This is the information page about the shipwreck Dolcoath (part), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 25.887 N,1 27.463 E (51.6597, 1.3079833)
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The texts accompanying this shipwreck are in English ๐ฌ๐ง, as they are prepared by the UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) based on data from UKHO and the hydrographic services of the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany, among others. They include the known details of the wreck and the comments of the cartographers who have checked the position and condition of the wreck over time.
Name: DOLCOATH (PART)
Year of registration: 1916
Water depth above wreck: 11 meter, Height above seabed: 111 cm
Known since: 1916, last detected: 2007
Details measurements/cartography: 30.7.69 FOR DETAILS BEFORE 30.7.69 SEE OTHER PART OF DOLCOATH. H4527/69 30.7.69 PORTION (A) ONLY. EXAM'D 7.5.69 IN 512551N, 012733E [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 11.3 IN GEN DEPTH 10.5MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 11.4MTRS. ONLY VERY SMALL PIECES OF WRECKAGE REMAINING IN THE SCOUR. CHART AS FOUL. (HMS EGERIA, HI 155/69). AMEND TO F. BR STD. H4761/69 19.7.72 LOCATED, NOT EXAMINED. (HI 13/71). H2945/73 12.6.73 NOT FOUND WHILE BY DCS3 DURING ROUTE SURVEY. (GPO, MARINE BRANCH - K6615). NCA. H3179/74 5.12.77 LOCATED 13.10.77 IN 512552N, 012734E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 9.4 IN GEN DEPTH 11MTRS. NO SCOUR. VERY SMALL IN AREA. (HMS EGERIA, ROS DTD 31.10.77). AMEND TO OBSTN 9.4MTRS. BR STD. H2538/79 24.10.79 EXAM'D 4.4.79 IN 512551N, 012733.6E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 9.3 IN GEN DEPTH 10.5MTRS. SCOUR 1.3MTRS DEEP. DCS3 HT 2.9MTRS BUT WK SITS IN SCOUR. LIES ROUGHLY E/W. STRONG SONAR CONTACT, THOUGH WK IS OBVIOUSLY BROKEN UP. (HMS ECHO, HI 60C/79). AMEND TO WK 9.3MTRS. BR STD. H3179/74 27.6.80 EXAM'D 22.4.80 IN 512551N, 012734E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 8.9, FOUL AT 9.1MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 9.0 IN GEN DEPTH 10.5MTRS. DCS3 HT 0.4MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 12.5MTRS. SEVERAL PARTS LYING IN SCOUR. LEAST DEPTH ON MAIN SE PORTION. (HMS ENTERPRISE, HI 60C/80). AMEND TO SW 8.9MTRS.
- NM 1496/80. H2051/82 20.2.84 EXAM'D 8.11.83 IN 512551N, 012735E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 9.5 IN GEN DEPTH 11MTRS. SCOUR 11.5MTRS. BROKEN UP, BUT COMPACT WRECKAGE, LYING NW/SE, WITH SCOUR TO THE SOUTH. RETAIN SWEPT DEPTH. (HMS ECHO, HI 124). NCA. H2347/85 20.1.87 EXAM'D 27.9.86 IN 512551N, 012734E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER & HIFIX/6 [4 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 8.9 IN GEN DEPTH 10.5MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 11.1MTRS. SMALL PORTION OF WRECKAGE WHICH CAUSES A CONSIDERABLE MAGNETIC ANOMALY. LIES APPROX NW/SE. (NP 1016, HI 314A). H3936/88 19.2.90 EXAM'D IN 512551N, 012734E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [4 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 9.1MTRS. WIRE SWEEP PASSED CLEAR AT 9.7MTRS. WEATHER CONDITIONS PREVENTED FURTHER SWEEPING ATTEMPT. LIES APPROX NE/SW. PRODUCED A MAGNETOMETER DEFLECTION. (NP 1016, HI 458). NCA H3936/88 3.4.90 EXAM'D 8.9.90. SCOUR DEPTH 12MTRS. GEN DEPTH 10.5MTRS. (NP 1016). NFA. HH090/657/01 3.10.95 EXAM'D 23.8.95 IN 512151.5N, 012733.5E [OGB] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR 8.9, FOUL 9.2MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 9.2 IN GEN DEPTH 10.5MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 0.5MTR. NO DCS3 HT. LENGTH 15MTRS, WIDTH 10MTRS. NO OBVIOUS ORIENTATION. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. UPRIGHT IN A SMALL SCOUR. (NP 1016, HI 657). HH090/770/01 21.9.98 LOCATED, NOT EXAMINED. (NP 1016, HI 770). NCA. HH090/939/01 11.9.01 EXAM'D 21.6.01 IN 5125.891N, 0127.463E [WGD] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR 9.4, FOUL 9.7MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 9.8 IN GEN DEPTH 10.3MTRS. SCOUR 1.3MTRS DEEP, LENGTH 20MTRS. COVERS SOME 20 X 10MTRS. DCS3 HT 1MTRS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. POORLY DEFINED. (NP 1016, HI 939). AN AREA OF DEBRIS. AMEND TO SW 9.4MTRS. BR STD. H091/255/01 26.9.07 EXAM'D 1.6.07 IN 5125.887N, 0127.463E [WGD] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR 9.5, FOUL 9.7MTRS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 9.20 IN GEN DEPTH 11.5MTRS. LENGTH 23MTRS, WIDTH 6MTRS, HT 2.3MTRS. LIES 115/295 DEGS. BURIED WK. (NETSURVEY, HI 1225). TWO ITEMS OF DEBRIS, ONE SIGNIFICANTLY LARGER, WITH SCOUR LEADING WSW. AMEND SW 9.5MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: 2 ITEMS OF DEBRIS WITH SCOUR TO WSW
Position: 51 25.887 N,1 27.463 E