Other Wreck 48079

Field Value
Wreck Category dangerous wreck
Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM) 		51 2.33 N,1 19.564 E
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 51.038833
  • Longitude: 1.326067
Wreck Depth 17.68 m
Water Depth 27 m
Water Level Effect always under water/submerged
Vertical Datum Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide
Sonar Length 92.59
Sonar Width 14
Shadow Height 7
Orientation 177
Conspic Visual not visually conspicuous
Conspic Radar not radar conspicuous
Date Sunk Aug 24, 1942
Bottom Texture 4,7,17
Original Detection Year 1942
Last Detection Year 2016
Original Source national coast guard or patrol
Surveying Details H067/42 30.8.42 BARGE 'SCCR 382' SANK IN 510200N, 011930E, APPROX. (VA DOVER, 29.8.42). H5824/60 2.3.61 LEAST E/S DEPTH 64FT. (HMS SCOTT, 10.5.60). INS AS WK 8FMS 3FT. - NM 1637/61. H5824/60 7.11.61 DRIFT SWEPT CLEAR AT 51, FOUL AT 56FT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 54 IN GEN DEPTH 90FT. SCOUR DEPTH 95FT. WK CONSIDERED TOO LARGE TO BE A BARGE BUT SONAR & E/S SEARCH REVEALED NO TRACE OF ANOTHER WITHIN 5 CABLES OF POSN 510200N, 011930E. (HMS SCOTT, 26.4.61). H2698/62 25.3.63 AMEND TO SW 8FMS 3FT. NC 1892. H2698/62 27.4.66 NOW SW 9FMS 1FT IN 510220N, 011936E. (TH, 21.4.66). - NM ACTION. 10.9.73 AMEND TO SW 16.8MTRS. NC 1892. H4199/78 30.8.78 LOCATED 25.10.77 IN 510217N, 011941E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 16.5 IN GEN DEPTH 27MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 29MTRS. DCS3 HT 8.5MTRS, LENGTH 150MTRS. LARGE INTACT WK LYING 160/340DEGS. (HMS BULLDOG, HI 35/77). RETAIN SWEPT DEPTH IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. H4199/78 15.1.79 LOCATED DURING HYDROSEARCH TRIAL 10/11.10.78 IN 510217.2N, 011939.7E [OGB]. TWO WRECKS LYING PARALLEL TO EACH OTHER AND ABOUT 10MTRS APART ON HEADING 350DEGS. WESTERLY WK HAS LEAST E/S DEPTH 16.2 MTRS, LENGTH 95MTRS, BEAM 12MTRS [APPROX]. THE OTHER HAS LEAST E/S DEPTH 18.6MTRS, LENGTH 70MTRS, BEAM 10MTRS [APPROX]. HYDROSEARCH HT OF LARGER WK IS 10.28MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 25 MTRS. SCOUR 6.0MTRS DEEP. (HMS BULLDOG, 6.12.78). AMEND TO WKS 14.7MTRS IN REVISED POSN. - NM 240/79. H1310/82/22 22.9.82 LARGER WK DESCRIBED AS LARGE CARGO VESSEL, SITTING UPRIGHT. BRIDGE & ENGINE AMIDSHIPS. (P G WEATHERLEY, 15.9.82). H3947/88 24.5.89 EXAM'D 8.4.89 IN 510210N, 011935E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER AND DECCA. SWEPT CLEAR AT 16.5, FOUL AT 16.6MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 16.5 IN GEN DEPTH 26MTRS. NO SCOUR. BOTH WKS APPEAR TO BE UPRIGHT AND ON SAME HEADING OF 121/301DEGS. HYDROSEARCH HT OF LARGER IS 11.6MTRS, LENGTH 90MTRS; OF SMALLER 5.5MTRS, LENGTH NOT OBTAINED. RETAIN CHARTED POSN. (HMS ROEBUCK, HI 469). AMEND TO SW 16.5MTRS WITH LEGEND 'WKS'. - NM 1723/89. HH090/606/01 14.9.94 EXAM'D 3.8.94 IN 510217.4N, 011941.2E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [3 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR 16.9, FOUL 17.2MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 18.5 IN GEN DEPTH 24.8MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 29.1MTRS. DCS3 HT 7.9MTRS. COVERS 125 BY 33MTRS. LIES 160/340DEGS. STRONG MAGNETOMETER DEFLECTION. (NP 1016, HI 606). BOTH WKS CLEARLY VISIBLE ON DCS3 RECORD. AMEND TO SW 16.9MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. SEP2016/000091760 19.01.17 EXAM'D 9.09.16; IN 5102.330N, 0119.564E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 17.68MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 30MTRS, LENGTH 92.59MTRS, WIDTH 14MTRS, HEIGHT 7MTRS, ORIENTATION 177/357 DEGS. WRECK 86778 CREATED FOR SECOND WRECK. (GARDLINE, HI 1496). AMEND DW 17.6MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Last Amended Date Jan 19, 2017

Circumstances of loss

28.8.42 SANK 28.8.42 DUE TO LEAK WHILE UNDER TOW BY TUG 'GOLIATH'. (VA DOVER, 29.8.42).

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