Maritime record TR 44 SW 8 - Unknown

Summary

UNIDENTIFIED WRECK

Location

Grid reference TR 41798 42950 (point) FCE
Map sheet TR44SW
District DOVER, KENT

Map

Type and Period (2)

Full Description

Vertical Datum: LAT Quality of Depth: SWD Orientation: 130310 08-OCT-1937 Oropesa sweep clear at 52ft, deduced depth 55ft. Found by echosounder, least depth 59ft in 51 08 00N 001 27 30E. 02-OCT-1939 Located by pav in 51 08 00N 001 27 30E. (Dover secret order 035, 15-FEB-1940) 01-MAR-1961 Least depth by echosounder 60ft. 17-NOV-1961 Drift sweep clear at 54ft, foul at 57ft. Least echosounder depth 64 in general depth 87-93ft. Scour 93ft. Position 51 08 03N 001 27 24E. 19-APR-1978 In 51 08 03N 001 27 25E. Least echosounder depth 19 in gen depth 26.5m. Scour 28.9m. Length approx 200ft, lying nw/se. Apparently upright on top of a mound. Least echosounder depth not reliable. 30-OCT-1980 In 51 08 03.5N 001 27 24E. Swept clear at 19, foul at 19.4m. Least echosounder depth 18.7 in general depth 26.5m. No scour. Lying 130/310 degs with silting on NE side. Side scan sonar height 4.2m, Length 115m, beam 30m. Echosounder definition poor. (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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Record last edited

Oct 4 1993 12:00AM