Trawler Wreck Gb 17373

Field Value
Wreck Category dangerous wreck
Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM) 		56 38.738 N,2 23.795 W
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 56.645633
  • Longitude: -2.396583
Wreck Depth 25 m
Water Depth 30 m
Water Level Effect always under water/submerged
Vertical Datum Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide
Type trawler
Flag GB
Sonar Length 42
Sonar Width 9
Shadow Height 4.6
Orientation 160
Conspic Visual not visually conspicuous
Conspic Radar not radar conspicuous
Bottom Texture Sand
Scour Dimensions 0010.0,,004.0,
Original Detection Year 1989
Last Detection Year 2008
Original Source national HO/authority notice to mariners
Last Amended Date Jul 14, 2008

Simplified Wreck Survey

Underwater Wreck Details: Armed Trawler off the Scottish Coast Near the North Sea. Position Coordinates: 56° 38.738' N, 2° 23.795' W. This historic shipwreck is of an armed trawler, generally intact and sitting upright with a 20-degree list to port, oriented in a 160/340 degree direction with the bow facing NNW. Structural descriptions include a length of 42 meters, a width of 9 meters, and a height of 4.6 meters, featuring a deck gun on the bow with shell cases dated 1918 and depth charges on the stern, accompanied by a strong magnetic anomaly. The site has a least multibeam depth of 25.9 meters within a general surrounding depth of 30.5 meters, alongside a 4-meter deep scour extending 10 meters along the 160/340 degree axis.

Surveying Details

HH100/351/02 8.12.89 WK OF ARMED TRAWLER, VIRTUALLY INTACT, LOCATED IN 563842N, 022345W [OGB] USING DECCA. HAS GUN ON BOW WITH SHELL CASES DATED 1918 AND DEPTH CHARGES ON STERN. LIES WITH 20 DEG LIST TO PORT. LEAST DEPTH BY DIVER 32 IN GEN DEPTH 38MTRS. (G L WADWORTH, 22.11.89). PLOTS IN 30MTRS CHARTED DEPTH. INS AS USC 24MTRS. - NM 29/90. HH091/152/01 14.7.08 SEP 2008/000080688 EXAM'D 5.2.08 IN 5638.738N, 0232.795W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 25.9 IN GEN DEPTH 30.5MTRS. SCOUR 4MTRS DEEP EXTENDS 10MTRS ALONG 160/340 DEGS. LENGTH 42MTRS, WIDTH 9MTRS, HT 4.6MTRS. LIES 160/340 DEGS WITH BOWS NNW. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. UPRIGHT, GENERALLY INTACT. (GARDLINE, HI 1152). AMEND WK 25MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD.

General Comments

UPRIGHT, INTACT, MINOR PORT LIST, SCOUR RUNS 160/340 DEG

WRECK MAP LOADING ... 56 38.738 N,2 23.795 W
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