Maritime record TR 18 SE 19 - Treport

Summary

POSSIBLY REMAINS OF BRITISH MERCHANT STEAMSHIP, 1930

Location

Grid reference TR 19058 83106 (point) FCE
Map sheet TR18SE
District CANTERBURY, KENT

Map

Type and Period (2)

Full Description

Vertical Datum: LAT Quality of Depth: ES The TREPORT sunk in 51 30 14.5N 001 09 29E - 127 deg, 5.4C from Girdler Beacon, 1940. 20-OCT-1930 Located 305.5 Deg, 0.53 mile from Girdler beacon; 224.5 Deg, 1.79 miles from NW Shingles Beacon - 51 30 16N 001 09 30E. Lies on hdg 182 deg with foremast showing 15ft above HMOS. Main mast and funnel also show and bow dries 8ft. 13-AUG-1956 Examined in 51 30 14.5N 001 09 29E. Swept clear at 2, foul at 3ft. least echosounder Depth 5 in general depth 18ft. Scour 37ft deep. Lies on edge of bank. 06-JUN-1967 Located. least echosounder Obtained 5ft. 27-OCT-1969 In 51 30 14N 001 09 26E using echosounder and sonar. Least echosounder depth .3 in general depth 5.9m. Scour depth 11.6m. Lies on regularly sloping seabed and has two high points - the shoaler to the W. 13-NOV-1974 Examined in 51 30 12N 001 09 25E. Drift swept - clear at dries 0.4, foul at 0.1m, least echosounder depth .8 in general depths 3-7m. Scour depth 10.5m. Large wreck causing considerable surface disturbance. 3 main patches lie approx WSW/ENE covering area 170x75m also approximately. Appears to be fouled by either nets or ropes which make sweeping difficult. 05-MAR-1991 Shown as wreck 0.7m In 51 30 14N 001 09 24.5E. 22-NOV-1990 In ng coords 619093e, 183098n. Least echosounder depth .7 in general depth 4m. Scour depth 10m. Broken up and extending over area some 50m sq, and orientated NE/SW.


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

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

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Record last edited

Oct 5 1993 12:00AM