Maritime record TR 22 NW 16 - Christianssund

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REMAINS OF DANISH MERCHANT VESSEL, 1916

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Grid reference TR 21842 28594 (point) FCE
Map sheet TR22NW
District FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT

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Vertical Datum: LAT Mined (2). 04-NOV-1926 Position 51 01 30N, 001 11 15E, 14-NOV-1961 Depth 53ft in 82ft 19-OCT-1977 in 51 00 48N, 001 09 45E, Depth 15.9m in general depth 25.5m. scour 26.4m, side scan sonar height 9m. Length 96m. Lying 043/223 deg. 22-AUG-1983 Large cargo vessel lying on its port side. still fairly intact with much of its superstructure collapsing into soft silty seabed. Engine and bridge are both amidships. 12-NOV-1984 Positively identified as the CHRISTIANSSUND.


<1> Hydrographic Office wreck index, Extracted 20-JAN-1993, Page Nos. N/a (Bibliographic reference). SKE6339.

<2> Eric McKee, 1983, Working boats of Britain, Page Nos. N/a (Bibliographic reference). SKE6350.

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  • <1> Bibliographic reference: Hydrographic Office wreck index. Extracted 20-JAN-1993, Page Nos. N/a.
  • <2> Bibliographic reference: Eric McKee. 1983. Working boats of Britain. Page Nos. N/a.

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Record last edited

Oct 5 1993 12:00AM