Maritime record TR 46 SE 52 - Alert

Summary

ADMIRALTY HIRED CABLE LAYER, 1945

Location

Grid reference TR 4999 6482 (point) Centred on
Map sheet TR46SE
District DOVER, KENT

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Type and Period (2)

Full Description

A cable ship, hired by the Admiralty in 1940, lost by cause unknown. Year Built: 1918 Owner: Royal Navy Date of Loss Qualifier: A Additional sources cited in United Kingdom Shipwreck Index: SRN.Vol.2 p18; BVLS.1939-45 p54; MOD(N).Hyd.Wk.No.012305066

Vertical Datum: LAT Quality of Depth: VS 21-APR-1950 Sweep clear at 45ft located by echo sounder. Least depth 54ft, surrounding seabed 58ft. Position 51 20 36.0N, 001 38 00.0E. 06-SEP-1978 Examined about 2 cables NW in 51 20 44.0N, 001 37 40.0E. May be part of this wreck. Least echosounder depth 16.6 in general depth 18m. Side scan sonar height 1.7m, length 18.0m. Lying 070/250 degrees. (2)


<1> United Kingdom shipwreck index, Page Nos. N/a (Bibliographic reference). SKE6340.

<2> Hydrographic Office wreck index, extracted 20-01-1993 (Bibliographic reference). SKE6339.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Bibliographic reference: United Kingdom shipwreck index. Page Nos. N/a.
  • <2> Bibliographic reference: Hydrographic Office wreck index. extracted 20-01-1993.

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Record last edited

Sep 29 1994 12:00AM