This is the information page about the shipwreck Lct 875, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 49 47.973 N,0 28.08 W (49.49575, -0.2880167)

 

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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. Barracuda
2. Barsac
3. Barsac
4. Brackenfield
5. Chant 6
6. Creto (probably)
7. Cubana
8. Dinard (possibly)
9. F 614
10. Fdt 216 (possibly)
11. Ferryhill
12. Hms computator (probably)
13. Hms melbreack
14. Kong oscar 2
15. Krasnaya presnia
16. La minette
17. Labous mor (possibly)
18. Lct 1074 (possibly)
19. Lct 2426
20. Lct 875
21. Magicien
22. Maria, julia & mathilda jean
23. Northgate
24. Partridge
25. Pascal jeanne marie
26. Pearl (possibly)
27. Ragna (possibly)
28. Risque tout
29. Scarface
30. Tangara
31. U 741
32. Uss susan b anthony
33. Zeeland

 

Name: LCT 875

Length 57 meter, width: 11.9 meter, draught: 1.2, tonnage 586 ton

Cause: Sunk during attack by german e boats and possibly aircraft.

Year of registration: 1944

Water depth above wreck: 40 meter

Known since: 1944, last detected: 1988

Details measurements/cartography: H02722/44 21.7.44 H02722/44 21.7.44 SUNK WITH ALL HANDS IN 495500N, 004500W, APPROX. (FOIC PORTLAND, 8.6.44). CHART AS NDW PA.

- NM 1531/44. H03135/44 10.11.44 H03135/44 10.11.44 POSN NOW GIVEN AS 492800N, 002800W. (PORTSMOUTH NAV ORDERS 51, 1.11.44). SQ.DATE. 15.1.76 15.1.76 SHOWN AS WK 19FMS IN 494759N, 002800W ON FR 6614D. R/S. 10.3.88 10.3.88 LOCATED IN 494802N, 002800W [EUR]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 33.8 IN GEN DEPTH 40MTRS. STANDS 6.2MTRS HIGH. (FR WK RECORDS NO.14590010). AMEND TO WK 33MTRS IN REVISED POSN. NC 2613.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 49 47.973 N,0 28.08 W

 

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