This is the information page about the shipwreck Lct 2331 (probably), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 49 54.942 N,1 2.13 W (50.0916, -1.1892)

 

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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. Albert
2. Aline montreuil
3. Ambiorix
4. Barbara (possibly)
5. British commerce
6. Chameau
7. Chatburn (possibly)
8. Cornucopia (possibly)
9. Eden
10. Empire javelin
11. Gorizont
12. Grand copaise
13. Hermod
14. Hms loyalty
15. Hms towhee
16. Implacable
17. Kingsdyke
18. Krasnaya presnia
19. L'independant
20. La bajole
21. Laura c anderson (possibly)
22. Lct 1074 (possibly)
23. Lct 2331 (probably)
24. Le guillemot
25. Lst 314
26. Lst 376
27. Marie henriette
28. Olivine
29. Plm 4 (possibly)
30. Ringen
31. Soleil levant
32. Tela (possibly)
33. Tommy
34. Turquoise (probably)
35. U 123
36. U 152
37. U 390 (probably)
38. Ub 122 (possibly)
39. Uss firestone (possibly)
40. Val de saire
41. Victor-maurice
42. Whale unit 552 (possibly)
43. William d burnham (possibly)
44. Wyndhurst

 

Name: LCT 2331 (PROBABLY)

Length 34.1 meter, width: 10.1 meter, draught: 1.2

Cause: ex-usn. broke back in bad weather. attempts to tow failed. was sunk by gunfire from hms melbreak. (docket m08437/44).

Year of registration: 1944

Water depth above wreck: 51 meter

Known since: 1944, last detected: 1987

Details measurements/cartography: H02901/44 2.9.44 SUNK 033.5DEGS, 17.6M FROM POINTE DE BARFLEUR. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). CHART AS NDW PA IN 495636N, 010112W. - FNM 1962/44. H03737/44 10.11.44 NOW CHARTED IN 495630N, 010112W. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). 15.1.76 NDW SHOWN IN 495630N, 010112W ON FR 6614D. BR STD. H4903/75 20.2.85 WK, LEAST DEPTH 40.9 IN GEN DEPTH 51MTRS, LOCATED USING E/S, MAGNETOMETER & DCS3, IN 495500N, 010203W. (FR WK RECORDS 1983 NO.14591202). BR STD. 19.6.90 WK 40MTRS SHOWN IN 495457N, 010158W ON FR 6857 [1986 EDN]. UNKNOWN IN 495459.9N, 010202.8W [EUR]. POSN ACCURACY 20MTRS. LEAST DEPTH 40.9 IN GEN DEPTH 51MTRS. (FR WK RECORDS 1987 NO.145911202). NC 2613. 19.12.12 [WGD] POSN: 4954.942N, 0102.130W.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 49 54.942 N,1 2.13 W

 

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