This is the information page about the shipwreck Dunwich bank wk, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 52 15.179 N,1 38.411 E (52.4370167, 1.7918333)
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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: DUNWICH BANK WK
Year of registration: 1994
Water depth above wreck: 8 meter, Height above seabed: 22 cm
Known since: 1994, last detected: 20210708
Details measurements/cartography: HH242/530/02 11.8.94 HISTORIC WRECK, WITH RESTRICTED AREA RADIUS 100MTRS, CENTERED IN 521508.5N, 013832E [OGB]. (DEPT OF NATIONAL HERITAGE, STATUTORY INSTRUMENT NO 1842/94).
- NM 2990/94. HH100/351/08 8.9.94 TWO METRE HIGH MOUND OF BALLAST LOCATED, THEN 12 FOOT LONG BRONZE CANNON WEIGHING 1.5 TONS LOCATED AND RECOVERED. PASSED TO RECEIVER OF WKS. (G SPENCE, LTR DTD 6.8.94). NCA. SEP 2007/000014319 20.2.07 REST'D AREA NOW 300MTRS CENTRED ON 5215.1647N, 0138.4231E [WGD]. (STATUTORY INSTRUMENT 2395/04). AMEND REST'D AREA.
- NM 1416/07. SEP 2016/000091759 30.8.17 EXAM'D 6.3.17; IN 5215.179N, 0138.411E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 7.78MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 8MTRS, LENGTH 6.4MTRS, WIDTH 3.1MTRS, HEIGHT 0.6MTRS, ORIENTATION 022/202 DEGS. SCOUR LENGTH 10.5MTRS, 1MTR DEEP, TOWARDS 138 DEGS. WRECK CLEARLY DEFINED AND REMAINS MOSTLY IN ONE PIECE. (GARDLINE, HI 1495). AMEND DW 7.7MTRS IN REVISED POSN. SEP 2022/000118029 19.05.22 EXAM'D 8.7.21; IN 5215.179N, 0138.413E [WGD]. least m/b depth 7.78MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 8MTRS, LENGTH 13MTRS, WIDTH 9MTRS, HEIGHT 0.2MTRS. WRECK NOT CLEARLY VISIBLE. EXAM'D BY BDC FROM PLA SURVEY LEAST M/B DEPTH 8.52 MTRS. (EA SURVEY DTD 10.04.2021).
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Position: 52 15.179 N,1 38.411 E