Maritime record TR 33 SW 24 - Lusitania
Summary
Location
Grid reference | TR 32534 32994 (point) FCE |
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Map sheet | TR33SW |
District | DOVER, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
Vertical Datum: LAT Mined while on passage London to Lisbon. Minefield had been laid by German submarine UC5. (2) 02-MAR-1961 Wreck in depth 53ft. 24-APR-1961 Depth 50 in general depth 78 - 80ft, scour depth 86ft. A second, small wreck, clear at 45ft, was found approximately 600ft east of main wreck. 26-AUG-1963 Contract placed to disperse wreck to least depth 55ft. 13-SEP-1963 Dispersal operations in hand. 25-OCT-1977 in 51 02 55N, 001 19 05E Depth 16.3 in general depth 25m, scour depth 26m. heightt 4.3m, length 84m, lies 345/165 deg, lying 345/165 deg. 11-OCT-1978 Depth 15.8 in general depth 24m, scour 1m deep, height 8.82m length 85m, beam 13m lies 172/352 deg with bow north. Charted as wreck 15.2m 09-AUG-1983 positively identified as the LUSITANIA from maker's plate. Lies upright with much of the superstructure and decks collapsed. 25-SEP-1986 This wreck thought to be Hapag-Lloyd SS PATRIA, plate recovered.
<1> Hydrographic Office wreck index, Extracted 20-JAN-1993, Page Nos. N/a (Bibliographic reference). SKE6339.
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SKE6339 Bibliographic reference: Hydrographic Office wreck index. Extracted 20-JAN-1993, Page Nos. N/a.
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Oct 5 1993 12:00AM