Maritime record TR 00 NW 5 - Unknown

Summary

UNIDENTIFIED WRECK, POSSIBLY A COLLIER

Location

Grid reference TR 04326 07151 (point) FCE
Map sheet TR00NW
District FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT

Map

Type and Period (2)

Full Description

Vertical Datum: LAT Quality of Depth: SWS Orientation: 130310 09-APR-1975 Wreck examined in 50 49 38N 000 54 06E. Least echosounder depth 28 in general depth 33m. Scour 2m deep. Length from side-scan sonar 100ft. 28-JUL-1976 Reported swept clear at 24.9m. 11-JUN-1976 Drift swept - clear at 24.9, Foul at 25.6m. Least echosounder depth 25.3 in general depth 32m. Scour 35m deep. Lies 130/310 deg. Length from side scan sonar 104m. 25-JUN-1989 Dived on. Found to be a collier with 2 holds - both filled with coal brickettes. Intact and large but not as long as inferred by ENTERPRISE in 1976. (1)


<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