Osprey Wreck
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Obstruction Category | foul ground |
| Status | Dead = Not detected by numerous sources therefore considered not to exist |
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Osprey Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
50 14.186 N,3 37.771 W |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
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| Water Depth | 6 m |
| Water Level Effect | always under water/submerged |
| Vertical Datum | Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide |
| Name | OSPREY |
| Type | yacht |
| Flag | GB |
| Conspic Visual | not visually conspicuous |
| Conspic Radar | not radar conspicuous |
| Date Sunk | Sep 24, 1919 |
| Bottom Texture | Sand |
| Original Detection Year | 1919 |
| Last Detection Year | 2013 |
| Original Source | unknown |
| Surveying Details | H7464/19 29.9.19 SANK AFTER COLLISION WITH AN OBSTRUCTION. 13.11.19 SUNK 33DEGS E [T] 9.33C FROM START POINT IN APPROX 501409N, 033742W. (TH). H8240/20 18.11.20 DISPERSED TO LEAST DEPTH 22FT LWST. (TH, 17.11.20). CHART AS WK 3.75FMS. BR STD. H3730/21 SOUNDINGS TAKEN OFF SKERRIES BANK SHOW 30FT. (HMS BEAUFORT, SURVEY [C8411] MAY 1921). AMEND TO WK 5FMS. BR STD. H2502/51 25.1.52 AMEND TO FOUL. (HMS SEAGULL, SURVEY [E8881]). BR STD. H5169/51 28.3.52 NO TRACE FOUND OF WRECKS [SEE ALSO WK 18088] AS DEPTHS TAKEN IN THE AREA WERE SHOALER THAN THE CHARTED DEPTH OF THE WRECKS. FURTHER INVESTIGATION WAS NOT CONSIDERED NECESSARY. (HMS SCOTT, 28.3.52). NCA. 18.4.13 NOT LOCATED BY M/B. (EMU, HI 1374). AMEND DEAD. |
| Last Amended Date | Apr 18, 2013 |
Circumstances of loss
SANK AFTER COLLISION WITH AN OBSTRUCTION.
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- Newholm Wreck 3120 M
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General Comments
See Also: 18088