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 (50.434483, -2.746650)

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.

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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