Maritime record TR 44 SW 18 - HMS Cayton Wyke
Summary
Location
Grid reference | TR 42748 44698 (point) FCE |
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Map sheet | TR44SW |
District | DOVER, KENT |
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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.
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Jan 10 2001 12:00AM