Maritime record TR 57 NW 11 - Unknown wreck

Summary

SMALL, UNIDENTIFIED OBSTRUCTION

Location

Grid reference TR 53652 78249 (point) FCE
Map sheet TR57NW
District THANET, KENT

Map

Type and Period (2)

Full Description

Vertical Datum: LAT Quality of Depth: ES Orientation: EW 05-JUN-1959 A thin spike on a bottom of small humps least depth by echosounder 49ft general depth 66-72ft, scour 90ft. Seabed sand uneven. Swept clear at 44ft foul at 46ft. 10-DEC-1970 Least depth by echosounder 14.5m (47Ft) general depth 22-24m (72-79ft) scour 23.5m Seabed bumpy. Position 51 26 45N 001 39 03E. 12-JUN-1973 Small obstruction fixed in position 51 26 51.2N 001 39 05E. 26-SEP-1978 In 51 26 44N 001 39 04E. Least echosounder depth 16.1 in general depth 22m. Scour 23.5m. Dual channel side scan sonar height 5.7m, Length 97m, lying E/W. (1)

Detailed side sonar scan and magnetometer survey results were obtained in 2007. (2)


<1> Hydrographic Office wreck index, EXTRACTED 20-JAN-1993, Page Nos. N/a (Bibliographic reference). SKE6339.

<2> Wessex Archaeology, 2008, Thanet Offshore Wind Farm, Archaeological Assessment of Marine Geophysical Data, Pre-development Monitoring Report Offshore Wind Farm Site (Unpublished document). SKE18180.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Bibliographic reference: Hydrographic Office wreck index. EXTRACTED 20-JAN-1993, Page Nos. N/a.
  • <2> Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2008. Thanet Offshore Wind Farm, Archaeological Assessment of Marine Geophysical Data, Pre-development Monitoring Report Offshore Wind Farm Site.

Finds (0)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Non-Intrusive Event: Marine geophysical survey, Thanet Offshore Wind Farm site and cable route (EKE12648)

Record last edited

Feb 28 2013 12:18PM