20MTRS. LIES 160/340DEGS. RETAIN AS CHARTED. (HMSML GLEANER, HI 366). AMEND POSN TO 504409N, 010452W [OGB]. BR STD. 18.10.13 18.10.13 EXAM'D 30.6.13 IN 5044.186N, 0104.964W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 24.7 IN GEN DEPTH 26MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 13.6MTRS, WIDTH 7MTRS, HT 1MTR. LIES 160/340 DEGS. MODERATE MAGNETIC ANOMALY. PARTIALLY INTACT WITH LIST. (NETSURVEY, HI 1437). APPEARS AS AN ELOGNATE MOUND. AMEND WK 24.5MTRS.
Last Amended Date Oct 18, 2013

General Comments

AN ELONGATE MOUND

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