Maritime record TR 45 NW 23 - Mersey
Summary
Location
Grid reference | TR 41875 59881 (point) FCE |
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Map sheet | TR45NW |
District | THANET, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
Vertical Datum: LAT Quality of Depth: SWD Position 51 17 11.0N, 001 28 05.0E. 25-JUN-1959 Dispersed to below level of adjacent sea bed. 12-DEC-1968 A very poor sonar contact. Least depth over wreck by echo sounder 35ft, general depth of seabed by echo sounder 40ft. Depth of scour by echo sounder 45ft. 14-NOV-1969 Two boat drift sweep and fishermans Asdic wreck cleared at 9.1m, fouled at 9.6m, least depth over wreck by echosounder 10.5m. General depth of seabed by echo sounder 11.5m. Depth of scour by echo sounder 14.0m. Sea bed is smooth. Date swept 06-SEP-1969, date found 07-AUG-1969. Fixed at 51 17 13.0N, 001 28 06.0E. 20-OCT-1980 Examined. Scattered wreckage covering area 65 x 65m in 51 17 10.0N, 001 28 09.0E. Swept clear at 9.5, foul at 9.8m. Least echosounder depth 10.1 in general depth 12m. No scour. Wreck almost covered. 27-JUN-1986 Examined in 51 17 10.0N, 001 28 09.0E. Lies in its own scour - 13m deep - covering an area 40 x 30m, approximately. Least echosounder depth obtained 10.5 in general depth 11.5 to 12.2m.
<1> Hydrographic Office wreck index, Extracted 20-JAN-1993, Page Nos. N/a (Bibliographic reference). SKE6339.
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SKE6339 Bibliographic reference: Hydrographic Office wreck index. Extracted 20-JAN-1993, Page Nos. N/a.
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Record last edited
Oct 4 1993 12:00AM