Unknown Wreck 116345

General Comments

NM31/44(2883)-- EXAMINATION VESSEL SUNK AT POSITION 36-57N, 76-01-20W. NM36/44(3376)-- WRECK DISPERSED TO A 45-FOOT DEPTH. H7028/45-50WD-- CS 326; CLEARED TO 49 FEET WITHOUT HANG, CONSIDERED DISPROVED. CL347/58-- NO. 1308, H.O. WRECK LIST; WRECK SUNK 1944 AT POS. 36-57N, 76-01-18W, SUBS. REPORTED SILTED OVER. H9901/80-- OPR-D103-PE-80; 1:10,000-SCALE SURVEY; ARGO R/R CONTROL; ECHO SOUNDER; THREE SMALL SCOURS ON FATHOGRAM WHICH MAY OR MAY NOT BE THE REMAINS OF WRECK. NOT DEFINITE ENOUGH TO SAFELY SAY FOR SURE. 62-65-FOOT SURVEY DEPTHS. H10343/90-- OPR-D111-WH; WRECK LOCATED BY SIDE SCAN SONAR IN LAT. 36-56-58.97N, LONG. 76-01-20.87W APPROX. 25 METERS EAST OF NAVIGATION BUOY "ITS". DEPTH OF 16.8 METERS IN 19.2 METERS. RADIO MEMO TO 5CGD ON 6/6/90. HYDROGRAPHER RECOMMENDS DIVER INVESTIGATION AND LD TO FULLY RESOLVE ITEM. H10372/90-- OPR-D111-HE (FORMERLY FE-356SS); FATHOMETER DEPTH OF 17.2 METERS OBTAINED. WRECK BROUGHT FORWARD SINCE DEPTH FROM H-10343/90 IS SHOALER (16.8 METERS). EVALUATOR RECOMMENDS CHARTING WRECK WITH A DEPTH OF 16.8 METERS (55 FEET) AS SHOWN ON THE PRESENT SURVEY (UP 4/20/92, SJV) FE412SS/95-- OPR-E696-HE; WRECK LOCATED BY SIDE SCAN SONAR. DIVER LD OF 17.1 METERS (56 FEET) IN LAT. 36-56-58.755N, LONG. 76-01-20.203W. DIVERS DESCRIBE A PARTIALLY DECOMPOSED WRECK. EVALUATOR RECOMMENDS DELETING THE CHARTED WRECK AND CHARTING A 56 WK AS SURVEYED. (UP 2/15/95, SJV) DESCRIPTION 24 NO. 1308; SUNK 1944; REPORTED SILTED OVER; POSITION ACCURACY WITHIN ONE MILE.