Maritime record TR 66 NW 3 - Tina Primo

Summary

POSSIBLY REMAINS OF ITALIAN MERCHANT VESSEL, 1940

Location

Grid reference TR 60474 67389 (point) FCE
Map sheet TR66NW
District THANET, KENT

Map

Type and Period (2)

Full Description

Vertical Datum: LAT Quality of Depth: SWS Built: 1911 02-APR-1940 Position given as 51 20 42.0N, 001 44 30.0E approximately. 23-JAN-1953 Detected by Asdic sonar. Investigated with echosounder. Showed typical wreck echo on trace. A spike 44ft high. General depth 24 fathoms. Least depth by echosounder 16 fathoms. Seabed smooth, but with small spikes of sand. No scour found. 11-AUG-1971 Position 51 20 48.0N, 001 44 26.0E. Swept clear at 22.3m. 03-JAN-1971 Swept clear at 22.3m, foul at 22.5m. Least echosounder depth 22.6 in general depth 42m. Scour 44m. Seabed flat. Lying 105/285 degrees on its keel, length by sidescan 770ft approximately. Drift sweep restricted to highest part of wreck only.


<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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  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Oct 4 1993 12:00AM