This is the information page about the shipwreck Lb 332 or lb 362 (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 12.25 N,3 33.971 W (50.207816666667, -3.7034)
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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: LB 332 OR LB 362 (POSSIBLY)
Year of registration: 1928
Water depth above wreck: 59 meter, Height above seabed: 150 cm
Known since: 1928, last detected: 2013
Details measurements/cartography: H2537/28 24.8.28 H2537/28 24.8.28 NCA. H8457/25 H8457/25 WK IN PD 501200N, 033400W. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). HMS BEAUFORT TO LOCATE WRECK. NCA. H2502/51 24.4.51 H2502/51 24.4.51 WK IN 501210N, 033352W. DEPTH OVER WRECK 31FMS, HEIGHT ABOVE SEABED 11FT. AT FIRST THOUGHT TO BE WRECK OF 'MEDINA', 12352TONS, BUT THIS IS A VERY SMALL WRECK. 'MEDINA' LOCATED IN 501230N, 033212W, SEE [18063]. (HMS SEAGULL, [SURVEY E8881], 1950). CHART AS WK 31FMS (57MTRS). BR STD. H8457/25 2.3.60 H8457/25 2.3.60 LOCAL FISHERMAN SAYS THAT HE IS ABLE TO DROP A LEAD ON TO THE WRECK WHICH LIES IN ABOUT 33FMS IN POSN 3.25M SE FROM START PT LTHO. (LOCAL FISHERMAN, 7.10.25). NCA. H2396/77 14.3.77 H2396/77 14.3.77 WK IN APPROX 501212N 033348W. SURVEYED JUNE 1975. POOR SONAR TRACE SUGGESTS A FAIRLY LARGE VESSEL LYING ROUGHLY NE/SW. (RISDON BEAZLEY, 10.2.77). NCA. H2061/82 13.9.83 H2061/82 13.9.83 NOTHING FOUND DURING ALL ROUND SEARCH USING SIMRAD SONAR. CONSIDER NO CONTACT LIES WITHIN 2000MTRS OF CHARTED POSN. (HMS HERALD, HI 132). NCA YET. HH100/351/17 19.7.01 HH100/351/17 19.7.01 DIVED IN LISTED POS'N. A FLAT TOPPED, DUMB, LANDING BARGE. INTACT AND UPRIGHT AND LYING NW/SE. SEABED SAND AND STONES. LENGTH 9MTRS, HT 3MTRS ESTIMATED. PROBABLY EITHER LB 332 OR LB 362, 150 TON BB TYPE BARGES. (J SKIPWORTH, EMAIL DTD 19.7.01). NCA. 7.5.13 7.5.13 EXAM'D 16.1.13 IN 5012.250N, 0333.971W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 56.31 IN GEN DEPTH 59.5MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 77MTRS, WIDTH 12MTRS, HT 3.0MTRS. LIES 150/330 DEGS. UPRIGHT, INTACT. CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF SEDIMENT HAS ACCUMULATED AT THE SIDES. (NETSURVEY, HI 1369). AMEND WK 53MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: INTACT & UPRIGHT, FLAT TOPPED BARGE
Position: 50 12.25 N,3 33.971 W