This is the information page about the shipwreck Lst 496, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 49 30.186 N,0 47.91 W (49.3544167, -0.6025833)

 

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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. A 12
2. A1-38
3. A1-7
4. A2-61
5. A2-66
6. Abbe garos
7. Agios spyridon (possibly)
8. Agnus dei
9. Aloa
10. Alynbank
11. Amsterdam
12. B1-72
13. B1-89
14. B1-90
15. B1-98
16. Barsac
17. Bonne sainte rita
18. Capitaine cook
19. Chrisimas
20. Cornucopia (possibly)
21. Cubana
22. Dinard (possibly)
23. Dohe
24. Elsa
25. Elswick park
26. Empire bittern
27. Empire broadsword
28. Empire rosebery
29. F 614
30. Fdt 216 (possibly)
31. Flowergate (possibly)
32. Francois-xavier
33. Frederic
34. Georgios
35. Grand copaise
36. Gros loulou
37. Harpagas (fore part)
38. Hm mgb 17
39. Hms computator (probably)
40. Hms fratton
41. Hms glen avon
42. Hms sesame (probably)
43. Ingman (possibly)
44. Innerton (possibly)
45. Jean lae patt
46. Jolie pluie de rose
47. Julie
48. Kong oscar 2
49. L'otarie
50. La caravelle
51. La kaline
52. La minette
53. Laura c anderson (possibly)
54. Lct 1074 (possibly)
55. Le flibustier
56. Le nohic
57. Le tout petit (?le toupeti)
58. Lst (possibly)
59. Lst 314
60. Lst 496
61. Lst 523
62. Lynghaug (possibly)
63. Magicien
64. Mere theresa
65. Modlin
66. Mulberry harbour b (remains of)
67. Njejos (possibly)
68. Parkhaven
69. Parklaan (possibly)
70. Partridge
71. Phoenix unit
72. Plaston
73. Pointe du hoc
74. Poussoir
75. Providencia
76. Raumboat no.41
77. Reine mathilde
78. Risque tout
79. Rolling stones
80. Saint freddy
81. Saltersgate
82. Sebastel 2
83. Sgb 7
84. Sirehei (possibly)
85. Suffolk coast (possibly)
86. Uss susan b anthony
87. Vas y molo
88. Vinlake (possibly)
89. Winha

 

Name: LST 496

Year of registration: 1955

Water depth above wreck: 23 meter

Known since: 1955, last detected: 2021

Details measurements/cartography: H4551/76 15.11.76 H4551/76 15.11.76 LCM REPD IN 493011.8N, 004733.3W [EUR]. POSN BY DECCA. (RISDON BEAZLEY, 27.10.76, SURVEYED 1955-56). NCA. H1271/85 22.7.85 H1271/85 22.7.85 WK 21.5MTRS [11FMS 4FT] SHOWN ON FR 6927. WK OF UNKNOWN LCM IN 493014.6N, 004749.7W [EUR]. POSN ACCURACY 20MTRS. EXAM'D BY E/S, SONAR & MAGNETOMETER. LEAST DEPTH 21.5 IN GEN DEPTH 23MTRS. HT 1.5MTRS ABOVE SEABED. (FR WK RECORDS 1984 NO.14590080). BR STD. 15.5.07 15.5.07 THIS IS LST 496, US FLAG. (FRENCH WK RECORDS 2007). NCA. 13.12.12 13.12.12 [WGD] POSN: 4930.186N, 0047.910W.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 49 30.186 N,0 47.91 W

 

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