Motor Vessel Wreck Gb 74847

Field Value
Wreck Category dangerous wreck
Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM) 		53 26.062 N,3 1.412 W
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 53.434367
  • Longitude: -3.023533
Wreck Depth 10 m
Water Depth 15 m
Water Level Effect always under water/submerged
Vertical Datum Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide
Type motor vessel
Flag GB
Sonar Length 94.5
Sonar Width 19.5
Shadow Height 5.3
Orientation 101
Tonnage 3071
Tonnage Type gross
Conspic Visual not visually conspicuous
Conspic Radar not radar conspicuous
Date Sunk Dec 21, 1940
Bottom Texture Sand
Scour Dimensions 0075.0,,004.2,350
Original Detection Year 1940
Last Detection Year 2021
Original Source other
Surveying Details H1170/40 10.2.40 G CONL LT BUOY, GPFL(3) CLOSE NTH OF WRECK, WHICH IS 532604N, 030121W OR 134DEG, 930YDS FROM NEW BRIGHTON PIER LT. - TNM 247/41. H1170/40 25.4.41 INS DW. - NM 919/41. H1170/40 17.11.41 INS BUOY. - NM 2652/41. H1185/51 19.3.51 AMEND BUOY TO B CONL LT BUOY, GPFL(3), 'TOWER', IN 532605N, 030120W (APPROX). INS SEGMENT OF CIRCLE RADIUS 800FT WITH BUOY AS CENTRE BETWEEN BRGS 160DEG & 260DEG. INS 'FOUL GROUND' & WK 5FMS 4FT IN 532604N, 030121W. (MDHB NM 1/51). - NM 543/51. H1572/56 19.4.56 'TOWER' BUOY MOVED TO 532607N, 030123W & 'FOUL GROUND' EXTENDS WITH 800FT RADIUS BETWEEN 120DEG & 210DEG FROM BUOY. (COVERS SAME AREA & GEOG POSN OF WK UNALTERED). (MDHB NM 4/56). - NM 988/56. 1.4.74 AMEND TO WK 9.9MTRS [LAT]. NC 1978. H5282/71 24.2.75 NOW WK 9.9MTRS IN 532603N, 030120W. (MD & HB 1974). NC 2490. H5282/71 15.4.75 NOW IN 532602.5N, 030120W. (MD & HC LTR 17.3.75). HH091/124/01 21.4.06 EXAM'D 12.11.05 IN 5326.0637N, 0301.4553W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 10.03 IN GEN DEPTH 16.7MTRS. SCOUR 4.2MTRS DEEP EXTENDS 75MTRS TOWARDS 350 DEGS. LENGTH 88MTRS, WIDTH 20MTRS, HT 6.67MTRS. LIES 090/270 DEGS. NO DEBRIS. REMAINS LARGE STRUCTURE BUT UNABLE TO DETERMINE BOW OR STERN. (HMSML GLEANER, HI 1124). AMEND WK 10MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. SEP 2020/000222576 5.10.20 EXAM'D BY BDC IN 5326.061N, 0301.433W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 10.1MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 13MTRS. LENGTH 100MTRS, WIDTH 21MTRS, HT 3MTRS. LIES 098/278DEGS. NFS. (MERSEY DOCKS AND HARBOUR COMPANY SURVEY, 2020) NFA. SEP2021/000271668 24.11.21 EXAM'D BY BDC 6.9.21 IN 5326.062N, 0301.412W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 10.18MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 15MTRS. LENGTH 94.5MTRS, WIDTH 19.5MTRS, HT 05.3MTRS. ORIENTATION 101/281 DEGS. NFS. �(MERSEY DOCKS AND HARBOUR COMPANY DTD 6.9.21, BDC H525.2 FEATURE REPORT). �RETAIN AS CHARTED.
Last Amended Date Nov 17, 2021

Circumstances of loss

BUILT OF STEEL. MINED AND SANK. 4 KILLED.

General Comments

LARGE STRUCTURE, UNABLE TO DETERMINE DETAIL

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