This is the information page about the shipwreck Latona, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 3.092 N,1 15.257 E (51.0759833, 1.4147)
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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: LATONA
Year of registration: 1961
Water depth above wreck: 27 meter, Height above seabed: 20 cm
Known since: 1961, last detected: 20160806
Details measurements/cartography: H5824/60 3.3.61 LEAST DEPTH 68FT. POSN BY DECCA. (HMS SCOTT, 27.5.60). H5824/60 14.11.61 DRIFT SWEEP CLEAR AT 70FT, NO FOUL, BUT CLEARING SWEEP OF 70FT AT A POSSIBLE TOUCH. LEAST E/S DEPTH 70FT IN GEN DEPTH 87-90FT. SCOUR DEPTH 97FT. (HMS SCOTT, 18.4.61). H2698/62 25.3.63 INS AS NDW. NC 1892. 13.2.70 AMEND TO SW 11FMS. NE 1895. 7.9.73 AMEND TO WK 21.3MTRS. NC 1892. H4199/78 18.8.78 LOCATED 19.10.77 IN 510304N, 011520E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 20.9MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 28MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 30MTRS. DCS3 HT 5.4MTRS, LENGTH 70MTRS. LYING 012/192DEGS. (HMS BULLDOG, HI 35/77). BR STD. H1310/82/40 22.12.82 THIS IS A VESSEL WITH ENGINE AMIDSHIPS AND THEREFORE NOT ISLAND QUEEN WHICH HAD ENGINE AFT. (P G WEATHERLEY, 11.12.82). HH090/711/01 27.1.97 EXAM'D 14.8.96 IN 510305N, 011516E [WGD] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR 20.7, FOUL 20.9MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 20.7 IN GEN DEPTH 26MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 2MTRS. DCS3 HT 6.5MTRS. LENGTH 60MTRS, WIDTH 26MTRS. LIES 020/200DEGS. IN ONE PIECE. (NP 1016, HI 711). AMEND TO SW 20.7MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. 9.6.00 WK IS A SS OF 1860-1890 ERA. WELL COLLAPSED. (G POUND, TELECON 9.6.00). NCA. 10.7.00 TWO SPOONS WITH NAME 'LATONA' RECOVERED FROM WK. BADLY BROKEN STANDING 2MTRS OFF SEABED. COAL BLOCKS IN FRONT HOLD. STERN ENGINE. (G POUND, TELECON 26.6.00). HH100/351/17 1.11.01 VESSEL DETAILS FORWARDED. SOURCE LL 1876. (T GOODFELLOW). NCA. SEP 2016/000091760 12.01.17 EXAM'D 06.08.16; IN 5103.092N, 0115.257E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 20.51MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 27MTRS, LENGTH 66MTRS, WIDTH 11MTRS, HEIGHT 6.5MTRS, ORIENTATION 020/200 DEGS. SCOUR LENGTH 90MTRS, 2MTRS DEEP, TOWARDS 045 DEGS. WRECK LARGELY INTACT AND PARTIALLY BURIED. (GARDLINE, HI 1496). AMEND DW 20.5MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Position: 51 3.092 N,1 15.257 E