Maritime record TQ 97 NE 22 - Restango

Summary

REMAINS OF REQUISITIONED BRITISH MERCHANT VESSEL, 1940

Location

Grid reference TQ 96534 78566 (point) FCE
Map sheet TQ97NE
District SWALE, KENT

Map

Type and Period (3)

Full Description

Vertical Datum: LAT Quality of Depth: SWS The RESTANGO was built 1913 and requisitioned from trustees of the late Sir G F Sleight in June 1940. Sank after fouling Medway Boom. 20-JUN-1945 Position 51 28 19N 000 49 48E. Clear at 16ft, foul at 17ft. 19-JUL-1945 Drift sweep and echosounder after dispersal. Clear at 45ft, foul at 46ft, position 51 28 19N 000 49 48E. 04-DEC-1946 Clear at 43ft, foul at 48ft. Least water 45ft, not located by echosounder, position 51 28 22N 000 49 43E. 12-SEP-1967 Dispersed by Admiralty to 45ft, in 1945, in Great Nore 1.5C N of Medway approach channel between no 1 and 3 buoys. Located during routine surveys. 27-MAY-1968 Charted as wreck 7fms 2ft. 16-DEC-1992 Shown as wreck 13.7m in 51 28 17N 000 49 48.5E on Port of Sheerness Ltd MAT-SEP'92 [MPA 1000/1]. (1)


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

Sources/Archives (1)

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

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Record last edited

Jul 12 2001 11:06AM