Sailing Vessel Wreck Gb 56825

Field Value
Wreck Category non-dangerous wreck
Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM) 		50 10.455 N,3 8.57 W
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 50.174250
  • Longitude: -3.142833
Wreck Depth 56 m
Water Depth 61 m
Water Level Effect always under water/submerged
Vertical Datum Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide
Type sailing vessel
Flag GB
Sonar Length 56
Sonar Width 29
Shadow Height 3.3
Orientation 76
Conspic Visual not visually conspicuous
Conspic Radar not radar conspicuous
Bottom Texture Sand
Original Detection Year 1989
Last Detection Year 2004
Original Source diver
Surveying Details HH100/351/01 24.8.89 HH100/351/01 24.8.89 'DESTROYER BOW' REPORTED DIVED ON IN 501024N, 030820W USING DECCA. COULD BE HMS BITTERN. (C DAVIES, 19.7.89). NCA. 1.10.97 1.10.97 AFTER RECALCULATION OF DECCA POSN AMENDED TO 501024.5N, 030821.5W [OGB]. CHART AS NDW. BR STD. . HH100/351/14/10 24.2.99 HH100/351/14/10 24.2.99 SMALL WK LOCATED IN 5010.512N, 0308.464W [OGB] USING DGPS. COMMERCIAL GUARD REQUESTED FOR POSN. (M SHARPE, FAX DTD 25.1.99). AMEND TO CINC. AMEND POSITION. BR STD. HH090/912/01 9.2.01 HH090/912/01 9.2.01 LOCATED 30.7.00 IN 5010.479N, 0308.604W [WGD] USING DGPS. NOT INVESTIGATED AS NOT IN SURVEY AREA. LENGTH 45MTRS, WIDTH 13MTRS. DCS3 HT 3.1MTRS. LIES 085/265 DEGS WITH BOWS 265DEGS. MAGNETOMETER NOT AVAILABLE. WELL BROKEN WK, PROBABLY UPRIGHT. (GARDLINE, HI 912). AMEND TO WK 50MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. HH090/961/01 15.12.03 HH090/961/01 15.12.03 EXAM'D 23.6.03 IN 5010.455N, 0308.570W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 56.8 IN GEN DEPTH 61MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 56MTRS, WIDTH 29MTRS. DCS3 HT 3.3MTRS. LIES 076/256 DEGS WITH BOW TOWARDS 256 DEGS. POOR MAGNETIC ANOMALY. WELL BROKEN AND COLLAPSED. CONSIDER ORIGINAL WK WOULD HAVE BEEN SOME 40 X 9MTRS. (GARDLINE, HI 961). AMEND WK 56MTRS. BR STD. HH100/351/21 26.8.05 HH100/351/21 26.8.05 DIVED IN LISTED POSN 11.8.04. AN OLD IRON SV, ABOUT 65MTRS IN LENGTH. THE HIGHEST POINT TO THE E IS THE CLIPPER BOW SECTION LYING ON ITS PORT SIDE. A LARGE ANCHOR LIES CLOSE BY. MIDSHIPS AREA IS A JUMBLE OF DEBRIS QUITE LOW TO THE SEABED, INCLUDING ONE OR TWO MASTS. STERN IS RECOGNISABLE AND LIES SLIGHTLY TO PORT. (N R CHIPCHASE & I TAYLOR). NCA. 18.3.08 18.3.08 CINC DELETED, MORE THAN FIVE YEARS.
Last Amended Date Dec 15, 2003

General Comments

BOW E ON PORT SIDE, MIDSHIPS COLLAPSED, STERN LIES TO PORT

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