Maritime record TR 18 NE 20 - Sun VII

Summary

REMAINS OF A BRITISH STEAM TUG, 1941

Location

Grid reference TR 16322 87723 (point) FCE
Map sheet TR18NE
District CANTERBURY, KENT

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Full Description

Method of Fix: HF Horizontal Datum: OGB Vertical Datum: LAT Quality of Depth: SWS 22-MAR-1941 Stranded in 51 32 42.0N, 001 07 24.E. 06-NOV-1946 Least depth now 1ft in 51 32 47.0N, 001 07 15.0E. 07-NOV-1946 Wire drag sweep, clear at 0ft, foul at 1ft. General depth 10ft. Scour 20ft. Position 51 32 54.0N, 001 07 13.0E. 10-SEP-1957 Swept clear at 0ft, foul at 1ft in general depth 14ft. Least depth by echosounder 2ft, scour 18ft. Seabed sand. Isolated wreck standing well off bottom. Position 51 32 47.0N, 001 07 14.0E. 14-MAR-1962 Found whilst sounding. Least echosounder depth 2ft, scour 24ft. 23-SEP-1965 Echosounder and sonar sweep. Least depth by echosounder 18ft in general depth 27ft. Scour 33ft. Good sonar contact. 10-JUL-1973 Swept by wire clear at 3.2ft, foul at 4.5ft in general depth 16ft. Scour 21ft. Least echosounder depth 4ft Bottom undulating. Position 51 32 47.N, 001 07 13.0E. Approximately 70ft long, lying NNE/SSW. 22-AUG-1984 Wreck completely broken up with only boiler intact. Encroached by sand. 10-APR-1990 Located by Maplin using echosounder in APR-1987.


<1> Hydrographic Office wreck index, Extracted 21-JAN-1993, Page Nos. N/a (Bibliographic reference). SKE6339.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Bibliographic reference: Hydrographic Office wreck index. Extracted 21-JAN-1993, Page Nos. N/a.

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Record last edited

Nov 29 1993 12:00AM