This is the information page about the shipwreck James eagan layne, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 19.605 N,4 14.71 W (50.1442, -4.17415)

 

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The texts accompanying this shipwreck are in English 🇬🇧, 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.

 

1. Afric
2. Anna
3. Arandora star
4. August conseil (possibly)
5. Australbush (possibly)
6. Bell virtue
7. Birgitte
8. Brialan
9. Carol anne
10. Chancellor
11. Charlwood
12. Cheapside (possibly)
13. Chelydra (possibly)
14. Constance
15. Dartmeet
16. Die frau metta catharina von flensburg
17. Dutton
18. East point
19. Edam ii
20. Encourage
21. Exploiter
22. Fylrix
23. Glen strathallan
24. Hazel claire (possibly)
25. Heron i
26. Hms abelard
27. Hms coronation (part)
28. Hms coronation (part)
29. Hms elk (probably)
30. Hms foyle
31. Hms kingston alalite (probably)
32. Hms lord stonehaven
33. Hms scylla
34. Hms ullswater
35. Hmsm a7
36. Hmsm h 52
37. Hmsm untiring
38. Hopper barge no.42
39. James eagan layne
40. Kazan
41. Kishmul of ayr
42. Lab
43. Marie
44. Mcgregor
45. Medoc
46. Oregon
47. Persier
48. Phoenix
49. Poulmic
50. Reine des flots
51. Rosehill
52. Sabrina
53. Solstice ph199
54. St katharine (probably)
55. Tinker di
56. Totnes castle
57. Unicorn
58. W woolvern (possibly)
59. Western coast (possibly)
60. Yewforest

 

Name: JAMES EAGAN LAYNE

Year of registration: 1945

Water depth above wreck: 17 meter, Height above seabed: 25 cm

Known since: 1945, last detected: 2021

Details measurements/cartography: H2236/45 17.5.45 STRANDED IN 501930N, 041440W [OGB]. STERN 309.5DEGS, 1.16M FROM RAME CHAPEL, BOWS 035DEGS, 0.7C FROM STERN. UPPERWORKS SHOW AT LW. 4 MASTS AND FUNNEL SHOW AT HW. (HMS GULNARE, 25.4.45). CHART AS STF (MAST & FUNNEL).

- NM 1362/45. H2236/45 7.5.48 G CAN BUOY LAID 1C W OF WK. (TH NM 66/48).

- NM 948/48. H2236/45 15.5.53 SALVAGE OPS BY M P BLIK, LTD., IRELAND. (LLOYDS). NCA. H8242/53 26.2.54 ONLY ONE MAST NOW VISIBLE. (HMS REDPOLE, 5.12.53; LLOYDS). CHART AS DWP (MAST). BR STD. H2331/60 15.8.61 WK STILL VISIBLE AT ALL TIDAL STATES. FOREMAST IS APPROX 34FT HIGH, STUMP 21FT HIGH. WHEN THESE COLLAPSE THE WK WILL ONLY SHOW AT LWS. WK LIES NE/SW IN GEN DEPTH 57FT. NO SCOUR. POSN 501932N, 041441W [OGB]. (HMS MEDUSA, 1960). NE 1267. 18.10.67 PROPELLER, SHAFT AND CONDENSER SALVAGED. (S V OATES, 18.10.67). NCA. 29.11.67 RECEIVER OF WRECK, PLYMOUTH, IS WARNING DIVERS THAT WK IS NOW IN AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CONDITION AS A RESULT OF RECENT SALVAGE WORK. ENGINES ARE PRECARIOUSLY BALANCED AND LIABLE TO FALL. CONDITION OF THE MAST ALSO HAS DETERIORATED. (TRITON MAGAZINE, NOV/DEC 1967). NCA. H1244/69 18.8.69 DIVED ON IN GEN DEPTH 80FT. OWNERS ARE:- MARITIME ADMINISTRATION OF DEPT. OF COMMERCE, WASHINGTON DC, USA. (D. JOHNSON, HARLOW SUB AQUA CLUB, 8.8.69). NCA. 16.9.70 DRAWINGS SHOW WK STANDING UPRIGHT ON SEABED. THE FORWARD SECTION IS INTACT BUT THE PORT SIDE IS OPEN AND BROKEN AWAY. IT STANDS 25FT ABOVE THE SEABED IN GEN DEPTH 75FT. MAST IS STILL INTACT AND SOLID AND JUST SHOWS ABOVE THE SURFACE. STERN HAS BEEN SALVAGED. ENGINES NOT SEEN. SEABED, SAND AND SHELL. WK BUOY NOT OBSERVED. DIVED 5.9.70. (NERC, DIVING REPORT). CONFIRMATION THAT BUOY STILL ON STATION. (TH PENZANCE). H4979/72 2.1.73 WK IN 501932N, 041443W [OGB], FIXED BY SHOOTING UP FROM SHORE. FOREMAST VISIBLE AT ALL STATES OF TIDE, HEIGHT 2MTRS. WK LIES ROUGHLY SW/NE. MARKED BY UNLIT RED CAN BUOY OBSERVED ABOUT 200YDS SW. (HMS WOODLARK, H525 NO.8/72). BR STD. H4979/72 27.2.74 MAST REPORTED NO LONGER VISIBLE. (FALMOUTH CG, SIG DTD 17.2.74). BR STD. H4960/73 1.7.75 CONFIRMED MAST NO LONGER SHOWS. (THV STELLA, HMS HECLA - HNS). NCA. H4979/72 19.5.76 WK BUOY MOVED. NOW 270DEGS, 600FT FROM WK. (TH SWANSEA, TLX 23.2.76). NCA. H4979/72 5.11.76 BUOY MOVEMENT CONFIRMED. (TH, NM 109/76). BR STD. H4979/72 7.3.77 WK AND BUOY REPORTED INCORRECTLY CHARTED. WK LIES 311DEGS, 1.17M FROM RAME HEAD CHAPEL IN 501933N, 041440.5W [OGB]. BUOY IS IN 501933N, 041450W OR 270DEGS, 600FT FROM WK. (TH, 18.2.77). BR STD. 8.5.80 TH ISSUING TENDER FOR WK TO BE CUT DOWN TO 10MTRS [LAT]. (R. TODD, TELECON). NCA. HH100/351/07 8.7.93 DIVED 28.3.93 IN 501928N, 041436.5W [OGB] USING DECCA. LEAST DEPTH, AT BOW, 7MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 24MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 1MTR. WK LIES 100MTRS SW (?SE) OF WK BUOY IN TWO SECTIONS. MAIN PART IS UPRIGHT WITH HULL GENERALLY INTACT. NO SUPERSTRUCTURE REMAINS. DECKS HAVE COLLAPSED INTO HULL. SEVERAL 5" SHELL CASES HAVE RECENTLY BEEN RECOVERED FROM A COMPARTMENT IN THE STERN SECTION. (G PEACHAM, 30.6.93). NCA. HH090/594/01 30.11.94 EXAM'D 4.8.94 IN 501934.68N, 041437.93W [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [4 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 3.2 IN GEN DEPTH 16MTRS. NO SCOUR. STANDS UPRIGHT. STERN SECTION HAS BROKEN AWAY AND DEBRIS IS LITTERED BETWEEN THE TWO SECTIONS. (HMSML GLEANER, HI 594). CHART AS WK 3.2MTRS IN 501935N, 041438W [OGB]. BR STD. HH090/594/01 9.5.95 UNLIT RED CAN BUOY SHOWN IN 501929N, 041448W ON BATHYMETRIC SHEET. POSN IN ROS INCORRECT. (HMSML GLEANER, HI 594). NC 1900. HH232/450/03 17.9.96 EXAM'D 21.8.96 CENTRED ON 501932.5N, 041441W [OGB] USING DGPS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 4.4MTRS ON BOW SECTION IN 501934.1N, 041438.4W. LEAST E/S DEPTH 8.8MTRS ON STERN SECTION IN 501932.5N, 041443.9W. STERN HAS BROKEN AWAY FROM REST OF VESSEL. (TH, REPORT OF SURVEY DTD 10.9.96). NCA. 4.8.97 RADIOACTIVE DISC FOUND IN WK. NOT THOUGHT TO BE A HAZARD. (TELECON MRSC BRIXHAM/RNW DTD 4.8.97). NCA. HH232/450/07 6.7.05 R CAN BUOY NOW IN 5019.54N, 0415.37W [WGD]. (NATIONAL MARINE AQUARIUM).

- NM 3205/05. SEP 2014/000154139 31.7.14 EXAM'D 6.7.14. BOW LOCATED IN 5019.602N, 0414.714W [WGD]. DCS3 HT OF BOW 12MTRS. LEAST DEPTH BY DOWNSCAN 3.5MTRS. GEN DEPTH APPROX 17MTRS AT STERN AND 16MTRS AT BOW. (THV MAIR, MEMO DTD 7.7.14). NCA. SEP 2020/000139844 22.06.2020 DWK EXAM'D IN 5019.598N, 0414.723W [WGD]. LEAST DEPTH 7.9MTRS, LENGTH 135.2MTRS. (THV PATRICIA, WRECK REPORT, DTD 08.06.2020). AMENDED WK POSN AND LEAST DEPTH TO 7.9MTRS. SEP 2020/000222021 18.9.20 WK EXAM'D 8.9.20; IN 5019.598N, 0414.723W [WGD] LEAST DEPTH 7.87MTRS, IN GEN DEPTH 16MTRS, LENGTH 130.5MTRS, WIDTH, 50MTRS, HEIGHT 8.13MTRS, ORIENTATION 025 DEGS. (UKHO, H525.2 FEATURE REPORT). AMEND DW 7.8MTRS. SEP 2021/000052671 7.10.20 EXAM’D 2020; IN 5019.605N, 0414.710W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 7.27MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 17MTRS. LENGTH 115.3MTRS, WIDTH 17.6MTRS, HT 10.1MTRS. ORIENTATION 043/223 DEGS. UPRIGHT AND GENERALLY INTACT, STERN HAS BROKEN OFF. (CLINTON MARINE SURVEY AB, HI 1679 - H525-17655). AMEND DW 7.2MTRS IN REVISED POSN. SEP 2021/000199446 22/07/21 EXAM'D 22.07.21 IN 5019.605N, 0414.710W [WGD]. LEAST S/B DEPTH 9.23MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 15.1MTRS. ESTIMATED LENGTH 90MTRS, HT 6MTRS. ORIENTATION 049/229 DEGS. (THV GALATEA SURVEY, H525.2). NCA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 50 19.605 N,4 14.71 W

 

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