Trawler Wreck 58774

Field Value
Wreck Category dangerous wreck
Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM)
53 45.04 N,0 32.894 E
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 53.750667
  • Longitude: 0.548233
Wreck Depth 26.1 m
Water Depth 30 m
Water Level Effect always under water/submerged
Vertical Datum Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide
Type trawler
Sonar Length 47.5
Sonar Width 13.9
Shadow Height 3.71
Orientation 151
Conspic Visual not visually conspicuous
Conspic Radar not radar conspicuous
Date Sunk Feb 15, 1941
Bottom Texture 4,6
Original Detection Year 1941
Last Detection Year 2016
Original Source unknown
Surveying Details H0769/41 30.8.41 INS NDW (PA) IN 534554N, 003224E. - NM 2027/41. 20.3.72 AMEND TO USCPA 20MTRS. NC 121. H3805/72 28.2.78 EXAM'D 13.9.77 IN 534500.3N, 003301.9E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 24.8 IN GEN DEPTH 30MTRS. LIES NW/SE ON N EDGE OF MARKED BAND OF SAND OR CLAY RIPPLES. LENGTH 50MTRS, WIDTH 15MTRS, APPROX. WK IS FOULED BY SEVERAL FISHING NETS. (SOISS 22.12.77, HMS BILDESTON WK REPORT, 2.11.77). AMEND TO WK 24.5MTRS. BR STD. H4064/85 27.8.86 EXAM'D IN 534500N, 003301E [OGB] USING SYLEDIS. SWEPT CLEAR AT 25.1, FOUL AT 25.3MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 26MTRS. DCS3 LENGTH 63MTRS, BEAM 15MTRS. LYING 145/325 DEG. (UDI GROUP LTD., HI 321A). BR STD. H4064/85 13.1.87 EXAM'D 15.6.86. LIES IN GEN DEPTH 30.5MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 0.3MTR. HAS CENTRAL HIGH POINT, POSSIBLY MAST. (UDI, H525A). NFA. HH100/351/06 19.11.92 DIVED ON AND FOUND TO BE A S TRAWLER, OF ABOUT 200 TONS, WITH A SINGLE BOILER. LIES ON ITS SIDE WITH ITS BOILER ROLLED OUT ONTO THE SEABED. HIGHEST POINT IS SHIP'S SIDE. (J COLLINSON, 23.10.92). SEP 2016/000053291 6.10.16 EXAM'D 9.4.16; IN 5345.040N, 0032.894E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 26.1MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 30MTRS, LENGTH 47.5MTRS, WIDTH 13.9MTRS, HEIGHT 3.7MTRS, ORIENTATION 151/331 DEGS. WRECK HAS MOSTLY DISINTEGRATED WITH THE BOW AND STERN STILL INTACT. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (MMT, HI 1473). AMEND DW 26MTRS IN REVISED POSITION.
Last Amended Date Oct 6, 2016

General Comments

WRECK HAS MOSTLY DISINTEGRATED

WRECK MAP LOADING ... 53 45.04 N,0 32.894 E
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