Maritime record TR 44 SW 18 - HMS Cayton Wyke

Summary

REMAINS OF BRITISH TRAWLER, 1940

Location

Grid reference TR 42748 44698 (point) FCE
Map sheet TR44SW
District DOVER, KENT

Map

Type and Period (2)

Full Description

Vertical Datum: LAT Torpedoed and sunk by German E boat. (2). 24-AUG-1962 Depth 63ft in general depth 85ft. 09-NOV-1965 Depth 62 in general depth 82ft, scour 83ft. 14-SEP-1967 Depth 60 in general depth 83ft, scour depth 84ft, position 51 08 58N, 001 28 17E. 20-AUG-1968 Depth 61 in general depth 83ft, scour 84ft. 14-NOV-1969 Wreck located but not examined fully, depth obtained 19.4m. 23-SEP-1971 examined in 51 08 58N, 001 28 17E. Depth 19.9 in general depth 24.7m. Seabed - small sandwaves. 02-MAY-1973 Depth 19m in general depth 25m, scour 27m, seabed broken shell sand and gravel. 30-FEB-1974 Depth 19.4 in general depth 25-26 m, no scour, lies on flat seabed. 09-AUG-1974 Position 51 08 57N, 001 28 17E Depth 19.6 in general depths 25-26m. Scour depth 26m. 06-FEB-76 Depth 19 in general depth 26m. 09-MAR-1977 Depth 22.5 in general depth 26m, no scour. Height 5m, lies NE/SW. 10-MAY-1978 Depth 18.5 in general depth 25m, scour depth 26m. Height 4.9m, length 50m, lying N/S. 26-JUL-1979 Depth 18.5 In general depth 25m, no scour, height 7m. Small wreck, 25m long and lying 045/225 deg. 12-SEP-1984 Hull, wheelhouse and deck still fairly complete, standing up. 10-JUN-1987 Wreck, depth 19.8m, 02-OCT-1988 Depth 18.8 in a general depth 25m, no scour Intact, about 55m long, and lying 025/205 deg. 11-JUL-1991 in 51 08 58N, 001 28 17E In a general depth 23m. Other sources: WW2SL

Torpedoed and sunk by a German E-Boat, only one mile from the wreck of the submarine U-16 which she had sunk only six months earlier by depth charge. Year Built: 1932 Propulsion: Screw driven, 3 cylinder triple expansion engine Boilers: 1 Armament: 1 x 12pdr Owner: Royal Navy Date of Loss Qualifier: A Additional sources cited in United Kingdom Shipwreck Index. SRN.Vol.2 p71; GSS. Larn. R. 1977 p156 (2)


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

<2> United Kingdom shipwreck index (Bibliographic reference). SKE6340.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Bibliographic reference: Hydrographic Office wreck index. Extracted 20-JAN-1993, Page Nos. N/a.
  • <2> Bibliographic reference: United Kingdom shipwreck index.

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Record last edited

Jan 10 2001 12:00AM