Other Wreck 5970

Field Value
Wreck Category non-dangerous wreck
Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM) 		49 36.849 N,6 23.488 W
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 49.614150
  • Longitude: -6.391467
Wreck Depth 101.57 m
Water Depth 104 m
Water Level Effect always under water/submerged
Vertical Datum Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide
Sonar Length 54.3
Sonar Width 19.5
Shadow Height 2.6
Orientation 157
Conspic Visual not visually conspicuous
Conspic Radar not radar conspicuous
Bottom Texture Sand
Original Detection Year 1975
Last Detection Year 2017
Original Source naval vessel
Last Amended Date Jan 31, 2018

Simplified Wreck Survey

Underwater Wreck Survey Details Coordinates 49 36.849 N 6 23.488 W This historic shipwreck located off the coast of the United Kingdom was initially investigated as a rocky outcrop in 1976 before being confirmed as a submerged wreck during hydrographic surveys in 1989 and 2017. Modern multibeam sonar examinations show the severely degraded wreck lies in a general depth of 104 meters with a least depth of 101.57 meters. Structural dimensions recorded from seafloor mapping indicate a well decayed wreck measuring 54.3 meters in length, 19.5 meters in width, and a height of 2.6 meters, oriented on a 157 to 337 degree heading.

Surveying Details

H2590/76 16.3.76 CONTACT IN 493645N, 062418W USING 2-RANGE HIFIX. CLASSIFIED AS SMALL ROCKY OUTCROP. DEFINITELY NOT A WK. NOT FOUND WITH E/S. (HMS HECLA, HI 1A/75). NCA. H3943/88 8.11.89 WK EXAM'D IN 493648N, 062327W [OGB] USING SYLEDIS AND HYPERFIX. LEAST E/S DEPTH 102 IN GEN DEPTH 104MTRS. (TH, PILOTAGE & MARINE, HI 465). CHART AS WK 102MTRS. NE 2565. H3943/88 4.12.89 EXAM'D 24.7.89. DCS3 HT 2MTRS, LENGTH 30MTRS, WIDTH 12MTRS. A WELL DECAYED WK, LYING 140/320DEGS, WITH NO PARTICULAR HIGH POINT. BEST SHADOW OBTAINED WHEN VIEWING FROM THE E. (TH, PILOTAGE & MARINE, HI 465). NFA. SEP 2017/000267934 31.01.18 EXAM'D 17.09.17; IN 4936.849N, 0623.488W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 101.57MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 104MTRS, LENGTH 54.3MTRS, WIDTH 19.5MTRS, HEIGHT 2.6MTRS, ORIENTATION 157/337 DEGS. WRECK IS SEVERLY DEGRADED. (MMT, HI 1504). AMEND NDW 101MTRS IN REVISED POSN.

General Comments

WELL DECAYED WK

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