This is the information page about the shipwreck Lbv (m)396, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 27.894 N,1 27.072 E (51.7619167, 1.5857333)
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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: LBV (M)396
Year of registration: 1945
Water depth above wreck: 14 meter, Height above seabed: 60 cm
Known since: 1945, last detected: 20190818
Details measurements/cartography: H6361/45 9.1.45 INS WK 5FMS 1FT. (CAPTAIN M/S SHEERNESS) .
- NM 4433/45. H6361/45 14.2.47 INS WK 5FMS 1FT ON 1828, 1610.
- NM 365/46. H6361/45 28.11.49 SWEPT CLEAR AT 38FT, FOUL AT 41FT AFTER DISPERSAL. (SML 324, 27.11.49). H6361/45 16.1.50 AMEND TO WK 6FMS 2FT. (HMS SHARPSHOOTER).
- NM 62/50. H932/53 4.6.59 LOCATED IN 512753N, 012701E AND 512751N, 012712E. GEN DEPTH 7.5FMS. SCOUR 7FT. SEABED SAND AND SHELL. NEARLY SMOOTH. (HMS FRANKLIN, 29.1.53). H926/62 15.3.62 LEAST E/S DEPTH 45FT IN 48FT. SCOUR 52FT. A VERY SMALL WK. (ISS 1961). H926/62 18.6.67 LEAST E/S DEPTH 42FT, IN GEN DEPTH 46FT. (HMS ENTERPRISE, HI 44/67). 27.1.69 AMEND TO SW 6FMS 1FT [LAT]. NE 1607. H4527/69 29.7.69 LOCATED 28.4.69 IN 512751N, 012710E [OFV] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR 12.3, FOUL AT 12.8 MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 13.6 IN GEN DEPTH 13.5-15MTRS. (HMS EGERIA, HI 150/69). AMEND SW 6FMS 5FT. BR STD. H4527/69 22.9.71 NOT LOCATED. (HMS ECHO, ROS DTD 12.8.71). 13.6.72 AMEND TO SW 12.3MTRS. NC 1828. H3179/74 4.6.74 EXAM'D IN 512753N, 012718E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. LEAST DEPTH 14.0MTRS IN 14.5MTRS. SCOUR 15.4MTRS. (ISS 1974). NCA. H3179/74 5.12.77 LOCATED 18.10.77 IN 512751N, 012710E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. LEAST DEPTH 14MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 14.6MTRS. SCOUR 15.1MTRS. WRECKAGE SCATTERED OVER ABOUT 100FT IN NE/SW DIRECTION. DCS3 HT 0.34MTR. (HMS EGERIA, ROS DTD 31.10.77). AMEND TO FOUL. BR STD. H3179/74 26.6.80 EXAM'D 24.4.80 IN 512752N, 012711E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 13.3 IN GEN DEPTH 14.5MTRS. DCS3 HT 0.8MTRS. NO SCOUR. SCATTERED OVER AREA 50X20MTRS. (HMS ENTERPRISE, HI 60C/80). AMEND TO WK 13.3MTRS. BR STD. H2051/83 16.3.84 EXAM'D 7.11.83 IN 512752N, 012710E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 13.5 IN GEN DEPTH 15MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 15.2MTRS. LYING NE/SW. V BROKEN-UP SONAR CONTACT AT S END OF A PRONOUNCED ESCARPMENT. RETAIN 1980 LEAST DEPTH. (HMS ECHO, HI 124). NCA. H3936/88 15.2.90 LOCATED, NOT EXAMINED. (NP 1016, HI 458). HH090/657/01 4.10.95 EXAM'D 24.8.95 IN 512751.8N, 012709.9E [OGB] USING DGPS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 13.4 IN GEN DEPTH 15MTRS. NO SCOUR. NO DCS3 HT. LENGTH 60MTRS, WIDTH 15MTRS. LIES 050/230DEGS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. BROKEN UP. NUMEROUS 'ON TOPS' BUT NO APPARENT SCOUR OR SONAR HEIGHT. (NP 1016, HI 657). BR STD. HH090/939/01 12.9.01 EXAM'D 22.6.01 IN 5127.899N, 0127.062E [WGD] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR 13.7, FOUL 14.1MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 14.4 IN GEN DEPTH 14.8MTRS. SCOUR 0.2MTRS. LENGTH 60MTRS, WIDTH 10MTRS. NO DCS3 HT. LIES 000/180 DEGS. MODERATE MAGNETIC ANOMALY. AN AREA OF DEBRIS. (NP 1016, HI 939). BR STD. HH091/255/01 - SEP 2007000071382 1.10.07 EXAM'D 18.5.07 IN 5127.894N, 0127.072E [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 13.22 IN GEN DEPTH 14.8MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 54MTRS, WIDTH 11MTRS, HT 1.6MTRS. LIES 060/240 DEGS. POORLY DEFINED, BROKEN WK. (NETSURVEY, HI 1225). RETAIN SW 13.7MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. 17.3.14 EXAM'D 5.2.14 IN 5127.886N, 0127.061E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 13.24 IN GEN DEPTH 14.9MTRS. SCOUR 1MTR DEEP. LENGTH 100MTRS, WIDTH 38MTRS, HT 1.71MTRS. LIES 060/240 DEGS. NO MAGNETIC ANOMALY. SCATTERED DEBRIS. (EGS, HI 1433). MANY PIECES OF DEBRIS, SOME IN SCOUR HOLES. (EGS. HI 1433). AMEND WK 13.2MTRS IN REVISED POSN. SEP 2019/000262060 6.11.19 EXAM'D 18.08.19; IN 5127.894N, 0127.072E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 13.46MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 14MTRS, LENGTH 87.02MTRS, WIDTH 22.19MTRS, HEIGHT 1.18MTRS, ORIENTATION 060/240 DEGS. SCOUR LENGTH 8.25MTRS, WIDTH 5.31MTRS, 0.31MTRS DEEP, TOWARDS 120 DEGS. DEBRIS FIELD LENGTH 87.02MTRS, TOWARDS 060 DEGS. WRECK APPEARS LARGELY BROKEN UP WITH NO CLEAR MAIN STRUCTURE. (A-2-SEA SOLUTIONS, HI 1645). AMEND DW 13.4MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: MANY PIECES DEBRIS, SOME IN SCOUR HOLES
Position: 51 27.894 N,1 27.072 E