Vertical Datum: LAT Quality of Depth: SWS The VAN MEERLANT was mined in 1941. 30-JUL-1959 Position 032.25Deg Minster church 3.76M 51 28 29N 000 52 06E. 30-JUL-1959 193Deg 2.48M SW Measured mile Bn position 51 28 27B 000 52 08E. 30-MAR-1943 Drift sweep after dispersal clear 33ft foul 34ft. 30-JUL-1959 Drift sweep and echosounder after dispersal clear 45ft foul 46ft. Swept by sonar. 30-JUL-1959 Wreck is in two parts (a) 51 28 29N 000 52 08E (b) 51 28 28N 000 52 04E (a)clear 43ft foul 44ft least water 43ft (b) clear 45ft least water 45ft. 12-SEP-1967 Eastern end of Great Nore on south edge of Medway approach channel partly dispersed by Admiralty 1943 and 1945, 45ft reported. 1951 Survey gave least depth 51ft 9ins not swept. 1959 Survey and sweeping showed two pieces of wreckage 250ft apart - 52ft on upper smaller portion, - 45ft 3ins on lower larger portion. (1)

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