This is the information page about the shipwreck Lst 531, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 26.069 N,2 44.799 W (50.46995, -3.0108833333333)

 

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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. 20
2. Addarwa
3. Ailsa craig (probably)
4. Aleyna
5. Algarve
6. Amy
7. Apache
8. Athen
9. Avalanche
10. Baygitano
11. Bayonne
12. Berar
13. Bokn (possibly)
14. Borgund i (possibly)
15. Britannia (possibly)
16. Broomhill (probably)
17. Chateau yqem
18. Chorley
19. Conch
20. Franziska
21. Frogner ?
22. Gibel-hamam
23. Gorizia
24. Grane
25. Greta c
26. Gripfast
27. Heroine (probably)
28. Himalaya
29. Hms amazon
30. Hms bittern
31. Hms bittern (parts of)(probably)
32. Hms boadicea
33. Hms buccaneer
34. Hms empress of india (ex renown)
35. Hms fisgard ii
36. Hms harstad
37. Hms hickory
38. Hms james fennel
39. Hms kingston cairngorm (possibly)
40. Hms landrail (probably)
41. Hms lord hailsham
42. Hms manor
43. Hms recoil (bow section)(probably)
44. Hms recoil (stern section)(probably)
45. Hms remindo (possibly)
46. Hmsm l24
47. Hmsm m2
48. Hmsm p555
49. Hmsm sidon
50. Inisinver
51. K m b (possibly)
52. Kongshaug (probably)
53. L h carl
54. Lct 381
55. Lst 507 (bow section)
56. Lst 507 (stern section)
57. Lst 531
58. Lucinda (possibly)
59. Majorca
60. Marguerite (possibly)
61. Marie therese
62. Martha
63. Memnon
64. Merchant royal
65. Minerva (probably)
66. Modavia
67. Moidart
68. Motano (probably)
69. Netley abbey (possibly)
70. Nyasaland
71. Ocean vagabond
72. Onward (probably)
73. Osprey (bow section) (possibly)
74. Pas (c.182)
75. Pergo
76. Pomella
77. Pomeranian
78. Reggestroom (probably)
79. Romsdalen (probably)
80. Rosten (possibly)
81. Rotorua
82. Royal adelaide
83. Salsette ii
84. Scaldis
85. Siren
86. Sparkling foam (possibly)
87. St dunstan
88. Stancrest
89. Tandil (probably)
90. Thera (possibly)
91. Tracy
92. Trito
93. U 322 (possibly)
94. Ub 74
95. Ull (probably)
96. Ursa (probably)

 

Name: LST 531

Length 100 meter, width: 15.2 meter, draught: 3, tonnage 1652 ton

Cause: sunk by german e-boats, while on exercise 'tiger' - a rehearsal for the d-day landings. in both this vessel lst 531 and lst 507 a total of 197 us naval and 441 us army personnel were lost.

Year of registration: 1944

Water depth above wreck: 48 meter, Height above seabed: 78 cm

Known since: 1944, last detected: 2020

Details measurements/cartography: H67/44 28.4.44 SUNK 244 DEGS, 12 MILES FROM PORTLAND BILL APPROX. (HMS SALADIN, 28.4.44). H2507/55 5.2.60 EXAM'D IN 502603N, 024442W USING DECCA. LEAST E/S DEPTH 19FMS IN GEN DEPTH 26FMS. GOOD A/S RESPONSE. (SCES/HMS SCOTT 4.10.54). H5982/82 25.1.83 WK SHOWN IN 502602N, 024426W ON KINGFISHER CHART K(SW)1, 1982. HH100/351/10 17.7.95 IDENTIFIED AS AN LST. IDENTIFIED BY SKEG, PROP AND PROP GUARDS WHICH ARE A UNIQUE FEATURE OF THIS CLASS. AN AMERICAN MADE LAMP RECOVERED. LIES NE/SW. STERN AT NE. (N R CHIPCHASE). HH090/951/01 3.12.03 EXAM'D 8.5.03 IN 5026.069N, 0244.799W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 40.3 IN GEN DEPTH 49MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 135MTRS, WIDTH 18MTRS. DCS3 HT 11.0MTRS. LIES 078/258 DEGS WITH BOWS TOWARDS 258 DEGS. POOR MAGNETIC ANOMALY. STERN SECTION LENGTH 31MTRS, WIDTH 18MTRS. DCS3 HT 9.0MTRS. LIES 074/254 DEGS. BOW SECTION LENGTH 67MTRS, WIDTH 18MTRS. DCS3 HT 11.0MTRS. SOME DEBRIS CLOSE TO WK. (GARDLINE, HI 961). AMEND WK 40MTRS. BR STD. 20.8.20 USS LST-531 LOCATED IN 5026.069N, 0244.799W [WGD] HAS BEEN AWARDED SCHEDULED MONUMENT STATUS (The Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979), DTD 29/4/2020. LIST ENTRY NUMBER 1463495. ADD "HISTORIC" TO STATUS, REST'D Zone radius 80m.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: IN TWO PARTS, BOWS SW, DIMENSIONS ARE OVERALL. Rest'D Area radius 80m.

Position: 50 26.069 N,2 44.799 W

 

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