Other Wreck 3148

Field Value
Wreck Category non-dangerous wreck
Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM)
52 48.49 N,1 44.427 E
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 52.808167
  • Longitude: 1.740450
Wreck Depth 35 m
Water Depth 39 m
Water Level Effect always under water/submerged
Vertical Datum Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide
Sonar Length 13
Sonar Width 13
Shadow Height 2.4
Orientation 140
Conspic Visual not visually conspicuous
Conspic Radar not radar conspicuous
Date Sunk Feb 10, 1941
Scour Dimensions 025.0,,001.5,135
Debris Field NIL
Original Detection Year 1941
Last Detection Year 2014
Original Source national coast guard or patrol
Last Amended Date Jan 19, 2015

Simplified Wreck Survey

Underwater Wreck Survey Details for position 52 48.49 N, 1 44.427 E off the coast of Great Yarmouth in the North Sea. Historical records dating back to 1941 initially reported a wreck with spars showing at low water before being relocated and surveyed in detail. Modern hydrographic surveys describe the site as a broken, partially buried underwater wreck with a strong magnetic anomaly. The structural description includes a least multibeam depth of 35.63 meters in a general depth of 39 meters, with dimensions measuring 13 meters in length, 13 meters in width, and a height of 2.4 meters. Additional survey findings note a scour 1.5 meters deep extending 25 meters towards 135 degrees, lying on an orientation of 140/320 degrees.

Surveying Details

H0770/41 18.2.41 WK WITH SPAR SHOWING 3FT AT LW, REPD IN 524745N, 014430E OR 1 MILE N OF NO 9 BUOY. (FOIC YARMOUTH, 10.2.41). - PFNM 1666/41. H2334/75 21.9.76 NOT FOUND. (HMS FAWN, HI 42/75). H2053/82 20.9.83 V SMALL WK EXAM'D 12.5.83 IN 524828N, 014431E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 35.1 IN GEN DEPTH 38 TO 39MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 3.2MTRS, LENGTH 15 TO 20MTRS. LYING 075/225 DEGS. (AUTHORITY NOT NOTED). BR STD. SEP 2014/000101130 29.12.14 EXAM'D 28.7.14 IN 5248.490N, 0144.427W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 35.63 IN GEN DEPTH 39MTRS. SCOUR 1.5MTRS DEEP EXTENDS 25MTRS TOWARDS 135 DEGS. LENGTH 13MTRS, WIDTH 13MTRS, HT 2.4MTRS. LIES 140/320 DEGS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. BROKEN WK, PARTIALLY BURIED. (GARDLINE GEOSURVEY, HI 1428). RETAIN WK 35MTRS IN REVISED POSN.

General Comments

BROKEN WK, PARTIALLY BURIED

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