Morning Star Wreck
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Wreck Category | dangerous wreck |
| Status | Dead = Not detected by numerous sources therefore considered not to exist |
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Morning star Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
49 40.94 N,1 0.58 W |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
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| Wreck Depth | 20 m |
| Water Depth | 36 m |
| Water Level Effect | always under water/submerged |
| Vertical Datum | Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide |
| Name | MORNING STAR |
| Type | motor vessel |
| Flag | GB |
| Tonnage | 129 |
| Tonnage Type | gross |
| Cargo | clay products |
| Conspic Visual | not visually conspicuous |
| Conspic Radar | not radar conspicuous |
| Date Sunk | Nov 12, 1917 |
| Original Detection Year | 1917 |
| Last Detection Year | 1988 |
| Original Source | other |
| Surveying Details | WK IN 494100N, 010030W, OR 10M SE 0.75E FROM C BARFLEUR. (DOCKETS M80181 & M80109). H2537/28 23.8.28 WK IN 494100N, 010030W. (AUTHORITY UNKNOWN). NCA. 9.5.78 NOT LISTED IN FRENCH WK RECORDS 1976. 14.10.81 INS AS USC PA 20MTRS IN 494100N, 010030W ON NC 2656. 22.3.85 SHOWN AS NDW PA ON FRENCH 6864 [1984]. AMEND TO NDW PA. BR STD. 6.5.88 WK OF BRITISH MV 'MORNING STAR' IN 494100N, 010030W [EUR]. ACCURACY 1 MILE. ESTIMATED LEAST DEPTH FROM VESSEL'S DIMENSIONS 20MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 36MTRS. (FRENCH WK RECORDS 1988). AMENDED TO USC PD 20MTRS. NC 2613. HH351/510/01 5.7.93 NOT FOUND. TO BE EXPUNGED. (BREST NM 93 24 38). AMENDED TO ABEY. - NM 2494/93. 21.4.99 NOTED AS NON VALID. (FRENCH WK RECORDS 1999). AMENDED TO DEAD. NCA. |
| Last Amended Date | Apr 4, 2017 |
Circumstances of loss
CAPTURED AND SCUTTLED BY GERMAN SUBMARINE. (WW1SL). SUNK 10M SE 0.75 E OF BARFLEUR WHILST ON PASSAGE FOWEY TO ROUEN. (LL WW1).
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