Unknown Wreck 114940

Field Value
Wreck Category dangerous wreck
Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM)
36 55.776 N,76 3.193 W
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 36.929600
  • Longitude: -76.053225
Wreck Depth 8.23 m
Type unknown
Original Source AWOIS

General Comments

LNM47/73-- 11/20/73; CGD5; 35-FOOT AMPHIBIOUS CRAFT SUNK IN 40 FEET IN APPROX. POS. LAT. 36-56-00N, LONG. 76-02-30W. H9814/80-- OPR-D103-PE-80; ITEM NO. 88; 1:10,000-SCALE SURVEY; ARGO (R/R), DELNORTE (R/A); ECHO SOUNDER; 45 METER LINE SPACING; WRECK NOT LOCATED; EVALUATOR RECOMMENDED RETAINING AS CHARTED. (RNT 11/13/84, MSM) FE387SS/94-- OPR-E696-HE; ONE CONTACT, NOT CONSIDERED THIS ITEM, WAS FOUND WITHIN SEARCH AREA. A WRECK MATCHING THE AWOIS DESCRIPTION WAS LOCATED 100 METERS OUTSIDE THE ASSIGNED SEARCH RADIUS IN LAT. 36-55-46.556N, LONG. 76-03-11.609W. DIVER (PNEUMATIC DEPTH GAUGE) LD OF 8.4 METERS (27 FEET). WRECK IS APPROX. 30 FEET LONG, 10 FEET WIDE, AND EXTENDS 5 FEET OFF THE BOTTOM. ENCRUSTED WITH HEAVY MARINE GROWTH AS WELL AS BEING HEAVILY CORRODED. LORAN-C RATES (9960 CHAIN): W=15937.6, X=27187.3, Y=41267.6, Z=58511.9. EVALUATOR RECOMMENDS DELETING CHARTED SUBM DANGEROUS WRECK, PA AND CHARTING A WRECK WITH A LD OF 8.4 METERS AS SURVEYED. (UP 9/12/95, SJV)

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