Simplified Wreck Survey
Underwater wreck survey details at coordinates 51 30.932 N, 1 19.696 E located off the southeast coast of England in the United Kingdom. Historical hydrographic surveys from the UK Hydrographic Office dating from 1952 to 2015 document a small shipwreck characterized by a prominent seabed scour stretching over 200 yards east to west on the edge of a bank. Multiple examinations by Royal Navy vessels including HMS Franklin, HMS Scott, HMS Enterprise, and HMS Egeria record a cleared depth of 17.2 meters to 17.3 meters with least depths around 17.5 to 18.5 meters in general surrounding depths of 19 to 20 meters.
Surveying Details
H23800/46 11.7.52 EXAM'D. LEAST E/S DEPTH 10FMS IN GEN DEPTH 11FMS. SCOUR. SMALL DIMENSIONS. (HMS FRANKLIN, INS AS NDW. H23800/46 5.6.54 EXAM'D 27.5.54. SWEPT CLEAR AT 57FT, FOUL AT 58FT. GENERAL DEPTH 64FT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 59FT. SCOUR 14FT. (HMS SCOTT, [E9679], 4.6.54) H2092/59 6.8.59 LEAST E/S DEPT 10FMS 3FT. (ECES, JUNE 1959). H23800/46 & H2764/60 25.7.60 SWEPT CLEAR 57FT, FOUL 58FT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 59FT IN 60FT. SCOUR 77FT. (ECES, 2.6.60). AMEND TO WK 9FMS 3FT. NC 1605. H2737/61 19.6.61 NO TRACE FOUND. SINGLE SHIP SWEEP TO 2FT OFF BOTTOM. SCOUR NOTED. (ECES, 1961). H3152/61 9.7.62 NOT SWEPT. NO SIGN OF WRECK. SEABED 53F.T SCOUR 78FT. THIS SCOUR STRETCHES FOR OVER 200YDS IN AN EAST TO WEST DIRECTION. (HMS ENTERPRISE, 4.5.62). H2764/60 3.5.66 GEN DEPTH 64FT. SCOUR DEPTH 81FT. (HMS EGERIA, 10.3.65). H2007/66 13.7.66 LOCATED. (HMS EGERIA). H2764/60 13.12.68 EXAM'D 1.10.68 IN 513054N, 011947E USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 55FT, FOUL AT 57FT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 58FT IN GEN DEPTH 65FT. SCOUR 75FT. A SMALL WRECK DIFFICULT TO LOCATE BUT EASILY IDENTIFIABLE BY ITS LARGE SCOUR. DIFFICULT TO SWEEP AS IT LIES ON THE EDGE OF A BANK WHICH IS HIGHER THAN THE WRECK IMMEDIATELY SOUTHWARDS. (HMS ENTERPRISE, ROS DTD 1.10.68). AMEND TO SW 9FMS 1FT. BR STD. H4525/69 31.7.69 EXAM'D 30.4.69 IN 513054N, 011948E USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR 17.3MTRS. GEN DEPTH 19.4 MTRS. SCOUR 23.4MTRS. (HMS ENTERPRISE, HI 141/69). AMEND TO SW 9FMS 3FT. BR STD. 7.11.72 AMEND TO SW 17.3MTRS. NC 1605. H3277/66 17.9.76 EXAM'D IN 513054N, 011948E USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR 17.3, FOUL 17.5MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 17.5MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 18.0MTRS. SCOUR 25.0MTRS. (PLA WK REPORT 53/76 DTD 29.7.76). AMEND POSN. - NM 2299/76.POSITIONS BELOW THIS POINT ARE IN DEGREES, MINUTES AND DECIMALS OF A MINUTE HH242/410/06 31.7.00 SHOWN AS SW 17.2MTRS ON PLA WK OVERLAY FOR NC 1606. BR STD. 16.1.15 SHOWN WITH LEAST M/B DEPTH 18.5MTRS ON RECENT PLA SURVEY. (K FEATHERSTONE, RT1E, EMAIL DTD 14.1.15). AMEND WK 18.5MTRS. 9.3.15 AMENDMENT ABOVE INCORRECT. (K FEATHERSTONE, RT1 EAST, EMAIL DTD 9.3.15). AMEND SW 17.2MTRS.
General Comments
ON THE EDGE OF A BANK