This is the information page about the shipwreck Lapwing, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 52 14.008 N,2 0.009 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: LAPWING
Year of registration: 1961
Water depth above wreck: 34 meter, Height above seabed: 170 cm
Known since: 1961, last detected: 20161216
Details measurements/cartography: H3449/61 3.11.61 LOCATED IN 521358N, 020021E. LEAST DEPTH BY E/S 88FT IN 115FT. (HMS SCOTT 1961). INS AS NDW. BR STD. H4932/61 7.5.64 AMEND TO WK 14 FMS. (SURVEY K3035). NC 3371. 5.4.72 AMEND TO WK 26.8MTRS. NC 1543. 24.1.73 AMEND TO WK 26.5MTRS. NC 1543. HH090/616/01 5.1.95 EXAM'D 13.6.94 IN 521358.69N, 020007.03E [OGB] USING SYLEDIS [3 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR 26.8, FOUL 26.9MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 27.0 IN GEN DEPTH 34MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 2.0MTRS. DCS3 HT 7.0MTRS. LENGTH 70MTRS, WIDTH 10MTRS. LIES 174/354 DEGS. INTACT, PROBABLY UPRIGHT. (GARDLINE, HI 616). AMEND TO SW 26.5MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. 23.6.09 DIVED 2005, ALMOST CERTAINLY THE 'LAPWING'. (P BURROWS, TELECOM DTD 23.6.09). SEE ALSO [10954]. NCA. SEP 2017/000091759 21.8.17 EXAM'D 16.12.16; IN 5214.008N, 0200.009E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 26.84MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 34MTRS, LENGTH 77.3MTRS, WIDTH 13.8MTRS, HEIGHT 6.3MTRS, ORIENTATION 170/350 DEGS. SCOUR LENGTH 14.42MTRS, 0.86MTRS DEEP, TOWARDS 140DEGS. WRECK IS INTACT AND UPRIGHT. (GARDLINE, HI 1495). MOVE TO REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Position: 52 14.008 N,2 0.009 E