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 (49.354416666667, -0.60258333333333)

 

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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. Chameau
20. Chrisimas
21. Cornucopia (possibly)
22. Credo du marin
23. Cubana
24. Dinard (possibly)
25. Dohe
26. Elsa
27. Elswick park
28. Empire bittern
29. Empire broadsword
30. Empire rosebery
31. F 614
32. Fdt 216 (possibly)
33. Flowergate (possibly)
34. Francois-xavier
35. Frederic
36. Georgios
37. Grand copaise
38. Gros loulou
39. Harpagas (fore part)
40. Hm mgb 17
41. Hms computator (probably)
42. Hms fratton
43. Hms glen avon
44. Hms minster
45. Hms sesame (probably)
46. Ingman (possibly)
47. Innerton (possibly)
48. Jean lae patt
49. Jolie pluie de rose
50. Julie
51. Kong oscar 2
52. L'otarie
53. La bajole
54. La caravelle
55. La kaline
56. La minette
57. Laura c anderson (possibly)
58. Lct 1074 (possibly)
59. Lct 232
60. Lct 244
61. Lct 524
62. Lct 777
63. Le flibustier
64. Le nohic
65. Le tout petit (?le toupeti)
66. Lst (possibly)
67. Lst 314
68. Lst 496
69. Lst 523
70. Lynghaug (possibly)
71. Magicien
72. Mere theresa
73. Modlin
74. Mulberry harbour b (remains of)
75. Njejos (possibly)
76. Norfalk
77. Parkhaven
78. Parklaan (possibly)
79. Partridge
80. Phoenix unit
81. Plaston
82. Pointe du hoc
83. Poussoir
84. Providencia
85. Raumboat no.41
86. Reine mathilde
87. Risque tout
88. Rolling stones
89. Saint freddy
90. Saltersgate
91. Sebastel 2
92. Sgb 7
93. Sirehei (possibly)
94. Suffolk coast (possibly)
95. Turquoise (probably)
96. Uss meredith
97. Uss susan b anthony
98. Uss tide
99. Vas y molo
100. Vinlake (possibly)
101. 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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