Unknown Wreck 116391

General Comments

HISTORY NOT CHARTED AT PRESENT (9/18/87). LNM9/98--ADD WRECK WITH A LEAST DEPTH OF 7 FEET WITH A LEGEND "PA" IN LAT. 38-39-35N, LONG. 76-16-59.5W. DESCRIPTION **** ATLANTIC COASTAL DIVER-ARTICLE DESCRIBES DISCOVERY BY DIVERS IN 1973; SEAPLANE 6672 CRASHED AND SUNK 1/3/44, RECENT OBSERVATIONS SHOW PLANE IN 3 SECTIONS W/MIDSECTION 100 FT N OF FRONT SECTION, TAILSECTION 80 FT N OF MAIN SECTION. (COPY OF ARTICLE SENT TO BUD HOLMES THRU TOM RICHARDS TO BE SUBMITTED TO MCD AS USPS REPORT, THEREBY BECOMING A SOURCE FOR CHARTING) . **** LTR. FROM DAVID HOWE TO JOHN WALTERS 5CGD (oan) DATED 23 MAY, 1996 AND RESENT 23 FEB. 1998; DESCRIBES WRECK SITE IN THE CHOPTANK RIVER; MR. HOWE DOVE ON THE SITE 4 MAY, 1996 AND FOUND A SUBSTANTIAL FRAME STRUCTURE WITH THIN, RIVETED SKIN. LIES IN 30 FEET OF WATER AND STICKS UP 20 FEET FOR A LEAST DEPTH OF 10 FEET. HIS LORAN-C NUMBERS WERE 27496.1, 42482.0. HIS GPS READ 38/39. 578N, 76/16.989W. LOCAL FISHERMEN KNOW THE WRECK; IT WAS FESTOONED WITH NETS AND MONOFILAMENT. THE GENERAL AREA IS LABELED "AIRPLANE WRECK" IN THE CHESAPEAKE BAY CHART BOOK COMMERCIALY PUBLISHED BY ADC BUT THE SPECIFIC LOCATION S NOT SHOWN. IN FAX TO N/CS31 (STEVE VERRY) FROM CGD5 (DENNIS MAULDING) INFO. HAS BEEN REVISED TO A LD 0F 7 FEET IN LAT. 38/39.578N, LONG. 76/16.989W (LISTED POSITION ABOVE) WITH AN ACCURACY OF 40 FEET, PLUS OR MINUS.